The basics: This is the second time Roger Clemens has shown up in the set. He appeared with teammate Frank Viola in the Teammates subset and Viola's card was just four cards ago!
Card thoughts: Well, other than wanting Upper Deck to space out the teams a little better in its card-numbering systems, it's a solid photo, nothing particularly exciting.
Backs are important in '93 UD: The photo is not a continuation of the front picture -- note the long sleeves in the first picture -- but I bet UD wanted to create that effect.
Clemens finished third in the Cy Young voting in 1992 after winning back-to-back awards in 1990 and 1991. He was entering what would be his first losing season (11-14) in 1993.
More from '93: On this date in 1993, Snoop Dog's first album "Doggystyle" was released. It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard album chart. Not my kind of music, but his popularity is still going to this day (see: NFL commercials, Olympics, TV shows, etc.)
That front photo really shows the power he had in his lower body.
ReplyDelete1993 was a great year for hip hop. Digable Planets, Wu Tang Clan, Souls of Mischief, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, and 2 Pac all released quality albums. I was on a break from the hobby in 1993. I think I just figured out what I was doing in between studying and going to classes.
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