Tales from the Bargain Bin – Kevin Mitchell
Name: Kevin Mitchell
Position: OF
Team: San Francisco Giants
Age: 46 years old
Best Season: 1989 when he hit 0.291/47/125 and he won the MVP that year over Will Clark, Pedro Guerrero, and Ryne Sandberg..
Set it’s from: 2005 Upper Deck Classics
How obtained: eBay auction
Why this Card?: He was Bondsian, before Bonds was knocking 40 out of the park, except he was nice. I just wish his skill set would have lasted more then 5 years (1987 – 1991). It was one of the worst trades the Mets ever made, trading him, Kevin Brown, Shawn Abner, and Stan Jefferson for essentially Kevin McReynolds. He was still one of my favorite guys to watch. Plus he was always so nice to the public. I remember going to several Mets games and him being so nice and chatting with the fans.
But What About the Set?: 2005 Upper Deck Classics was such a fantastic set. Lots of old school players, autographs, relic cards, cut signature cards, and dual signatures cards. The configuration is 28 packs a box, 1 autograph and 2 relic cards per box, 1 dual signature card and 1 dual relic per case, and 1 cut signature in every other case. Not too bad considering that the box runs about $43.
Beckett’s Value: $10.00
eBay Value: I got it for $0.99
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