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!

Sunday, March 30, 2008

#295 Bert Blyleven

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Why this card is awesome: Because of Zeist, Holland, baby! Cool stat: I've written tons about Blyleven over at the Stat of the Day blo...
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Saturday, March 29, 2008

88 Topps Cards - Greatest hits

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I just wanted to link to a few of my favorite cards that we've seen so far. If you're new to the blog, this is a nice quick introduc...

#294 Al Pedrique

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Why this card is awesome: Because Pedrique ends up as the worst member of the 1988 Topps All-Star Rookie team. He never amounted to much as...
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Friday, March 28, 2008

#293 Doug Jones

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Why this card is awesome: Because seeing this card in 1988, you'd think that Jones was just about done. Around since 1978, a cup of cof...
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#292 Carney Lansford

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Why this card is awesome: Because of peaks and valleys. This card makes it look like Lansford was way past his peak, winning a batting titl...
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#291 Astros Leaders

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Why this card is awesome: Because this is one of the few leaders cards in this set that actually features two of the best players for the t...
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Thursday, March 27, 2008

#290 Tony Fernandez

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Why this card is awesome: Because this card captures what we forgot--just how great Fernandez was at the beginning of his career. Sure, we ...

#289 Dave Bergman

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Why this card is awesome: Because at the time he lived in Grosse Pointe Woods. Why, I ask, not Grosse Pointe Woods e ? Also, his eyebrows a...
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#288 Pat Pacillo

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Why this card is awesome: Because the background of this card is truly spectacular. There are FIVE, count 'em, FIVE different Reds in u...
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#287 Manny Trillo

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At long last, Manny Trillo Day is here! Readers of this blog know that Matt from The Ugly Baseball Card Blog has made a lot of comments her...
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Thanks Lance at 1530 Homer

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I just wanted to give a quick shout out to Lance McAlister at 1530 Homer , a Cincinnati-area sports radio station. Apparently he mentioned ...
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#286 Chuck Crim

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Why this card is awesome: Because whereas Freddie Toliver just looked sad, Crim looks totally crestfallen. Cool stat: Mop-up leaders 1988...
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Wednesday, March 26, 2008

#285 Jim Presley

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Why this card is awesome: Because he was signed by a scout who should have been a batting coach - Rip Tutor. (Think about it...) Cool stat:...

#284 Larry Bowa

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Why this card is awesome: Because if you like the combo of brown & orange (which I do) then this card is for you. Cool stat: Normally...
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#283 Phil Lombardi

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Why this card is awesome: Because I just love this photo. He looks even more "hardcore catcher" than Floyd Rayford, who is coming...
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#282 Pat Perry

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Why this card is awesome: Because Perry is standing in front of something weird...a barn? An airplane hangar? Also, he's the first of t...
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008

#281 Jerry Hairston

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Why this card is awesome: Because of more crazy glasses. Seems like half the White Sox (or ex-White Sox in Ron Kittle's case) in this s...
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#280 Pete Incaviglia

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Why this card is awesome: Because of the unusual card back, since Incaviglia didn't play any minor-league ball until the downside of hi...

#279 Randy St. Claire

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Why this card is awesome: Because this is an uncorrected error card. Based on this photo, clearly this guy's name is Randy St. Glare. C...
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#278 Jose Cruz

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Why this card is awesome: Because I like how Cruz and most of the crowd are tracking the flight of a fly ball. I like to imagine it's a...
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