nick at dime boxes and i have completed a couple of trades recently, and here are some cards from the most recent package i received from him. this 1962 post tommy davis card
was very likely liberated from its box by a young boy using the butter knife or perhaps a spoon at his kitchen table. it's got some great character and i am thankful for it. it was also the oldest card in the package, although this 1988 reprint of whit wyatt's 1941 goudey card
features an earlier dodger card. wyatt had a big year in 1941, leading the league in wins (22) and shutouts (7) while finishing 3rd in the mvp vote. he had a solid run as a dodger (80-45 with a 2.86 era over 6 seasons) as they converted him to a starter and reaped the benefits.
here's a 1980 laughlin famous feats card of hugh casey
who was 10-4 as a reliever in 1947. rg laughlin was the guy who did the illustrations for the fleer world series sets in 1970 and 1971, as well as the sticker backs in later years. he was on his own in 1980 and produced this set, which also features jackie robinson. i picked up a jackie card, but i'll show it another time.
1984 milton bradley championship baseball steve sax
saxy was an 'nl super star' not too long after replacing davey lopes at second base. i find it interesting that milton bradley was allowed to use the team name but not the logo on these cards.
1990 score young superstars jose gonzalez
score used the term 'superstar' lighting in 1990 with jose gonzalez. yes, he was a highly regarded prospect, but 1990 was his sixth season and he had not done anything to make us dodger fans feel like he was going to be a superstar.
1997 score eric karros showcase parallel
karros, on the other hand, won the rookie of the year award in 1992 and was a very good player. not a superstar, though. that term was saved for the 1993 rookie of the year, mike piazza.
here's an all-star insert piazza card from 1994 o-pee-chee
the italian-american superstar slugger is wearing the roy campanella/don drysdale commemorative patch on his right sleeve, and the tim crews patch is partially visible on his left.
continuing with the rookies of the year, here's the 1994 nl roy raul mondesi on a 1996 fleer emotion xl card
i do not know what sort of emotion 'fense' is.
well, i bet you thought the next card would be of 1995 rookie of the year hideo nomo. that would be incorrect. instead, it is of short time dodger pitcher ricky nolasco on his 2014 topps museum collection card
topps went all-in with nolasco in its 2014 products, and he was a twin before any of them were released. i wonder if we'll see a bunch of nolasco sticker autos on twins cards in 2015 releases.
thanks again nick! we'll trade again soon, i am sure.
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