Favorite Players: George Arias

I've pulled a bunch of George Arias cards out of packs growing up in the '90's. Some key ones are his 1994 Topps card, and his 1996 Upper Deck card. Judging from the back of the cards, it looked like he would be a 30+HR hitting 3rd Baseman for years to come. He played a few years in the Majors, but never had the power that he had in the minors. I still collect his cards just because I fondly remember those years in the '90's.

GEORGE ARIAS CARDS I HAVE
1994 Topps (signed by David Bell)
1994 Topps Gold
1995 Fleer Excel
1995 Upper Deck Minors (ttm auto)
1996 Fleer
1996 Leaf Preferred
1996 Pinnacle
1996 Pinnacle Foil (ttm auto)
1996 Topps
1996 Upper Deck (ttm auto)
1996 Zenith
1997 Donruss
1997 Donruss (rookie)
1997 Fleer
1997 Topps
1998 Topps custom
2001 Topps Traded ('95 reprint)
2001 Topps Traded Chrome ('95 reprint)

Favorite Players: Brady Anderson

Brady Anderson became one of my favorite players in the mid-'90's. In high school, I got a job at Publix supermarket (still work there after a decade or so at other places). They made us keep our hair cut and had us shave every day, so I rebelled against that by growing the biggest sideburns I could (still do). Around that time, Brady was starting to crush homers, and he had the biggest sideburns in the league, so I started trying to get more of his cards. I have a good amount of his now. Highlights include his 1988 Topps Traded rookie, a 1992 Topps that he autographed at a show, a 1993 Score card that I pulled out of a pack my late Grandpa got me on my birthday, a 1994 Finest Refractor, a 1998 Topps Chrome Flashbacks Refractor, a 2001 Fleer game-used uniform card, and a 2003 Topps custom I made.

BRADY ANDERSON CARDS I HAVE
1988 Topps Traded
1989 Donruss
1989 Fleer
1989 Score
1989 Topps
1989 Topps Rookies insert
1989 Upper Deck
1990 Donruss
1990 Fleer
1990 Score
1990 Topps
1990 Upper Deck
1991 Donruss
1991 Fleer
1991 Score
1991 Stadium Club
1991 Topps
1992 Fleer
1992 Leaf
1992 Score
1992 Stadium Club
1992 Topps (autographed)

1992 Topps Gold Winners
1992 Upper Deck
1993 Donruss
1993 Donruss Diamond Kings
1993 Donruss Spirit of the Game
1993 Fleer
1993 Leaf
1993 Pinnacle
1993 Score
1993 Stadium Club
1993 Topps Black Gold
1993 Ultra
1993 Upper Deck
1994 Collector's Choice
1994 Finest Refractor
1994 Fleer
1994 Leaf
1994 Stadium Club Golden Rainbow
1994 Ultra
1994 Upper Deck Electric Diamond
1994 Upper Deck Fun Pack
1995 Bazooka
1995 Collector's Choice SE
1995 Collector's Choice SE Silver Signature
1995 Leaf
1995 Sportflics
1995 Stadium Club
1995 Topps Spectra Light/Cyberstats
1995 Upper Deck
1996 Topps
1996 Upper Deck
1996 Upper Deck VJ Lovero Showcase
1997 Bowman
1997 Donruss
1997 Pinnacle East Meets West Museum Collection
1997 Topps Season's Best
1997 Upper Deck Highlights
1998 Bowman
1998 Collector's Choice
1998 Leaf Rookies & Stars
1998 Pacific Gold Crown
1998 Pacific Paramount
1998 Pinnacle Goin' Jake
1998 Pinnacle Inside
1998 Pinnacel Plus
1998 Score
1998 Score Artist's Proof
1998 Score Rookie Traded
1998 Topps Chrome Flashback Refractor
1999 Collector's Choice
1999 Topps
1999 Topps Opening Day
2001 E-X Behind the Numbers jersey
2001 Topps
2002 Upper Deck 40-Man
2003 Topps custom
2005 Topps Fan Favorites

Favorite Players: Richard Almanzar

I got to see Richard play for the Lakeland Tigers during the 1996 season. He hit for good average and had speed if my memory serves me correctly, and I vividly remember reading that he won the Florida State League All-Star Game MVP award that year in the paper. The next game I went to, I congratulated him and asked him what the trophy looked like, and he told me it was very tall. I got his autograph a few times that year, but never on a card because I never had one. Had the internet been as big as it is now back then, I would've no doubt had a few.

RICHARD ALMANZAR CARDS I HAVE
1996 Bowman

1996 Bowman Foil
1997 Bowman
1998 Team Best Autographs X2

Favorite Players: Alec Asher

This is the only Alec Asher card I have, his 2016 Topps card. Alec went to Lakeland High School, which is where I graduate from. He pitched against fellow LHS student Chris Sale in 2017, something that has never happened.

ALEC ASHER CARDS I HAVE:
2014 Topps Pro Debut
2016 Topps

Favorite Players: David Aardsma

David Aardsma is the first player on the list if you alphabetize every MLB player in history by last name. So, for that, I decided to collect him.

DAVID AARDSMA CARDS I HAVE

2004 Bowman's Best Autograph

2004 Topps

2004 Topps Total (ttm auto)

2006 Upper Deck

2008 Topps (ttm auto)

2010 Upper Deck

2011 Topps

2011 Topps Diamond Sparkle (ttm auto)

2011 Topps Heritage

Favorite Player: Dustin McGowan

Dustin McGowan is a rather new addition to my Favorite Players binder. He is another Type 1 diabetic.

DUSTIN MC GOWAN CARDS I HAVE:
2004 Bowman
2004 Topps Pristine Personal Endorsements certified autograph
2007 Topps
2009 Topps
2009 Upper Deck
2010 Upper Deck

Favorite Player: Trevor Bauer

Trevor Bauer is one of the newest guys added to my Favorite Player Collection. While some of his Twitter posts and thoughts have been viewed as controversial, at least he has the guts to speak his mind, even if people are going to ridicule him for it. Somewhat similar to Aubrey Huff and Carl Everett, except Bauer is still playing.

Trevor Bauer cards I have:
2012 Bowman Chrome
2013 Topps
2013 Topps Update
2014 Bowman
2017 Topps
2018 Topps
2018 Topps Heritage
2018 Topps Holiday

2018 Topps Update All-Star Stitches
2019 Topps

2020 Topps
2020 Topps '85 Topps 35th Anniversary
2020 Topps Big League
2020 Topps Heritage ERA Leader

2020 Topps Stickers (back)

2021 Topps ERA Leader