1996 Donruss: Dennis Martinez played 23 seasons winning 245 games with a 3.75 ERA. He won a World Series title with the 1983 Baltimore Orioles though he did not play in the playoffs.
This is my first look at 1996 Donruss. Not a bad design but the foil can make it tough to see all that is going on right there. I think I like it but that might change from day to day. I did pull one of my favorites in Chili Davis and I of course love Javy Lopez from those great 90s Braves teams. Reggie Sanders played one year for the Arizona Diamondbacks but helped them win their only world championship.
I really like these backs. Tons of stats, a great recessed logo, lots of color and a second photo. All great stuff.
Photos are fine on these. But the more I look at the cards, that big block at the bottom seems to be in the way. I know it's not that much in the way, but my mind is having a hard time with it being in the center.
Martinez led the league in wins, ERA, complete games, and innings pitched at least once in his career.
1995 was Johnny Damon's rookie year in which he hit .282 over 47 games. Fun pack of cards. Not some I'll chase outside of singles, but it was still enjoyable.
BREAKDOWN:
12 – Total Cards
1 – Rated Rookie
12 – Total Cards
1 – Rated Rookie
I opened a few packs of 96D back in the day hoping to pull one of the Diamond Kings or Hit List inserts. Not the biggest fan of the base set, but gotta admit the card backs with full career stats are impressive.
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