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Old 08-15-2025, 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by gonzo View Post
1980 and later, these are the ones that come immediately to mind for me (in no particular order, after the top 2)

1989 UD Griffey Jr.
1985 Topps McGwire Olympic
1980 Topps Henderson
1984 Donruss Mattingly
1988 Donruss Gregg Jeffries
1989 Fleer Billy Ripken FF
1990 Topps Frank Thomas no name on front
The Score card with Bo Jackson wearing the shoulder pads
The Upper Deck baseball card of Michael Jordan

I would put Jeter, Pujols, Trout, and Ohtani rookies somewhere in there, but I don’t really know much about which of their options are the “best”.
That's solid. The 1984 Traded/Update of Gooden was on fire in '84-'86 -- Clemens and Puckett got there over time, but that initial Doctor K frenzy was wild.
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