Red Sox Frankenset: Choosing Cards #31-33

It's time to take a look at a few more cards and see which ones deserve inclusion in my Red Sox Frankenset. Just a refresher, I'm going through my Red Sox doubles and picking the best at each number for the Frankenset. 

 

We're continuing page #4 today, and although there aren't a ton of choices for each number, you'll notice some similarities. With limited choices, I added a new feature too - Cards that would have probably won if I had a double of them.

 

#31

 

Favorite Card: 1992 Upper Deck - Baseball Heroes: Ted Williams #31 Ted Williams

My Choice: 1988 Donruss All-Stars #31 Wade Boggs (TVG)

Card I Wish I Had a Double of: 1971 Topps Eddie Kasko (MGR) 

 

Let's get this out of the way: If you check out the last Frankenset post I did, you'll see that 2 out of the 3 card spots featured a double from the 1992 Upper Deck - Baseball Heroes: Ted Williams insert set. Additionally, the final spot from that row (#30) was taken by a Ted Williams card. I'm trying to avoid pages featuring multiple cards from the same player, let alone the same set. As much as I love the photo of Williams holding the actual MVP award he won, Boggs gets the spot in the Frankenset. To Donruss's credit, I do like that they produced a card celebrating Boggs as the top vote getter for the All-Star game. It's that little bit of originality that makes me content with the choice.

 

#32

Favorite Card: 1992 Upper Deck - Baseball Heroes: Ted Williams #32 Ted Williams

My Choice: 2013 Topps #32 Craig Breslow

Card I Wish I Had a Double of: 1986 Donruss Highlights #32 Bobby Doerr

 

Have you picked up on the similarity yet? Another Upper Deck Ted Williams card - pretty sure I'm a card or two short of a second complete set for these inserts. At least the alternative is a unique instance of a card featuring the current Chief Baseball Officer of the Red Sox.

 

 

#33

 

Favorite Card: 1992 Upper Deck - Baseball Heroes: Ted Williams #33 Ted Williams

My Choice: 1992 Fleer #33 Tom Bolton

Card I Wish I Had a Double of: 1993 Upper Deck #33 Tony Pena (CH) 

 

Three cards to finish off the row, and once again another Ted Williams card that gets passed over due to my desire to avoid repetition. Of the two remaining, I don't know if a Red Sox Frankenset can morally have a card featuring two Yankee players, so the choice goes to Bolton. It's not the most interesting card, but I do feel the teal design of 1992 Fleer is underappreciated. It could be worse.

 

So with these three selections, our second row of page 4 is complete:

 

  

To think, if I went with what I believed to be the best card for each spot, we would have a row of 3 straight 1992 Upper Deck Ted Williams cards (and 4 in a row on the page to boot!) Was that the right choice? Let me know what you think!