94-95 Fleer Excel League Leader #8

League Leader insert card from the 94-95 Fleer Excel set.  I like the blurry background, gives more focus to the player.  The photo though looks pretty familiar, kind of like the 1994 Signature Rookies cards.  Take a look back at that post and tell me what you think.

The back is fairly plain with just a recap of his season and what made him a league leader.

Current total = 17

94-95 Fleer Excel #86

94-95 Fleer Excel.  A nice looking design with the cropped out background and the basebll stitches on the side.  It's kind of cool that they let the photo overlap into the border of the card.  Not sure I would have went with this photo as it kind of looks like he is staring off into space.

Same photo on the back which I am never a fan of.  I like to see different photos front and rear but I guess that adds to the complexity of designing a card.  Kind of a different way to display the stats, the column headers are way up at the top and then each team is split off on its own.

Current Total = 17

1994 Fleer ProCards #1163

1994 Fleer ProCards #1163.  Very simple design on the front with the classic white border and name and logo in one strip across the bottom.  I like the ProCards logo this year with the baseball diamond incorporated into the bottom.  I like the pose they used for the card but the background could have been more exciting.  Have the outfield or the backstop be the background instead of a section of bleachers.  I guess minor league cards in the 90's weren't the biggest market so I can understand the lack of imagination.

I like the stripes on the back, makes it look classy!  They had some extra room on there for a bio but that section must have not made the cut.

Current total = 8

93-94 Fleer Excel League Leaders #9

Next on the docket is the 93-94 Fleer Excel League Leader, card number 9.  Although this is a lovely photo it would have been nice if they didn't reuse the photo from the 1993 Fleer ProCards card.  They did zoom in a little bit which is a nice touch.

What lacks on the front the back makes up for. A nice little story about his season and why he was considered to be a league leader for the season.

Running total for this card, 22.

93-94 Fleer Excel #95

In our third installment we take a look at the 93-94 Fleer Excel card # 95.  This is one of my favorite photos on any of LaTroy's cards.  Not sure if he was going for the intimidating tough guy look or if the photographer just caught him in between poses.  Either way, I like it!

The back of the card is just as nice as the front.  A large photo, team logo, and some stats.  All it needs is some fun facts and this would be perfect!  For the longest time I thought it was a necklace he was wearing that said 'Hawk", but after looking closer at it just days ago I realized it is on his shirt.  The other thing I noticed was that to the left of the stat box you can see he is holding up right hand.  I wonder if he was holding something or pointing or...?  I'd love to see the original photo sometime and see what it is.

58 of these beauties currently reside in my collection.

1993 Fleer ProCards #1963

Next up is another Ft. Wayne Wizards card, the 1993 Fleer ProCards #1963. This photo was also taken at the Wizards stadium like the previous card but no posed action shot this time, just a stare down from the Hawk.

The back has a lovely drawing of a pitcher from the old days with the high leg kick and tall socks. A little too much blank space on the back for my liking but they got the team logo on there, if you squint and get real close you can see the wizard.

Lucky number 13 is my current total for this card.