1990 joe carter

joe carter was traded from the indians to the padres in december of 1989 for sandy alomar and carlos baerga. here's his 1990 o-pee-chee card:

here's the topps front:

now the o-pee-chee back:

and the topps back:

carter spent only one season in san diego, but he played in every game, hitting 24 homers and driving in 115 runs. the padres then sent carter (along with roberto alomar) on to the blue jays in a postseason deal that netted them fred mcgriff and tony fernandez.

voici à vous, 1990 joe carter!

1991 joe carter

almost one year to the day after acquiring joe carter from the indians, the padres traded him to the blue jays on december 5, 1990.  here's his 1991 o-pee-chee card:

here's the topps front:

now the o-pee-chee back:

and the topps back:

carter went on to earn all-star selections in each of his first four seasons in toronto to go along with finishing in the top 12 for al mvp voting (including two top 5 finishes) in those four years.  of course, he is best remembered for taking mitch williams deep in the 1993 world series to give the blue jays their second world championship.

voici à vous, 1991 joe carter!