I remember hating the 1990 Donruss design as a kid.  Even in the early 90′s it looked tacky:

1. #28 Robin Ventura (Rated Rookie) (Rookie)
2. #184 Roger Clemens
3. #343 Kevin Brown
4. #501 Gary Sheffield
5. #551 Dave Winfield
6. #606 Donn Pall
7. #710 Ozzie Smith (All-Star) *x2

2005 Topps All-Stars #TAS11 Roger Clemens

2005 Topps series 2:

1. #405 Mike Lowell
2. #623 Tim Salmon
3. #534 Jon Garland
4. #396 B.J. Upton
5. #733 Manny Ramirez/Pedro Martinez (Postseason Highlights)
6. All-Stars #TAS11 Roger Clemens
7. #389 Jermaine Dye
8. #386 Chad Cordero
9. #484 Boomer Wells
10. #503 Jeromy Burnitz

“A sizzling first half that included a 9-0 start sent Clemens to the All-Star Game in 2004 for the 10th time in his career.  He has appeared as a representative of four different teams, but it was with the Red Sox, his original squad, that he gave his most memorable performance.  In his ASG debut at age 23 in 1986, he started and worked three perfect innings to pick up the victory.”

I’ve been putting any card with a Beckett High value of at least $3.00 into top loaders.  Well, I’ve run out of top loaders, so that means the standard is now upped to $4.00.  All $3.00 cards are coming out of the top loaders today.

It looks like in 2005 Topps figured out that collectors like action shots, so they made all these players make ridiculous fake action poses during Spring Training.  Check it out… and these are just cards from this pack:

Is that Jermaine Dye taking practice swings in front of a Costco?

2004 Topps #349 Roger Clemens/David Wells (Postseason Highlights)

2004 Topps series 1:

1. #42 Josh Phelps
2. #168 Brandon Phillips
3. #305 Dioner Navarro (First Year) (Rookie)
4. #327 Bernie Castro/Khalil Greene (Future Stars)
5. #307 Jesse Roman (First Year) (Rookie)
6. #349 Roger Clemens/David Wells (Postseason Highlights)
7. #156 Mike Cameron
8. #8 Marlon Anderson
9. #77 Francisco Rodriguez
10. #162 Matt Mantei

…and an unnumbered checklist.

October 4, 2003, Game 3 — American League Divisional Series

“In Game 3, a retiring Roger Clemens tamed the Twins, 3-1, in the Metrodome, the site of his first ML victory 19 years earlier.  Knowing every pitch could be his last, he allowed one run over seven innings as the Yanks took a two games to one lead.”

October 5, 2003, Game 4 — American League Divisional Series

“A six-run fourth allowed David Wells to coast to an 8-1 win in the Yankees’ ALDS-clinching Game 4.  In boosting his career postseason record to 9-2, Boomer worked 7 2/3 innings, allowed but a single run and did not walk a batter.“