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Thursday, April 20, 2023

Year: 1992

Set: Stadium Club (Rate)

Card: #273 Chris Sabo


“ SPUDS! Fun fact to make you feel old: His daughter now hosts the Reds pre-game show. ” -hiflew
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“ Wow Stadium Club has come a long way since this. ” -jdogg1228
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“ What a neat concept, having a miniature image of the rookie card on the back, along with the player's stats. I like the design of this card. ” -CollectingAfterDeath
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“ I’m a fan of these especially on the back. The designs are funky and crazy ” -michael1206
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“ Nice looking early Stadium Club card. I really liked these first three years where they had the rookie card image on the back. ” -tenlbpain
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“ Spuds!!!! He was one of my favorite players on the 1990 World Series Reds! ” -tinyshogun
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“ I wore rec specs playing 3rd base in middle school. Earned me the nickname Sabo for awhile. ” -parsley24
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“ When a guy that doesn't look like a ballplayer becomes synonymous with what a ballplayer looks like. ” -jackal726
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“ I love the Rookie Card on the back! ” -jayoneill
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“ Nice Old School Stadium Club. Back when it really felt like something special. ” -captkirk42
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“ He made the goggles "cool" ” -dilemma19
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“ Am I the only one kinda disturbed that the TSC logo is, like, off-center instead of in the bottom-left or -right corner (like for the TSC NHL set of that same year) or....I dunno...the BOTTOM CENTER of the card? ” -Theron_Nett
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“ Spuds! ” -Ken Kinsey
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“ The Best Part of this set was that the player's rookie card is showcased on the back. ” -NeverDie
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“ For some reason, as unique as Sabo looked with his glasses, this card captures NONE of that . . . Very boring card . . . ” -georgecf
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“ Nerd alert! ” -cckeith
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“ Wonderful player. Part of the Reds -- University of Michigan connection. Sabo - Hal Morris - Barry Larkin. ” -cjjt
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Additional Comments

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schwitz

Posts: 183
Joined: Nov 2021
Thursday, April 20, 2023 12:05 AM

Nice card, but look at that astroturf and that classic 80's polyester jersey-shirt.


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Collecting White Sox, Royals, and 1978 Topps Baseball. Trying to build a multi-sport HOF frankenset.

Done is better than perfect.


   

OogaBooga

Posts: 212
Joined: Dec 2016
Thursday, April 20, 2023 11:54 AM

Needs a new scan....


   

Onemorepoint

Posts: 1446
Joined: Apr 2014
Thursday, April 20, 2023 1:51 PM

Clean and simple front, with an interesting back. 1992 Stadium were on it.


   

Derek McDonough

Posts: 480
Joined: Jan 2020
Thursday, April 20, 2023 8:13 PM

I was always amazed that Chris was in the Reds system starting 1983, but managed to avoid getting a baseball card till 1987. 


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Minor League Collector, Collecting cards featuring players in Cedar Rapids uniforms or Logos, all sports, from past and present.  Researching forgotten set variations.


   

jarchiable

Posts: 2
Joined: Dec 2018
Thursday, April 20, 2023 10:41 PM

Spuds is still a legend in Cincinnati.


   


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