Here we go!#388 Eric Davis Detroit Tigers (Recently someone sent me a stack of old price guides from the late 80’s-they recommended Davis’ 1985 Donruss card as a can’t miss investment at a mere 25 bucks-this is just ONE of the reasons that I don’t read those things)
#336 Mark Grace Chicago Cubs (That same book recommended buying Mark Grace, too. He was more of a bargain and a better player, so that isn’t as funny… They did also say he had the potential to be "The Next Will Clark" which seemed funny because Clark only had been in the league a couple years at that point. On a different note, when I think of Grace I don’t think of his awesome defense or all of his .300 seasons, I think of him on the Jim Rome Show talking about “Slump busters and taking one for the team”.
#317 Tom Gordon Kansas City Royals (The Flash is mine, but I don’t really want it. Would someone PLEASE take the Royals?)
#305 Benito Santiago Florida Marlins (In his prime Benny had the best gun of anyone in his generation, including Pudge. Yep, I said it!)#349 Ivan Rodriguez Texas Rangers (Speak and he shall appear)
#333 David McCarty Minnesota Twins
#341 Angel Miranda Milwaukee Brewers
#395 Jeromy Burnitz New York Mets (Burnitz was all hype and disappointment as a Met, but as Brewer…)#405 Chris Turner California Angels
#486 Walt Weiss Colorado Rockies
#522 Willie Greene Cincinnati Reds
#358 Marquis Grissom Montreal Expos (this dude could flat out fly in Montreal! The next year (1995) he would become a Brave and actually win a World Series with them. In 2 years in Atlanta Grissom went to 2 World Series and batted .400 in those 12 games with 6 RBI and 12 steals)#438 Derek Lee San Diego Padres
#402 Joe Oliver Cincinnati Reds (Speaking of rings… Oliver batted .333 in the 1990 WS when the Reds rolled over the A’s. He is the 4th catcher out of 14 cards in this pack)Another one down. I have to go play mechanic with my stupid car. Don’t forget to enter the caption contest. Today stinks, lets make it better by making fun of Randy Myers, okay? Troll out!
#379 Mark McLemore Baltimore Orioles (MM was a super versatile and very fast player. He was great in all 3 outfield spots, was a superb second baseman and wasn’t too shabby at short or 3rd either. He started swiping more bases later in his career and set a personal best in 2000 when he stole 39. He nabbed 272 over his career which puts him at 184th All Time)
#305 Benito Santiago Florida Marlins (an awesome Play at the Plate with the Marlins 3-time Gold Glove catcher! Looks like Castillo is OUT!)
#392 Cliff Floyd Montreal Expos (Big Cliff in the early days…He only played in 100 games in ’94, but the former first round pick still managed to be 5th place in the ROY Vote. I don’t know if he is the only player to go to the World Series with both Florida teams, but if there are more than 1-he is one of ‘em. He won a ring with the Marlins in ’97 and went back in 2008 with the Rays. His 233 homers is 43rd among active players-he would be a lot higher up if you took all the roid-ragers off the list)
#326 Bill Swift San Francisco Giants (Billy had an AMAZING year on the hill for the Giants in ’93. He was 21-8 with a 2.82 ERA. He had led the NL in ERA with a microscopic 2.08 in ’92. He placed 2nd in Cy Young voting in ’93, behind Greg Maddux who won less games and had a lower winning %. ’94 was his final year with the Giants. In 1992, his 7th season, he won 10 games to hit double digits for the first time. He won 21 the next year and never reached 10 victories again. He pitched for 13 seasons and posted a 94-78 career record. Weird)
#312 John Jaha Milwaukee Brewers (Jaha is kicking back and relaxing, preparing for his first All Star game in ’99. I think someone just said something funny or maybe Jaha just said to the photographer “Your not gonna use this on a baseball card, are you?”)
