2010 topps manny ramirez - a dodger up front! so here's the back
1991 topps 1990 rookies robin ventura
1991 topps 1990 rookies frank thomas
1991 topps 1990 rookies jose offerman
1991 topps 1990 rookies todd zeile
1991 topps 1990 rookies john olerud
1989 fleer bob kipper
1991 classic best checklist
1988 topps jeff hamilton
1995 leaf alex cole
1987 topps john felske
1992 upper deck kenny lofton
1990 fleer dennis martinez
1992 fleer harold baines/wade boggs superstar specials
1994 upper deck todd benzinger
1993 donruss eric wedge
1986 topps mike jorgensen
1989 donruss mike lavalliere
1991 donruss craig biggio
1990 topps ricky horton
1991 donruss melido perez
1991 classic draft picks doug glanville
1992 topps stadium club mike schooler
1989 donruss david palmer
1989 score keith miller
1992 pinnacle orlando merced
1989 fleer brian holman
1990 fleer dennis eckersley
1992 fleer orel hershiser
1987 topps joe orsulak
1989 score mark langston
1986 donruss ben oglivie
1992 donruss kevin tapani
1988 fleer jeff calhoun
1991 score tom bolton
1988 topps luis polonia
1992 topps greg litton gold winner
1993 upper deck butch henry
1987 leaf kent hrbek
1991 topps steve farr
1990 topps bobby thigpen
1991 topps stadium club chris gwynn
2009 upper deck first edition brian roberts
2009 upper deck first edition mark derosa
2009 upper deck first edition dan uggla
2009 upper deck first edition chin-lung hu
2000 fleer gamers magglio ordonez
here's the second half:
2013 topps chrome eric hosmer orange refractor
1991 upper deck kirk dressendorfer
1988 donruss jeff stone
1996 topps frank rodriguez
1990 score greg gohr
1988 topps dick schofield
1992 donruss john wetteland
1987 donruss ben oglivie
1992 upper deck george bell
1996 topps delino deshields - a dodger yet it goes unshown
1988 donruss danny cox
1987 topps tim wallach - another one for the law firm in new mexico
2004 fleer national pastime josh beckett
1987 topps dan gladden
1996 topps checklist
1986 topps andre thornton
1983 topps manny castillo - oldest card of the repack
1988 donruss mark langston
1992 score billy hatcher
1987 topps thad bosley
2009 topps ticket to stardom ryan freel
1992 score luis alicea
1986 topps jose deleon - it's a deleon super repack!
1988 donruss gary gaetti diamond king
1992 topps stadium club bob mclure
1998 pinnacle mint barry bonds (without the coin insert)
1992 fleer ultra felix jose
1992 score jeff carter
2011 topps raul ibanez
2011 topps baltimore orioles
2011 topps phil hughes
2011 topps kevin correia
2011 topps ryan perry
2011 topps travis hafner
2011 topps koji uehara
2011 topps aaron harang
2012 topps kosuke fukudome
2012 topps scott downs
2012 topps jaime garcia
2012 topps jose bautista/curtis granderson/mark teixeira league leaders
2012 topps carlos ruiz
2012 topps anibal sanchez
2012 topps justin smoak
2012 topps yadier molina
2012 topps jose reyes/ryan braun/matt kemp league leaders
2012 topps barry zito
2012 topps derek jeter checklist
2004 fleer greats don zimmer
mcdowell took over closing duties for the worst dodger team of my lifetime. the 1992 squad lost 99 games and had just 29 saves as a team. mcdowell had 14 of them. he appeared in 65 games and finished 39 of them. he also won 6 and lost 10.
even though the dodgers signed todd worrell prior to the 1993 season, gott was the one who claimed the closer role. he saved 25 games with a 2.32 era. worrell managed 5 saves but had an era of over 6.
worrell began to regain his status as an elite closer in the strike shortened 1994 season. he had 11 saves to lead the dodgers when the season ended in august. his era was still over 4, but his strikeouts were up to over 1 per inning pitched. in 1995, worrell had 32 of the dodgers 35 saves, with a 2.02 era to boot. it was the first time in franchise history that a pitcher saved over 30 games. the following year, worrell saved 44 games as the dodgers made a postseason appearance in back-to-back years for the first time since 1977/78. of course, there were no saves to be had as they were swept in the nlds both years. worrell saved 35 games in 1997, but his era was pretty high - 5.28 - and he retired after the season ended. worrell sits in third place in the dodgers' career saves leaders with 127, just ahead of jim brewer at 125.
shaw made his first appearance as a dodger in the 1998 all-star game, giving up a run on 3 hits. he had 23 saves for the reds going into the break, and posted another 25 as a dodger. in 1999, he had 34 saves, followed by 27 in 2000. his final season in the majors was 2001 when he saved 43 games and returned to the all-star game, this time pitching just one-third of an inning in a national league loss. with 129 saves, shaw ranks second all-time for the dodgers.
gagne moved to the bullpen in 2002 and became 'game over' as he promptly blew most dodger relief records away. he saved 52 games and posted 114 strikeouts in 82.1 innings - a 12.5 k/9 ratio - and finished 4th in the cy young voting. he ended the season with 8 straight saves, carrying that streak into 2003. in 2004, gagne saved 55 games, breaking his own dodger record set the previous year and coming within 2 of the all-time record (which has since been broken). of course, gagne saved all 55 without blowing a single one (unless you count the all-star game) meaning he set a record with 63 consecutive saves (passing tom gordon who had 54 in a row). he also won the cy young award that year, the second time a dodger reliever had won. he again pitched in 82.1 innings, but this time, he struck out 137 batters for a closer record k/9 ratio of 15. 2004 was more of the same, with gagne saving 21 games in a row to bring his streak to 84 before blowing a save in july. once again, he pitched in exactly 82.1 innings, and he struck out 114 just as he did in 2002. he finished the season with 45 saves, and while the dodgers were back in the postseason, there were no saves to be had in the nlds. gagne missed the first month of the season in 2005, but returned to save 8 games in 8 chances before his season ending injury in june.
brazoban stepped into the closer's role in gagne's absence and posted 21 saves on the year. he also blew 6 save opportunities and lost 10 games in relief. still, he was pegged as 'ghame over' at the dodger thoughts forum. 
the dodgers weren't frightened by the nori nakamura disaster of 2005 and signed japanese pitcher saito to a contract for 2006. saito responded with 24 saves and 107 strikeouts in 78.1 innings as the dodgers won the wild card. they were swept by the mets, though, so there were no postseason saves. saito saved 39 games in 2007 and pitched a scoreless inning in the all-star game. he started the 2008 season as the closer, and had 17 saves through mid-july, but jonathan broxton was ready to take over. saito finished the season with 18 saves and left as a free agent after the season ended.
broxton saved 14 games for the dodgers in the second half of the 2008 season, and he saved the game 3 clincher against the cubs in the nlds. in 2009, broxton had 36 saves and two more in the postseason - 1 against the cardinals in the nlds and one against the phillies in the league championship series. although he earned the save in the 2010 all-star game, broxton struggled last year and was temporarily replaced as closer by hong-chih kuo. we'll see how long the leash is that don mattingly gives broxton in 2011.
law took over center from rick monday and kept it warm for kenny landreaux. i imagine rudy was a little bit bummed seeing landreaux catch the final out of the 1981 world series.
nomah! i am pretty sure (maybe) that the national sliding into second is paul 'heart & soul' loduca. maybe not.
this is a pretty blurry photo they used. i am guessing the hat is shopped.
this really doesn't look like martin to me. it looks more like pete incaviglia. thank goodness topps used a better photo on the chrome and stadium club cards.
is this atlanta or saint louis? i wonder if there are any braves/cardinals fans that collect these cards the way i do with dodger stadium shots.
no legs, but he keeps his bat with him for balance. these cards are ugly. shiny, but ugly.
i'm guessing that's joe torre front and center - that's where lasorda used to be, anyway. if so, why does he have number 62 on? very strange.
not too much to say about darryl, so let's move on.
i used up a lot of my manny mota material in the ttm post, but i will add that i was very disappointed that the dodgers did not reactivate him when pedro borbon jr was on the team. we could have really heard the dodger stadium announcer say: 'pinch hitting for pedro borbon, manny mota'. good times.
