1991 Fleer Pro Vision

My recent comc order was dominated by Paul Goldschmidt cards, but I did pick up a few other cards.

As a kid I opened a lot of 1991 Fleer. That's probably why I like the design to this day, while so many others despise the so called "Yellow Monster".

I have the complete set, but with an estimated 3 million copies of each card, who doesn't?

One thing I didn't have though was the complete Pro Vision set that was inserted into Wax and Rack packs of 1991 Fleer.

I had 9 of the 12, so I picked up the 3 cards (Eric Davis, Mark McGwire, and Don Mattingly) I needed to complete the set.

Here's the set in all it's glory!

Which one is your favorite? I think mine is the Ruben Sierra card. I love all the details. The cacti in the background. The badge. The sunset. The smoke coming off his bat.

Next I need to get the white Pro Vision set that was issued with factory sets. There are only 4 cards (Barry Bonds, Rickey Henderson, Ryne Sandberg, and Dave Stewart). If you happen to have these and would be willing to trade, please let me know. Thanks!

Book Review: The All-Time Biggest Sports Jerks

The official title is The All-Time Biggest Sports Jerks And Other Gofballs, Cads, Miscreants, Reprobates, and Weirdos (Plus a Few Good Guys). The book was written by Michael Freeman a national columnist for CBSSports.com.

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Because my blog focusses on baseball, I will list all 100, but only comment on those that are baseball related. 20 out of the 100 are baseball related.

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100- Tiki Barber

99- Jose Canseco - based on his 2008 celebrity boxing match against Vai Sikahema

98- Chicago Black Sox - for throwing the 1919 World Series

97- Tatum Bell

96- Drew Rosenhaus

95- Mike Gundy

94- Phil Jackson

93-Steve Smith

92-Arlen Specter

91- College Football Fans

90- James L. Dolan

89-Jerramy Stevens

88- Marty McSorley

87-Minnesota Vikings Sex Boaters

86- DeSean Jackson

85- Nick Saban

84- Eric Mangini

83-Cap Anson - for being racist

82- Some Fans of the Dallas Mavericks

81- Alex Rodriguez - don't think that I need to elaborate on this one

80- Babe Ruth - says that if Ruth played today, he would be all over the tabloids for his drinking and womanizing

79- Eugene Robinson

78- Uga V

77- Bill Belicheck

76- Randy Moss

75- Benny Silman

74- Athletes Who Thank God

73- Lawrence Phillips

72- Some Chicago Cubs Fans - for issuing death threats to Steve Bartman

71- Elijah Dukes

70- Uday Hussein

69- Rick Dutrow Jr.

68- Travis Henry

67- China

66- The Other Vick

65- Ty Cobb - for being a racist and inflicting injury on those around him

64- Jayson Williams, former player for the New Jersy Nets

63- Chris Henry

62- Evander Holyfield

61- Leonard Little

60- George Brett - click on the link and watch the you tube video titled George Poops http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6403VV2oyu0

59- Kelvin Sampson

58-Hal McRae - click on the link and see manager Hal McRae go crazy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kamDqL-AGzI

57- Fuzzy Zoeller

56- Boobby Petrino

55- Larry Johnson

54- Don Imus

53- Christian Peter

52- Plaxico Burress

51- The Cincinnati Bengals

50- Albert Belle - for stalking a prostitute

49- Art Modell

48- Isaih Thomas

47- Bill Parcells

46- John McEnroe

45- Ray Lewis

44- Spain

43- Diego Maradona

42- Bill Romanowski

41- Dennis Rodman

40- Lawrence Taylor

39- Bobby Fischer

38- Scott Boras

37- Randall Simon - Sausagegate http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V9kJw-kWQ8&feature=related

36- Don King

35- Wilt Chamberlain

34- Dale Earnhardt Sr.

33- Totally, completely, psycholically overboard fans of Barbaro

32- Claude Lemieux

31- Tony Stewart

30- Rasheed Wallace

29- Terrell Owens

28- Stephon Marbury

27- Kenesaw Mountain Landis - for not allowing the integration of baseball

26- Tommy Lasorda - for an outburst after Dave Kingman hit 3 homers in a game to beat the Dodgers

25- Mike Tyson

24- Ron Artest

23- Tonya Harding

22- Ben Johnson

21- Pacman Jones

20- Latrell Spreewell

19- John Rocker - for stereotyping New Yorkers

18- Kobe Bryant

17- Barry Bonds - don't think that I need to elaborate on this one either

16- Reggie Jackson - for reffering to himself as "the straw that stirs the drink"

15- Marion jones

14- Mark McGwire - for his non-testimony during a 2005 Congressional hearing on steroid use in baseball

13- Manny Ramirez - for Manny being Manny

12- Reggie Bush

11- Dave Bliss

10- Robert Irsay

9- Bob Knight

8- Brett Farve

7- Pete Rose - for betting on baseball and because he lied about it for so long

6- John Daly

5- Tim Donaghy

4- Michael Vick

3- Roger Clemens - for using performance enhancing drugs and lying about it

2- Rae Carruth

1- O.J. Simpson