Why this card is awesome: Because this is our last team leaders card, and it's a great one. As an Indians fan in 1987, I don't think you could ask for a better shot, showing your team's two best sluggers (Joe Carter and Cory Snyder) with weapons in hand. The shot of the lit-up light stancheon in the back is fabulous. This card is definitely one of the very best from this set, and is simply an outstanding photograph.
Cool stat: The 1987 Indians were one of two teams that year to have 3 different guys with 30+ HR. Only the 1982 Brewers also accomplished this feat in the 1980s. As a comparison, 35 teams have done this since 1993, some of them having four guys with 30 HR.
As a kid in Cleveland I was somehow able to convince myself that the Indians would be great. But, in '87 we actually believed it in our guts.
ReplyDeleteI remember watching Cory Snyder make throws from the outfield. I will fight to the death anyone who argues that there was ever anyone with a better outfield arm in the history of human existence.
What an awesome card.
I can't stand the fuchsia team text of the Indians cards in this set. They would have been better served with any other color.
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