Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Fleer's Lookin' at You Kid

 Hello Friends!

I apologize for not writing that much so far this year. I'm honestly at a loss for ideas. I do have my projects like the Ballpark bios and that but I don't want to do so many in a row that I get tired of them and you get bored of them. 


So today I decided to look at a set that I need to get cards from. 

1984 Fleer. 

I do have some cards from that set, but there are a number of Jays I'm missing. I'm afraid to look at Expos or the few Canadians active at the time. (I think it might have only been Puhl by then)

Obviously I have this one. Fernandez rookie. I want to say it looks like a Spring Training photo based on the fence and background. 

Jim Gott, by time I got into baseball, was well gone from the team. I believe he was a Dodger then. 


Is it me, or does McLaughlin look like he would have been better cast as a teacher?

Shaker!

I'm trying to figure out where this and the Gott photo were.. It's just blurry enough to not give me much hint.. 


For some reasom that I can't explain, I've never liked Rance. It's a completely illogical thing and yeah... (This makes me curious actually... Does anyone else have a player from their favourite team that they just irrationally dislike or hate?)


Finally Dave Stieb.. 

The reason for this post actually comes from looking at Johnny's post on Johnny's Trading Spot
One of the cards he has showing is Roy Lee Jackson performing the Anthem. I almost want to say it's become kind of a grail card for me. I've seen photos of it.. I've really never seen it available.. And I want it.. (Mind you I want all the Jays from the set I'm missing. But that's another story)

That brings another question, dear reader.. Is there any inexpensive card that basically acts as a grail or white whale card for you? 




1 comment:

  1. Just came from John's blog... and saw that Fernandez. Was just thinking... wow 1984 Fleer is making its rounds today. That Roy Lee Jackson is really cool. Actually thanks to John, I'm discovering a lot of cool cards from that set.

    Haven't chased it long... but right now the 2024 Topps Update card of Jose Trevino is a card that has eluded me.

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