Trade List > Baseball > 1992

The following cards are available for trade. If you see anything that interests you, please feel free to drop me an email.

Bicycle Playing Cards: 9-Clubs. Carlos Baerga, Cleveland Indians

Bowman: 82. Pedro Martinez (2), 108, 140 (2), 160, 187, 189, 221, 224, 239, 250, 267, 282, 285, 327, 329, 349, 350, 352, 358, 389, 399 (2), 406, 450, 451, 469, 480, 485, 488, 500, 518 (2), 536, 537, 542 (2), 550, 555, 560, 609, 623, 634, 649, 666, 677, 681, 682, 696

Classic Best: 417

Conlon Collection: 13, 96, 407, 573

Diet Pepsi Canada:

30. Dave Winfield, Toronto Blue Jays

Donruss: 5, 36, 122, 133, 283, 392, 398 (27), 414, 557, 617, 640, 660, 683

Diamond Kings:
DK-8. Frank Thomas, Chicago White Sox

Donruss the Rookies: 12 (2), 61, 112 (2)

Fleer: 72 (2), 100, 105, 478, 480, 482, 493, 494, 666, 683, 686 (2), 712 (2)

Fleer Update: 35 (4), 62, 94

Fleer Excel: 139, 214 (2), 242

Fun Stuff Baseball Enquirer: 63 (3)

Leaf: 264, 442

McDonald's Canada:

2. Frank Thomas, Chicago White Sox
3. George Brett, Kansas City Royals
10. Roger Clemens, Boston Red Sox
18. Will Clark, San Francisco Giants
23. David Justice, Atlanta Braves

O-Pee-Chee: 5 (2), 55, 69, 90 (2), 140, 156 (3), 186 (2), 270 (2), 286, 316 (2), 387, 389, 402 (2), 465, 520, 525, 555, 600, 620 (2), 624, 660, 715, 768, 785, 790, 792 (2)

O-Pee-Chee Premier: 29 (2), 55, 59 (2), 84 (2), 86, 87, 96, 100, 102 (2), 105, 106, 109, 111, 114 (2), 120, 130, 141, 146, 150, 173, 179, 193, 194

Pinnacle: 1, 6, 14, 19, 21, 26, 31, 39, 76, 77, 84, 89, 91, 96, 104, 109, 117, 123, 134, 137, 143, 146, 154, 157, 161, 163, 174, 197, 215 (2), 227, 230, 242, 245, 257, 260, 272, 274, 275, 287, 304, 522, 559 (2), 572 (2), 583 (2), 593 (2)

Team 2000:
9. Dave Justice, Atlanta Braves
18. Albert Belle, Cleveland Indians
56. Carlos Baerga, Cleveland Indians

Post Canada:

6. Ozzie Smith, St. Louis Cardinals

Score: 32, 35 (2), 199 (11), 715

Stadium Club: 73, 221, 279, 427, 591, 659, 672, 705, 735, 745, 759 (2), 789, 802, 824, 825, 845 (3), 860 (2), 885 (2)

Stadium Club Dome: 51 (2), 168, 200

Stadium Club Members Only: Carlos Baerga, Cleveland Indians

Studio: 51, 53

Topps: 5 (3), 126, 156, 186, 240 (3), 309, 531 (4), 792

Gold:
30. John Kruk, Philadelphia Phillies
43. Jose Lind, Pittsburgh Pirates
172. Juan Berenger, Atlanta Braves
180. Kevin Mitchell, San Francisco Giants
302. Joey Cora, Chicago White Sox
476. Randy Bush, Minnesota Twins
488. Scott Cooper, Boston Red Sox
655. Brett Butler, Los Angeles Dodgers
661. Bill Landrum, Pittsburgh Pirates
707. Gregg Jefferies, New York Mets

Gold Winner:
5. Dave Winfield, California Angels "Record Breaker"
15. Denny Martinez, Montreal Expos
33. Carlos Baerga, Cleveland Indians
51. Tom Runnels, Montreal Expos
119. Mark Gardner, Montreal Expos
126. Rico Brogna, Detroit Tigers; John Jaha, Milwaukee Brewers; Ryan Klesko, Atlanta Braves; Dave Staton, San Diego Padres
286. Gilberto Reyes, Montreal Expos
385. Tim Wallach, Montreal Expos
394. Denny Martinez, Montreal Expos "All-Star"
423. Jeff Fassero, Montreal Expos (2)
566. Bill Sampen, Montreal Expos
666. Tom FOley, Montreal Expos
761. Mike Fitzgerald, Montreal Expos
792. Dave Winfield, California Angels

Triple Play: 42 (2), 71, 89 (3), 209, 221

Ultra: 47, 282, 454, 520, 521, 525

Upper Deck: 1, 3, 5 (2), 18, 25, 28, 61, 83 (2), 87, 135, 143, 144, 166, 177 (2), 222 (2), 245 (2), 274, 333, 474, 721, 734 (2), 767

Baseball Heroes:
29. Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox (2)
34. Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox (2)
35. Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox
36. Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox

Homerun Heroes:
HR7. Ron Gant (2)
HR11. Danny Tartabull, Kansas City Royals
HR13. Albert Belle, Cleveland Indians
HR15. Paul O'Neill, Cincinnati Reds
HR16. Darryl Strawberry, Los Angeles Dodgers (2)
HR17. Dave Winfield, California Angels (2)
HR21. Barry Bonds, Pittsburgh Pirates
HR22. Matt Nokes, New York Yankees

Upper Deck Minor League: 55

Random Pack Break: 1992 Bowman Baseball Redux

Not long ago I busted a pack of 1992 Bowman Baseball. It should have been two but a slight mix-up from the online dealer I ordered from missed one. No biggie. They sent it along with a small bonus on my next order. So let's see what the pack brings us, shall we:

574 Steve Finley

33 Edgar Martinez - It's rare that the game's all-time great DH is shown holding a glove. I adore the history of the game, but if there's one reason to support the designated hitter, it's Edgar.

1992 Bowman Baseball 33 Edgar Martinez

255 Ramon Martinez - Back in the day, he was one of the most exciting pitchers to watch. Within a couple of years, though, his brother Pedro would steal his thunder.

1992 Bowman Baseball 255 Ramon Martinez

 82 Pedro Martinez - A kid you not, back-to-back brothers. If it weren't for 1991 Upper Deck Final Edition, this card would be a lot more exciting than it is today. Unless you're first name is Mickey, second-year cards don't have the prestige as a rookie. That said, there was a time when this was a $20 card.

1992 Bowman Baseball 82 Pedro Martinez

92 Jerry DiPoto

200 Jeff Bagwell - Another excellent second-year card. So do Pedro and Bags get the Hall call in a few years? Let the debate ensue.

1992 Bowman Baseball 200 Jeff Bagwell

 682 Michael Tucker (Foil)

324 Dave Righetti

532 Manny Ramirez - Anyone heard of this guy, because I just got his rookie card. His glare makes him look a little intimidating though. But, he is standing in front of either a church or some preppy school that was built following a massive brick backlog to look like a church. Prognosis: I think this guy'll do okay.

1992 Bowman Baseball 532 Manny Ramirez

 523 Roberto Munoz

630 Lou Whitake

96 Donovan "Quit Calling Me Super Dave" Osbourne

518 John Doherty

44 Kim Batiste and a pair of brown Franklin batting gloves that didn't stay in fashion very long, even on the one team where it matched the uniforms.

1992 Bowman Baseball 44 Kim Batiste

 704 Checklist

Ah, when the rookie card was simple to understand and make sense of. You either scored like a Manny or you thought what could have been with a decent second-year pull like Bagwell and Pedro. This is what made Bowman relevant in the hobby again. No gimmicks, no short prints, just every rookie they could get. And some retrospectively ugly fashions.

Random Pack Breaks: 1992 Bowman Baseball Jumbo

I still recall going into a card shop in early 1993 and seeing two boxes sitting on the counter, both offering $1 packs: 1992 Bowman Baseball and 1992 Triple Play Baseball. Still feeling that 1991 Bowman Baseball was bad (I'm actually a big fan of the checklist now), I went for the fire-red borders of the kid-friendly Donruss product. A couple months later 1992 Bowman would catch the hobby fire and go-on to be a late-blooming classic of the excess-era.

Fast-forward 17 years and I finally get to bust my pack of 1992 Bowman Baseball. It was a little more than the dollar back then, but on-par with most modern sets. And it was a jumbo pack as well. Let's look for some early-90s fashions.

350. Mike Bordick
282. Greg Perschke
536. Billy Spiers
358. Jason Bere (I'm wondering if the picture on the back is Bere as his alternate dimension zombie self.)

 23. Paul Quantrill, eh!

677. Gregg Olson
451. Johnny "HR" Ruffin "Stuff"

 488. Dave Henderson
221. Alan Newman
267. Paul O'Neill
187. Bruce Hurst
666. Bob Walk (Is he throwing the ball or a fist?)

 

649. Pete Castellano "Foil"
623. Ryan Klesko "Foil"

550. Danny Tartabull
285. Keith Miller
352. David Wells
108. Henry Rodriguez
480. Doc Gooden
681. Willie Randolph blowing a bubble

160. Deion Sanders
239. Victor Cole
469. Steve Sax

No Mike Piazza, no Manny Ramirez, no Chipper Jones' jean shorts, no Cliff "Air Jordan" Floyd, but still a fun pack to bust. The Quantrill will go into my Canadians box and the rest will be set aside while I ponder building a set. I already have a number of the pricier cards somewhere so a starter set would likely be a cheap way to get a long way through at a fraction of the cost.

1992 Bowman Baseball benefits from a clean design that is dominated by white. The combination of an extensive rookie card checklist and the unique team-specific stats grid made Bowman a unique brand back in the early 90s. It was simply structured and a fun set I looked forward to building for a while. Then it became a brand that was gimmicked all to hell. Topps had a good opportunity to rebrand it with their Minor League license but rather it appears to be the same old stuff with USA Baseball replacing the World Baseball Classic cards from last year.

So here's to nostalgia, a modern classic set and a fun albeit uneventful pack break.

Holo Grammys

It's the Academy Awards of music tonight but I don't really care. While your significant other scours People Magazine's website in the morning, here's a random bunch of holograms:

 1992 Denny's Grand Slam 26. Joe Carter

I remember begging my parents to take me out for pie and coffee when these were available. They just turned to me, told me it was a 30 minute drive and that I was too young for coffee as they sipped their instant "coffee." They neglected to mention that Denny's also had gross key lime pie. Denny's sucks. This set was the best thing the restaurant had to offer in 1992. 

 1995 Score Dream Team Gold DG11. Greg Maddux

I'm not sure why Score abandoned the shirtless grandeur of the Dream Team cards for holograms. I can't say that I mind either. The whole "Gold" label, though, doesn't make a whole lot of sense either.

1993 Upper Deck Diamond Gallery 32. Wil Cordero

This card is a part of some oddball Upper Deck box set. I hadn't heard of it before and may have to track it down seeing as how it's an oddball hologram box set. Just 123,600 sets were made, which must make it extremely limited ; )

1997 Stadium Club Instavision Highlights I13. Andy Pettite

You can't capture the greatness of this card in a scan. Well, it is a hologram so it is instantly great, but that there hologram shows Pettite's hurling prowess. Yes, it's got motion technology without the creepy factor of Sammy Sosa's 1996 SPx card winking at me.

And now a trio of static non-sport holograms:

 Marvel Universe: Series One (Impel, 1990) MH1. Cosmic Spider-man

Although these are probably the most recognizable non-sport holograms (my guess is that it's due to the seemingly millions that are out there and just about everyone collecting the set at the time had one or two), I also rank them amongst the worst. Sure, they're shiny but there's nothing else going on. Plus, the card backs are identical for all five in the set. Yes, Virginia, holograms can be boring sometimes. Can anyone tell me what makes this Spider-Man, Cosmic Spider-Man?

 DC Comics: Series One (Impel, 1992) DC Hologram Hall of Fame DCH8. Superman

This card suffers somewhat the same fate as the Spidey above. It's pretty boring. However, at least with this set Impel wised up a bit and gave something of an interesting background. Too bad Superman's face resembles that of a stick man I doodled while waiting on hold yesterday.

Marvel Universe Series Three (Impel, 1992) H-5. Ghost Rider

Finally, Impel is getting somewhere. While I'm not a big fan of Ghost Rider, the way his motorcycle is popping out of this card is pretty bad ass.

Six-Pack Breaks: 1992 ProSet Guinness Book of Records

Since I was a kid, the shiny covers of the Guinness Book of World Records has always caught my attention. I've browsed through a few in my time, often during silent reading time where my friends and I would look up the strangest and most curious details. It turns out ProSet made a Guinness set back in 1992.

I busted a half-dozen packs and here are some of the highlights:

Fight Club au Naturale

My Little Pony

Albino Monkey

The World's Smallest Man

Some Guy Trying to Look Like Burt Reynolds Whilst Wrestling a Rather Large Snake

Bubbles!!!

Let's not forget this guy's relatives:

  (HT: The Mojo Hand)

Truly, this set offers a mix-bag of classic cards. If sports is your thing, I pulled some Chicago Bear and a Cricket player, so there's some of that too.

Six packs in and I'm a little over half-way through the set. Packs come with ten cards and there's 100 cards in the set. There's no inserts to be found but according to Jeff Allender's Checklist, there's also four promos to compliment the set. ProSet also made a custom binder.

Guinness Book of Records, like all ProSet products, should be considered junk wax. Boxes can be found on eBay for less than $5 while an entire case of 20 boxes can be had for $32 plus shipping. I suspect one box, which can make more than three sets, should suffice.