Big McGriffs

Fred McGriff is one of my favorite guys to collect. As a kid growing up in San Diego, I loved having him on the Padres for those 2+ seasons. These days I feel like my McGriff PC is "in a good place" or whatever, and don't seek out additions much anymore though am happy to add a new card here and there. Supercollecting the Crime Dog is best left to professionals such as @ICollectMcGriff. (So happy for him when Fred finally got his call to the Hall.)

But I still have a legit PC in my own right, and I figured I'd show off some big ones in a post. 

I scored the match print photo for Fred's 1991 flagship card from the Topps Vault back in 2018 on sale. Paired up with a standard card here for reference.

They even threw in the file envelope, which is a cool bonus.

Here's another match print photo from the Topps Vault, but for a more obscure card: 1990 Topps TV Glossy All-Star Set.

This was a situation where I had to grab the card off COMC to pair with the rare version of it. Same thing with this next item...

I already showed off my oversized proof 1995 Topps Stadium Club - Ring Leaders insert back in a 2022 post celebrating his HOF induction. But now I also have the normal sized card to compare and contrast.

More "junk" paired with decidedly less junky versions. The Topps Kids is a blank back proof (not just a gimmick like the later Topps Vault blank backs, but rather actually used in production) and the 1992 Leaf (another repeat from my '22 HOF post) is a buyback auto.

Let's close out with this rainbow of 1987 Topps Traded, his "Topps rookie" (FTC). The center card is a homemade mod ("birchwood edition") and the refractor ("retrofractor") is a reprint from 2001.

That'll do it for today. Wishing a Happy Birthday to @ICollectMcGriff! Thanks for stopping by.