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!
Thursday, May 8, 2008
#428 John Shelby
Why this card is awesome: Because which Dodger player or coach is that on the right side of the card, blond hair sticking out of his cap? We should be able to figure that out.
Perfect example of the 1987 spike in HRs. career high 11, hits 21 in 1987
ReplyDeleteIt looks like his right forearm is the same size as his right thigh.
ReplyDeleteHis arm is very scary-looking there.
ReplyDelete"T-Bone" is now back with the O's as first base coach, by the way.
ReplyDeleteThat Dodgers coach looks to me like Manny Trillo. 's evil twin!
ReplyDeleteT BONE!!!
ReplyDeleteFuture Bucco!! I think, 24 or 25, Who knows, but it's T BONE, T BONE , T BONE!