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FAQ: What’s with the Cousin Mickey Tettleton/Terry Pendleton bit?
It’s a reference to an episode of Perfect Strangers that has lived in my head since 1989 or whenever. Skip to 6:20 of this video to see the anticlimactic source: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6pjs05
Why do you mention Orel Hershiser being superstitious?
Like how Wade Boggs ate chicken before every game, there was a rumor that Orel ate something called a “Cactus Loaf” from the Korb Torson’s grocery store during his record-setting scoreless innings streak in 1988 and kept it going, even after leaving the Dodgers. Orel himself denied the rumor on Twitter.
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First! Two of my favorites 91 Fleer and 93 Stadium Club! I wore my sunglasses for the Fleer!
I remember feeling so disappointed by my first pack of 1991 Fleer that I felt a little sad as a kid, even though my graphic design days were years away. Now it’s a nostalgic, yellow curiosity.
What would you say if I told you I can identify the other guy on the Andres Galarraga card??
David needs to move a bit to the West
Brien Taylor basically vanished
The dinger in the Chipper was a bumbler.
93 stadium club are indeed Tampa proof . I'm sorry if you are a Stadium Club fan living in central Florida
Fleer is better looking then the borders of the 88 & 89 donruss
Did you say the Spice Guild was involved in Cardception? Was that a Dune reference?
Great stuff again! Several cubbies in the packs! Current and former! Willie Wilson for the Cubs, Joe Girardi, Terry Mulholland, but Brian Taylor for the win easily!