Sunday, March 21, 2021

The Moment You've Been Waiting For: The Frankenset Recap (Page 72: Cards 641 to 649)

A couple of weeks ago, I revealed that my Frankenset was complete. I thought it would be fun to share the set page by page on this blog, and also provide some random commentary along with each page. I'll also occasionally share miscellaneous information about the set in its entirety. So here's your first one of those, a list of the top 10 categories featured most often in the set (half points if more than one category was represented on the card). 


The random number generator chose page 72 to kick things off, cards 641 to 649. Enjoy! 

1991 Score #641, Dave Anderson




Swing and a miss. How embarrassing.


1991 Upper Deck #642, Kent Mercker


Wonder if this fan got Maddux, Glavine, Smoltz, and Avery, too?


1984 Topps #643, Mike Brown


It's all about the shades.


1986 Topps #644, Mark Gubicza


GUBICZA looks like something you'd see on an eye chart. So maybe it's fitting this card is so blurry.


1991 Upper Deck #645, Alex Fernandez




This card is all about Ozzie Guillen's two hats. And the fact that the backwards one says "You Can't Touch This." 1990 was prime Hammer Time after all.


1979 Topps #646, Rick Sweet


Sweet mustache.


1992 Donruss #647, Jim Campanis Jr.

Jim Jr. never made the majors. His dad reached MLB, but didn't make much of a splash there. The most famous family member was grandfather Al, who only played 7 MLB games, but was the longtime General Manager of the Dodgers. 


2002 Upper Deck #648, Tino Martinez


Tino had two somewhat productive years in St. Louis, but his time with the Yankees and Mariners is more notable. 


1989 Donruss #649, Rod Nichols
























Maybe Rod needed better glasses. He went 1-7 in 1988 with a 5.06 ERA. He somehow had three complete games, however.

Do you have a favorite from this page? I'm torn between the Rick Sweet mustache and the Ozzie MC Hammer hat. 

Thanks for reading!

6 comments:

  1. I gotta go with the Sweet stache. That Rod Nichols is surprisingly close though!

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  2. Mike Brown looks like he's trying to be the Terminator. Also from 1984, of course.

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  3. I think I like the Tino because 2002 is a pretty unknown set to me. Good design and shot on the card, too.

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  4. I think the Tino is the nicest card of the page.

    I'm gonna give Dave Anderson credit for a foul tip. Slightly less embarrassing, maybe?

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