#105T Roberto Alomar

Here's the first rubber bat we've seen in a while. On the front, we can also see a guy in a muscle shirt as well as a photographer.

On the back of the card, I feel fairly certain that the hat is airbrushed onto Alomar. It just doesn't look right, especially at the edge where his hair is under the brim of the cap.

Best word on the back is "smashing," used as an adjective and not a present participle.

I also note mention in the space of a couple of sentences of Sandy Alomar Sr., Sandy Alomar Jr., Nolan Ryan, and Tony Gwynn.

#103T Craig Biggio

I love Craig Biggio. I mean, I love him as a player.

Pretty quietly, he put together a fantastic career. Start that he managed to stick with one franchise for 20 seasons. And check out these career milestones: 3,000 hits, 600 doubles, nearly 300 homers, and an OPS+ of 111.

In the photo on the front, it looks like Shea Stadium to me, but the Astros appear to be wearing home uniforms. Hmm. Biggio did play 3 games at Shea in 1988.

Check out the photo on the back, however. Look in the background. There's the back, ass, and legs of a young lady. Hmm. It seems fitting, then, that the best word on the back is "eye-popping."

#98T Luis Alicea

This card features slanted photos on both the front and the back. The one one the front is particularly cool. I like cards with shadows as long as the shadow doesn't overlap the player too much. Here, Alicea and his shadow aren't even touching! This guy is a coach for the Red Sox these days.

My favorite word on the back is "pivot."

#58T Glenn Hubbard

This is simply an awesome photo. Here are the top 3 reasons why:

1) It's a superb action shot, with every inch of Hubbard's body off the ground.

2) It captures the nice A's logo in the background, which is great for an A's card.

3) It features one of the top rookies of the time, Kevin Seitzer, as a bonus!

#8T Tom Herr

CARD

Here's our second card in a row showing a different number on the back from the number visible on the front. Oops. And although the copy on these cards beats the crap out of the copy on Topps cards of the same era, I think they should have started it differently. The first three words seem to suggest that Herr is a patient (in a mental institution perhaps?)

STAT

Herr hit remarkably similarly from each side of the plate. He hit .270 as a lefty and .272 as a righty, and had a .703 OPS as a lefty and a .685 OPS as a righty.

CAREER

Herr's not remembered all that well, unfortunately. He was a good offensive second baseman with the Cardinals in the 80s but didn't hit well in their 3 World Series appearances. After he left St. Louis, he was a disappointment in each of his stops thereafter.

I do recall that Herr specialized in imitating other players' batting stances. I remember during a Phillies broadcast, they showed a replay of Herr imitating Babe Ruth homering and running the bases (taken before the game.)