1978 Topps, Ken Brett

Card No. 682

The older brother of Hall of Famer George Brett, pitcher Ken Brett carved out a nice 14-year career for himself...Ken wore 10 different uniforms during his big league tenure....Selected 4th overall by Boston in the 1966 MLB Draft....Shared his 1969 "Rookie Stars" card with Red Sox teammate Gerry Moses....Ken had a card in 14 Topps sets, many of which featured him in an airbrushed cap and/or uniform....Appeared in 31 games for the Angels in 1978, posting a 3-5 record and one save with a 4.95 ERA.

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2004 Topps, Roberto Alomar

Card No. 456

For the longest time, I assumed (wrongly) that this was Roberto Alomar's final Topps card....His card in the 2005 set is actually his final regular Topps entry....Robbie garnered 12 All-Star Game nods and 10 Gold Gloves during his Hall of Fame career.....This card represents his only Topps card as a Diamondback....His true rookie can be found in the 1988 Traded set....Alomar played just 38 games for the D-backs before he was traded to the White Sox in August 2004.

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1991 Topps, Walt Weiss

Card No. 455

Shortstop Walt Weiss goes airborne to turn two on this gem from 1991 Topps....For my money, this is one of the best, most iconic horizontal cards Topps has ever produced....The '91 set marked the return of landscape-oriented cards, the first since 1974.....That's Indians catcher Joel Skinner hitting the deck....Walt was the A.L. Rookie of the Year in 1988....His rookie card appeared in the '88 Topps Traded set....Played just 40 games during the '91 season, batting .226 with 13 RBIs for Oakland.

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1964 Topps, Bill Skowron

Card No. 445

A five-time World Series champ and an eight-time All-Star, Bill Skowron looks focused and ready to hack away on this one from 1964 Topps....Helped the Dodgers beat New York in the '63 Series, a year after he was a world champ with the Yanks....Listed as "Moose" on his Topps card just once (1958)....His rookie card is part of the 1954 Topps set....This is his lone card as a Senator....Split '64 the season between Washington and the White Sox, batting a combined .282 with 17 homers over 146 games.

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2018 Topps, Blake Snell

Card No. 489

The ol' Jukebox brings us another Cy Young southpaw today, as Tampa Bay's Blake Snell gets his turn in the spotlight....Snell captured the A.L. CYA in 2018, just two years after his big league debut....The little water slide doohickey on the '18 Topps cards was kind of a turnoff initially, but the entire design has grown on me....Blake's rookie card came in the 2016 Update series....Snell's 21 wins and 1.89 ERA were both tops in the Junior Circuit during his Cy Young season of '18.

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1987 Topps, Dave Concepcion

Card No. 731

Among the highlights of Dave Concepcion's splendid 19-year career as a Cincinnati Red are two world championships, nine All-Star Game appearances, five Gold Gloves and two Silver Sluggers....Not too shabby!....Dave's uniform number 13 was retired by the Reds in August of 2007....That's Montreal's Herm Winningham being tagged out....Dave's rookie card was included in the 1970 set....His final Topps appearance was in 1988....Batted a cool .319 over 279 ABs for Cincy during the '87 season.

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2007 Topps, Troy Tulowitzki

Card No. 135

A former 7th-overall draft choice out of Long Beach State, Troy Tulowitzki is today's Jukebox hit...."Tulo" accrued two Gold Gloves and a pair of Silver Slugger awards during his 13-year big league career....As you can tell from the logo in the top left corner, this is his rookie card....Troy's first seven Topps cards all feature action shots of him in the act of throwing....Collected his first major league hit in his second career game, an infield single off Mets southpaw Oliver Perez, 8/31/06.

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