#109T Darrin Jackson

It's a nice action shot of Jackson, but what I find truly interesting is the kneeling ball girl in the background. There's something you don't see every day on a baseball card.

Best phrase on the back is definitely "groin area."

#95T Jay Buhner

Nice yellow wristband that Bone is rocking. The photo on the back is odd--looks like everything around Buhner was blacked out for some reason.

Most interesting word on the back? I guess "bulldog", narrowly beating out "Community College."

#93T Sil Campusano

Usher on the front, sweet chain around his neck on the back. What more could you want?

There's a small oopsie on the back with the justification of the number "9" for his doubles in 1985.

I'll go with "wheels" as the most interesting word on the back. brought to you by Tom Henke.

#89T Dave Gallagher

Gallagher's bat looks about 4 feet long! It also looks like there might be a bit of a puff of dirt to the left, so maybe he just hit a grounder.

Who's in the background? If that's a White Sox player wearing a warmup jersey, then it's Greg Walker.

Weirdest word on the back is probably "gloveman."

#74T Greg Briley

I wonder if Briley swung and missed, or if he fouled the ball upwards. Those are some seriously big eyeglasses, and if you don't believe me, just look at the photo on the back. As style for eyeglasses has gotten smaller and smaller, I wonder if players would really play with them today, since the smaller lenses yield a small field of (non-blurry) vision.

These days, I can't think of anybody who still wears eyeglasses, although I'm sure there must be at least a pitcher or two.

Pornographic Greg Briley

Best word on the back is clearly "Pee Wee." OK, I guess that's two words.

#73T Cecil Espy

This card is an example of why I do this blog.

Take a look at the photo above. See anything particularly interesting? No?

There's something pretty damn cool on this card, and you'll want to click on the image above to see the fine detail. It's the reflection on Espy's helmet. Look carefully and you can see the foul line, the stands, as well as his own bat reflected there. You can even see clouds!

I bet you just spent 30 seconds studying a photo that you otherwise might have spent half a second glancing at.

Most unusual word on the back? "18th."

#72T Darryl Hamilton

A bunch of interesting things on this card. Firstly, I love the bunting photo. Secondly, I love being able to see the bottoms of his sneakers. Thirdly, I love the shadow on the ground. Fourthly, I love the photo on the back, itself for 4 reasons: A) Hamilton's playful smile B) The 1960's Batman tilting of the photo C) the fact that both beer and cigarettes ads are visible and D) the strange object flying through the air on the top left. It is a flag? A bird? Who knows?

Let's go with "dazzling" as the best word.

Hamilton had a pretty nice career, although he was strictly a singles hitter, finishing with a career batting average of .291 but an OPS+ of just 95. In 1996, he batted .293 but had an OPS+ of only 81. That's incredible.

#70T Brady Anderson

The copy on the back of the card nicely sums up the trade that sent Anderson to the Orioles, one of a few prospects the Red Sox traded during this period that went on to have notably major league careers (the others being Curt Schilling, actually traded with Anderson in this deal, and Jeff Bagwell, traded away for another Andersen--this one with an 'e' and a first name of Larry.)

Most interesting word on the back? "Steroids."

Ha! Just kidding! Made you look!

Most unusual word? I guess "seasoning," although that's not such a rare word.

#69T Tommy Gregg

Again it's kind of weird how the copy on the back of the card talks about him homering in the big leagues in 1988 and yet there are no 1988 stats on the card. I guess they started working on these cards before the season was over and couldn't include 1988 performance.

Most unusual word on the back? I'm going with "punt."

#56T Dan Pasqua

Here is yet another guy with a mismatched uniform number between what our eyes tell us and what the back of the card wants us to believe. Oops.

I'm also surprised to see the word "delightful" on the back of any baseball card.

#53T Mike Davis

Any card of Mike Davis wearing a Dodgers uniform is a good one, as I talked about back here.

Looks like Padres in the background in the dugout.

#51T Mike Young

There he is, number 19, Michael Young...just like it says on the back, number 43, Michael Young. Seriously...what's up with that?

And what the hell is up with the copy on the back? Why would he be returning to the Orioles in 1988? The card is a TRADED card showing that he's ALREADY BEEN TRADED to the Phillies. WTF???

#50T Dave Parker

Here's our second straight Athletics card, and the photos were probably taken at the same game since they are both at Comiskey. I wonder if that's Carlton Fisk's glove coming in from the left.

The back of this card contains one of the most egregious errors I've ever seen. He did NOT top 30 HR or 100 RBI in 1987, and the back of the card is totally wrong in its description of his performance in 1987.

At least the part about his 6 RBIs in two July games is correct. Here is the list of all four of Parker's 6-RBI games.

Parker looks like an absolute beast on this card, just like most of his others.

#49T Dave Henderson

Two really cool things about this card. Henderson was photographed, unusually, in a check swing where we can see the ball (passing his back leg.) Plus, who's that on deck? Jose Canseco, just about the most popular player in baseball when this set came out after the 1988 season.

#48T Heny Cotto

Man, that is some serious squinting on the back of the card! He's spotting raccoons left and right!

I already mentioned this on an earlier Henry Cotto card, but it still amazes me. He was traded once with Jeff Darwin for Dave Magadan. Then, several months later, Darwin and Magadan were swapped back for each other but Cotto wasn't part of that second trade.

#45T Bob Dernier

Nice photo of Dernier here batting at Wrigely. It's pretty clear that his jersey number is 22. You can see the first 2 on the front of his jersey, and the second 2 on the back. Even in the photo on the back, you can see the 22 on the bill of his helmet. Makes tons of sense, then that Score put his jersey number as 20, huh?

#44T Ron Kittle

So, exactly how many shirts is Kittle wearing? Inside his uniform top, he appears to be wearing something like a gray tank top over a gray t-shirt. Wha..???

Interesting that Kittle's 35 homers were within 2 of the then-record for AL rookies. These days, that record is 49 HR.

#43T Herm Winningham

Wow, you can see 8 letters on the back of Winningham's jersey and still can't see his entire name. The card back notes that Winningham was hitting .352 at the end of May in the minors in 1984. He finished that year at .281, meaning that he must have hit around .230 for the rest of the season.

#41T Joe Orsulak

More background fun on this card. In the background, there's a guy on the left who I'm pretty sure is masturbating. The guy directly behind Orsulak doesn't appear to be wearing shorts at all. I had no idea that Joe was so stimulating.

On the back of the card, everything seems normal until you notice that baseball in the upper left. I can't tell if that's an actual baseball, or a picture of a baseball that's part of the ad in the background. Does anybody know?

#38T Gary Pettis

Oh laugh! "He even appeared on the verge of becoming a consistent hitter..." What the hell are they talking about? Pettis was a consistent hitter. Consistently awful.

Interesting that they list his position as CF and not just OF. Most baseball cards do not make the distinction.