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Another Brief Stroll Through Baseball History Via Kenner's Starting Lineups

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Last summer I wrote about re-discovering my Starting Lineup collection during the pandemic. Since that time I've found some more that I acquired as a youth and used the power of the internet to continue to add to my collection. Since we're still more than a month away from Opening Day, it seems like a good time to take another gander at these quaint little pieces from the 1980's and 90's. I know I'm biased, but this crop is chock full of good stuff with some pleasant surprises mixed in. There's no better way to whet your baseball appetite as we head into 2021. Enjoy! 1988 This one was one of my favorites growing up. In the batter's box Dave Winfield was an imposing figure with long arms and legs that could reach anything that came his way. That's captured pretty well here and the face is instantly recognizable as Winny. The uniform deficiencies - especially early on - with Starting Lineups were covered pretty thoroughly in the last installment, but I&