I am in the final stretch in my 1985 Donruss completion quest. Just as I figured several months ago, I am getting this done during the summer when I have time to attack little projects like this.
Dwight Gooden has been placed in his proper page spot in the upper left, next to Barry Bonnell and above Dave Stieb. I am now down to two cards. The Kirby Puckett rookie card is on its way to me. That leaves the Roger Clemens rookie as the final card needed.
Set-collecting veterans know that one of the last stages of finishing off a set is determining what you missed — what gremlins have slipped past the inventory clerks I have hired to make sure every card has been obtained and documented (check that, I am the only inventory clerk, and I am unpaid).
This time I found four gremlins and I have snagged them all before getting the final two cards — it’s embarrassing when you have the final card documented and then some gremlin ends up being last.
I shall now expose those four. They should know better.
Rick Mahler
Not even that Dodger Stadium background could make the card stand out enough for me to grab it earlier.
Rick Dempsey
Another Rick, and an interesting shot. Look, the baseball has a tail.
Ron Cey
Can you believe it? But what do expect when Donruss has clearly made up a card about Cey appearing in a Cubs uniform?
Luis DeLeon
He’s entirely too happy about being elusive for so long.
All of these guys are now headed for the 1985 Donruss binder (with the black cover, of course) and will wait with anticipation for the set-completion party.
I guess this means the ugly task of purchasing a Clemens rookie card is at hand. I’m sure I’ll add a couple other cards to accompany it to make the acquiring a little less painful.
Set completion post on its way!!