Shall We Play A Game?

 

Last year, I pulled off an April Fool's Day prank, getting over 20 of my fellow card-collecting bloggers to post about the exact same card (a 1998 Score Phil Niekro). It was a lot of fun, and I knew that this year I had to go bigger. 

This year, you get to go on a scavenger hunt! 

 

I picked out a small set with a pretty recognizable design - the 1984 Topps Glossy All-Stars set. Many of your favorite blogs have agreed to post today with one card from that set. You'll have to read a lot of blogs to find all 22 cards from the set, especially when you factor in the "doubles" you'll encounter! 

Your prize for finding all of the cards? A wasted day devoid of any real-world productivity! 

 

 

To help you on your quest, here's the checklist of cards you'll hopefully see today:

1. Harvey Kuenn (MGR)
2. Rod Carew
3. Manny Trillo
4. George Brett
5. Robin Yount
6. Jim Rice
7. Fred Lynn
8. Dave Winfield
9. Ted Simmons
10. Dave Stieb
11. Carl Yastrzemski (HM)
12. Whitey Herzog (MGR)
13. Al Oliver
14. Steve Sax
15. Mike Schmidt
16. Ozzie Smith
17. Tim Raines
18. Andre Dawson
19. Dale Murphy
20. Gary Carter
21. Mario Soto
22. Johnny Bench (HM)

Just because I'm a nice guy, I'll give you your first one. Of course I kept an all-time Red Sox great for myself:

 

I know you're up to the challenge, and even if you aren't at least you'll see that familiar All-Star banner dominating the thumbnail pictures in your blog roll! I'll have a nice little post tomorrow with all of this year's participants! 

Have fun!

Speaking of playing games...Opening Day is finally here! Whoo-hoo! Play ball!