Continuing on in my alternating pattern of posting packs that I've been sitting on for awhile and packs from the Great Giveaway, here's something that in retrospect I'm really hoping I didn't pay $2 for. Sometimes I buy packs without having the design of the cards in my head, hoping to be surprised only to find out that I've seen it before. This is one of those times. That's not to say I hate these cards, though. They're alright for the era, I suppose.
106 - Hideo Nomo (Upper Deck took the bold approach at showing pitcher's wins but not losses on their stat lines on the back of the card. I would have shown an actual example of this, but I didn't find this out until I had already scanned the cards.)
23 - Tom Glavine (Was it appealing to scan Braves starting pitchers as hitters because of that "chicks dig the long ball" ad campaign or was all of that a bi-product of this right here? Glavine is probably out by 10 feet.)
148 - Charlie Hayes
65 - Barry Larkin (Larkin has a lot of wraps on his legs.)
120 - Rondell White (I feel like the high leg kick gets disrespected these days, written off as a hitch and a lousy timing mechanism. What would Gary Sheffield think? Heck, what would Rickey Henderson think? You can't question Rickey.)
142 - Todd Zeile
53 - Ryne Sandberg (Many have buzzed about Ryno taking over as the Cubs manager next season. That's a disaster in the making. Hall of Famers generally do not make good managers.)
18 - Bobby Abreu Premier Prospects (These were kind of the Upper Deck version of Fleer's Rookie Sensations, I suppose.)
Continuing on in my alternating pattern of posting packs that I've been sitting on for awhile and packs from the Great Giveaway, here's something that in retrospect I'm really hoping I didn't pay $2 for. Sometimes I buy packs without having the design of the cards in my head, hoping to be surprised only to find out that I've seen it before. This is one of those times. That's not to say I hate these cards, though. They're alright for the era, I suppose.
106 - Hideo Nomo (Upper Deck took the bold approach at showing pitcher's wins but not losses on their stat lines on the back of the card. I would have shown an actual example of this, but I didn't find this out until I had already scanned the cards.)
23 - Tom Glavine (Was it appealing to scan Braves starting pitchers as hitters because of that "chicks dig the long ball" ad campaign or was all of that a bi-product of this right here? Glavine is probably out by 10 feet.)
148 - Charlie Hayes
65 - Barry Larkin (Larkin has a lot of wraps on his legs.)
120 - Rondell White (I feel like the high leg kick gets disrespected these days, written off as a hitch and a lousy timing mechanism. What would Gary Sheffield think? Heck, what would Rickey Henderson think? You can't question Rickey.)
142 - Todd Zeile
53 - Ryne Sandberg (Many have buzzed about Ryno taking over as the Cubs manager next season. That's a disaster in the making. Hall of Famers generally do not make good managers.)
18 - Bobby Abreu Premier Prospects (These were kind of the Upper Deck version of Fleer's Rookie Sensations, I suppose.)
