88 Topps Cards

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!

Saturday, March 8, 2008

#232 Bob James

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Why this card is awesome: Because James made looking like the Unabomber cool before the Unabomber even existed. Cool stat: In 1985, James...
Friday, March 7, 2008

#231 Pirates Leaders

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Why this card is awesome: Because although Bonds and Bonilla have both had their share of controversy in their careers, it's hard not t...
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Thursday, March 6, 2008

#230 Pat Tabler

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Why this card is awesome: Because, Tabler's constipated facial expression aside, I like the blatant advertisement for Coca-Cola here. A...
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#229 Jeff Musselman

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Why this card is awesome: Because there's a speckle on Musselman's face that looks the same as the speckles on the wall behind him....
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Trade wanted: Chien-Ming Wang

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Hey, I'm looking to trade for some Chien-Ming Wang cards. I don't care which cards--rare ones or common ones. Just any. (At the mome...

#228 Wallace Johnson

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Why this card is awesome: Because, hot damn, doesn't Johnson look cool coming out of the box here? You can just tell he's a speed d...
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Wednesday, March 5, 2008

#227 Ed Correa

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Why this card is awesome: Because, Topps, way to go getting a shot of a middle infielder adjusting his junk. Was this the best photo you ha...
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#226 Dave Lopes

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Why this card is awesome: Because of another poor card number choice. I realize that Lopes wasn't playing much (or very effectively) to...
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#225 Mike Scioscia

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Why this card is awesome: Because what in the hell is going on in the dugout? We see an Astros batboy of the left, a Dodgers person between...
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#224 Tom Trebelhorn

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Why this card is awesome: Because of classic underappreciation. When you look at that roster on the back, two players stick out: HOFers Pau...
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#223 Stan Jefferson

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Why this card is awesome: Because of that trade we all remember mentioned on the back. Abner was a #1 draft pick bust. Mitchell had done so...
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Tuesday, March 4, 2008

#222 Steve Farr

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Why this card is awesome: Because he signed with the Pirates in the mid 1970s?!?!? And didn't make the bigs until 1984? Wow. Cool stat:...

#221 Rafael Belliard

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Why this card is awesome: Because of the weird stuff on the ceiling of the Mets' dugout. Who knows what that is? Looks like a big numbe...
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Spring Training photos

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Well this has nothing to do with 1988 Topps, but to get you baseball fans excited for the upcoming season, here are some photos from the Ori...
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#220 Tom Henke

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Why this card is awesome: Because of those sweet glasses. Do you think it was worth it to the Rangers to lose Henke in exchange for Cliff J...
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Monday, March 3, 2008

#219 Mike Stanley

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Why this card is awesome: Because of that weird glowing guy in the red shirt on the left. WTF? I'm not sure but I think the trade of St...
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#218 Dan Schatzeder

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Why this card is awesome: Because Schatzeder doesn't know it, but he's about to be beamed up by a UFO. See that bright light behind...
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Sorry

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Sorry I was so slow to get the first card up today. That's because I am down in Florida, getting ready to go to a spring training game t...

#217 Harry Spilman

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Why this card is awesome: Because what in the world is that in the background? It looks like a cheapo cityscape backdrop for an off-Broadwa...
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Sunday, March 2, 2008

#216 Jerry Reuss

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Why this card is awesome: Because can you believe Reuss was only 36 when this photo was taken? He only LOOKS 55. Cool stat: Reuss, in my ...
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