HOF Class of 2015- Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, John Smoltz and Craig Biggio

[prewarsports]

I realized today that this is the first class of Hall of Famers where I have very distinct memories of each as they were rookies (chasing rookie cards and watching as they all emerged).

1. I remember when the mariners traded for Randy Johnson and how mad I was that Mark Langston was gone!

2. I remember a year or so after the set came out, going back through my pillaged 1988 score traded sets to get the Biggio rookies out after he started to emerge as a player.

3. I remember the day I realized that Pedro Martinez was NOT Ramon Martinez (whose 1989 rookie cards I had been hoarding) and telling all my friends at school that "Ramon was way better".

4. I remember John Smoltz' 1989 Upper Deck cards and chasing them down.