Sunday, June 11, 2023

Five Random Cubs Cards

 I've got 21,114 Cubs cards from 316 different brands listed on a spreadsheet. A random number generator picked five cards, one each from the past several decades.


1900s - 1970s: 1976 Orbakers Jose Cardenal Orbakers sold ice cream and burgers.  It would have been more appropriate if they sold hot dogs, since Jose was know to be one!


1980s: 1989 Score #407 Rick Sutcliffe  This is a pretty decent action shot of Sutcliffe.  His 1989 season was his last good one with the Cubs.  He won 16 games and was named to the All-Star team.


1990s: 1999 Gold Label #3 Mark Grace  This looks like Grace is catching is own popup.


2000s: 2003 Donruss #250 Sammy Sosa  I'm not sure what Sammy is doing here.  He's in a strange position if he is following through on a swing.


2010s: 2017 Bowman Talent Pipeline #CHI Ian Happ Eloy Jimenez Mark Zagunis  All three made it to the big leagues.  Zagunis was a bust, Jimenez went to the south side, and Happ just signed a big money extension with the Cubs.

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