Ken Griffey Jr.
PHOTO: I like the photo except that his cap is washed out by the light.
STAT: Rather than including a stat I wanted to recall something amazing that happened. Back in this 1990 game, Griffey and his father hit back-to-back homers off Kirk McCaskill. I was watching the game on Friday Night Baseball on ESPN. It was completely astounding and incredible. The fact that a father and son could play together on the same team was amazing enough, but this feat is something that, odd are, we'll never see happen again. (For a brief period, it looked possible with Tim Raines and his son.)
This kind of event is the thing that makes fans fall in love with baseball.
CAREER: 10/10
Griffey might be the only surefire Hall of Famer in this set (not sure because I haven't looked ahead at the cards...)
This guy completely reenvigorated baseball when he came on the scene in 1989. His dad was a great player but everybody expected Jr. to be even better, and they were right. Injuries have hurt him for sure but he's currently 5th in career homers and has a (very slight) shot at passing Willie Mays.
