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Almost a quarter of a century ago


What Joe Carter was to the '90s ...


And Carlton Fisk was to the '70s ...


And Bill Mazeroski was to the '60s ...


Kirk Gibson was to the '80s.


Happy 24th anniversary to Gibson's one-legged home run, THE epic blast of my generation.

You may be a Diamondback now, but I still like ya.


(I really need to get more versions of this card, and there's no time like an anniversary date to load up the COMC cart. ... Now if I could only tell the difference between the "windsor green" and the "green linen").

Comments

Great memory. Great game. I had my first World Series party for that game. Lots of people crammed into a small apartment. Pizza. hot dogs, nachos, ice cream cups...... All that stuff we are no longer supposed to eat.
Dodgerbobble said…
The greatest moment of my youth. 24 years is too long of a drought.

Lovin' the rainbow of Gibbys. How many colors are there?
Robert said…
Now that, is one helluva rainbow
night owl said…
@Dodgerbobble ~

I'm not entirely sure. I know there are at least four others. Probably more.
Fuji said…
Beautiful cards... painful memory.
AdamE said…
When I needed a Masterpiece parallel Red Sox I contacted a certain blogger who is the authority on Masterpiece parallels. Surely you know who I am talking about...
Mark Aubrey said…
Here are the variations on the 2007 Upper Deck Matserpieces:

Printing Plates: one set per color
Artist's Proof: one set
Black Linen: 99 sets
Blue Steel: 50 sets
Bronze: one set
Celestial Blue: one set
Deep Blue: 75 sets
Green Linen: ? sets
Hades: 50 sets
Persian Blue Linen: one set
Pinot Red: 75 sets
Red Linen: one set
Rusted: 50 sets
Black: 99 sets
Urban Gray: one set

From the ever so useful 2009 Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards.
Anonymous said…
I know that the tragic events of 2004 and 2007 have dampened it a little, but Aaron Boone's shot wasn't bad.

But then, you would have needed another color of Gibson.
night owl said…
Boone wasn't good enough to hit his HR in the World Series. If I was expanding to the playoffs I'd have to include Thomson in '51. Not doing that.

And if by "tragic" you mean "glorious," then we agree again!