Thursday, May 6, 2021

In the clouds

Ah, the 90s. When photoshop changed everything.

Card Number 669: Fleer Diamond Tribute insert, 1994; #5

With ghostly baseballs and fluffy clouds, this 'tribute' card looks like an 'in memorium' piece of artwork.


The background on the cardback is a similar design, with a different photo (and a different uniform).


Even before Tony posted his modern day record bating average of .394, Fleer described him as "one of the game's all-time great hitters". This card was issued in the season when he achieved that record so this card was very prescient.

Total: 669 cards


1 comment:

  1. Fleer should have used the clouds and transparent baseballs as the background for Gwynn's 1994 Fleer Pro-Visions card. If I had any custom card makings skills... I'd actually give it a shot.

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