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Saturday, November 24, 2018

Year: 1989

Set: Star (Rate)

Card: #12 Pat Combs


“ Nice. I like it. ” -switzr1

“ Does "Pro Ball 1989" mean that this is his first year as a pro? I like the design. I like the back as well. It looks like it has the old school texture as well, rather than the super slick UV coating. ” -Billy Kingsley

“ Very typical 80's, early 90's minor league card. As I have said before I don't know why but I am drawn to minor league cards. They are simple, no thrills but I like them. ” -davidhandberry

“ Wow that card is RED. Very basic, as with most Star.issues that I've seen. Front is appealing to me, but not the back. ” -kents_stuff

“ A late 1980s Star Card. Been about six months since we've seen one of these. Nice front, back OK. ” -captkirk42

“ it's alway disappointing to me when a minor league teams use the same name and logo and a MLB team, but good clean card design ” -Thunderfoot

“ I see #45, in that style, can't help but see Tug McGraw ;) ” -stevejrogers

“ Our first "wax" product, based on the leagues we had licenses for. As for the player, one of my favorites from that time frame with the Phillies. He had just played for the US Olympic team, and was a sure-fire prospect. As I have documented in other areas, I got to chat with Pat about his experiences and got a couple very nice autographs in 1990. Unfortunately, I didn't think to take one of these with me to get signed! ” -vrooomed


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Al Knapp El

Posts: 1
Joined: Aug 2018
Saturday, November 24, 2018 5:47 AM

These cards are always fun to look at with the right player on them. For the most part they are not as appealing as the newer cards. I would say they paved the way. At least they didn’t stick together like these newer glossy cards do now days if you’re not careful when you store them. Wish I had a stack of Michael Jordan star cards to look at. Who wouldn’t?


Edited on: Nov 24, 2018 - 5:48AM

   

Sportzcommish

Posts: 6012
Joined: Oct 2016
Saturday, November 24, 2018 6:25 AM

One of the many players I collect, BUT an elite person in my estimation and the only professional player with whom I have had extended time with. After he retired he began working for a company out of College Station, Texas, and part of his responsibility was to train educators (I was a teacher at the time) how to build character in children. The weeklong training session with him was life changing for me and Pat in his very personable way helped me begin changing the way I saw people, students in particular, from a glass half-empty perspective to a glass half-full point of view. It's stuck and I'm very thankful to Pat for this.

The card itself has been on my Want List for some time. I need to go get it especially because it's a Star product.


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ToppsrBest

Posts: 634
Joined: Jul 2018
Saturday, November 24, 2018 11:45 AM

I like the Card


   


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