tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9047326403910235658.post6912219449374392066..comments2024-03-09T04:14:31.575-06:00Comments on The Junior Junkie: the Baseball Cards of Ken Griffey, Jr. and Beyond: Way Too Many Words About 1996 PinnacleThe Junior Junkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01276740693294231134noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9047326403910235658.post-42789444028684618132015-01-21T23:43:00.846-06:002015-01-21T23:43:00.846-06:00Great info man. Any idea if the foil parallels had...Great info man. Any idea if the foil parallels had gold inscription on the back like the Starburst parallels did? Just found one in my collection but the gold letters have faded and are indecipherable. Also, any idea on the insert ratio for the foil parallels? I can't find any info on the subject anywhere. Thanks for the knowledge manAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02789243432091277551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9047326403910235658.post-57501123452972562002014-12-24T11:21:36.055-06:002014-12-24T11:21:36.055-06:00I only have the one, but if I come across another,...I only have the one, but if I come across another, it's yours.The Junior Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276740693294231134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9047326403910235658.post-18185703535957489582014-12-15T20:53:30.915-06:002014-12-15T20:53:30.915-06:00Gots to get me one of those Kleskos, super cool!Gots to get me one of those Kleskos, super cool!Johnnys Trading Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05202597965281782849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9047326403910235658.post-45798902601967336432014-12-15T19:39:24.496-06:002014-12-15T19:39:24.496-06:00Fixed in the snarkiest way possible.Fixed in the snarkiest way possible.The Junior Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276740693294231134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9047326403910235658.post-54107780673331818362014-12-15T13:09:55.913-06:002014-12-15T13:09:55.913-06:00LOL. Okay, I actually wrote a whole paragraph abou...LOL. Okay, I actually wrote a whole paragraph about that that somehow didn't get carried over to the final edit. But yeah, it didn't happen. I'll fix it...The Junior Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276740693294231134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9047326403910235658.post-49542614789704600182014-12-15T13:09:09.754-06:002014-12-15T13:09:09.754-06:00Your anti-moose sticker agenda has been clear for ...Your anti-moose sticker agenda has been clear for some time.The Junior Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276740693294231134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9047326403910235658.post-65428717290750624332014-12-15T13:06:58.339-06:002014-12-15T13:06:58.339-06:00I probably deserve that.I probably deserve that.The Junior Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276740693294231134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9047326403910235658.post-19987132291045046012014-12-15T12:25:20.799-06:002014-12-15T12:25:20.799-06:00I have been looking at a lot of Pinnacle Griffeys ...I have been looking at a lot of Pinnacle Griffeys on eBay lately - they had some SWEET inserts back then!!<br /><br />I guess I never looked at the back of that 1996 Pinnacle base card though, because one thing jumped out at me - "Ken homered from both sides of the plate three times in four days last season" - ...ummm, what now??Milwaukee Southpawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07760646759273077821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9047326403910235658.post-62598978726162187582014-12-15T11:56:02.933-06:002014-12-15T11:56:02.933-06:00I still say Pinnacle is the most underrated brand ...I still say Pinnacle is the most underrated brand of all-time. I really need to try and pick up a complete set of those Christine Brinkley inserts. Such great photography.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508921644099472101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9047326403910235658.post-79675876480242512522014-12-15T11:07:30.029-06:002014-12-15T11:07:30.029-06:00And now I have figured out just what is truly wron...And now I have figured out just what is truly wrong with you, Junkie. '96 Pinnacle. Bleeeeech!JediJeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10261262040532716901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9047326403910235658.post-45612166768379424022014-12-15T10:40:50.742-06:002014-12-15T10:40:50.742-06:00I'm pretty much too old for this set. I like s...I'm pretty much too old for this set. I like some of the cards (mostly inserts) but the others -- GAH! I'll never understand the random foil shapes on the base cards. I can't get past it. It's like putting stickers on a live moose. Nobody is ever going to not say "why are there stickers on the moose?"night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9047326403910235658.post-1097456929849738882014-12-15T08:36:57.968-06:002014-12-15T08:36:57.968-06:00I always liked the Starburst parallels. Those Pinn...I always liked the Starburst parallels. Those Pinnacle Power inserts were sweet too.The Lost Collectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07281282785351456790noreply@blogger.com