Japanese Baseball Success and a Case of the Pafko Effect
Condition rarity keeps collectors interested in the card of a player who once dominated Japanese baseball.
1993 Finest Refractors
Tony Phillips Won Some Games
Wins above replacement show I significantly undervalued Phillips when I watched him playing in the 1990s.
Finest Farewell to Glenn Davis
Finest represents the last card in the careers of several players. Glenn Davis was unexpectedly among this number.
The Same Guy Was Two Different Teams’ Best Player of the ’90s
John Olerud did more for the Blue Jays and Mets than his more famous teammates.
Two Refractors of a 2x Philly/Yankee/Giant
I get a duplicate for the first time in my set collecting project. The subject pictured on the extra card played twice for multiple teams.
1993 Finest Refractors: It’s All Mental for Control Artist Bob Tewksbury
A pinpoint precision pitcher. Mental consultant. Caricature artist. Bob Tewksbury is into a lot of things.
A Lou Whitaker Post That Only Mentions Alan Trammell Twice
Lou Whitaker is most often remembered as the statistical twin of Hall of Fame double play partner Alan Trammell. Though the two are rarely mentioned without the other, it is a game in which they were separated that most sticks in my mind.
A Randy Myers Level of Collecting Intensity
It is only fitting that the most intense player portrayed in ’93 Finest is the one who’s cards were the most hoarded by the most intense collector of the set.
A Defensive Move Made by JT Snow Put His Photo in the Hall of Fame
A save of a decidedly non-pitching sort became the highlight of J.T. Snow’s career in the 2002 World Series.