We're celebrating the 20th anniversary of one of the great classic baseball card sets, 1988 Topps. We're going through all 792 cards one by one, posting bits about what makes the card awesome and cool stats about the player or team featured on the card. We're also posting the 1988 Topps Traded set!
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
#418 Joel Youngblood
Why this card is awesome: Because, what's going on in the dugout? I can't tell who's on the left, but I'm sure that guy on the right doesn't belong there.
Cool stat: Youngblood hit more than 1 triple against just one pitcher: Gaylord Perry.
Growing up Youngblood was always the guy that I wanted because I wanted his name. I must have had 40 Youngblood cards.
ReplyDeleteSadly, I think I had a weird love for the word "blood" when I was a kid, because I also thought Major Blood was awesome in GI Joe.
1 hit for 2 different teams same day, that will always be Joel's claim to fame, doubtful it will ever happen again.
ReplyDeleteWouldnt it be great to get a remake of this set, only with today's technology? "HD" photos, if you wiil, to clearly see everything in the backgrounds?
ReplyDeleteA remake of 88 Topps... never thought I'd want that.
Well, I don't think you need HD technology, you just need to original, non-airbrushed photo. :)
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