Beckett Baseball Retro Hot / Cold – September, 1989
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From the September, 1989 issue of Beckett Baseball Card Monthly, here’s a look at what was hot and what wasn’t in the world of baseball cards 30 years ago.
Here’s the full list:
Hot
- Bo Jackson
- Kevin Mitchell
- Will Clark
- Ken Griffey Jr.
- Mike Greenwell
- Jim Abbott
- Don Mattingly
- Ruben Sierra
- Mark Grace
- Gregg Jefferies
- Mark McGwire
- 1989 Upper Deck
- Kirby Puckett
- Jose Canseco
- Tom Gordon
- Wade Boggs
- Nolan Ryan
- Gary Sheffield
- Barry Larkin
- Fred McGriff
- Ricky Jordan
- Eric Davis
- Darryl Strawberry
- John Smoltz
- Mike Schmidt
- Howard Johnson
- Tony Gwynn
- Mickey Tettleton
- Sandy Alomar Jr.
- Julio Franco
Cold
- Pete Rose
- Jose Canseco
- Gregg Jefferies
- Matt Nokes
- Gary Sheffield
- Sportflics
- 1989 Fleer
- Chris Sabo
- Sam Horn
- Don Mattingly
Why are Jose Canseco, Gregg Jeffries and Don Mattingly on both lists? I assume that Don is hot and the other two are not…
@Kerry – Back in the day, the Weather Report was compiled based on input from shops and collectors. A player can be hot and cold simultaneously in a few regards. Regionally, someone may be big in the local market and loathed elsewhere. Also, momentum can come into play. For example, earlier this season it’d be fair to say Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was both hot and cold a few weeks after he was called up. His stuff was still moving very briskly but he wasn’t doing well and prices seemed to plateau.
There is a prime example of why I quit collecting. Every card shown except the Griffey could be bought for a penny at most large shows.
Don Mattingly was on the Hot list AND the Cold list? 0_o
This was fun to look over. Great idea.
What caused a player to be simultaneously on the hot and cold list back then (Jose Canseco and Don Mattingly in this case)? When I was a kid I always found that interesting. I think Bo Jackson was frequently on both at the same time as well.
I wonder who would be on both lists today. Bryce Harper maybe?