Mickey Morandini's favorite cards

Mickey Morandini played eleven seasons in the major leagues, mostly for the Phillies. He had over 1200 major league hits and played in the 1995 All-Star Game. Now the baseball coach for Valparaiso High School in Indiana, he kindly answered my question about his favorite cards.

"Couple of cards stand out for me. A card of me tagging Barry Bonds for the 3rd out of my Unassisted Triple Play and me high fiving a teammate after I hit a Grandslam. My favorite card is one from my rookie year leaping in the air robbing Greg Jeffries of a base hit. I used to collect cards. I don't anymore."

Thanks, Mickey!

The grand slam would have been this game, where his eighth inning grand slam blew open a one-run game as the Phillies beat the Giants, 8-3. Ricky Jordan, Kevin Stocker and Lenny Dykstra scored on the slam which was hit off former Yankee great Dave Righetti.

The 1991 Score card also is from an 8-3 Phillies win, against the Mets on September 16, 1990. Morandini's great catch ended the fourth inning. He was 1-4 in the game, getting a base hit off another former Yankee great, David Cone.