1988 Topps Podcast

Ahead of the ALDS, go watch Last Comiskey for some White Sox history!

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I for one, welcome our new robot overlords!

MLB The Show has simulated the 2026 Postseason and they have the Padres winning it all over the White Sox 😱

Who’s ready for some Postseason baseball? 😎

Born 9/28/1963, today is podcast hero Charlie Kerfeld's 63rd birthday!
He finished 4th in NL ROY voting in 1986, finishing 11-2, 2.59 ERA, 7 saves for the NL West champ Astros. Then he did this amazing interview and annoyed Nolan Ryan in the locker room.

Charlie Kerfeld interview after Astros clinch 1986 NL West Charlie Kerfeld celebrates after the Astros clinch the 1986 NLCS wi...

This week, a Red Sox legend...Dewey! Dwight Evans played the 2nd most games ever for the Red Sox, after only Yaz. He won 8 gold gloves, made 3 all star games, and put up outstanding career numbers in his 20 year career. Evans was overlooked for the Hall of Fame in his 3 years on the ballot, and then again by the 2020 Contemporary Era Committee.
Topics: Mustaches, RBI Corner, Neurofibromatosis
LIsten and links here: https://1988toppspodcast.blogspot.com/2026/09/dwight-evans-470.html

We suggested the “great things happen in Chicago” quote would make a good shirt...and the good people at RAYGUNshirts turned that around within a couple hours. Sox fans, or any fan of Chicago...go get one!

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We switched it up and took a deep dive into NCAA Baseball this week learning about Mark Marquess! "Nine" as he was affectionately known served as Stanford's head coach from 1977-2017, winning back to back College World Series titles in 1987-88, and then an Olympic Gold with Team USA in Seoul. More than 200 of his players went pro and he left a legacy of success at Stanford.

Mark passed away earlier this year. RIP Mark Marquess 1947-2026

Listen and links: https://1988toppspodcast.blogspot.com/2026/09/mark-marquess-65t.html

This week, an University of Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Baseball star who was drafted by Houston and was a utility man for a couple years...it's Chuck Jackson. This is one of the best looking cards in the set. Chuck was a very good AAA player who deserved another call up and finally got it for 1 game with Texas in 1994. That call up helped his family get insurance when his 3rd child was born.
Listen and links: https://1988toppspodcast.blogspot.com/2026/09/chuck-jackson-94.html

Great to meet RIP Baseball today! We visited Minnie Minoso and Ernie Banks graves and then had lunch at Pick Me Up Cafe. Just so happens to be across the street from another cemetery!

LA, a prankster and subject of a famous/infamous trade for a future hall of Famer!

After a decade battling for a spot in the big leagues, Larry Andersen became one of the game's most dependable relievers and one of the most quotable players in baseball.

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This week, a card we didn't think we had ever seen before...Steve Peters! The lefthanded pitching Peters had a 14-0 record in 1985 with Oklahoma Baseball and played 1987-88 with the St. Louis Cardinals. After a couple years at AAA he moved back home to Oklahoma and joined Oklahoma City Fire Department where he served for more than 2 decades before retirement.
Listen and links: https://1988toppspodcast.blogspot.com/2026/08/steve-peters-84t.html