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Roberto Alomar was just in the news the other day, not for good reasons, and look who popped up next on the randomizer. When I first started to collect cards in 1970, It seemed like I pulled more cards of Robbie's dad, Sandy, than any other player. I had a bunch of his cards. Roberto and his brother, Sandy Jr. were both decent ballplayers but it was Roberto who became a 12-time All-star and his 10 Gold Glove Awards are still the record for second basemen. He picked up a couple of World Championship rings with the Blue Jays and was the first player to feature a Blue Jays cap on his Hall of Fame plaque. I remember him spitting at an umpire early in his career and thought that was disrespectful but it was forgotten by most after a few more years of stellar play and didn't hinder his induction into Cooperstown. The other day he was banned from baseball following an independent investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct dating back to 2014. Do you think they'll pull him out of the Hall or has he been "grandfathered" in? He's a member of my 1000 card club as I currently have 1146 different Beckett recognized cards of him of which here are nine from my collection.

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1993 Donruss Elite #26 Roberto Alomar
2001 SP Game Bat Milestone Piece of Action International #IRA Roberto Alomar
2002 Topps 206 Relics #RA2 Roberto Alomar Bat D2

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2002 UD Authentics Stars of '89 Jerseys #SLRA Roberto Alomar
2002 Upper Deck Diamond Connection #402 Roberto Alomar DC Bat
2003 Fleer Double Header Flip Card Game Used #RA Roberto Alomar Bat SP/200

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2004 Throwback Threads Player Threads #61 Roberto Alomar Indians-O's
2005 Reflections Super Swatch #RA Roberto Alomar (On my last post of 2010 cards I featured a Johnny Bench card that I pulled from one of two "packs" made up by dbrookard. Coincidentally on this very next post, here is the card that I pulled from the second "pack" I bought. This contains a "super" swatch of material and features Robbie with the Devil Rays, a team he never actually played for.)
2011 Topps Update Diamond Anniversary #US229B Roberto Alomar SP