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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

In the 1982 offseason, Mike Krukow was traded to SFG for a Hall of Famer. No longer would Duane Kuiper play backup 2B for Joe Morgan. More importantly, it paired two guys who would become inseparable on the broadcasts for decades. 84 Topps put Kruk and Kuip on their forever team for the first time.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

A Puerto Rican catcher, Sandy Alomar, Jr., broke the middle infield family tradition started by his father (Sr) and Hall of Fame brother Roberto. Younger Sandy debuted in 1988 and remains in baseball today (a coach since 2008). 91 Score Hot Rookies recognized Alomar’s talents with one smokin’ card.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

It’s hard to find a more dominant six-year period from a one-time All Star than Jose Rijo’s 1988-1993. He collected a 2.56 ERA and most of his career WAR. 95 Upper Deck comes before injuries kept him out for five seasons. The photo captures the starter’s off-day chill, with glasses that scream 90s.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

The Declaration of Independence cited an attack on Bill Swift’s hometown of Portland, Maine, inspiring the revolution and continental navy. Its native son was fitting for the 1984 USA baseball team. 85 Topps put a banner (star unspangled) above Olympians like Swift, who went by Billy for the games.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Does calling himself “the greatest of all-time” mean Rickey Henderson had a big head? And does it matter that he might have been right about that claim? 91 Score All Star puts a literal big head on Henderson, though it predates his speech. The blurb makes the same claim, including from his manager.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

A World Champion in 1979 and All Star in 1980, Kent Tekulve spent 10 years closing games for PIT. The submariner led the league in games pitched four times, including 94 in the World Series season. 84 Donruss shows “Kenton” in shades and classic Bucs gear a year before the intra-state trade to PHI.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

In 1991, Bobby Bonilla signed with the NYM. Then they traded him to BAL. The Mets later got him back again. Finally, they released him and deferred his salary to be paid over many future July 1 dates. 96 Upper Deck includes a fancy backhanded snag. He’ll catch something better on Bobby Bonilla Day.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

If only Roger Salkeld had met his MLB catcher grandfather Bill, they could have made a great battery. The younger Salkeld set high school records, then returned home to the concrete business. He’d play three years (45 games) for SEA and CIN. 90 Topps shows the 1st rounder and AL pitcher with a bat.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

An All Star for 13 straight seasons, George Brett’s last midsummer classic appearance came in 1988. He played in a different league than John Kruk, so the two never competed before Brett became Kruk’s KC BBQ hookup. 91 Donruss gives Brett the three decade treatment, though he played for 21 seasons.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

After two brief ATL call-ups in the early 80s, Jose Alvarez was still a rookie at 32. He bounced around other team’s minors, then returned as a Brave in 1988. He is unrelated to the Venezuelan lefty with the same name. 90 Score lauds his solid MLB status, though he’d grind three more minor seasons.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Three years after the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, John Butcher was drafted by both the state’s teams in the 1st round. He’d sign for TEX and slaughter its minor leagues. 83 Topps was the first inset portrait design and it captures a serious Butcher. Featuring a two-tone, team-branded border, it slays.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

There were few scarier sights in 80s and 90s baseball than the scowling face of Dave Stewart staring back sixty feet six inches away. In 1987, the first of four straight 20+ win seasons for OAK, batters hit .229 off him. 95 Upper Deck looks like an album cover as Stewart gives The Look with TOR.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

A solid NL 3B with two Gold Gloves, Terry Pendleton won an MVP award in ATL. He led the league in total bases, despite only 8 HR. His one All Star game was the next season. 92 Studio gets up close and personal on both sides. Pendleton’s Sears-esque color portrait overlays the grayscale action shot.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

In 1989, ATL said, “Tyler Houston, we have no problem,” and chose the C/3B as the 2nd overall pick, five spots ahead of Frank Thomas. Seven years later, Houston debuted with a pinch hit double in a blowout game. 90 Topps optimistically carded 19 year-old Houston, showing only his high school stats.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

An undrafted free agent, Steve Farr went further than most. He played 11 years for four teams. He went the distance for KCR, winning a World Series. He saved 78 games over three years in NYY, then extended a 6.23 ERA with BOS. 90 Fleer sees Farr a lengthy way from the CLE rotation where he debuted.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Surely nobody is named Razor Shines at birth. Indeed, “Anthony” is the name of the MON infielder in question. Razor? That’s his middle name, which he shares with his father, grandfather, and son. 86 Topps shone on Shines. The bold EXPOS is rivaled only by the back typeface, not an Anthony in sight.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Born in Dominican Republic, Félix Fermín played 10 years with PIT, CLE, SEA, and CHC. At 5’11”, he was tall for middle infield, but he could play small ball. He once led the league in sacrifices, including a record four in one game. 89 Score Traded has Fermín throwing from at least Jay Bell’s 6’1”.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

With at least 16 Mike Browns in professional baseball history, none stand out. This one played OF and was swapped mid-season from CAL to PIT in the John Candelaria trade. 86 Donruss calls Brown the regular RF. Playing with rookies Bonds and Bonilla, he went bench to beach, as in down to AAA Hawaii.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

In his MLB debut, lefty Dave Fleming threw only three pitches. The next season, he’d win 17 games in SEA and come in third for Rookie of the Year. 92 Topps Stadium Club miscuts Fleming’s card, showing a bit of another from the set. They go way back to the previous year to spotlight his rookie card.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

During the 1998 season, Mark McGwire joked that reporters tracked his cups of coffee. Everybody noticed his record-setting 70+ HR. 98 Score Complete Players has McGwire’s shoes on back. The 30-card set took “complete” literally: three cards combine to show the top, middle, and bottom of 10 players.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

A second generation player, 4x All Star Terry Kennedy played all but 53 games of his 14-year career at catcher. His father, Bob, fielded six positions—but never catcher. 88 Score was the company’s first set and they make the younger Kennedy look good. The blurb foreshadows Terry joining Bob in SFG.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Averaging over 100 walks per 162 games, Jack Clark could get on base with or without his bat. His era’s pitchers feared his swing, because “Jack the Ripper” was clutch. 92 Donruss marks Clark’s embark to retirement. It also brings elegance and formality to a card design that typically has more fun.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Never a major leaguer, Ray Young spent most of 20 years in professional baseball. Before OAK, he pitched with LAD and TOR. After, Japan, SDP, OAK again, FLA, and BAL. 91 Score dedicated about 150 of its mammoth 893-card set to prospects and draft picks, including Young and #1 overall Chipper Jones.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

From an era when pitchers looked like regular guys, Terry Forster was not so typical on the mound. The lefty reliever led the league in saves for CHW in 1974. 86 Donruss makes Forster seem like a dad at the game, only he’s clearly on the field. His career highlights include Late Night size-shaming.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

During his rookie season with SDP, Ricky Gutiérrez played five positions. After a trade to HOU, he settled in at SS, where he remained for four more teams. 02 Fleer Tradition shines on Gutiérrez’s throwing skills with CHC. The retro series puts a cutout of his lopsided front photo toss on the back.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

The most amazing part about Wade Boggs career? It’s not his 12 straight All Star games, his .328 career average, nor his seven 200+ hit seasons in a row. It’s that he is somehow equally beloved in BOS as NYY. 89 Score Superstars needed no more data from this account’s namesake. “Bar none,” it said.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

A silver slugger and 2x All Star, Dámaso García did not always intend to be a baseball player. The Dominican’s first love was soccer. When NYY called, he signed, then started seven straight opening days once traded to TOR. 87 Donruss captures a relaxed García wearing the classic solid blue uniform.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

A 1979 1st rounder, Jerry Don Gleaton went right to the TEX roster. After 10 games, the lefty was shipped to SEA in an 11-player trade. He’d settle into relief in CHW. 92 Topps comes well into Jerry Don’s career. He gets the landscape treatment with DET. The white back includes the Topps watermark.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

If it wasn’t for a future Hall of Fame spoiler, Glenn Davis would have won the 1986 MVP. Davis led HOU in HR and RBI as they won the NL West. Mike Schmidt got a third MVP despite PHI being a distant 2nd in the NL East. 89 Donruss fakes a swing and smile, as the sun shines on Davis’ rainbow sleeves.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

From his birth in La Jolla to high school in Mission Bay, Joel Skinner was a good baseball player and a good man. He caught multiple seasons for CHW, NYY, and CLE. 89 Score Traded shows Skinner skidding along his heinie in his first season after the trade to CLE. He was later their interim manager.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

With a name meaning “pink,” Jose Rosado had opponents seeing red, at least in odd years. He made the All Star team in 1997 and 1999, but never played past 2000. 98 Pinnacle attempts to reach the tops of junk card-dom with its distinct design. Rosado puts on a glowing front photo and backside blurb.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Nothing about Jeff Kent says 2B, except the 2,000 games the Hall of Famer played there. He won MVP for SFG over teammate Barry Bonds and hit more HR than any other 2B. 04 Topps reflects on the older Kent who would play four more years. Custom line art clones the photo, turning two over a fellow 2B.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Better bring your wallet to the MLB draft casino, because it will take big money to land Bill Mooneyham. Over three years, he was drafted five times, four in the 1st round: by STL, NYM, SEA, and CAL, where he finally signed. 87 Donruss is right on the Mooneyham with OAK, showing his lifetime stats.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

After a season and change as the NYY starting 3B, Bobby Cox lost the job. Not even 40, he was hired as ATL manager. He had a sub-.500 record in four years and that was WITH Dale Murphy. He’d go north before returning to start the 90s dynasty. 85 Topps is Cox’s last TOR year and a first AL East win.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Though he was a below-average fielder and not so speedy on the base paths, Jim Lindeman made up for it with his .244 career average. Pre-DH, that got you eight years for the NL. 88 Score focuses on the pre-MLB exploits of Lindeman, though it could have mentioned his .321 postseason average in 1987.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

A lefty starter who lost once in all of high school, Juan Nieves signed with MIL and quickly rose through the minors. He threw the first no-hitter in team history in his second year, but his career was cut short by injury. He’s coached for 34 years. 86 Donruss looks pretty chill for a RATED ROOKIE.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Now the manager of the Greek national team, Chris Demetral was once a 31st round LAD pick. He played 11 seasons in the minors, seven for AAA teams. A real Greek Tragedy, he never made the majors. 94 Classic treats Demetral as an alpha, with a card from the Vero Beach Dodgers, a high-A Florida team.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

There was a ballplayer whose name was Rick Schu. Taking Schmidt’s job at third was a big thing to do. After four years in PHI, he was traded instead. BAL, DET, CAL, and MON put his ballgame to bed. 88 Topps has Schu swing like Mike Schmidt. But when you flip that card over, his stats lack the hits.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Did you know that new Philly manager Don Mattingly used to play baseball? He was pretty good, too: a 9x Gold Glover at 1B, 6x All Star, batting champ, and MVP. 91 Upper Deck comes after an injury and Mattingly’s first off year. His batting-gloved photo shows him grinding out one of his 2,000+ hits.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

With the SP chased out early, RP Bob Stanley pitched the entire 3rd inning. And then he pitched nine more, the most recent player to cover more than a full game's worth from the bullpen. He'd spend his whole 13-year career for BOS. 89 Donruss features a skeptical Stanley, finger out the glove hole.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

A barrel-chested, power-hitting catcher named for his Cuban-baseballing grandpa, Bobby Estalella was a surprise prospect with PHI. 98 Score clearly shows off Estalella’s veiny forearms, then obscures the snappy write-up with a background pattern. It credits a “weight-lifting regimen” for his power.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

The rookie home run record stood 57 years before Mark McGwire obliterated it. His 49 HR for OAK eclipsed the others, denoting a new mark. It took 30 years for Aaron Judge and Pete Alonso to sneak past 50 HR. 88 Topps gets out a thesaurus and makes us all wonder why “circuit blasts” never caught on.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

A native Texan, Jerry Don Gleaton played baseball for UT Austin and then TEX made him a 1st round pick. The next year, he went to SEA in an 11-player trade. He played for six MLB teams and saw minors action for all but DET. 91 Donruss makes Gleaton’s arm look tired as he tosses with his fifth team.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

If you’re a 1970s Braves GM, you “may” have a thing for Rick Mahler and his southpaw brother Mickey. Irish twins, Rick was younger by a year and six days. Mick came up earlier, but Rick pitched 11 seasons with ATL. 89 Score debuts Mahler the Younger with CIN, putting some mustard on his change-up.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

A tall Venezuelan 1B, Andres Galarraga was a well-rounded player from the start. A 5x All Star for three teams, the “Big Cat” also won two Gold Gloves, a batting title, and a home run crown over his 19-year career. 88 Donruss named Galarraga the MON Diamond King when he was only known as “The Cat.”

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

While starting at 2B for HOU, Bill Doran was traded into a backup role on the playoff-bound CIN team. He rode the pine all the way to a World Series ring. He took over the starting job when Mariano Duncan left town. 91 Topps surprises Doran with a red-backdropped portrait in his left-handed helmet.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

In start or relief, for teams that aren’t picky, they could hand the ball off to Scott Kamieniecki. If you don’t want to give runs, then best grab your hankies. Especially if you are those 96 Yankees. 92 Donruss looked out for a future of grandeur with a rotation place for this rookie right hander.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Son of an All Star and 30/30 club member, the bar started high for Barry Bonds. Like father Bobby, he’d hit 30+ HR and steal 30+ bases in five seasons. Nobody else has done this. 89 Upper Deck is the coolest card of its era and finds Bonds in his up-swing, not yet an All Star, with a lot to prove.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

With a slap of a swing, Mike Laga crushed a pitch from Ron Darling outside the bounds of STL’s old Busch Stadium. Obscenely foul, the feat remains his claim to fame over nine MLB years. 87 Donruss goes portrait mode with Laga’s card. He looks proud, so perhaps they showed him the career highlights.

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Junk Card Boggs @junkcardboggs.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

A journeyman 3B, Charlie Hayes left SFG before their 1989 World Series. In 1996, he joined NYY one month prior to their championship win. Between came PHI, COL, and PIT, where son Ke’Bryan won a Gold Glove at dad’s position. 92 Topps brings an intense Hayes, mid-swing, his first time in pinstripes.

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