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Sunday, December 4, 2022

Fred McGriff, HOFer!

I'm very happy Fred McGriff finally got the Call to the Hall! I figured I'd celebrate by taking a look at a few highlights of my Crime Dog PC.

'Murica. McGriff.

This is an oversized proof of his 1995 Topps Stadium Club Ring Leader insert. What an audacious card! I was making this gif while listening to the HOF announcement live. Kind of a bummer that we didn't get more new HOFers along for the ride, but really just happy one of my favorite players ever made it.

Back to the card, I really appreciate getting the full artwork of blank-backed proof. I should frame this badboy. For comparison, here's the standard cut version:


Looking at the rings and stars in the corners makes it clear this is a tighter crop.



Thumbing through my McGriff PC.. Nice, didn't realize I had so many rookies! That's the first slabbed card I ever bought shortly after returning to the hobby. Lol, gem mint 10!



As a young Padres fan in the early 90s, I loved having Fred in San Diego and was bummed he didn't stick around longer. He doesn't seem to have a lot of certified autos picturing him on the Padres, but this buyback works. I also have a couple McGriff autos in my Christmas Card collection (one Braves, one Devil Rays, pretty sure).


This Cubs relic with a pinstripe completes the trifecta.



Cool, shiny die-cut that caught my eye among lots of "junk" era stuff that I need to sort, perhaps when I get around to moving the PC from my "retired" PC boxes and into my "HOF" PC boxes.



I've got 2 of this card.. one in the parallel setbuild and another for the PC. Love these 2004 Chrome black refractors, even if it's sometimes tough to get a good photo of them, as they form mini blackholes which create a vacuum of light. Once I complete the set-- if I ever do-- planet Earth may implode upon itself.



My Fred McGriff collection is Elite thanks to this card.



And let's close out on a minor league card. This is another one I got shortly after returning to the hobby as an adult back around 2012. Got it off Lista thanks to a friendly seller working out a deal with me. Turned out the seller was a cardblogger (The Great Sports Name Hall of Fame), and hey, that pleasant experience might've helped nudge me into starting a blog myself.

Oh happy day! Congrats to Fred McGriff and my fellow Crime Dog collectors!

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9 comments:

  1. Johnnys Trading SpotDecember 4, 2022 at 6:03 PM

    Very Happy for Fred! He's always been one of my favorite Braves and players period. Love that Ring Leader proof.

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  2. Brett AlanDecember 4, 2022 at 6:57 PM

    Happy he got in there. My only complaint is that Keith Hernandez and Lou Whitaker didn't get the chance to join him.

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  3. The Diamond KingDecember 4, 2022 at 7:21 PM

    Very cool McGriff cards! The Ring Leaders and Power Cuts are just funky!

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  4. FujiDecember 4, 2022 at 7:39 PM

    Nice McGriff collection. The buyback is sweet! I've been trying to hunt down an on-card auto of him for several years... but they've soared out of my price range.

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  5. BoDecember 5, 2022 at 8:14 AM

    He was easily the most qualified candidate on the list. Other than steroids, really the only qualified one (and I say that as a huge fan of the guy who had the second-most votes).

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  6. DamienDecember 5, 2022 at 10:14 AM

    McGriff and Schilling all the way!
    I've got about 10-15 McGriffs, and none compare to these.

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  7. The Lost CollectorDecember 6, 2022 at 5:01 AM

    Man, those Ring Leaders are cool...but that Laser is probably may favorite. What a cool card.

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  8. JonDecember 8, 2022 at 3:11 PM

    Even though it's obviously just a small part of your collection, this stuff here alone would qualify as a HOF collection.

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  9. AnonymousDecember 9, 2022 at 9:35 AM

    Very happy that McGriff got in, but disappointed that not more made it. Great collection! That Power Cuts card is fantastic!

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