Remember when?????..............

[spuds1961]

Don't forget Dan Pasqua.

[ballsandstrikes]

Pasqua, like Ron Kittle was another guy who at least made it and had something of a respectable career though never reaching their hobby elite status that was projected for them.
Then there was Hensley Meulens....

[WilyWestbrook0]

For basketball -

* the Shaq-mania in 1992-93 - helped put the basketball hobby on the map since Jordan RCs were so hard to come by

* the endless debates on whether Kobe would live up to the hype and be a Hall of Famer (he has)

* Vinsanity - Vince Carter mania in 2000 (his SP Authentic rookie booked $1,000 at its height; people thought he would be "the next Jordan" - nice career but nowhere near even Kobe's, and I know that Authentic RC has gone way, way down in price)

* when some people invested in Jason "White Chocolate" Williams because they really thought he was going to be the next Pistol Pete (I made a killing on a gold parallel Ovation rookie of his)

* the incredible value of GU cards in the late '90s and early '00s - even scrubs were worth $20 (I'm sure this trend was in other sports as well, but thought I'd include it in this section anyway)

* the now-legendary failed potential of Darius Miles, Kwame Brown, and Darko Milicic - we really thought these guys would make a significant impact on the league

[Hawaiian Bam Bam]

how about guys that were the talk of baseball like:
ben mcdonald
andy benes
gregg olson
ricky jordan
kiki jones
damon berryhill
kevin seitzer
and kevin mitchell was the best player in the National league!

[Hawaiian Bam Bam]

oh how can i forget:
canseco getting hit in the head with a fly ball
bo jackson breaking a bat over his leg
kevin mitchells one handed catch
and the best of all....robin ventura getting schooled by nolan ryan!

[cspears22]

This brings back some memories of chasing that "money" card. I had forgotten about a lot of the names you guys are mentioning.

HA HA HA! Good Read!

[Deltapine]

Don't forget the Score Bo Jackson FB/BB card. Man, that card seemed so out of reach at one time :)

[Ducks1978]

oh how can i forget:
canseco getting hit in the head with a fly ball
bo jackson breaking a bat over his leg
kevin mitchells one handed catch
and the best of all....robin ventura getting schooled by nolan ryan!

may be sad but this is my favorite moment I ever saw. You know his team mates ripped him for getting killed by a old man

Don't forget the Score Bo Jackson FB/BB card. Man, that card seemed so out of reach at one time :)

This is the card that got me bigtime into collecting :D

[Hawaiian Bam Bam]

yeah, i bet ventura never charged the mound again! i use to have a card with nolan ryan getting ventura in a head lock and hitting him ...it was titled"dont mess with texas!" i have to find that card and scan it for you guys, its very funny.idont think ventura was quite the same player after that knuckle sandwich!

[ballsandstrikes]

I know that card. I think it was what was known as a Broder card.