The Milk-Bone Cubs*

Today's set comes from Milk-Bone and was their one and only foray into the baseball card world.  Specially marked boxes had a package with two cards inside.  The set has just 20 cards and there was one Cub....sort of, hence the asterisk in the post title.

The card shows us catcher Joe Girardi and his dog Nikko.  The set is called Superstars, but Joe was no superstar.  He was a serviceable catcher.

You'll also notice that the card says "1993 Limited Edition."  That is the reason for the asterisk.  He is clearly shown as a Cub, making a throw at Wrigley Field.  But in 1993, Joe was no longer with the Cubs.  He was taken by the Rockies in the expansion draft after the 1992 season. (And by the way, are superstars left unprotected in an expansion draft?)  

But since the card has no team designations, and it shows him as a Cub, it goes into my collection.