Joel Youngblood - PC Checklist

by Bowersbird - 80 cards (Last updated on Dec 27, 2023)

This is for me to figure out and remember the order I want my Joel Youngblood cards to go into their binder pages. I'm ignoring postcards (and maybe a variant or two), so I need something better than just a list of all his cards on the site. This seemed like the best idea.

Background: I was buying some cards on eBay and only needed a few more for free shipping (or some deal like that). I picked out Joel's RC because he was a Red & I thought his name was interesting. When it arrived, I went to put it away, and discovered I had his 1990 Score card, when he was also a Red. Was he really a Red for all those years and I didn't know about him? Turns out, no! 1976 and 1989 are his only years as a Red. I was intrigued, so I did a little research. The more I learned, the more fascinated and amused by this guy I was. So, I decided to start collecting his cards. It's fun to have this ongoing quest as well as become a little more familiar with the different sets of this era.

1989 Score Rookie & Traded #66T Joel Youngblood Front

61. 1989 Score Rookie & Traded #66T Joel Youngblood

Neither traded, nor a rookie... hmm...

Anyway, Joel is back in Cincinnati!

1989 Kahn's Cincinnati Reds #NNO Joel Youngblood Front

62. 1989 Kahn's Cincinnati Reds #NNO Joel Youngblood

I feel like we don't get enough fun dugout photos these days. The Andrew "Uncle Larry" McCutchen is the only recent one that springs to mind.

63. 1989 Bowman #315 Joel Youngblood

Not a fan of this set. Why is it a weird size?

1989 Bowman - Collector's Edition (Tiffany) #315 Joel Youngblood Front

64. 1989 Bowman - Collector's Edition (Tiffany) #315 Joel Youngblood

Not even sure I really want the regular version of this card, so I don't know if I'll get this one or not.

65. 1990 Score #344 Joel Youngblood

Apparently Score was the only one to not know 1989 would be Youngblood's last season. A shame, too, because 1990 is the Wire-to-Wire Reds who won the World Series for the first time since 1976 - which was Youngblood's first (and only year) of his original time on the Reds.
That coincidence - along with randomly having this card when I got his RC on a whim - is what lead to all this.

1991 Pacific Senior League #131 Joel Youngblood Front

66. 1991 Pacific Senior League #131 Joel Youngblood

This Pacific Senior League was an interesting idea that didn't last very long.

1991 Classic Best Frederick Keys #28 Joel Youngblood Front

67. 1991 Classic Best Frederick Keys #28 Joel Youngblood

Not gonna lie... those Keys jerseys are actually pretty sweet.

1991 The Wiz New York Mets #437 Joel Youngblood Front

68. 1991 The Wiz New York Mets #437 Joel Youngblood

1992 Carlith Printing Kane County Cougars #NNO Joel Youngblood Front

69. 1992 Carlith Printing Kane County Cougars #NNO Joel Youngblood

Arguing with an ump - a fun choice for a manager card.
Also, back reads "Hailed as the best chess player in the majors...once took a bicycle trips from Philadelphia to Tampa, going the distance in 17 days." Amazing.

1992 Classic Best Kane County Cougars #26 Joel Youngblood Front

70. 1992 Classic Best Kane County Cougars #26 Joel Youngblood

Also, I unironically enjoy the Kane County Cougars logo from this time

Comments

Apr 24, 2022 - 10:14PM
elninopadre

You may also want to add any checklist his name appears on to make your collection complete!

May 3, 2022 - 10:35PM
Bowersbird

That's an interesting idea. I currently have one checklist as a placeholder and plan to get his team photo appearances (which are often checklists). I might have to consider picking up regular checklists as well

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