Minor league fun

I enjoy '80s minor league sets, and was fortunate to pick up this lot for about a dollar a set. Can't beat that.

Most of these lots were from 1987 ProCards. Two Phillies teams. First Reading. The most interesting part of these cards were the hilly backgrounds.

The Clearwater team had a little more interesting personality. Harvey Brumfield is missing his position (OF). Check out the guy in his undershirt sprinting behind Todd Howie. Meanwhile pitcher Travis Walden posed with a bat and got his name misspelled.

Fun little miscut action here. 

'87 Memphis Checks - Royals farm team. Not a whole lot happening here, except for the first card of Jim Eisenreich's remarkable comeback.

'87 ProCards Toledo Mud Hens (Tigers). Some blogger favorites on this team.

Some fun photos too. These guys had a lot of fun mugging for the camera.

A couple of big names stopped by for minor league rehab stints, and got themselves into a minor league set.

Those cards are keepers, but there was also an '87 TCMA set of the team. I already had this set, so these cards are up for trade. Yes, James R. Wright is the same person as Ricky Wright above.

Nothing too unusual in the set, though pitcher Bill Laskey has a bat, and manager Leon Roberts is trying to hold back a laugh.

Finally, the oldest set in the lot, 1984 Toledo Mud Hens (Twins team at this time). Kind of funny to see a serious Keith Comstock minor league card.

Comstock was serious but his teammates were having a good time. That Ray Smith is my favorite card in the lot. And the Andre Davis is an awesome minor league action card at a time when they were virtually nonexistent.