Tuesday, 10 September 2024

Forgotten Packs - Part 4

 The final baseball portion of these forgotten packs. I've got another small collection of the hockey variety to show off in future posts.

Two Series 2 packs, and a hobby pack. A little variety!

Left-to-right sees a CanCon lead the way! Teahan was born in the US, but his father was from St. Mary's Ontario (home of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame), so of course he counts toward the collection. He did represent Canada in the WBC, after all. Johnny Bench, even in mini form, makes for a great card, and the best one easily in the pack. Sorry, Maicer.
Mets content! Wrigley ivy content! That's a pretty solid second half!
Kevin Cash with the Panini special for his cards, before such photos were a necessity. This was also his Topps farewell as an active player, although he did start to make managerial appearances.
Everyone should hope for a rookie card as intimidating as Josh Reddick's. Although he still is bound to trail behind Tony Gwynn Jr for the best photo on a card in this pack. Sean Marshall needed a little more of the ivy to contend for second place. I've probably had that "Students' card thrown into many an envelope sent my way. It is odd to finally pull one. 
I wonder if the photo choice for Mitch Maier is a reference to the Jeffrey Maier incident. Either way, great picture. 
Wrapping up with some Blue Jays content. Mark Rzepczynski is one of a handful of players that got a pronunciation guide for his name on the reverse of the card. Lucky.

But there you have it!

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