A second card from Jason, and a second card within a few blog posts from one of Fleer's limited edition 44-card glossy sets that were sold in complete sets, in packs like decks of playing cards. At the end of January I posted about an All Star card that started off a new binder page devoted to these cards. I'm glad to say it didn't take long for that card to have some company.
Card Number 582: Fleer Award Winners, 1988; #16
I like the bold frames that most of these card sets feature.
However, I have to question the use of the photo, particularly if you juxtapose this with the other Fleer Award Winner card I have, which was printed in 1987.
So, on the 'slugger award' card from 1988, Tony isn't shown holding a bat. But on the 'fielding award' card from 1987, he is holding a bat! (And rather nonchalantly too!)
It feels like Fleer are trolling us here. I find it very hard to believe they couldn't have found a photo of Tony holding a bat to illustrate him slugging.
Anyway, the back of the Award Winners card from 1988 isn't very interesting. There's a bit of space under the candy-striped stats box that Fleer could have filled with a little note about what Tony did to win the award. But they didn't write anything there. (He was the batting champion with an average of .370.)
Total: 582 cards
The photo selection for the 1987 Award Winner card was definitely lazy on Fleer's part. As for the card back... I like the red, white, and blue color scheme, but I agree they could have utilized the space better.
ReplyDeleteLoving the red, white, and blue back. The front? Not so much.
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