I love the Field Generals insert set from Allen & Ginter this year. Any insert celebrating great catchers is automatically going to capture my attention. And when it has Sandy Alomar Jr. and the two guys in the scan, it is that much better.
Jason Varitek and Carlton Fisk are the two greatest catchers in Red Sox history. Fisk is number one obviously as the only one of the two that is in the Hall of Fame, but Varitek has played more games as a catcher than Fisk and lasted longer in Boston. Varitek played his entire Major League career in Boston, despite being drafted by the Mariners. Fisk spent the first eleven seasons of his illustrious career in Boston and really should have been in Boston longer except for a contract snafu with management. Fisk did hit what is possibly the most famous home run in Red Sox history, walking off Game 6 of the 1975 World Series. Varitek's biggest contribution to history is probably catching four no-hitters, which is a record that has been tied by Carlos Ruiz of the Phillies.
These are the obvious choices from the Red Sox to include in this insert set. Unfortunately it was a pretty small set. I would have loved to see a larger set with many more players in it. Let's see some guys like Christian Vazquez, Rich Gedman, Sammy White, Rick Ferrell, Bill Carrigan and others.
Aa a huge fan of backstops, I love these as well. Maybe they can make another set in 2021 and add Bill Freehan and Lance Parrish.
ReplyDeleteThat's an excellent design.
ReplyDeleteThat's an awesome insert set. I wish Jason Kendall was included in the set.
ReplyDeleteOn another note, I have a Topps Archives Buyback of Sandy Jr that was a 1995 Topps card. Any interest in it?
DeleteAbsolutely. I have a tradelist on the right here if you want to find something to trade for it.
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