Monday, July 27, 2020

1993 Fleer Ultra #534

Type: Base Card
Acquired: Pulled From Pack
This is a beautiful card! The photo on the front really captures Bo's determination to rip the guts out of any fastball that came speeding his way. The back shows a rare photo of Bo in the field and has limited stats, but I will forgive this shortcoming due to how nice this card looks with it's minimal graphics and foil stamping. Fleer Ultra truly was the standard in baseball cards during the 90s and year after year they continued to put out a great product that collectors clamored for!

Monday, July 20, 2020

1990 Score #280

Type: Base Card
Acquired: Pulled From Pack
This is a pretty cool looking card from early in Bo's career. The shot on the front of the card perfectly captures that moment of action where bat is milliseconds away from hitting speeding fastball. The layout of the graphics is kind of blah, but not terrible. The back features an unimpressed photo of Bo followed by a great set of stats. I was on the hunt for this card for a long time as a kid and one magical day, I opened a pack of 1990 Score and BAM I was given this great card. Not a bad pull at all!

Monday, July 13, 2020

1994 Score Select #356

Type: Base Card
Acquired: Bought Online
I'm usually not a fan of the landscape style of baseball cards. They always look clunky when you put them in your binder next to the other cards, but I will give this Score release a pass due to how well it is put together. The front features two action poses of Bo. The main photo is large and in full coloe, while the other is smaller and monotone. I like this because the smaller photo doesn't feel like it distracts from the main focus shot and it's there more as an accent. The back features limited stats and a nice "candid" shot of Bo in the dugout. Not a bad card from Bo's forgotten days as an Angel.

Monday, July 6, 2020

1994 Score #513

Type: Base Card
Acquired: Bought Online
I really like this card. The front design is nice. It definitely is dated, but I kind of like the dark blue border with the small graphic touches near the name. The back has a great candid photo of Bo smiling and comes with complete stats, tells the story of him smashing a home run in his first at bat since hip surgery and includes a quote from Frank Thomas! Score really nailed it with this release!