2002 - 2005 was a dull period for RCs. Anyone recall any player being really hyped in those years ?

OddRodz · September 1, 2017 2:20PM

Outside of Mr. Kate Upton in ''05 and UD USA Baseball doesn't count.

erikthredd · September 1, 2017 2:36PM

i think you got Miguel Cabrera,Robinson Cano & Dustin Pedroia during those years.

Stingray · September 1, 2017 2:43PM

Cabrera was actually in 2000 set.

erikthredd · September 1, 2017 2:46PM

@Stingray said:
Cabrera was actually in 2000 set.

I knew he was a rookie in 2003 wasn't sure about his cards.

miwlvrn · September 1, 2017 3:33PM

I am assuming you meant in the OP to refer specifically to baseball? I ask because the years you mention include some of the very biggest rookies in a long, long time.

Here are 5 incredibly huge stars who have each lived up to and exceeded the hype who had RC's issued over that time (excluding pre-RC stuff):

Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Sidney Crosby
Lebron James
Alexander Ovechkin

There are plenty more slightly lower on the superstar list.

Henrik Lundqvist
Henrik Zetterberg
Lots of other hockey guys could be on this list too.

Plenty of footballers (soccer) but I'm not sure many on this board would necessarily recognize them beyond the two names I listed here, despite global fame.

Being a Tigers fan, we sure had high hopes for Joel Zumaya to be a big deal for a lot of years like Verlander. Too bad that didn't work out!

VitoCo1972 · September 1, 2017 8:46PM

The Sidney Crosby RC I just paid $600 for in a PSA 9 (the young guns). But for baseball specifically...Bobby Crosby and Dontrelle Willis were supposed to be hot for awhile.

junkwaxgems · September 2, 2017 11:01AM

Tons during this period.

2002-03:

Dontrelle Willis
Joe Mauer
Jason Stokes
Jeff Francouer
Khalil Greene
Casey Kotchman
Delmon Young
Eric Duncan
Rickie Weeks
Jeremy Hermida
Hideki Matsui*
Kaz Ishii*

2004-05:

Matt Bush
Andy LaRoche
Stephen Drew
Tyler Clippard
Scott Kazmir
Phil Humber
Jared Weaver

HighGradeLegends · September 3, 2017 8:19AM

@junkwaxgems said:
Tons during this period.

2002-03:

Dontrelle Willis
Joe Mauer
Jason Stokes
Jeff Francouer
Khalil Greene
Casey Kotchman
Delmon Young
Eric Duncan
Rickie Weeks
Jeremy Hermida
Hideki Matsui*
Kaz Ishii*

2004-05:

Matt Bush
Andy LaRoche
Stephen Drew
Tyler Clippard
Scott Kazmir
Phil Humber
Jared Weaver

Sad mauer had the injuries. Great talent.

I see lots of upper deck cards with dual autos of matt bush and derek jeter. I laugh because bush was a clown and jeter...well...future hofer and all that. Not a good pairing on a card now, but after the draft, it may have seemed good!