1988 Topps

If you have evidence that Tom Sandoval tried to inspire his high school classmates to victory by telling them to "Win one for the Nipper," please contact us immediately.

Card 326 on Beckett - https://marketplace.beckett.com/southpawcards_272/item/1988-topps-326-al-nipper_87706900

Card 75T on eBay - https://www.ebay.com/itm/205293191459

SABR Bio by Gregory Wolf - https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/al-nipper/ 

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome - https://www.mlb.com/news/thoracic-outlet-syndrome-facts-causes-symptoms-recovery-time

Al throws at Phil Bradley - https://youtu.be/9fJyOGF6KhA?si=WraPdYa8_T1geE2U 

For this Florida native, 100% of his career hits as a Met were game-winning doubles with 9-year-old Mark Simon in the stands. Mark joins the pod to tell us the story! 

Card 169 on Beckett - https://marketplace.beckett.com/item/1394/1988-topps-tiffany-169-ross-jones_96618635

88 Topps Blog - https://88topps.blogspot.com/2008/02/169-ross-jones.html

Mark Simon’s Journalism Salute Podcast - https://marksimonsports.com/journalism-podcast/

Mark’s 1986 Mets Rewatch newsletter - https://1986-mets-rewatch.beehiiv.com/ 

Rising Apple interview - https://risingapple.com/2021/10/30/ny-mets-ross-jones-exciting-time/

Ross Jones IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/n...

The 1980's were a big time for guys with 2 first names: Elton John, Billy Joel, Juan Samuel?

Card 398 on eBay - https://www.ebay.com/itm/286511994193

Card 705 on Fanatics Collect -

https://www.fanaticscollect.com/buy-now/4f356043-1344-4d98-99af-0056e04ae582

Hall of Fame Card Corner - https://baseballhall.org/discover/card-corner/1988-fleer-juan-samuel

SABR Bio by Thomas J Brown Jr. - https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/juan-samuel 

Baseball Card Snark on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/baseball.card.snark/ 

Harry Kalas na...

This Team USA standout won a gold medal, played baseball in five countries, married a cheerleader, and became a stock broker. No chagrin to be found.

Card #130T on ebay - https://www.ebay.com/itm/197023560084

Randy from PeeWee’s playhouse - https://youtu.be/tjlFMKQ2UiE?si=Y4p1gSbTuK2tP-QM 

Greatest 21 Days blog about Traxler - https://www.greatest21days.com/2025/10/brian-traxler-took-fundamentals-to-9.html

Greatest 21 Days blog about Wood - https://www.greatest21days.com/2020/04/ted-wood-added-strength-in-minors.html

Ted Wood SABR bio by Rory Costello - https://sabr.org/bio...

CAUTION: Sliding headfirst can lead to broken bones ... and marriages??

Card 441 on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/1988-Topps-Baseball-Card-Manning/dp/B00JE215JA

SABR Bio by Kelly Boyer Sagert: https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Rick-Manning/ 

Rex Manning Day! https://youtu.be/gf3MsD5FCug?si=r1ibnaojiUppE4CB 

Eck Throws Shade at Rick: https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/94es0c/dennis_eckersley_throws_shade_at_former_teammate/ 

The 1978 Cleveland Indians: https://www.coveringthecorner.com/2023/12/11/23996213/75-years-and-counting-the-story-of-the-1978-cleveland-indians 

Rick Catches the final out of Len Barker’s Perfec...

This tough Texan was a two-time MLB All-Star, but will forever be a Superstar.

Card 113 on Beckett - https://marketplace.beckett.com/cardgallery_900/item/1988-topps-113-kelly-gruber_31263128

SABR Bio by Mark Davis - https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/kelly-gruber/ 

Inside the Fog Home Run - https://youtu.be/zNANPZgcZGc?si=1gbwYaLVa7ay9A-G

Kelly with the First Blue Jays Cycle - https://youtu.be/_sgfrVqQ4EQ?si=PAO3kHtiyA6tJRZG

Kelly on Superstars - https://mopupduty.com/blast-from-the-past-kelly-gruber/

Kids in the Hall reference Kelly - https://www.youtube.c...

If your minor league manager tells you you're getting sent on the next plane down to Kinston, check the ticket before you get too upset.

Card 576 on Beckett -  https://www.beckett.com/baseball/1988/topps-tiffany/576-tommy-hinzo-3915837

1989 LA Times -​​ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-03-16-sp-1810-story.html

Tommy on Brett Davis Unleashed - https://www.facebook.com/IQPodcasts/photos/a.116370870008228/129760832002565/

"A rolling stone gathers no moss" is a clever proverb credited to Erasmus, but we like the modern version:

"Minor league pitchers should not cancel their apartment leases mid-season"

Card 643 on Beckett - https://marketplace.beckett.com/item/21/1988-topps-643-rocky-childress_26981142

Greatest 21 Days - https://www.greatest21days.com/2010/02/rocky-childress-back-to-bend-354.html?m=0

Halifax Explosion at the Maritime Museum - https://maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca/what-see-do/halifax-explosion/vincent-coleman-and-halifax-explosion 

Canadian Heritage Minute -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw-FbwmzPKo 

Rappin Rodney - https://youtu.be/mWTKhQzQl1A?si...

This Hall of Famer is emphatically NOT the pride of Vermont, but he is one of our host's all-time favorites.

Card #385 on Beckett - 

https://marketplace.beckett.com/ziggys_672/item/1988-topps-385-carlton-fisk_32570197

Card #321 on Amazon - 

https://www.amazon.com/Baseball-Topps-White-Leaders-NM-MT/dp/B0F561QTDT

SABR Bio by Brian Stevens - https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/carlton-fisk/ 

Fisk vs Deion article - https://andscape.com/features/deion-sanders-carlton-fisk-fight-yankee-stadium/

Fisk in the National Portrait Gallery - https://npg.si.edu/blog/carlton-fisk-tough-guy

Fisk’s page at th...

Some lessons, like "Don't foul the ball off your own eye," have to be learned the hard way.

Card 428 on Beckett - https://marketplace.beckett.com/threestarssportscards_925/item/1988-topps-428-john-shelby_43464379

Briggs Card Company on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586280361464 

Sarasota Magazine Interview with Shelby - https://www.sarasotamagazine.com/news-and-profiles/2024/03/john-shelby-mlb 

SABR Bio by Malcolm Allen - https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/john-shelby/ 

Shelby with a World Series RBI - https://youtu.be/N9g21AxcbGg?si=xgDfquia5OxpzzCK&t=5969 

Shelby Robs Fisk - ht...

When this speedster was in his prime, there were fireworks every time he was on base. 

It's Episode 250! Thank you for listening! 

Card #260 on Beckett - https://marketplace.beckett.com/bigmacsportscards_709/item/1988-topps-260-vince-coleman_21227922

Card #1 on Beckett - 

https://marketplace.beckett.com/item/900/1988-topps-1-vince-coleman-rb_31263029

SABR Bio by Zac Petrillo - https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/vince-coleman/

The Tarp eats Vince - https://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/benjamin-hochman/35-years-ago-the-day-the-tarp-ate-vince-coleman/article_5e47b555-a52b-5106-9d17-58b5303ca0f5.html?mode=nowapp 

Vince MLB’...

This left-hander turned his 1989 NL Cy Young into a fat contract worth 13 million packs of Phillies' Franks.

Card #482 on Beckett - https://marketplace.beckett.com/cardinvestors_1277/item/1988-topps-482-mark-davis_86912470

Hall of Fame Card Corner for this card: https://baseballhall.org/discover/cardcorner-1988-topps-mark-davis 

A Sad $13 Million Man - https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-06-08-sp-781-story.html 

SABR Article about Mark’s First Win: https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/july-30-1983-mark-davis-earns-first-win-for-giants-with-shutout-of-rival-dodgers/ 

Hot Dog ad: https://youtu.be/dOfFdykWS5M?si=p4XKfvZfqW2nuNqe 

Mark in the...

This 6-time Gold Glover caught everything, whether it was drive to the gap in right or a great deal at Taco Bell!

Card #424 on Beckett -  https://marketplace.beckett.com/threestarssportscards_925/item/1988-topps-424-dwayne-murphy_43464375

SABR Bio by Dan Schoenholz - https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/dwayne-murphy/

Hall of Fame Card Corner - https://baseballhall.org/discover/cardcorner-1988-donruss-dwayne-murphy 

Archived article about Hammer lawsuit - https://web.archive.org/web/20070817071129/http://www.millslawfirm.com/media-15.html

1982 Topps Blog post about Dwayne- https://1982topps.blogspot.com/2014/04/card-29-dwayne-murphy.html

Dw...

The 1952 classic, "Botch-a-me," by Rosemary Clooney, is a play on "Bacia me" which means "kiss me" in Italian. It has nothing to do with a guy named Butch.

Card #737 on Beckett -

https://marketplace.beckett.com/hooplasportscards_1082/item/1988-topps-737-butch-wynegar_82605424

Hall of Fame Card Corner - https://baseballhall.org/discover/cardcorner-1978-topps-butch-wynegar

SABR Article about Butch’s big year - https://sabr.org/journal/article/butch-wynegar-from-single-a-to-the-major-league-all-star-game-in-one-year/

1986 Article about Butch leaving NY - https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/08/04/New-York-Yankees-catcher-Butch-Wynegar-who-left-the/9117523512000/

BP interview with Butch - https://www.baseballprospectus.com/ne...

This "dandy little glove man" is one of only 15 players in MLB history to complete an unassisted triple play.

Card  #71T on Beckett - https://marketplace.beckett.com/bigmacsportscards_709/item/1988-topps-traded-71t-mickey-morandini-oly-xrc_32209640

88 Topps Blog - https://88topps.blogspot.com/2008/10/71t-mickey-morandini.html

Buy us a coffee? https://buymeacoffee.com/1988toppspd 

BallNine interview - https://ballnine.com/2023/03/09/mickey-morandini/ 

Mickey the Ace’s obstacle - https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/06/sports/baseball/baseball-aces-obstacle-on-way-to-hall-of-fame-mickey-morandini-a-268-hitter.html 

Mickey’s high School Coach interviewed - https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/hsother/2020/04/15/mickey-m...

While this veteran hurler threw righty, lefty, starter, reliever, and closer, there was one jam he couldn't get out of: 1988 Topps Picture Day. 

Card #369 on Beckett - https://marketplace.beckett.com/item/709/1988-topps-369-greg-harris_21228031

SABR Bio by Bill Nowlin - https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/greg-a-harris/

Bob Brittain cards on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@TTMBob64 

Switch Pitcher article from Hall of Fame - https://baseballhall.org/discover/switch-pitchers-caught-a-piece-of-history 

1981 Tides card - https://marketplace.beckett.com/item/434/1981-tidewater-tides-tcma-23-greg-harris_31782349 

Greg pitches ambidextrously! - https://www.youtube.com...

Fine, he didn't invent "The Wave," but he was still a very good pitcher.

Card #80 on Beckett -  https://marketplace.beckett.com/cardgallery_900/item/1988-topps-80-mark-langston_61023426

Krazy George unleashes The Wave - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sqGxQoORYE 

Hall of Fame Card Corner - https://baseballhall.org/discover/CardCorner/1990-Fleer-Mark-Langston

SI Langston signs his big contract in 1989 - https://vault.si.com/vault/1989/12/11/rich-mans-game-with-the-collapse-of-collusion-and-with-clubs-prospering-as-never-before-baseball-salaries-are-now-out-of-sight

1989 SI Article about Mark - https://vault.si.com/vault/1989/04/24/a-wanted-man-when-the-talk-is-trade-the-name-heard-most-often-is-that-of-seattles-mark-langston

Is it Safe to Throw a Breaking Ball? - https://pmc.nc...

The member of the 1997 World Series-winning Florida Marlins who most resembles a Les Miserables character.

Card #506 on Beckett - https://marketplace.beckett.com/item/900/1988-topps-506-john-cangelosi_31263472

John interviewed for MILB - https://www.milb.com/news/herd-chronicles-john-cangelosi-career-included-plenty-of-hits-stolen-b-309537676

John talks about 1997 World Series - https://www.mlb.com/news/john-cangelosi-reflects-on-1997-world-series-win

Rick Cerone’s YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAKT__QBx7KzxL_b589fhTg 

Adam Darowski talks about the 4000 Hit Club https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lwFzvM8240 

Most Rookie stolen bases sinc...

This Jersey-born catcher was chosen instead of Bo Derek for a fashion ad and had a #1 hit on the country charts (in Syracuse.)

Card 561 - https://marketplace.beckett.com/cardshack_727/item/1988-topps-561-rick-cerone_15842271

Card 27T - https://www.sportscardspro.com/game/baseball-cards-1988-topps-traded/rick-cerone-27t

Hall of Fame Card Corner - https://baseballhall.org/discover/CardCorner-1978-Topps-Rick-Cerone 

SABR Bio by Steve Friedman - https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/rick-cerone/ 

A Long Run Home - https://youtu.be/XenZSo3tnwA?si=d-gZQojJVO4CnLDT

NJ News story about Long Ru...

We've got a new jingle!

If you want to win, here's what they say: Just start Rick Mahler on Opening Day

Card 706 on Beckett -

https://marketplace.beckett.com/gamesandcards_87/item/1988-topps-tiffany-706-rick-mahler_30276986

Rick on Opening Day - https://www.si.com/mlb/braves/news/rick-mahler-thrived-on-opening-day-for-the-braves

Rick in Santurce -

https://beisbol101.com/rick-camp-and-rick-mahler-santurce-crabbers-imports-and-atlanta-braves-teammates-part-i/ 

Hall of Fame Card Corner -  ​​https://baseballhall.org/discover/cardcorner-1982-donruss-rick-mahler

Rick’s Obituary - https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/2005/03/03/rick-mahler-dies-at-51/31685396007/

Meet Flan, the coolest guy in the set.

SABR Bio by Bob Webster - ⁠https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Tim-Flannery/⁠ 

Card 513 on Beckett - https://marketplace.beckett.com/gamesandcards_87/item/1988-topps-513-tim-flannery_30570624

88 Topps Blog - https://88topps.blogspot.com/2008/06/513-tim-flannery.html

Flannery in 1984 NLCS - ⁠https://youtu.be/H5qOcuKn4oU?si=iOUFTnOhYlgeXg_d⁠ 

1988 Fleer Surfboard card - ⁠https://baseballdimebox.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-gems-of-junk-wax-pt-51-1988-fleer.html⁠

Flannery as the Mascot - ⁠https://www.mlb.com/news/tim-flannery-gets-ejected-dresses-as-mascot⁠ 

Flannery sends Pagan home - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SjFx0h...

The Eyes of Texas were upon him... and Steve Goodman thought he should keep his eyes on the ball.

Card 416 on Beckett -

https://marketplace.beckett.com/cardgallery_900/item/1988-topps-tiffany-416-keith-moreland_52217595

Card 72T on ebay - https://www.ebay.com/itm/256599166743?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28&google_free_listing_action=view_item&srsltid=AfmBOorX-wMs_y7VE54PdANUHAJtW5heoqxpLVAZqPyt4M3gHYLi7WkzXpE

Brian Dayett’s RIP Baseball Obit - https://ripbaseball.com/2025/09/19/obituary-brian-dayett-1957-2025/ 

Baseball Hall of Fame Card Corner - https://baseballhall.org/discover/card-corner/1981-donruss-keith-moreland

1975 Keith Moreland pho...

Clutch hitting defined: this guy hit two home runs the night he was supposed to be laid off, saving his job and probably 10 more years of solid Quad-A ball.

Card 136 on Beckett - https://marketplace.beckett.com/cardgallery_900/item/1988-topps-tiffany-136-brian-dayett_52217315
Newsweek Obit - https://www.newsweek.com/sports/mlb/former-yankees-cubs-outfielder-passes-away-2126503

MILB interview with Brian - https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-17914562 

Brian hits a double -  https://youtu.be/atkHXEDH73o?si=HMFczPED3HuE0L8u 

Brian hits a grand slam - https://youtu.be/TFnSF7Zco...

Counterintuitively, when Rod Carew says your pitching is "Little League Slop," it probably means you are doing something right.

Card 725 on Beckett -

https://marketplace.beckett.com/ziggys_672/item/1988-topps-725-mike-boddicker_32570532

SABR Bio by Bill Johnson https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Mike-Boddicker/ 

SABR Game story about Boddicker’s World Series win - https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/october-12-1983-orioles-knot-world-series-on-mike-boddickers-gem/ 

Baseball Prospectus interview - https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/9805/prospectus-qa-mike-boddicker/ 

Hawkeye Hall...

This controversial pitcher closed off opportunities for women umpires for decades by opening his big mouth.

Card 151 on Beckett - https://marketplace.beckett.com/baseballcardconnection_794/item/1988-topps-151-bob-knepper_34326495

SABR Bio by David E. Skelton - https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/bob-knepper/

Hall of Fame Card Corner - https://baseballhall.org/discover/card-corner/1989-topps-bob-knepper

Where did all the Bobs go? -

https://www.mlb.com/cut4/where-did-all-the-bobs-in-baseball-go-c301633434

"Careless and Insensitive" -

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/06/18/Houston-Astros-pitcher-Bob-Knepper-who-called-the-National/7331582609600/

Knepper apologizes -

https://www...

Jeff from Two Strike Noise joins David for a Giants game and a pack of legends.

Two Strike Noise - https://twostrikenoise.podbean.com

A card so great, we just had to sing about it.

Card 102T on Beckett - 

⁠https://marketplace.beckett.com/threestarssportscards_925/item/1988-topps-traded-102t-nelson-santovenia_67275693⁠

Kenny Williams and Jerry Krause -  https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/how-jerry-krause-before-he-built-a-dynasty-with-michael-jordan-was-shaped-by-his-time-in-baseball/ 

Nelson and Bill and Ted - https://ultimateclassicrock.com/nelson-bill-and-ted/ 

Miami Hidden Ball Trick - ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j45ztPQ6i2I⁠ 

Article about the Grand Illusion - ⁠https://miamihurricanes.com/news/2007/04/13/205542924-2/⁠ 

Canadian Baseball Network (behind paywall) - https://www.canadianbaseballnetwork.com/canadian-baseball-network-articles/2015/5/7/santovenia-hopes-to-make-mo-town 

Nelson's Coach...

If there are three true outcomes in baseball, this Mariners bomber had two of them (the HRs and Ks) nailed.

Card 285 on Beckett -

https://marketplace.beckett.com/item/1082/1988-topps-285-jim-presley_53873437

Escambia Mascot Riots in 1976 New York Times -

https://www.nytimes.com/1976/03/07/archives/racial-animosity-turns-to-violence-in-pensacola-fla-on-issue-of.html 

Opening Day Walk Off Grand Slam -

https://youtu.be/b34n3DBbiIg?si=rFPrEBtb43HJ_O6g 

2nd Walk off Grand Slam -

https://www.mlb.com/video/presley-s-walk-off-slam-in-11th-c1709636783 

2016 Interview with Jim -

Inside: Everything you ever wanted to know about the 2005 World Series-winning Chicago White Sox. RIP Bobby Jenks

Card 559 on Beckett

https://marketplace.beckett.com/baseballcardconnection_794/item/1988-topps-559-ken-williams-rc_34326910

1988 Topps in Sports Illustrated

https://www.si.com/collectibles/the-five-essential-baseball-cards-of-1988-topps

Leadbelly in Lincoln, NE

https://getleaded.com/

SABR Bio by Bill Pruden

https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/ken-williams/

SABR Bio of the other Ken Williams by Joseph Wancho with poem

https://sabr.org/bioproj...

Before this defensive specialist became a legendary manager in the Dominican League, he was almost a landmark trade in Yankees' history.

Card 547 on Beckett -

https://www.beckett.com/baseball/1988/topps/547-felix-fermin-3915004

Baseball Hall Card Corner - https://baseballhall.org/discover/cardcorner-1988-topps-felix-fermin 

Pablo Cruz and the death of Alfredo Edmead - https://www.si.com/mlb/2021/06/18/alfredo-edmead-jr-pablo-cruz-life-after-death-daily-cover 

Mariano for Felix Fermin? https://www.mlb.com/news/mariano-rivera-almost-got-traded-to-mariners 

Felix makes a sweet double play - https://youtu.be/AjGcyaQ3N0o?si=MBhrvVJzDfk7ChzH 

Felix show...

Plain and simple, he had the best-known name, face, and sideburns of 1980s baseball and baseball cards.

Base card #300

https://marketplace.beckett.com/item/1082/1988-topps-300-don-mattingly_53873452

Record Breakers #2

https://marketplace.beckett.com/cardgallery_900/item/1988-topps-2-don-mattingly-rb_62538603

All Star #386 on eBay

https://www.ebay.com/itm/225908282343

World of Baseball Don Mattingly - https://baseballcards.substack.com/p/1988-topps-world-of-baseball-don 

SABR Bio by James Lincoln Ray - https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Don-Mattingly/

Don’s HOF Case at MLB https://www.mlb.com/news/don...

Of all the celebrities named Moose, the most famous is probably the actor / Jack Russell Terrier who played Eddie on Frasier. RIP

Card #606 on Beckett

https://marketplace.beckett.com/item/1082/1988-topps-tiffany-606-moose-haas_66153931

SABR Bio by Dennis Degenhardt - https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/moose-haas/ 

Hall of Fame Card Corner 1981 Moose Haas - https://baseballhall.org/discover/CardCorner-1981-Topps-Moose-Haas

1985 UPI Article about Moose- https://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/07/01/Off-the-field-Bryan-Edmond-Moose-Haas-is-a/1092489038400/ 

Game Used Jersey - https://www.memorabilia.expert/shop/1987-moose-haas-game-worn-as-jersey/ 

1982 ALCS Don Baylor Grand Slam - htt...

Little known fact: Tina Turner originally wanted to write a song called "Personal Catcher" about backups who create that trusted relationship with ace pitchers, but she couldn't get the lyrics to fit her melody. She went with "Private Dancer" instead, and the rest is history.

Card 566 on Beckett

https://marketplace.beckett.com/item/900/1988-topps-566-charlie-obrien-rc_27922483

Charlie’s Sabr Bio by Steve West https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/charlie-obrien/ 

Brian Boru

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Boru 

Charlie’s SI Cover https://www.autographwarehouse.com/images/products/detail...

Welcome to Season 6 of the 1988 Topps Podcast!

In 1932, Australian farms were threatened by an increase in the population of the emu, a large flightless bird. The Australian military tried to cull the flocks of emus for 40 days, but ultimately failed in a debacle that would come to be known as The Great Emu War.

#597 on Beckett

https://www.beckett.com/baseball/1988/topps-tiffany/597-gene-garber-3915858

SABR Bio by Dan Massey

https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Gene-Garber/

Garber irked by modern game

https://lancasteronline.com/sports/baseball/mlb...

When ... the ...

Card has a guy that looks like all of the guys, that's Fiore (that's Fiore)

When the card of the day comes from Team U.S.A. that's Fiore (that's Fiore)

Bells will ring for the Pope ting-a-ling-a-ling and you'll sing "Vita bella"

He's a Sox fan at heart, and to us that means he's quite a fella!

* Card 38T on eBay

* Induction video into College Baseball Hall of Fame and Mike's speech

* Mike interviewed about his experiences in Omaha

* Greatest 21...

This All-Star Rookie had his life saved by a call to the pen, er, apartment.

Card 229 on Beckett

https://marketplace.beckett.com/item/1036/1988-topps-229-jeff-musselman_44463551

SABR Bio by Malcolm Allen

https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/jeff-musselman/

Jeff at Harvard talking about sobriety

https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1993/11/2/come-back-to-life-sobriety-and/

The Fall of '87

https://garejoyce2022.substack.com/p/the-fall-of-87-and-the-fail-of-2017

M.U.S.C.L.E.

http://blog.uofmuscle.com/34574/what-is-a-muscle-figure/

The Jersey Devil

https://pinelandsalliance...

This Stanford grad from Montana had one good season on the mound in Baltimore -- then had a change of plans after a snowy night in Idaho.

Card 782 on eBay

https://www.ebay.com/itm/156065903677

Watch the Diamond King now! https://www.thediamondkingmovie.com/ 

Listen to Cement City about Donora, PA - https://www.cementcity.org/ 

SABR Bio by Malcolm Allen - https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/jeff-ballard/ 

Ballard in Montana - https://www.montanaseniornews.com/jeff-ballard/

Ballard’s double ball found - https://www.forbe...

The third-best baseball player of all time born in Donora, PA.

* Card 443 on Beckett

* SABR Bio by Charles F. Faber

* Braves at Mets, Apr. 11, 1987

* Donora Smog Disaster

* Grandma's Reds Scorebook Griffey entries

*Reds 1976 All-Star Game highlights

* Griffey wins the 1980 ASG MVP

* Father-Son back to back jacks

* Ken and Buddy

* Stan and Ken and Donora, PA

Although the 1987 rookie season for "Benz" was a good one, there is no proof that he was the inspiration for the 1988 No. 1 hit "Mercedes Boy" by Pebbles.

* Card 96 on Beckett

* Sabr Bio by Bill Nowlin

* Catching up with ⁠Benz

* Todd Benzinger 1987 Highlight video

* Benzinger hits a big homer in 1988

* Todd catches the final out of 1990 World Series

Legendary artist Dick Perez and filmmaker Marq Evans join the pod to talk about their new movie "The Diamond King" along with Dick's favorite Donruss Diamond King card, the 1995 Chili Davis.

* Card 15 on Beckett

* Card 32T on Beckett

* Watch The Diamond King, opening April 25, 2025!

* Diamond King trailer

* SABR Bio by Rory Costello

* Chili signs with the Angels in 1987

* 1991 World Series Homer

* JD Davis: "Chili is my Dog"

* Chili Bowl Mullet Man at the Video Store