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How well do you know your Rated Rookies?

billwaltonsbeardbillwaltonsbeard Posts: 3,748 ✭✭✭✭
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I'm very bored at work today, so I thought I would try to list all of the Donruss Rated Rookies from 87-90, the years I bought and collected most. There were 20 Rated Rookies every year, and I thought I might forget 2 or 3 each year. But I started the list, and didn't get very far before I hit the wall.

Without cheating and looking them up, can you guys remember any of the players I forgot?

1987
Greg Maddux
Mark McGwire
Raphael Palmeiro
Benito Santiago
Bo Jackson
Jerry Browne
Jim Lindeman
Terry Steinbach
BJ Surhoff
Duane Ward
Chris James
Ken Gerhart
Pat Dodson
Randy Myers
Gregg Swindell
*Bruce Fields*
*Devon White*

1988
Mackey Sasser
Mark Grace
Roberto Alomar
Nelson Liriano
Jose Lind
Kevin Elster
Gary Thurman
Joey Meyer
Ken Williams
Jack McDowell
Jody Reed
Kirt Manwaring
*Jeff Treadway*
*Al Leiter*

1989
Ken Griffey Jr.
Sandy Alomar Jr.
Gregg Jefferies
Gary Sheffield
Mike Harkey
Cameron Drew
Randy Johnson
Tom Gordon
Erik Hanson
David West
*Luis Medina*
*Gregg Olson*
*Pete Harnisch*

1990
Todd Zeile
Greg Vaughn
Juan Gonzalez
Eric Anthony
Robin Ventura
Steve Avery
Delino Deshields
*Ben McDonald*
*Marquis Grissom*
*Scott Coolbaugh*


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  • SabrgeekSabrgeek Posts: 484
    The very first rated rookies were in 1983, and there were only a few of them and they were notated on the back.

    IIRC, the best player in that bunch was Julio Franco

    In 1984; the series went to a more prominent place in the set with players such as Ron Darling and Joe Cater being the most known players today

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  • billwaltonsbeardbillwaltonsbeard Posts: 3,748 ✭✭✭✭
    yeah, Joe Cater was the bomb
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  • BoopottsBoopotts Posts: 6,784 ✭✭
    I think we still need Bruce Fields in the '87 set, but after that I'm not sure.
  • WalterSobchakWalterSobchak Posts: 2,096
    '89- Luis Medina, Gregg Olson

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    edited to reflect the awesome memories of two board members.

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  • BoopottsBoopotts Posts: 6,784 ✭✭
    Maybe Pete Harnisch in the '89 set? Also, I think it's possible that Jeffries was an '88 RR. Was David Wells or Eddie Williams a RR in '87?

    Edit to add: Wow, this is actually kind of fun. How about Danny Tartabull in '87? I know he made the cut in '85, but wasn't he the first guy to get the RR tag in two different years?
  • cwazzycwazzy Posts: 3,257 ✭
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  • DavidPuddyDavidPuddy Posts: 3,488 ✭✭✭
    Was Devon White a Rated Rookie in 87?

    I'm pretty sure Jeff Treadway and Al lieter were in teh 88 set.
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  • billwaltonsbeardbillwaltonsbeard Posts: 3,748 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Maybe Pete Harnisch in the '89 set? Also, I think it's possible that Jeffries was an '88 RR. Was David Wells or Eddie Williams a RR in '87?

    Edit to add: Wow, this is actually kind of fun. How about Danny Tartabull in '87? I know he made the cut in '85, but wasn't he the first guy to get the RR tag in two different years? >>



    Jefferies was a regular card in 88, and a RR in 89

    David wells was a regular card in 88. I'm thinking Eddie williams was 89...maybe????

    Tartabull was a RR in 85 but not in 87. I think he was in 86..maybe???
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  • DavidPuddyDavidPuddy Posts: 3,488 ✭✭✭
    Did Tim Pyznarski (SP?) have a card in 87?
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  • lsutigers1973lsutigers1973 Posts: 11,093 ✭
    Danny Tartabull is the only player to appear twice (85 & 86) as a Rated Rookie.
  • billwaltonsbeardbillwaltonsbeard Posts: 3,748 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Did Tim Pyznarski (SP?) have a card in 87? >>



    I know he was in the Topps set.

    Can I get confirmation from someone on this??
    Pyznarski, power hitting San Diego Padre prospect. 87 Donruss RR?
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  • mlbfan2mlbfan2 Posts: 3,115 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Can I get confirmation from someone on this??
    Pyznarski, power hitting San Diego Padre prospect. 87 Donruss RR? >>



    He has a '87 Donruss card, but he's not a RR.

    BTW, I thought this thread was going to be a link to a Sporcle quiz. image
  • billwaltonsbeardbillwaltonsbeard Posts: 3,748 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>BTW, I thought this thread was going to be a link to a Sporcle quiz. image >>



    I was actually thinking about that when I was making my list earlier.
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  • rdkrdkrdkrdk Posts: 78
    '90 Marquis Grissom

    and I believe '87 was the memorable Kal "real my name Kalveoski" (someone spack his parents!) Daniels
  • Nathaniel1960Nathaniel1960 Posts: 2,331 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'll try my hand at some 86 -

    Juan Nieves
    Canseco
    Cory Snyder
    Tartabull
    Paul Assenmacher?
    O'Neill
    McGriff
    Galarraga
    Kal Daniels?


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  • BoopottsBoopotts Posts: 6,784 ✭✭
    Was John Habyan (that might be misspelled, I think he was a Cardinal) '87?
  • billwaltonsbeardbillwaltonsbeard Posts: 3,748 ✭✭✭✭
    Marquis Grissom was definitely 90.

    Kalvoski Daniels was 86.

    I don't think John Habyan was ever a RR.
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  • Nathaniel1960Nathaniel1960 Posts: 2,331 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Come to think of it, I think Habyan was 86 too.

    Doran should take the top 20 rookies in 81, 82 and 83 Donruss, photoshop the rated rookies logo on them, and do custom cut sig cards.

    How cool would that be?

    83 would have to include Franco, Boggs, Sandburg and Gwynn.
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  • matthewbschultz83matthewbschultz83 Posts: 1,259 ✭✭✭
    How could you forget this can't miss Ranger prospect...1990 Scott Coolbaugh...
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  • billwaltonsbeardbillwaltonsbeard Posts: 3,748 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>How could you forget this can't miss Ranger prospect...1990 Scott Coolbaugh... >>



    was Dean Palmer a RR that year too?? or just a regular?
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