1988 Topps

This Rookie of the Year shows us that with hustle and the right eyewear, the sky is the limit.  Card 98T on Beckett Going to Detroit, Michigan Sabo's epic World Series celebration speech Reds Hot Caught red-handed with a corked bat ! 

“There’s never been a player who has gone to Italy and come back to make it in the majors. I’d like to be the first.” Did he do it?  Card on Beckett Jack on This Week in Baseball !  Profile of Jack in the NY Times Lazorko Enterprises

This catcher, known best for his record-breaking hitting streak, hustled to make it 20 years in the majors. Plus, Al Pacino as an English instructor?    Card 7 Card 404 Card 693 Card 699 SABR Bio by Thomas Brown Jr. Ray Kroc, calling the Padres' play "stupid" over the PA Benito throwing out runners from his knees

Player's family recommendation episode! Plus, find out which town in New England you're pronouncing incorrectly (SPOILER ALERT: It's all of them.)  Card 554 on Beckett Twins Trivia Interview with Mike in 2011 "Bottom of the 33rd: Hope, Redemption, and Baseball's Longest Game" on Bookshop Minnie Pearl Chicken Wire Statue May 2017 Employee of the Month : Mike!

1 Cy Young, 0 Grammys. But Black Jack showed everyone on Chicago's south side that grunge music and baseball do mix.  Card on Beckett V.I.E.W.: various songs and profile Stickfigure: " Care " The Baseball Project: " The Yankee Flipper " Jack's Pinnacle card making him look like Michael W. Smith

It's like that one Gwyneth Paltrow movie, but instead of Gwyneth on a train platform, it's the Cubs GM on Draft Day 1988.  Thank you to guest Beau from the One Million Cubs Project ! Send him your Cubs cards!  Card on Beckett Ty's switch-hit homer heroics against Cuba The Ty Pivot Pro RIP Mascot Samurai Tamabe

In this episode of the 1988 Topps Literary Magazine, our hosts encounter a submarine-throwing poet who had control of every pitch—and every word. Card on Beckett Harvesters Community Food Network, member of Feeding America SABR Bio by Steve Wulf Quisenberry's Poetry "Favorite Players" by Joe Posnanski TechStars Climate Tech Podcast

Historian Clayton Trutor introduces us to “the least imposing future Hall of Famer in the history of baseball cards.” Link to card on Beckett Preorder Clayton’s book: Loserville: How Professional Sports Remade Atlanta—And How Atlanta Remade Professional Sports SABR Bio Glavine's hockey draft Hall of Famer Glavine showing off his grips

Is there a German word for an athlete who has won a championship, but is better known for a moment of epic failure? Find out!  Card 242 on Beckett King of Kong on Amazon Prime Jack Buck, Game 5, 1985 NLCS, " Go Crazy, Folks !" Tom's comments on the 2020 baseball owner/labor negotiations

What to buy for the pitcher in your life who already has it all, including a World Series ring? A king's crown? Scuba gear? Or a cherry red 1988 Pontiac Firebird? Card on Beckett Mailbag: Andrew Chafin's new car John Tudor SABR Bio by Rory Costello

He is a winner, watch him glimmer Like the sunset from a ship's mast! He's really red, but he's not dead Ron Robinson's on the podcast! The podcast! Card 81 and 517   1988 Crystal Light National Aerobic Championships Intro and Full Video Alan Thicke, " Sweaty and Hot " Key and Peele parody  Ron Robinson's near-perfect game Lost in the Ninth Ron Freakin' Robinson T-Shirt

So many questions: 1) Can a 26-year-old rookie really be a "Future Star?" 2) Did that homer really go 582 feet? 3) Where is Joey's chair? Your intrepid hosts travel the globe to find answers, as well as some thirst-quenching Molson beer.  Card 312 on Beckett Follow-up: Fulton County Stadium fire SABR bio on Joey by Rory Costello Famous alumni of Punahou School The home run . Watch this! Dr. A...

Andy from High Heat Stats returns to help the 1988 Topps Podcast take a bite out of crime.  Card #463 on Beckett Card #729 Blue Jays Leaders on Beckett SABR Bio of McGriff by Peter Gordon 1988 Topps Blog on McGriff Tom Emanski Defensive Drills on ESPN High Heat Stats Website and Twitter

When this bomber steps to the plate, rooftops, 2x4s, steel beams, and nacho plates all cower in fear. White Sox fans, this is one you've been waiting for.  Card 259 on Beckett  Card 58T on Beckett RonKittle.com Ron's Rooftop History by Soxnerd Ball 9 Article about Ron's 50-homer season by Kevin Czerwinski The Great Ones Cheers for Ron at the 1983 All-Star Game

Season 2!  Matt and David learn that when, at age 8, you meet your favorite player at a card show, you feel like a kid in a candy store. Joined by guest Mark Simon (Sports Info Solutions and formerly of ESPN Baseball Tonight!) Links: Card on Beckett 1980 Topps #94 2019 Interview with Howie Rose Neil Allen on SABR by Thomas J. Brown Jr. Allen's alcoholism in the Chicago Tribune Coaching career...

Join guest Andrew from @PaintedCap on a tour of Taiwan, an epic painted cap card, and the awkwardly-named Chinese Professional Baseball League. Will Ultraman join the Uni-Lions cheerleaders in a victory dance? Find out!   Links:  Card on Beckett Nazo No Sakana Mystery Fish Glove Andrew's book, Colonial Project, National Game: A History of Baseball in Taiwan ( ZLibrary ) Tim Melville and...

In 1991, The Simpsons made this All-Star 2B an offer he couldn't refuse. But you wouldn't know anything about that, would you, Saxy boy? Also, Barney was right: Britain's greatest Prime Minister was Lord Palmerston.  Links:  Card on Beckett Peak Sax The Simpsons Episode 3.17: " Homer at the Bat " Talkin' Softball Dystonia on Mayo Clinic

This week's episode of 1988 Topps Ghost Hunters has it all: an All-Star Rookie pitcher, a pioneering woman who founded Bradley University, a scary story about an insane asylum, and an Italian restaurant chain. Spooky!  Link to 1988 Topps Card on Beckett Mike Dunne 1985 Topps Team USA Card 1988 Topps Mike Dunne babyface Big Card The " Best Trade in Pirates History " " The Wailing Elm of Peoria...

In the 1990s, you could count on two things with this player: he'd get a hit during the day game, and he'd be a hit during the night game . Plus, a visit with lifelong Cubs fan and Matt's Father-in-Law, Bill! Link to Card on Beckett Mark Grace in " Taking Care of Business " Grace serving up David Ross' first HR RIP Grant Jackson

A lanky, awkward-looking submarine-thrower from Ohio ends up as the star reliever for a famous Pittsburgh Family. Trust us, you're gonna lose control when the Rubberband Man starts to jam.  Card on Beckett "Rubberband Man" on YouTube and Spotify The Look of Teke 1979 World Series, Bottom 8  and Bottom 9 and Locker Room Celebration Stargell Stars  Kent Tekulve and Lynn Swann on Miste...

Yankee fans remember the trade, Seinfeld fans remember the reference, but when comes to this guy's power hitting abilities and moustache— they're real, and they're spectacular .  Main card and big card on Beckett The look , and the evolution Nazo No Sakana's new smash hit Seinfeld clip Ken, Jay Buhner, and Jerry Stiller discuss the show and the trade Ken homering to break up a 26-out perfect...

While it's true that Jim Walewander would be viewed as "norm-core" by today's alternative standards, the 1998 Topps Podcast does feel that unironically listening to Dead Milkmen in 2021 classifies one as "weird." Link to Card on Beckett  1988 MLB Video (cued up to the important part!) Interview with Jim by chinmusic.com Jim's autographed card art ! Article on Defector Jim's Wikipedia page Pun...

The most entertaining Expo ever lit a fire that burned bright, but was snuffed out far too soon. Card 647 on Beckett Display of all of Pascual's cards The Perez brothers in SI Poster of Perimeter Perez Video: Throwing into the Cubs dugout and Don Zimmer losing his shit Video: Andre Dawson taking a softball cut at the Pascual Ball Video: Truly epic brawl with the Padres Video: Expos highlights of P...

A World Series hero gets dissed, and The Cradle of Quarterbacks is avenged. Card on Beckett West Bromwich Albion Boiler Man Perdue Pete v Gene Keady Do you need a hero? 1987 World Series Twins highlight reel " Gainesville, Rock City " by Less than Jake, which Matt vetoed Fight on Dan Gladden's front lawn

The Topps standardized test makers unleash a logic puzzle for the ages. Luckily, Andy from High Heat Stats joins the show to save the day! Card on Beckett High Heat Stats on Twitter Andy's post about this card on the 88 Topps Blog Art Stewart , 94-year-old Super Scout! Interview at 21 Greatest Days Interview at Clubhouse Conversation Hal McRae's tirade