2023 Donruss - Mr 3000 Red

Year: 2023

Manufacturer: Panini
Set: Donruss
Card Number: M3K-13
Card Type: Insert Parallel
Insert Set: Mr. 3000
Parallel Set: Red
Card Attributes: Serial Numbered
Serial Number: 067/149

Been a while since I featured a card from the collection.  I'm fairly sure this was a COMC purchased card.   One of the feats that can almost guarantee a player entrance into the Hall of Fame is reaching the 3000 hits mark.  Getting 3000 hits usually takes a long time even for a proficient hitter and Robin did it in 1992, his 19th year in the majors.  The cards is beautiful and shiny, you know how I like my shiny cards and numbered to 149 copies.  

2024 Donruss - Red

Year: 2024

Manufacturer: Panini
Set: Donruss
Card Number: 20
Card Type: Parallel
Parallel Set: Red Holo Foil
Card Attributes: Serial Numbered

Serial Number: 259/275

I've found as a player collector, especially retired HOF players, you either love the fact that the card manufacturers feature you player or you don't.  I'm on the love it side.  For me it's the hunt and of course the collecting aspect.  I long ago gave up the notion that I'd ever be able to collect all the cards of Robin, but my general mind set is that while I may never be able to catch'em all, all are welcome in the collection if I was ever able to find them.  If that makes sense.  

Ahem anyways 2024 Donruss is a set that only features retired player and prospects.  No active players so that means you get all retired and HOFer's to fill out the set.  And of course the insane amount of parallels that are included, plus instead of being a stand alone product Panini has included Optic parallels to chase.  Many of the parallels are unnumbered, but there are of course plenty that are.  The Red, or rather Red Holofoil, parallels are numbered to just 275.

2014 Panini Hall of Fame - Crusades Red

Year:2014

Manufacturer: Panini

Set: Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary.

Card Number: 83

Card Type: Insert parallel

Insert Set: Crusade

Parallel: Red

Card Attributes: Serial Numbered

Serial Number: 49/75

Still working through all my Black Friday COMC Yount acquisitions.  I ended up snagging 4 Crusade cards from the 2014 Hall of Fame set.  Next up is the Red Parallel.  I really like how these pop with the chromium and the bright colors and the black and white photo really works for me with those bright colors.  Plus it's got lions! 

2015 Panini Cooperstown - Red parallel

Year: 2015

Manufacturer: Panini

Set: Cooperstown

Card Number: 82

Card Type: Parallel

Parallel Set: Red

Card Attributes: Serial Numbered

Serial Number: 08/35

Even without a license Panini has done a pretty decent job with it's Hall of Fame sets using induction photographs and nice close ups like this one.  Plus while the photos are in black and white, negating having to photoshop the colors, they are incredibly clear and detailed.  The set has 5 base parallels, not counting the 4 printing plates.  And at just 35 copies each the Red parallel is the most numerous.  Like all the recent cards I've been featuring I was able to pick this up sometime last year and had it delivered as part of Black Friday shipment from COMC.