1988 Topps

This Jersey-born catcher was chosen instead of Bo Derek for a fashion ad and had a #1 hit on the country charts (in Syracuse.) Card 561 - https://marketplace.beckett.com/cardshack_727/item/1988-topps-561-rick-cerone_15842271 Card 27T - https://www.sportscardspro.com/game/baseball-cards-1988-topps-traded/rick-cerone-27t Hall of Fame Card Corner - https://baseballhall.org/discover/CardCorner-1978-To...

We've got a new jingle! If you want to win, here's what they say: Just start Rick Mahler on Opening Day Card 706 on Beckett - https://marketplace.beckett.com/gamesandcards_87/item/1988-topps-tiffany-706-rick-mahler_30276986 Rick on Opening Day - https://www.si.com/mlb/braves/news/rick-mahler-thrived-on-opening-day-for-the-braves Rick in Santurce - https://beisbol101.com/rick-camp-and-rick-...

Meet Flan, the coolest guy in the set. SABR Bio by Bob Webster - ⁠ https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Tim-Flannery/ ⁠   Card 513 on Beckett - https://marketplace.beckett.com/gamesandcards_87/item/1988-topps-513-tim-flannery_30570624 88 Topps Blog - https://88topps.blogspot.com/2008/06/513-tim-flannery.html Flannery in 1984 NLCS - ⁠ https://youtu.be/H5qOcuKn4oU?si=iOUFTnOhYlgeXg_d ⁠   1988 Fleer Surfb...

The Eyes of Texas were upon him... and Steve Goodman thought he should keep his eyes on the ball. Card 416 on Beckett - https://marketplace.beckett.com/cardgallery_900/item/1988-topps-tiffany-416-keith-moreland_52217595 Card 72T on ebay - https://www.ebay.com/itm/256599166743?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28&google_free_listing_action=view_item&srsltid=AfmBOorX-wMs_y7VE54PdANUHAJtW5heoqxpLV...

Clutch hitting defined: this guy hit two home runs the night he was supposed to be laid off, saving his job and probably 10 more years of solid Quad-A ball. Card 136 on Beckett - https://marketplace.beckett.com/cardgallery_900/item/1988-topps-tiffany-136-brian-dayett_52217315 Newsweek Obit - https://www.newsweek.com/sports/mlb/former-yankees-cubs-outfielder-passes-away-2126503 MILB interview with...

Counterintuitively, when Rod Carew says your pitching is "Little League Slop," it probably means you are doing something right. Card 725 on Beckett - https://marketplace.beckett.com/ziggys_672/item/1988-topps-725-mike-boddicker_32570532 SABR Bio by Bill Johnson https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Mike-Boddicker/   SABR Game story about Boddicker’s World Series win - https://sabr.org/gamespro...

This controversial pitcher closed off opportunities for women umpires for decades by opening his big mouth. Card 151 on Beckett - https://marketplace.beckett.com/baseballcardconnection_794/item/1988-topps-151-bob-knepper_34326495 SABR Bio by David E. Skelton - https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/bob-knepper/ Hall of Fame Card Corner - https://baseballhall.org/discover/card-corner/1989-topps-bob-kneppe...

Jeff from Two Strike Noise joins David for a Giants game and a pack of legends. Two Strike Noise - https://twostrikenoise.podbean.com

A card so great, we just had to sing about it. Card 102T on Beckett -  ⁠ https://marketplace.beckett.com/threestarssportscards_925/item/1988-topps-traded-102t-nelson-santovenia_67275693 ⁠ Kenny Williams and Jerry Krause -  https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/how-jerry-krause-before-he-built-a-dynasty-with-michael-jordan-was-shaped-by-his-time-in-baseball/   Nelson and Bill and Ted - https://ultimat...

If there are three true outcomes in baseball, this Mariners bomber had two of them (the HRs and Ks) nailed. Card 285 on Beckett - https://marketplace.beckett.com/item/1082/1988-topps-285-jim-presley_53873437 Escambia Mascot Riots in 1976 New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/1976/03/07/archives/racial-animosity-turns-to-violence-in-pensacola-fla-on-issue-of.html   Opening Day Walk Off Grand Sla...

Inside: Everything you ever wanted to know about the 2005 World Series-winning Chicago White Sox. RIP Bobby Jenks Card 559 on Beckett https://marketplace.beckett.com/baseballcardconnection_794/item/1988-topps-559-ken-williams-rc_34326910 1988 Topps in Sports Illustrated https://www.si.com/collectibles/the-five-essential-baseball-cards-of-1988-topps Leadbelly in Lincoln, NE https://getleaded.com/ S...

Before this defensive specialist became a legendary manager in the Dominican League, he was almost a landmark trade in Yankees' history. Card 547 on Beckett - https://www.beckett.com/baseball/1988/topps/547-felix-fermin-3915004 Baseball Hall Card Corner - https://baseballhall.org/discover/cardcorner-1988-topps-felix-fermin   Pablo Cruz and the death of Alfredo Edmead - https://www.si.com/mlb/2...

Plain and simple, he had the best-known name, face, and sideburns of 1980s baseball and baseball cards. Base card #300 https://marketplace.beckett.com/item/1082/1988-topps-300-don-mattingly_53873452 Record Breakers #2 https://marketplace.beckett.com/cardgallery_900/item/1988-topps-2-don-mattingly-rb_62538603 All Star #386 on eBay https://www.ebay.com/itm/225908282343 World of Baseball Don Mattingl...

Of all the celebrities named Moose, the most famous is probably the actor / Jack Russell Terrier who played Eddie on Frasier . RIP Card #606 on Beckett https://marketplace.beckett.com/item/1082/1988-topps-tiffany-606-moose-haas_66153931 SABR Bio by Dennis Degenhardt - https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/moose-haas/   Hall of Fame Card Corner 1981 Moose Haas - https://baseballhall.org/discover/CardCorn...

Little known fact: Tina Turner originally wanted to write a song called "Personal Catcher" about backups who create that trusted relationship with ace pitchers, but she couldn't get the lyrics to fit her melody. She went with "Private Dancer" instead, and the rest is history. Card 566 on Beckett https://marketplace.beckett.com/item/900/1988-topps-566-charlie-obrien-rc_27922...

Welcome to Season 6 of the 1988 Topps Podcast! In 1932, Australian farms were threatened by an increase in the population of the emu, a large flightless bird. The Australian military tried to cull the flocks of emus for 40 days, but ultimately failed in a debacle that would come to be known as The Great Emu War. #597 on Beckett https://www.beckett.com/baseball/1988/topps-tiffany/597-gene-garber-39...

When ... the ... Card has a guy that looks like all of the guys, that's Fiore (that's Fiore) When the card of the day comes from Team U.S.A. that's Fiore (that's Fiore) Bells will ring for the Pope ting-a-ling-a-ling and you'll sing "Vita bella" He's a Sox fan at heart, and to us that means he's quite a fella! * Card 38T on eBay * Induction video into College...

This All-Star Rookie had his life saved by a call to the pen, er, apartment. Card 229 on Beckett https://marketplace.beckett.com/item/1036/1988-topps-229-jeff-musselman_44463551 SABR Bio by Malcolm Allen https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/jeff-musselman/ Jeff at Harvard talking about sobriety https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1993/11/2/come-back-to-life-sobriety-and/ The Fall of '87 https://gare...

This Stanford grad from Montana had one good season on the mound in Baltimore -- then had a change of plans after a snowy night in Idaho. Card 782 on eBay https://www.ebay.com/itm/156065903677 Watch the Diamond King now! https://www.thediamondkingmovie.com/   Listen to Cement City about Donora, PA - https://www.cementcity.org/   SABR Bio by Malcolm Allen - https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/jeff-ball...

The third-best baseball player of all time born in Donora, PA. * Card 443 on Beckett * SABR Bio by Charles F. Faber * Braves at Mets, Apr. 11, 1987 * Donora Smog Disaster * Grandma's Reds Scorebook Griffey entries *Reds 1976 All-Star Game highlights * Griffey wins the 1980 ASG MVP * Father-Son back to back jacks * Ken and Buddy * Stan and Ken and Donora, PA

Although the 1987 rookie season for "Benz" was a good one, there is no proof that he was the inspiration for the 1988 No. 1 hit "Mercedes Boy" by Pebbles. * Card 96 on Beckett * Sabr Bio by Bill Nowlin * Catching up with ⁠Benz * Todd Benzinger 1987 Highlight video * Benzinger hits a big homer in 1988 * Todd catches the final out of 1990 World Series

Legendary artist Dick Perez and filmmaker Marq Evans join the pod to talk about their new movie "The Diamond King" along with Dick's favorite Donruss Diamond King card, the 1995 Chili Davis. * Card 15 on Beckett * Card 32T on Beckett * Watch The Diamond King , opening April 25, 2025! * Diamond King trailer * SABR Bio by Rory Costello * Chili signs with the Angels in 1987 * 1991 World...

True, Lloyd McClendon holds the all-time single series record for batting average and on-base percentage in a playoff series. But his Little League World Series performance makes that look like child's play. Plus: MLB needs to stop caving to pathetic authoritarians who would like to paint over baseball history in a ugly shade of white. * Card 220 on Beckett * The story of Legendary Lloyd in SI...

A managerial rookie card! This Cuban national played every field position and was an All-Star in both leagues. Definitely not a bozo. * Buy Me a Coffee , especially when we're sick * Card #97T on Beckett * SABR Bio by Peter Gordon * The questionable hats * Stathead Search: WAR 2B 1971-1973 * Gene Mauch talks about Cookie * Cookie and His Cupcakes: Mathilda * Cookie's 1972 All-Star Homer *...

This catcher and future manager was great on defense, but he really hit for power when tubers were on the line. * Card 41 on Beckett * Star Union Spirits * SABR Bio by Malcolm Allen * The State: $ 240 worth of pudding * Nice catch, questionable announcing ??? * Bob's childhood friends reflect