My First Cards

Blogging The 1982 Topps Baseball Card Set

Milt Wilcox

July 28, 2010 @ 11:04 pm

Milt Wilcox's 1982 Topps card, thumbnail

The 32 year old Milt Wilcox, though not the ace of the Tigers staff in ’82, was good for a 3.62 ERA and 1.5 WAR. He had a very consistent and largely average year, but at the same time, he was bettering some of the best lineups in the American League.

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Jack Morris

November 30, 2009 @ 9:01 pm

Jack Morris's 1982 Topps card, thumbnail

When Jack Morris is the worst in your starting rotation, you know you’ve got a pretty good pitching staff. That’s exactly how it was for the ’82 Tigers. He beat who he should beat, and lost to the best. Good thing he pitched against weak teams more than strong ones.

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Steve Kemp

October 22, 2009 @ 1:48 pm

Steve Kemp's 1982 Topps card, thumbnail

Seriousness, determination, and manliness, all emanate from this card. Steve Kemp put together a nice career for a few years and was one of my favorite players when I got to watch him play for the Yankees, but why do we need to check that he’s cleaned his nostrils? What photographer thought this would be ok?

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