Red Sox Frankenset: Choosing Cards #28-30

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 starting page #4 today, and it features what is, so far, my favorite and least favorite choices for the set. Here we go!

#28

 

Favorite Card: 1997 Upper Deck #28 Jeff Suppan

My Choice: same

 

This is a great group of cards. We have a "minor league" card of Ted Williams, a League Leader card for an out-of-nowhere Cy Young season, and a great team card featuring 2 fan favorites. The easy winner though is Jeff Suppan taking a humorous bite out of a baseball. It's an all-time great Red Sox card!

#29

 

Favorite Card: 2022 Bowman #29 Bobby Dalbec

My Choice: same

 

Nothing against Bobby D, but this is a pretty boring card and wins by default. I even checked what other #29 cards I had, and there were some great ones (1965 Topps #29 Felix Mantilla and 2011 Topps Opening Day #29 Jonathan Papelbon would have been strong contenders if I had doubles of them!) Oh well, I suspect as I continue on there will be more slots where I have but one uninspired choice.

 

#30

 

Favorite Card: 1992 Upper Deck - Baseball Heroes: Ted Williams #30 Ted Williams

My Choice: same

 

Two nice swinging shots, but Teddy Ballgame beats Burks all day every day.  This make up for not picking Williams in spot #28.

 

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

 

  

Two great cards bookend a mediocre one in the middle. Not much of a selection this go around, but would you have made any different choices?