Post #2 (apparently there is a limit of number of pictures per post)
Topps Run Continued: The Reds Years and Beyond
2000 Topps (First Reds card)
2001 Topps
2002 Topps
2003 Topps
2004 Topps
2005 Topps
2006 Topps
2007 Topps
2008 Topps
2008 Topps Traded (Off to the White Sox)
2009 Topps (A sendoff back to Seattle)
2010 Topps (A fitting end to an epic run)
As I mentioned, I also get an autograph of each Reds Hall of Famer. For Griffey, I absolutely had to have one in a Reds uniform. And since 2001 was such a special year in the hobby for me personally, this 2001 Upper Deck Legends Jersey Auto fits the bill quite nicely.
No Griffey collection is complete without the 89 Upper Deck. This card speaks for itself and the history of baseball cards can't be told without it.
The Father/Son combo that started it all
To finish this post, I'll throw in a few other random Griffeys from my collection that I like because they are neat cards.
First is a very unique card. In the 90s, innovation was the name of the game as card companies competed to capture the attention of collectors. Score decided to go full 90s and create a glow in the dark card in 1997. The insert set was 1997 Score "The Franchise." There is a base version of this insert set, inserted one in every 72 retail packs (1:17 Premium Stock packs). But the real treasure is that they made a glow in the dark version of this insert set, and they were much more rare. Seeded at 1 in every 240 retail packs (1:79 Premium Stock packs), these babies were hard to find. To make it more intersting, the glowing version was very hard to distinguish from the non-glowing version. I found mine at a mall card show in a commons box with a bunch of non-glowing versions. If you don't know what you are looking for, you could easily skip right over it. Here is a picture where I tried to capture the true essence of this card by photographing it in various stages of glow.
Finally, I'll close with a modern card. I don't typically collect non-playing days cards. But when Topps made a Legendary Home Field Advantage card of Griffey in a Reds uniform, celebrating the city of Cincinnati, I just couldn't resist. The card's beauty and subject matter made this a must-have for my collection.
