1990 Topps, Benny Santiago

Card No. 35

If you were a Little League catcher in the late '80s or early '90s, chances are that you occasionally pretended you were Benny Santiago....Hard as I tried, gunning down a would-be base stealer from my knees never ended well....Beginning with his 1987 Traded rookie though '95, Santiago was listed as 'Benny' on his cards....From '96 to his final card in 2004, he was listed as 'Benito'....The former N.L. Rookie of the Year picked up his third Silver Slugger and his third consecutive Gold Glove in 1990 for San Diego.

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1990 Topps, Ken Griffey Jr.

Card No. 336

Call me crazy, say what you want: This is Ken Griffey, Jr.'s best Topps card....While it doesn't have the fanfare that his 1989 Topps Traded rookie carries, you can't deny the charm and near-perfection of this card....Full disclosure: I'm a Rookie Cup junkie....Junior's farewell card appeared 20 years later in the 2010 Topps set....Made the first of 13 career All-Star Game appearances and won the first of 10 Gold Gloves in 1990 with the Mariners.

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