All-time Top 100 cheap-azz keepers VII - (70-53)

70. 1994 Pinnacle Museum Collection David Hulse #162 - at times, a regular card probably illustrates the action [a seemingly odd exchange where a baserunner hand a ball to a fielder to say “here you do something with this”] better than a parallel, but obviously a parallel is a little jazzier, even one over 30 years old.

69. 2015 Topps Gypsy Queen Curtis Granderson #241 - maybe a stationary image of Granderson posing, but the Bartolo Colon cameo on the Jumbotron amuses me.

68. 2000 Upper Deck David Wells #256 - I like the random cards with players making odd expressions, where Wells might rolling his eyes, calling BS.

67. 1994 Leaf Manny Manny Lee #372 - a more dated common than timeless classic from the UV era, it looks like Lee loses the handle and maybe it’s a fun card.

66. 1993 Upper Deck Mark Leiter #95 - I like to say I feel the way Leiter looks on this card more often than not.

How unique is it for a pair of brothers who pitched in the big leagues as the case for Mark and Al - to have their own sons [Mark Jr. and Jack] who have followed their footsteps.

65. 2012 Leaf Pete Rose #22 - I like the image used of The Hit King in a suit, probably at a banquet somewhere trying to show what he does best.

64. 1995 Upper Deck Collector’s Choice Curt Leskanic #442 - Name tag 371426300, maybe a more dated common than timeless classic from the UV era, I wonder what it says when I make such a card a part of an all-time set.

63. 1992 Pinnacle Dwight Smith #293 - a classic junk wax era favorite, Smith is pictured singing the National Anthem, R.I.P.

62. 2003 Fleer Platinum Ryan Klesko #76 - a unique shot of Klesko looking over broken bat, didn’t realize I have this here already, when I saved another copy for a future all-time set build.

Come to think of it, Klesko was probably one of my favorite junk wax era prospects - didn’t quite turn into superstar slugger for the 1990s era Atlanta Braves teams, he had a fine career.

61. 2002 Fleer Ultra Luis Gonzalez #167 - cards with a kid pictured are undeniably unique.

60. 2004 Upper Deck Shigetoshi Hasegawa #447 - cards with a kid pictured are undeniably unique.

59. 1990 Upper Deck Rob Murphy #461 - a classic junk wax era favorite, now that I am working on one ore more JWE themed curated set (s), I might be on the look out for another copy.

58. 1994 Topps Stadium Club Orel Hershiser #400 - trying to find context for this card, I assume maybe a farm themed cow milking contest at the ballpark.

57. 1995 Pinnacle Bo Jackson #208 - one of the countless perks of being a notable pro athlete is getting to hang out and presumably fly with The Blue Angels.

56. 2014 Topps Stadium Club Roy Halladay #21 - he passed away under tragic circumstances and reading about the supposed behind the scenes of his addictions made this metronomic ace pitcher's life story a little more real.

55. 2001 BBM Prime Time Player Hideki Matsui #PT13 - on a short list of Japanese big leaguers who was an impact big league bat, it was a novelty to pick up a Japanese era card during a card show rummage.

54. 2022 Topps Chrome Heart of the City Miguel Cabrera #HOC-2 - I cannot be bothered to keep up with the countless inserts that end up more filler material, but may cling onto a few that catches my eye through a particular year.

53. 1998 Fleer Tradition Jermaine Allensworth #424 - I liked when card pictures of rank-and-file guys actually had personality, rather than your normal hitting, pitching, fielding, baserunning cards.