Random Wax: 1991 Fleer Baseball (4 Packs)

1991 Fleer:  The All-Star game is tonight and Dave Winfield knows a thing or two about the All-Star game being named to 12 Midsummer Classics in a row (77-88).  Drafted by the NBA/ABA, MLB and NFL he batted .283, with 3,110 hits and 465 home runs over 22 seasons.  He won a championship with the 1992 Blue Jays and was also a 7X Gold Glover and 6X Silver Slugger while also winning the Clemente award once.  

Greg Maddux threw 13 complete game shutouts while pitching less than 100 pitches.  He as an 8X All-Star.

Some A's love including Hall of Famers Harold Baines and Dennis Eckersley who were both 6X All-Stars. Willie was pretty good himself with 4X All-Star games.

We love the stickers and the stats on the back.  Great job Fleer.  I like how MLB does Legend picks for the All-Star game now.  This year it is Justin Verlander.

Kirk Gibson was never an All-Star but had plenty of highlight moments in his career, including helping the Dodgers beat the A's in the World Series with a home run off Eck that is one of the best World Series moments ever.

The backs have that muted look to them, but we forgive them because of the great stats we get.  Wade Boggs was a 12X All-Star.

Dwight Gooden made 4 All-Star teams.  Always fun cards.  

BREAKDOWN: 
60 – Total Cards
4 – Stickers

Random Wax: 1991 Fleer Baseball (4 Packs)

 1991 Fleer: Rickey needs no introduction.  He led the league in steals 12 times including at age 39 when he swiped 66 with the '98 A's.  He's the all-time record holder for steals and runs scored.

More greats from the era.  Gary Carter played one season in San Francisco.  Carter led the league in RBIs with 106 in 1984. 

Love the stickers!  On the backs we got the all-time leaders for a team which is amazing.

Brian Harper hit .295 for his 16-year career and won a championship with the 1991 Twins.

These three could hit.

Lots to like on the backs.  The one thing I could never understand was the muted or dulled color.

Dave Parker, 2X hitting champ, MVP, 7X All-Star, 2X World Series Champion, and Hall of Famer batted .290 for his 19-year career.

We'll end it with a nice Pro Visions Black.  I like the art.

BREAKDOWN:
60 – Total Cards
4 – Stickers
1 – Checklist
1 – Pro Visions Black

Random Wax: 1991 Fleer Baseball (4 Packs)

 '91 Fleer: These guys back in the day were amazing and to get them on one card is a win.  This is a SuperStar Special card for the set.

Am I a big fan of this set.  Why?  No idea but I dig it.  Wally Joyner, home run champion...who knew?

Love the stickers.  I get a nice big BoSox sticker pull here.  And the backs were amazing all-time stats leaders for the teams.  Perfect.

Some closer love.

And more...on another SuperStar Special.  Bobby Thigpen had 57 of his career 201 saves in one season.

Loved the speed of Vince Coleman.

The backs are good even if the color has been "dulled".  Never quite figured that out.  But still, tons of stats to enjoy.

Steve Avery made his debut in 1990 and would help get Atlanta to the World Series versus the Twins in 1991.

We end it with a cool Pro Visions Black insert.  Good looking card and art.

BREAKDOWN:
60 – Total Cards
4 – Stickers
4 – Superstar Specials
2 – Checklist
1 – Pro Visions Black

Random Wax: 1991 Fleer Baseball (4 Packs)

1991 Fleer:   Bo Jackson needs no introduction no matter where he goes.  When I think of him, I think about how much fun it was to watch him play whether it be in baseball, football or in commercials.

It is a gawdy set but one I really like.  Even if I have to wear sunglasses to properly enjoy it.  Really nice Mike Scioscia photo.

Who doesn't love Fleer's stickers and the backs?  Great large Red Sox logo sticker for me and on the back the all-time stat leaders in four categories.  Stats weren't that easily available back in the day so seeing things like this on cards was something I really love.

My Superstar Special pull.  We enjoy thinking of The Hawk as a Montreal Expo but the did play six season as a Cubbie.

I always liked Brett Butler and his speed as and the way Benito Santiago setup as a catcher when nobody was on base.

The backs are good with lots and lots of stats including the minor leagues and a headshot.

Really good Bert Blyleven photo.  He was born in Zeist, Nederlands and won two world championships with the '79 Pirates and the '87 Twins.

Fun pack of cards and so many good players including Luis Gonzalez who played his first full season with Houston in 1991.

BREAKDOWN:

60 – Total Cards

4 – Stickers

1 – Super Star Specials

Random Wax: 1991 Fleer Baseball (4 Packs)

1991 Fleer:  Randy Johnson was so dominant and a presence on the mound that may never be repeated.  4,875 strikeouts.  We'll never see that again either.

I really like that Barry Larkin photo.  Again, this is a set I really like.  Doesn't make a lot of sense to me but here we are.  

The stickers are great.  Love them and especially since we get them in multiple sizes.  We also get the all-time leaders for teams on the back which is amazing.  Great job Fleer.

Seeing Dale Murphy in a Phillies uniform still hurts.  He did struggle his last two and a half years in Atlanta but his trade hit so hard.  Here's the trade:  August 3, 1990: Traded by the Atlanta Braves with a player to be named later to the Philadelphia Phillies for players to be named later and Jeff Parrett. The Atlanta Braves sent Tommy Greene (August 9, 1990) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Jim Vatcher (August 9, 1990) and Víctor Rosario (September 4, 1990) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.  And the Braves really got nothing in return.  Ouch.

That "dull" I see on these backs always throws me off, but I do like the backs.  Hits almost all the marks.

Some more greats from the era.  Really good photos on all these cards.  The Abbott, Mattingly and Clemens really stand out.  I only have a few more of these to show off but I'll do that over time.  So much fun.

BREAKDOWN:
60 – Total Cards
4 – Stickers    

Random Wax: 1991 Fleer Baseball (4 Packs)

 1991 Fleer: Cal Ripken was the opposite of flashy.  He just did his job.  Like every day...literally!  He probably doesn't get the hype he deserves and that includes from me.  He did what he did for 20 years and put up great numbers.  Not really good numbers but great numbers at a position that didn't see that very much.  Baseball Reference Great did a great comparison of all-time players at shortstop which can be seen here.  Other players at his position just don't put up the numbers he did.  Amazing player.

Dwight Gooden was coming off a 19-win season, McGwire hit 39 home runs and Righetti had 36 saves.  This design I like.  Don't ask me why.  No team logo.  Obnoxious bright yellow borders.  But still, for some reason I do like this set.

Some really good lefty hitters.  Hal Morris won a championship with the Reds in 1990 and hit .340 in the regular season to boot.

The backs were colorful though muted tones.  A Fleer thing but we get tons of stats and another photo and logo as well so all is good.

Top Game Savers is a league leaders esque card and works well.  I'd like to see their save totals or team logos but it's better than nothing.

We love the Fleer stickers, and I really enjoy the Top 10 all-time leaders for teams on the backs.  These are great snapshots of great players for each team.  Really fun to read through the lists. 

Fun memories and players.  Speaking of fun, I miss when speedsters ruled the base paths.  I know we are trending that way a bit more now, but Vince Coleman was so much to watch.  As fast as he was, he still couldn't out run a tarp which didn't help the Cardinals when they played and lost to the Royals in the '85 World Series.

BREAKDOWN:
60 – Total Cards
4 – Stickers
1 – Super Star Specials