Old Baseball Cards: The best cards our guests pulled in 2018
‘Tis the season to look back fondly at all the content you gave the world in 2018.
And thus, welcome to a 2018 retrospective from your friends at “Old Baseball Cards,” the Yahoo Sports show where we mine for nostalgia and great stories using old trading cards from the ’80s and ’90s. We’ve combed through dozens of episodes from this year and picked out some of the best cards our guests have pulled.
This is the point where we remind you that none of the cards are worth all that much. Not even that Jose Canseco 1986 Rated Rookie that Tim Raines pulled. It’s the era of overproduced junk wax, so the real value comes from the stories and memories our guests share. A good pull for us is a card that reminds a guest of a great story or memory — or you know, Mickey Mantle.
In this episode, you’ll find the likes of Randy Johnson, Ryne Sandberg, CC Sabathia, Felipe Alou, Edgar Martinez, Fergie Jenkins, Kevin Millar, The Miz, Scott Rogowsky and Gary Vee. You can check out their entire episodes below, plus dozens of others.
Previously on Old Baseball Cards
MUST-SEE EPISODES: David Ross | Dave Winfield | Tim Raines | Thomas Ian Nicholas aka Henry Rowengartner | Mike Krukow | Gary Vee | Randy Johnson | Felipe Alou | George Brett | Torey Lovullo | Pedro Martinez | Bronson Arroyo | Eric Davis | Dusty Baker | Hank Azaria | Alex Rodriguez | Scott Boras | A.J. Ellis | Bernie Williams | Chase Utley | John Smoltz | Best trades of 2017 | Best finds of 2017 | Best Guests of 2017 (Part 1) | Best Guests of 2017 (Part 2) | The Best of People Eating 30-Year-Old Gum
CROSSOVER EPISODES: The Miz | Metta World Peace | Jazzy Jeff
STARS FROM BACK IN THE DAY: Fred Lynn | Eduardo Perez | J.J. Putz | Luis Gonzalez | Duane Kuiper | Edgar Martinez | Ryne Sandberg | Frank Thomas | Sandy Alomar Jr. | Delino DeShields | Cliff Floyd | Dan Plesac | Aaron Boone | Bobby Bonilla | Andre Dawson | Ivan Rodriguez | Jack Morris | Jeff Nelson | Mark Teixeira | Rick Ankiel | Kevin Millar
MANAGERS/COACHES: Terry Francona | Joe Maddon | Bruce Bochy | Clint Hurdle | Buck Showalter | Brad Mills | Bob Melvin | Dave Roberts | Gabe Kapler | Alex Cora | Dave Martinez | Ron Gardenhire | Scott Servais
CURRENT PLAYERS: Alex Bregman | CC Sabathia | Curtis Granderson | Noah Syndergaard | Kyle Hendricks | Clayton Kershaw | Todd Coffey | John Axford | Dee Gordon | Adam Eaton | Rajai Davis | Brad Ziegler & Tyler Clippard | Buster Posey, David Price & Anthony Rizzo
CELEBS: Kurt Busch | Bill Nye | HQ’s Scott Rogowsky | Mr. Belding | Alyssa Milano | Josh Duhamel | Joel McHale
ETC: Chris “Mad Dog” Russo | Josh Kusnick | Jeff Passan | Ken Kendrick
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