Progress On An Old Favorite

Last week I finally got around to updating my needs list to include some insert sets I've had my eye on.  It also prompted me to go search eBay to scratch a few cards off my checklist for one of my all-time favorite sets - the 1993 Score Select Chase Stars.

As luck would have it I managed to snag 4 cards from the same seller, so with combined shipping I got these for just $10:

396 career HRs, not too shabby

Career .312 batting average

Fuck this guy.  No really, fuck him.

One of my favorite baseball names, and a 5-time Gold Glover

As I've written before, these cards look so much better than their scan gives credit for.  I think these may be the first cards to use the Dufex technology, and I find them mesmerizing to look at.  I try not to overuse this, but this really is a set where if there is a player you like on the list, you MUST pick up a copy.

With the addition of these four I now need only 5 more to complete the 24-card set (I have a Griffey, but I want a second one to keep with this set).  Unfortunately there are a few expensive ones remaining with Griffey, Maddux (usually around $10) and Ripken (usually $15-$20).

But they will be mine.  Oh yes, they WILL be mine.

1993 Score Select Chase Stars Checklist

1 Fred McGriff

2 Ryne Sandberg

3 Ozzie Smith

4 Gary Sheffield

5 Darren Daulton

6 Andy Van Slyke

7 Barry Bonds

8 Tony Gwynn

9 Greg Maddux

10 Tom Glavine

11 John Franco

12 Lee Smith

13 Cecil Fielder

14 Roberto Alomar

15 Cal Ripken, Jr.

16 Edgar Martinez

17 Ivan Rodriguez

18 Kirby Puckett

19 Ken Griffey, Jr.

20 Joe Carter

21 Roger Clemens

22 Dave Fleming

23 Paul Molitor

24 Dennis Eckersley