let's remember some guys

it's almost the new year and time for auld lang syne, which, if harry burns and sally albright are to be believed, encourages us to remember that we've forgotten some people. while i haven't forgotten the people in this post, clearing out some cards from my scanned folder gives me an opportunity to remember them.

here are don drysdale, roy campanella, and don newcombe

on their respective 1985 tcma award winners cards. i bought these cards to complete the team set - nick had sent me the maury wills card at some point - but failed to post them during the postseason awards announcements.

1996 topps mystery finest mike piazza

i remember pulling a few of these cards from packs back in '96. while the card front was covered, you could figure out who was featured by looking at the images on the back

as the card fronts were slightly embossed.

1997 fleer ex 2000 raul mondesi

obligatory "rauuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuul"

2000 topps gold label shawn green the treasury insert

fitting for green to be on a currency themed insert

2004 donruss team heroes eric gagne

game over!

2004 topps darren dreifort gold parallel

i saw dreifort pitch in person in 1997 and he was throwing darts. injuries suck.

2004 topps cracker jack edwin jackson variation and mini

modeling a forgetful jersey from the davey johnson and jim tracy eras

2007 bowman orange matt kemp

kemp isn't getting any love from the bbwa, not that he belongs in the hof, but i thought he might get a vote or two

2008 topps chrome derek lowe xfractor

quick - who was the last dodger to lead the league in wins prior to clayton kershaw doing so?

2013 topps randy choate gold parallel

acquired by the dodgers as part of the hanley ramirez trade, choate led the national league in appearances in 2012, combining his time with the marlins and dodgers. no dodger has led the league in that category since.

2015 topps juan uribe rainbow foil

two-time world series champion!

2015 topps heritage dee gordon retail foil

i think this was the only time prior to this year that there were foil parallels in heritage

2016 topps chrome kenta maeda refractor

he hit a home run in his second big league at bat

2021 topps edwin rios gold parallel

not sure why i scanned the back, but here you go

now i remember - rios hit the first two-run homer to lead off an inning in major league history as a result of the 2020 extra inning rules.

2022 topps tribute albert pujols

one of the goats, and i'm glad he played part of a season for the dodgers.