#67 Alex Fernandez
Here is another checkoutmycards purchase. I was able to pick this beauty up for one dollar. This is one of the first cards that I have had from this set and I must say that Leaf did a really nice job on this card design. These cards were made for autographs. I wish Topps, Upper Deck, and Tri-Star would take notes.
I remember Alex being a popular player when he first burst onto the scene. Most of his cards had some value and they always seemed to find their way into my albums rather then the common bins. 1993 was probably his best year and he went 18-9 with a 3.13 ERA. Unfortunately, those numbers weren't even good enough for one Cy young award vote.
Alex played for the Marlins for his final three seasons. He won 17 games for them in 1997. He must have hurt his arm at the end of the season since he only made one disastrous start in the NLCS and didn't appear in the World Series. He then missed all of the '98 season. But, his 7-8 record in 1999 was good enough for the Comeback Player of the Year Award. In 2000, Alex made eight starts for the Fish before calling it quits.
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I just picked up the same card for a buck 25..... lol
Leaf made a great set, but does anyone have an actual checklist of all the autograph cards. How did you now that the Alex Fernandez card is #67.
I'm not sure about the checklist, but I got the number from beckett.com.
I did find a place that said that there were 252 cards in series 1 & 2 and 217 in the extended set. I have a total of 116 bronze, 22 silver, 5 gold and 59 extended right now. I just got a pedro Martinez bronze off eBay for $20.00 plus S&H. I pulled a silver from a pack back when they were released. I also have 4 more gold coming, Ken Hill, Turk Wendell, Kurt Abbott, and Turner Ward. That will give a bronze, silver and gold for those 4 autographs. I have bronze and gold of Jeff Fassero and Kirt Manwaring--just need the silver to complete their set. Don't expect to find a gold Pedro Martinez.
That's pretty impresive.
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