1993 Finest: Jeff Bagwell
Pull up a stool, or just step into the batter’s box and pretend you’re perched on one. It’s time to discuss Jeff Bagwell.
1993 Finest Refractors
There Once Was a Man Named Puckett…
It’s funny how you can have a mental image of a person that persists long after things have changed.
When Ramon & Pedro Became Known as Pedro & Ramon
A pair of brothers with exceptional pitching skills came out of the Dodgers organization in the early 1990s.
Double Rated-Rookie Got Paid Then Didn’t Pay
Danny Tartabull’s professional baseball-playing father once attributed his son’s prodigious power hitting ability to his mother. I presume she was also better with finances.
Don’t Kill Seagulls When the Home Team is Named After a Bird
This advice would have served Dave Winfield well in a trip to Toronto.
1993 Finest: Harold Reynolds
Harold Reynolds is the only guy not named Rickey Henderson to lead the AL in stolen bases during the 1980s.
Home Runs: Dean Palmer > Roger Maris
Dean Palmer is largely overlooked today, but there was a time when he consistently outperformed the famed Roger Maris.
Bobby Bo and the Sport’s Most Famous Contract
A contract so good it gave rise to the semi-official New York holiday of “Bobby Bonnilla Day.”
The Closest Thing to a Rookie Pitcher in ’93 Finest
Topps generally avoided putting rookies in the ’93 Finest set. Cal Eldred’s incredible rookie performance in 1992 got him into the checklist.
1993 Finest: Darryl Hamilton
A hidden ball trick, sneaky trade demands, and a murderous girlfriend.