Mike Piazza Collection: 1992 Bowman RC

This is something that I've been wanting to do for a while now, in some aspect, to get pictures of all my Piazza cards to link to the collection page to allow anyone to view the actual card. One of the most exciting things about our blog scene is being able to see new sets and old ones that we never even knew existed and then be able to be on the look out for our favorite players as a result. 

So I think it would be fun to do an individual post for each Piazza card I have and will obtain in my collection. This is done by several bloggers and I am heavily using Nachos Grande's Barry Larkin posts as my template as he does a great job with them. Well now, shall we begin?

Year: 1992

Set: Bowman

Card Number: 461

Card Attributes: RC

How Obtained: ebay

 

 Early Bowman sets are littered with players posing in street clothes or awkwardly holding a bat or glove, with the rookies often being the worst offenders. Piazza escaped that fate with what has become an iconic card of the "junk wax" era. 

 

 Set Information (from BaseballCardPedia):

Considered one of the landmark baseball card sets of the 1990s, 1992 Bowman was released in August of that year. The set consists of 705 cards with 45 foil-stamped cards inserted at a rate of one per wax pack, two per jumbo pack, and five per 80-card "carton." These foil cards feature past and present Team USA players and minor league POY Award winners.
After a disastrous 1989 debut, a lackluster 1990 effort, and an improved 1991 offering, Topps upgraded the 1992 version of Bowman to place it (quality wise) on par with their Stadium Club brand. All cards were printed on white, UV-coated cardstock, with full color fronts and backs. More importantly, Topps drastically cut production by printing '92 Bowman to order; a decision many dealers who threw away their order forms would later regret.

 (..Joe)