1990 Best

MiLB Madness: A Griffey, a Junior, a pitcher who rakes + more

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Minor league baseball cards from the past can include some weird stuff ... stuff you wouldn't imagine to be found on a baseball card. Here are some some new oddities in this latest edition of MiLB Madness.
THE SECOND STINT
The Card: Ken Griffey Sr. 2010 Choice Dayton Dragons
The Buzz On This: This one popped up on a deep dive recently and I had totally forgotten about the father of an icon and Hall of Famer taking on a second career as a minor league coach and manager years ago. Of course, most collectors know the icon that is Junior but his dad was an accomplished big-leaguer, too, with 19 seasons in the majors that included three All-Star nods and two World Series rings as player with The Big Red Machine and then a third with the 1990s Reds, though they released him late that summer before the postseason. This Griffey's Rookie Card is in the 1974 Topps set and that was the last time he was in the minors before he suited up for a stint as a coach with this team before taking on a managerial role elsewhere for three years. He only has a few MiLB cards and they stand out from the pack vs. a lot of his big-league stuff with the Reds, Yankees, Braves and Mariners. That got me to bite here.
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This entry was posted in Baseball, MiLB Madness and tagged MiLB, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Ken Griffey Sr., Dayton Dragons, Star, Choice, 1990 Best, Multi-Ad, Buffalo Bisons, Florence Y'alls, 2022 Florence Y'alls, El Paso Diablos, 2010 Choice Dayton Dragons, pocket schedule, 1990 Star Watertown Indians, Watertown Indians, Ed Gustafson, Robert Derksen, 1995 Multi-Ad El Paso Diablos, Bret Schoenrock on June 4, 2024 by BlowoutBuzz.
First Buzz: 2022 Topps Finest Flashbacks MLB cards

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What: 2022 Topps Finest Flashbacks baseball cards
Arrives: Aug. 22 (582 Montgomery Club presale) via Topps.com
Box basics: One Refractor per box
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here (when available)
What's buzz-worthy: This one arrives once again with a throwback look but today's players with ink and more to be found for a number of veterans and newcomers, too.
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This entry was posted in Baseball, First Buzz and tagged Aaron Judge, Bo Jackson, Bryce Harper, Chipper Jones, Derek Jeter, Larry Walker, Mark McGwire, Mike Piazza, Mike Trout, MLB, Nolan Ryan, Randy Johnson, Topps, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Cal Ripken Jr., Greg Maddux, Rickey Henderson, Shohei Ohtani, Juan Soto, Pete Alonso, Wander Franco, 582 Montgomery Club, Julio Rodriguez, Bobby Witt Jr., 1990 Best, 2022 Topps Finest Flashbacks, 1995 Topps Finest, 2022 Topps Finest Flashbacks checklist on August 23, 2022 by BlowoutBuzz.
Buzz Break: 1990 Best MiLB baseball cards (three boxes)

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.
The boxes: 1990 Best minor-league baseball cards (three of 'em!)
Where to buy: Will take some looking ...BlowoutCards.com for different Retro Rips

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This entry was posted in Baseball, Buzz Break and tagged Frank Thomas, Jeff Bagwell, MiLB, Bernie Williams, Cody Bellinger, Luis Gonzalez, Ben McDonald, Chuck Knoblauch, Ryan Klesko, Alex Fernandez, Ozzie Canseco, 1990 Best, Best, Clay Bellinger, Troy O'Leary, Scott Erickson, Javier Lopez, Eddie Taubensee, Charles Nagy on March 18, 2022 by BlowoutBuzz.

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