One of the purchases at the card show I went to recently was three packs of 1990 Upper Deck. For whatever reason, I never opened up much Upper Deck growing up, so this is probably one of the few instances I had to open them. I thought it would be fun to do another pack war.
To recap, I award 3 points for every Hall of Fame player, plus 1 point for every All-Star Game selection and major award won. I also give every Red Sox card a bonus point, while subtracting a point for every Yankee card I come across. Whichever pack has the most total points wins!
Pack #1
Neal Heaton - 1 point (All-Star)
Eric Hetzel - 1 point (Red Sox)
Dale Murphy - 18 points (2x MVP, 7x All-Star, 5x Gold Glove, 4x Silver Slugger)
Dave Parker - 17 points (HOF, MVP, 7x All-Star, 3x Gold Glove, 3x Silver Slugger)
Dan Plesac - 3 points (3x All-Star)
Pat Borders, Mark Carreon, Tony Castillo, John Cerutti, Chris Hammond, Carlos Martinez, Alejandro Pena, Dennis Powell, Dick Schofield, Jeff Wetherby, Houston Astros sticker - 0 points
Points scored: 40
Raise your hand if you knew Neal Heaton was once an All-Star! I for sure didn't (thanks baseball-reference.com!) We're starting off with a solid pack highlighted by the newly enshrined Hall of Famer Dave Parker, and Dale Murphy, a guy who looks like he should be in when you compare him to Parker.
Pack #2
Roberto Alomar - 29 points (HOF, 12x All-Star, 10x Gold Glove, 4x Silver Slugger)
Wilson Alvarez - 1 point (All-Star )
Jesse Barfield - 3 points (All-Star, 2x Gold Glove, Silver Slugger, -1 for being a Yankee)
Kelly Gruber - 4 points (2x All-Star, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger)
Reggie Jackson - 20 points (HOF, MVP, 14x All-Star, 2x Silver Slugger)
Edgar Martinez - 15 points (HOF, 7x All-Star, 5x Silver Slugger)
Lance Parrish - 17 points (8x All-Star, 3x Gold Glove, 6x Silver Slugger)
Willie Randolph - 7 points (6x All-Star, Silver Slugger)
Mike Smithson - 1 point (Red Sox)
John Costello, Mike Gallego, Candy Maldonado, Rob Nelson, Jeff Robinson, Kevin Tapani, San Diego Padres sticker - 0 points
Points scored: 97
Raise your hand if you knew Wilson Alvarez was an All-Star too! It's going to be hard to beat a pack with 3 Hall of Famers in it! The Reggie Jackson insert was especially a fun card to pull.
Pack #3
Will Clark - 9 points (6x All-Star, Gold Glove, 2x Silver Slugger)
Shawon Dunston - 2 points (2x All-Star)
Tim Leary - 0 points (Silver Slugger, -1 for being a Yankee)
Ramon Martinez - 1 point (All-Star)
Mickey Pena - 1 point (Red Sox)
Pascual Perez - 1 point (All-Star)
Mike Scott - 4 points (Cy Young Award, 3x All-Star)
Jerome Walton - 1 point (ROY Award)
Geronimo Berroa, Tim Birtsas, Sid Bream, Chip Hale, Chad Kreuter, Pete O'Brien, Steve Olin, Minnesota Twins sticker - 0 points
Points scored: 19 points
Raise your hand if you knew Tim Leary won a Silver Slugger Award! Not bad for someone who hit .269 with an OPS of .599 and a whopping 9 RBI! Too bad his lone point got negated because he's in pinstripes. This was the weakest pack of the bunch, with the only really noteworthy card being an All-Star card of Will Clark.
You did some serious research here! I wouldnt have even checked to see if Neal Heaton was an All-Star or that Tim Leary won a Silver Slugger! I might have guessed that Wilson Alvarez was an All-Star, only because I remember him being picked by the Devil Rays in the expansion draft, so maybe he was their lone AS rep. But I would have guessed wrong there.
ReplyDeleteA. Not only did I not know that Heaton was an all-star... outside of the Pirates, I couldn't tell you any other teams he played for.
ReplyDeleteB. I don't think I would have said Alvarez was an all-star, but I do remember him having a couple of decent years with the Sox.
C. Negative on Leary. Although to be honest I doubt I could name 5 pitchers who have won that award.
D. Received your PWE. Thank you! Cards have been scanned... and a post is coming soon.
1990 UD > 1989 UD always!!!
ReplyDeleteNever saw that Lance Parrish card before. That's a nice one.