Showing posts with label 1997 Score Series II Baseball. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1997 Score Series II Baseball. Show all posts

Monday, May 25, 2009

1997 Score Series II Baseball

I'm starting to realize that while mid-'90s Score has some of the worst card designs and overall card quality around, the photography can be pretty great. Here's a crappy pack marked down to 25% of its original retail price. It's interesting to note that the SRP was $2.99 in Canada.

349 - Chad Curtis (Part determination, part Ladies Man pose.)

368 - Rico Brogna ("O-Face" or does he just have food stuck in his teeth?)

338 - Chili Davis ("Are you serious? Do you want me, Chili Davis, to bat in your game of baseball?)

401 - Bobby Jones (The vein in his elbow kinda grosses me out.)

481 - Jorge Posada ("Rookie")

418 - William VanLandingham (I don't remember this Giants uniform style.)

537 - Ryne Sandberg True Grit (From the back of the card: "He almost never swings at a first pitch." Now that's True Grit!)

519 - Mike Mussina Rock and Fire (Both kinds.)

406 - Todd Stottlemyre (Repping my favorite team, the St. Louis Cardinals.)

358 - Moises Alou (How do you know this is a '90s pack? Teal.)

395 - Aaron Sele (I have a hard time picturing frat boy types all over the country talking about Aaron Sele and doing fist bumps like they do about Kevin Youkilis, Big Papi and Nomar Garciaparra.)

441 - Pat Rapp (More teal.)

404 - Cal Eldred (Eldred had an astonishingly good rookie season - see also, Listach, Pat. He eventually settled in as a middle reliever and pitched decently for the Cards late in his career.)

440 - Pat Kelly

524 - John Wetteland Rock and Fire

374 - Darren Lewis

515 - Gary Sheffield Goin' Yard (Sheffield was coming off a season in which he went yard 42 times, a career high at that point.)

482 - Brant Brown
362 - Jeff King (I'm not sure what the net behind King is for. This can't be during an actual game, can it?)

332 - Bruce Ruffin (I give the Rockies a lot of credit for staying with the same logo and primary uniform design for the life of their franchise so far.)