1996 Pinnacle Baseball Christie Brinkley Collection
6 of 16. Fred McGriff
Some of the coolest photos on cards are the ones that are posed, not action shots. A couple of cards I’ll never forget are the overhead shot of Benito Santiago unmasking in 1991 Topps and Doug Jones holding the flaming baseball in 1991 Score. There’s a bunch of others that are similar too.
In 1996 Pinnacle added a bit of celebrity to their set with the inclusion of the Christie Brinkley Collection. The way the inserts are presented, it looks as though the supermodel was brought in and did photo shoots with players on the Braves and Indians (the previous year’s World Series participants) and getting them to do silly things.
Here’s one of my original baseball heroes Fred McGriff getting goofy and pretending to take a bite out of a baseball. Although a little corny (okay, a lot corny), it’s still a fun card.
Christie Brinkley Collection cards were inserted in 1996 Pinnacle Series Two at a rate of 1:23 hobby packs or 1:32 retail packs.
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