Day Twenty Six - 1987 Mother's Cookies Chili Davis #3

Day 26: A Favorite Oddball From the 1980s

Taking the lead from Tony at Off-Hiatus Baseball Cards this will be the twenty-sixth of 30 posts, using the prompts provided. I won't necessarily post one every day, but I will do one for each card, toss in a few "insights" (as insightful as I can be, anyway), and usually include an honorable mention or two, just because I'm like that.

Here's my pick - Mother's Cookies are a mostly West Coast phenomenon. I don't think I've ever had one of the cookies, and other than some Chuck Knoblauch Rookie of the Year inserts, I didn't see any of these cards in person as a kid. I found this awesome Chili Davis card while looking for cards to go in my "At the Bat Rack" mini collection. Chili brings the bat rack with him.  

Since these are basically one card posts, why not share the backs as well? I would love to get this card signed at some point - Davis might make a Twinsfest appearance some day, but he's the Red Sox hitting coach right now.

How about some honorable mentions?

Not really an oddball, but I am a fan of the All-Star inserts from 80s Rack Packs, as well as the Glossy Send-in All-Star set. The "Eight Men Out" set was a fun diversion, and I've shared my love of Box Bottom cards before (Dwight Gooden from 1985 Donruss), and this Eric Davis card is no exception.

RIP Wallet Card 2016 - Long Live Wallet Card 2017

It's a new year, which I love because it is a highly subjective and completely arbitrary division of time, and that means time for a new wallet card. If you recall from 2016 (why would you?), I rocked a 1988 Score Chili Davis in my wallet. We had a couple of adventures, but he didn't really get out much. 

Here's what he looked like when he was added to the wallet...

And Here's Chili today...

Say Hello to the 2017 Wallet Card!

I decided to go with a Twin for the 2017 Wallet Card (I happened to be in the middle of sorting my Twins cards) and since this particular came up about 6 times in different boxes this weekend, He's the big winner. Not the most famous Twin, but he does have more World Series Rings than Barry Bonds... 

2016 Wallet Card - The Big Chill

Hello again!

The last time I had the wallet card out was during a big summer road trip, but Billy Jo Robidoux was riding shotgun all year long.

Let's recap:

Here's the card right before going into my wallet...

and here is that same card after a year in cash country.

It's a new year, so that means a new Wallet Card.

 Let's spice things up a bit, shall we? 1988 Score Chili Davis!

I did not know he was a catcher in high school - Thanks, Score! Oh, the places we'll go!