Mike Harkey x2

Earlier this week, I showed off my newest 1991 Topps Desert Shield card in Dwight Smith. And that was the newest even though I'm posting this Mike Harkey card now. I've had this one since July-August sometime but it has been languishing in my Draft folder since. With the season over and not too many new cards coming in, it is time to start clearing that out! Some of you who may have checke dout the tab above for my Desert Shield team set may have gotten a glimpse of the Harkey already since I updated that page with both Dwight Smith and Harkey at the same time earlier this week.

Not only did I get the Desert Shield card signed, but I also got my ATCRCS card signed too. By two different helpers. I sent out my ATCRCS card to one guy who was going to be seeing the Yankees (Harkey is their bullpen coach) before I remembered he had a Desert Shield card too. D'oh! So I waited for someone else to offer to help with the Yankees and off went the Desert Shield card.

The only other signed Harkey card I'd like to add to my collection is a 1989 Topps card. He was a Future Star, don'cha know...

Three More Desert Shield Cards

I mentioned yesterday that I will be putting the breaks on picking up any more repacks in the near future. The card budget took a hit the past six weeks or so and with two big card shows on the horizon (a local CSA show and the National), I'm having to prioritize.

 

I've avoided picking up any GQ, Archives and Bowman, not even just the Cubs, but I've been jonesing for some new cards. I headed over to eBay with a very small budget and was able to add a trio of 1991 Topps Desert Shield cards. As I've mentioned before, I'm being pretty particular about the condition of these cards, otherwise this 20+ year old set would be finished by now.

 

 

First up is current Yankees bullpen coach, Mike Harkey. He was a first round (4th overall) pick by the Cubs in the 1987 draft and deemed a "Future Star" by Topps in the 1989 set.

 

Next up is Astros third base coach, Dave Clark. He is also a former first round draft pick but was selected by the Indians in 1983 with the #11 pick. He joined the Cubs in exchange for Mitch Webster following the 1989 Boys of Zimmer season. He spent the 1990 season with the Cubs and then bounced around a little before returning for the 1997 season.

 

And finally, there's pitcher Bill Long. The Cubs picked him up from the cross town White Sox during the 1990 season. He went 6-1 with 5 Saves in 42 relief appearances but was released following the season. According to Wikipedia, following his retirement from baseball, Long became a teacher and currently teaches middle school social studies in Kentucky.

 

This brings me to completing just over 1/3 of the set. Another third should be fairly easy aside from finding excellent conditions versions, with the final third being some of the more pricier stars of the team.