Topps salute to 1988 continued in series two. In addition to the usual regular and chrome cards, an All-Star set was included. Cubs players were in all three sets.
Two off-season signings were included in the regular set. Both ended up with photoshopped cards. Bellinger's looks ok, but Swanson's jersey is really off.
The chrome cards in the silver packs have three Cubs. Between the grass and ivy, there is a lot of green in the background of Dawson's card. It looks better than the purple behind Swanson.
Ryno was a starter for the NL in the 1987 All-Star game and should have had a card like this one in the 1988 set. Instead, Topps made an All-Star card for Juan Samuel, who was the NL's back-up second baseman.
The Cubs did have one player get an All-Star card in 1988, so we can do a little comparing.
The big difference is that the 2023 card has a hyphen between All and Star. The grammar police got to Topps.
Grumble-grumble... Juan Samuel... Ugh!
ReplyDeleteSo glad Ryno has an '88 All-Star card for me to secure. the '88 Design has probably been my favorite throughout the years.