My First Cards

Blogging The 1982 Topps Baseball Card Set

Len Barker

June 1, 2010 @ 1:13 am

Len Barker's 1982 Topps card, thumbnail

Len Barker was a young promising pitcher when ’82 began, having thrown a perfect game and led the AL in strikeouts the previous 2 seasons. He had a bone spur on his elbow though, that would bug his arm sometimes, and affect his pitching, and could be why he wasn’t so good later in the year.

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Bert Blyleven

November 28, 2009 @ 6:26 pm

Bert Blyleven's 1982 Topps card, thumbnail

Bert Blyleven is the greatest baseball player ever to come from the Netherlands, and possibly the greatest pitcher not in Cooperstown yet. Hopefully that Cooperstown thing changes very soon, ’cause he was truly great…

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Dave Rosello

October 6, 2009 @ 6:33 pm

Dave Rosello's 1982 Topps card, thumbnail

Who was Dave Rosello? I don’t remember having this card when I was a kid, but I must’ve, ’cause I had all the cards. First thing I notice is that he looks a little like he was trying to be a 1970′s ladies man, and his stats didn’t surprise me.

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