Hosted by Matt Kuzma and David McEllis · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 263 episodes
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Every card has a story to tell. In this 700+ episode series, Matt Kuzma and David McEllis discuss a different 1988 Topps baseball card every week. Send your questions and suggestions to 1988ToppsPodcast@gmail.com.
Matt Kuzma and David McEllis hosts 1988 Topps, a sports show with 263 episodes published.
This journeyman pitcher played for at least 15 teams, and that was just in the summer! Card 322 on eBay: https://ebay.io/m/aOEolb Hall of Fame Card Corner: https://baseballhall.org/discover/cardcorner-1989-fleer-vicente-
He's the catcher to call when trouble's near! Card 95 on eBay: https://ebay.io/m/idD12W Card 669 on eBay: https://ebay.io/m/4HV7QD SABR bio by Mike Lassman: https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Lance-Parrish/ Lance on the Top
We have forgotten to reference the poem about the plums that were in the icebox Forgive me they were delicious so sweet and so cold and good for throwing Card 622 on Beckett: https://marketplace.beckett.com/tripleplayspo
Face it, anyone can look scrawny next to the forearms of the Bash Brothers. Card 126T on Beckett: https://www.beckett.com/baseball/1988/topps-traded/126t-walt-weiss-xrc-3916218 Card 263 Big on ebay: https://ebay.us/m/diQ
Welcome to Season 7 of the 1988 Topps Podcast! This week, a pitcher and GM who didn't have many strikeouts, but did have a number of punch outs. Card 336 on ebay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/354828366005 SABR bio by Jon Spr
No "Looking good, Mr. Kotter" jokes were harmed in the making of this podcast. Card 766: https://ebay.us/m/DWyMm8 Traded Card 31T: https://www.beckett.com/baseball/1988/topps-traded/31t-henry-cotto-3916123 Nipper the Dog
The card that is the most explicit ad for undergarments in the 1988 Topps set. Card 723 on Beckett - https://marketplace.beckett.com/bakersfield_636/item/1988-topps-723-bob-kipper_88993334 SABR Bio by Thomas Kern - https
If you have evidence that Tom Sandoval tried to inspire his high school classmates to victory by telling them to "Win one for the Nipper," please contact us immediately. Card 326 on Beckett - https://marketplace.beckett.
For this Florida native, 100% of his career hits as a Met were game-winning doubles with 9-year-old Mark Simon in the stands. Mark joins the pod to tell us the story! Card 169 on Beckett - https://marketplace.beckett.com
The 1980's were a big time for guys with 2 first names: Elton John, Billy Joel, Juan Samuel? Card 398 on eBay - https://www.ebay.com/itm/286511994193 Card 705 on Fanatics Collect - https://www.fanaticscollect.com/buy-now
This Team USA standout won a gold medal, played baseball in five countries, married a cheerleader, and became a stock broker. No chagrin to be found. Card #130T on ebay - https://www.ebay.com/itm/197023560084 Randy from
CAUTION: Sliding headfirst can lead to broken bones ... and marriages?? Card 441 on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/1988-Topps-Baseball-Card-Manning/dp/B00JE215JA SABR Bio by Kelly Boyer Sagert: https://sabr.org/bioproj/
This tough Texan was a two-time MLB All-Star, but will forever be a Superstar. Card 113 on Beckett - https://marketplace.beckett.com/cardgallery_900/item/1988-topps-113-kelly-gruber_31263128 SABR Bio by Mark Davis - http
If your minor league manager tells you you're getting sent on the next plane down to Kinston, check the ticket before you get too upset. Card 576 on Beckett - https://www.beckett.com/baseball/1988/topps-tiffany/576-tommy
"A rolling stone gathers no moss" is a clever proverb credited to Erasmus, but we like the modern version: "Minor league pitchers should not cancel their apartment leases mid-season" Card 643 on Beckett - https://marketp
This Hall of Famer is emphatically NOT the pride of Vermont, but he is one of our host's all-time favorites. Card #385 on Beckett - https://marketplace.beckett.com/ziggys_672/item/1988-topps-385-carlton-fisk_32570197 Car
Some lessons, like "Don't foul the ball off your own eye," have to be learned the hard way. Card 428 on Beckett - https://marketplace.beckett.com/threestarssportscards_925/item/1988-topps-428-john-shelby_43464379 Briggs
When this speedster was in his prime, there were fireworks every time he was on base. It's Episode 250! Thank you for listening! Card #260 on Beckett - https://marketplace.beckett.com/bigmacsportscards_709/item/1988-topp
This left-hander turned his 1989 NL Cy Young into a fat contract worth 13 million packs of Phillies' Franks. Card #482 on Beckett - https://marketplace.beckett.com/cardinvestors_1277/item/1988-topps-482-mark-davis_869124
This 6-time Gold Glover caught everything, whether it was drive to the gap in right or a great deal at Taco Bell! Card #424 on Beckett - https://marketplace.beckett.com/threestarssportscards_925/item/1988-topps-424-dwayn
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