Bustin' Old Wax: 1987 Topps

So, I found a couple of packs of 87 Topps in one of my boxes.  I also found a 1991 Topps pack.  Not really sure where these came from.  Probably from a couple of cheap-o box buys a few years back.  Just for funsies I thought it would be nice to open them up for you.

First, the 1991 Topps.  This was a huge set.  Not in the way of any worthwhile cards, have you.  But, the set itself was over 700 cards.  A monster.

The design of the 91 Topps was fairly bleh.  Nothing to write home about here, folks.  For Topps to do their 40th anniversary set with this one was just...wrong.  They should've done something a little nicer, in my humble opinion.

Here's what I got in my lone pack:
#170 Carlton Fisk - Hall of Famer.  Not too shabby since I have a box full of HOF'ers.
#775 Julio Franco
#305 Mike Scioscia - Good player.  Even better manager.
#642 Hal Morris
#373 Darrin Jackson
#250 Dennis Eckersley - Another Hall of Famer.  Great pitcher.
#158 Jose Uribe
#634 Henry Cotto - Remember him?  I don't.
Checklist
#289 Tim Birtsas - No clue.
#514 Mike Stanton
#451 Neal Heaton - Wow.  My memory is shot.
#779 Carmelo Martinez
#182 Junior Noboa
#747 Tony Fossas

There you go.  One pack of 1991 Topps.  Two Hall of Famers, a handful of good players, and a whole bunch of dudes I can't remember.  This was a set with ZERO notable rookie cards.  1991 was a terrible year.

Now TWO packs of 1987 Topps. 87 was likely my favorite design from Topps back in the day.  Maybe it's because it was the first year I started really collecting.  Yes, memory is powerful.

Here we go:
Pack 1
#498 Bob Kearney - Who?
#342 Bob James
#156 Mariners Leaders
#644 John Denny
#55 Tim Wallach
#77 Bryan Oelkers
#237 Jim Morrison - NOT the Doors singer.
#625 Mookie Wilson - Mookie!!!
#354 Jamie Quirk
#473 Steve Farr
#612 George Bell All-Star
#177 Keith Moreland
#712 Don Robinson
#323 Al Newman
#532 Jeff Stone
#687 Alan Trammell - Loved watching Trammell play.
#760 Mike Witt

Yuck.

Pack 2
#736 Steve Bedrosian
#759 Joel Youngblood
#183 Andy Hawkins
#107 John Butcher
#681 George Bell
#446 Chuck Finley -  I actually liked Finley
#776 Tom Brunansky
#674 Bill Campbell
#48 Wally Backman
#437 Ted Power
#566 Tim Hulett
#451 Joe Sambito
#417 Pat Perry
#422 Jack Howell
#309 Mike Young
#249 Jim Pankovits
#560 Glenn Davis

Jeez.  Two packs and just...shit.  Back in the day, I would've been pissed with these two packs.  Now, I'm just slightly amazed at how crappy these players turned out to be.

Oh well.  Cheap pack break.  But, fun.  Take care people!