2003 #68
1975 design. Not wild about the border colors on this one (red on orange for the team name?) but it's a nice shot of a young Bill Madlock and it's a Cubs card.
2005 #86
1964 design. Juan looks so sweet here. Not so sweet to face him in 1964. He struck out 206 and only walked 52, winning 21 and losing only 8.
2003 #1
1955 design. Great design , super great player. No complaints here. Next!
2003 #83
1957 design. Remember when the Pirates were good? Bill does. In 1957 he hit a career high .283 but it was not a good year for the Pirates in '57. They finished tied with my Cubbies at 62-92 and in last place, 33 games behind the eventual World Series Champion Milwaukee Braves.
2003 #90
1965 design. For some reason the Cardinals cards always look particularly good. That being said I like this card for the goofy looking Tim McCarver.
2003 #132
1968 design. Not my most favorite card but Willie's a Hall of Famer and I like the Giant's green on the 1968 design. This is one case where the original is actually better.
1968 design. Sam had an ERA of 1.81 in 1968. That was good for second in the AL behind teammate Luis Tiant but Sudden Sam went only 15-14. If I'm not mistaken he lost twelve games in which the Indians scored no more than one run.
1968 design. Sam had an ERA of 1.81 in 1968. That was good for second in the AL behind teammate Luis Tiant but Sudden Sam went only 15-14. If I'm not mistaken he lost twelve games in which the Indians scored no more than one run.
I love the Fan Favorites sets. I collected the autos in that set for a few years. Still my fav auto cards. It's a shame the set was discontinued.
ReplyDeleteI never understood the inclusion of Marvin Miller in the Fan Favorites set.
ReplyDeleteErnie Harwell, Bob Sheppard I understand, even Rudolph Guiliani. But I don't think any fan enjoyed Marvin Miller, whether they agreed with his philosophy or not.
I love these cards. As a collector that prefers vintage over modern, these cards provide a way to stay 'current' while ctill collecting what I prefer. Great post!!!
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