1994 Ted Williams: Who doesn't love Gary Carter? He was an amazing defensive catcher, he hit well including 324 home runs. Only negative is his winning a World Series with the Mets.
Yes, the names on these are almost impossible to read. It is very frustrating. Catfish Hunter is a 5X World Series champion winning three with Oakland and two with the Yanks.
A young looking Jason Giambi on the The Campaign insert which highlights a player's journey to the majors.
Floyd and Salmon are part of the Dawning Legacy inserts. Both had good careers and had been in the league only a few seasons when this set came out.
Etched in Stone inserts look at specific accomplishments or milestones within a player's career. We get ladies of the sport with this Women in Baseball insert. Bob Horner graces the Swinging for the Fences.
Negro Leagues inserts give us cards for greats from the era we don't normally see on cardboard.
The backs are fine with plenty of information and they highlight top seasons from the players.
Rod Carew in those great old school Minnesota unis. I really enjoy looking at his stats. He was so good. Rookie of the Year, 18X All-Star, 7X batting champ and a 1X MVP. Amazing career.
BREAKDOWN:
48 – Total Cards
6 – Negro Leagues
5 – The Campaign
3 – Checklist
3 – Dawning of a Legacy
1 – Etched in Stone
1 – Women of Baseball
1 – Swinging for the Fences
48 – Total Cards
6 – Negro Leagues
5 – The Campaign
3 – Checklist
3 – Dawning of a Legacy
1 – Etched in Stone
1 – Women of Baseball
1 – Swinging for the Fences
Snookie Doyle wins it. Walker and Foster got consideration.
ReplyDeleteSnookie is such a great name and I didn't know it really was a thing.
DeleteGotta appreciate including both the Negro League players and the Women's Pro League!
ReplyDeleteGreat inclusions.
DeleteLove that the set included so many pioneering women and Black players. I believe I have that card of Moses "Fleetwood" Walker who was actually the first Black major leaguer because the color barrier was put in place. That Brien Taylor would have been a big deal when these came out although of course Giambi, Salmon, and Floyd had much better careers.
ReplyDeleteI too remember how Taylor was supposed to be a big thing.
DeleteVery underrated set. I own the Women of Baseball subset and a few of The Negro Leagues singles. Props to the Ted Williams Card Company for including them into their product. I might have to add the complete set to my eBay search list.
ReplyDeleteI doubt it costs too much but I've never searched it. It is a cool set.
DeleteI recently picked up all the Negro League cards from this set. I wish now I had picked up the Women of Baseball cards too.
ReplyDeleteThey are pretty cool.
DeleteThese must've been very fun to open!
ReplyDeleteIt really was. It was totally new to me and had such great players and inclusions.
DeleteTopps should release a Negro Leagues set since those stats count now
ReplyDeleteI've thought the same thing too. Seems like the logical next step.
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