This pack of 1988 Fleer did not yield a surfboard card but it contained fewer players that I didn't remember than any of the previous packs. It also enclosed the first insert card of the box ( I don't consider the stickers inserts). Ralph Bryant is the only player I don't remember at all. Mookie Wilson is the stepfather and uncle of Preston Wilson. Tom Browning, was (I think) a member of the Reds' Nasty Boys. Kevin Seitzer's Mom worked with a friend of mine. Pat Clement was a Padre and I got his autograph when he came to Portland with the Las Vegas Stars. Mike Dunne and Wally Joyner were Padres whose autographs I got through the mail. Eric Davis is a former Northwest League All Star and a Major League All Star as this card indicates.
Browning wasn't really one of the Nasty Boys; he was a starter, and the Nasty Boys were relievers.
ReplyDeleteDescribing Mookie Wilson as Preston's uncle makes me feel old! We Mets fans love Mookie.
I remember trying to build that 88F All-Star set. Don't think I finished it. If I remember correctly, collation was bad. We'd keep pulling the same guys in my area (Nokes, Davis, Molitor, Henke, and Clemens).
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