Now that my Rickey Henderson player collection is complete I wanted to take the time to show off my favorite 5 cards from this set.
Card #5 – 1988 Fleer
The 1988 Fleer card is not a classic by any stretch of the imagination. But with cards of the New York Yankees, the card look fabulous. The team colors are strongly presented with the Red, White, and Blue theme that Fleer adopted for this set. I like that Rickey is wearing the team’s grey uniform in this picture as it allows his image to pop and not get blended in if it were white and matching the border color.
And the photo used for this card is close to perfect. With both of Rickey’s feet in the air, the card gives you the impression that Rickey is indeed flying around the bases. You can see the look of strict concentration on Rickey’s face as he appears to be rounding second base and headed for third.
