Tuesday, February 19, 2019

The (Second) Dime Box Frankenset, Page 36: Numbers 316-324


Frankenset Page #65 WINNER -- 1993 Upper Deck #582 Brian Hunter (8 votes)

I had a tough time deciding what my favorite card was from last week's page, and it looks like my fellow readers did as well.

While we had a high total of 37 votes, Brian Hunter ended up taking the crown with a mere eight tallies. Six of the nine cards from last week's page received between four and eight votes. We almost had a three-way tie for first until a couple latecomers put Hunter over the top.

If a single set can be classified as a Frankenset MVP, it's 1993 Upper Deck -- and now it has another notch in the Gallery of Frankenset Champions.




Today's my 27th birthday, and it gives me great pleasure to reveal this week's special birthday frankenset page -- as chosen by the Random Number Generator, we'll be taking a look at Page 36 (#s 316-324) here today.

Let's meet the nominees.



1995 Donruss #314 Wes Chamberlain

Fan favorite. 



1993 Upper Deck #317 John Orton

John Orton's attempt for a repeat winner from '93 Upper Deck. 



1971 Topps #318 Rudy May

Horizontal vintage FTW.



1993 Donruss #319 Geno Petralli

I've looked at this card for a good couple minutes, and I still have no idea what's going on here.



2018 Topps #320 Yasmani Grandal

I sometimes think about starting a high-five mini-collection. 



1987 Topps #321 Mike Laga

Worst airbrush job ever? 



1995 Pacific #322 Bob Welch

Throwback!



1996 Score #323 Jay Buhner

New from the Hallmark channel: the Everlasting Friendship of Ken Griffey Jr. and Jay Buhner.



2017 Topps #324 Ben Revere

A rare moment of greatness from 2017 Topps.

That's it for this week's page. The poll are now on the sidebar.

Happy voting!

13 comments:

  1. 27? Seriously? I remember when you were easily the youngest baseball card blogger out there. Man, does time fly.
    Happy Bday, Nick!

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  2. Happy birthday Nick. This weeks choices are tough. I bet the results will be scattered again.

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  3. Hope you had a great special day, Nick!

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  4. Happy birthday to you and Josh Reddick!

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  5. Happy birthday! Once again, a lot of great choices, but I'm going to use my Red Sox bias on Chamberlain. How often do you see cards of non-stars getting curtain calls?

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  6. That Chamberlain card is fantastic, I agree with Matt. Going to have to track one of those down!

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  7. Happy birthday Nick! 26? Dang buddy... you're getting old.

    I was torn between the pink Laga and the throwback Welch. Then that sweet Revere came along. I just wonder if he caught the ball.

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  8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-e72rHMF10

    Looks like like Revere robbed Freeman and got a standing ovation from Braves fans at Turner.

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  9. Petralli looks like he's about to face-plant...going with him!

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  10. If you're 27, that means I'm...never mind, I don't want to know. Happy Birthday!

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  11. HBTY Nick! Hope it's been a good one! This page is difficult as you've thrown catchers into the mix. I agree with Mike - Petralli is going down! The throwback is a beaut then there's that awful airbrush. I went with Hunter last week. Hope I pick another winner.

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  12. Happy birthday, Nick!!

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