i started following baseball with a passion in 1978, with the dodgers being my favorite team. while i am a supporter of the team, i definitely had my favorite players. i have established this mini-collection as one way to remember my favorite dodger players through the years.
from 1978 through 1982, my favorite dodger was steve garvey.
1978: o-pee-chee
1979: topps
1980: topps
1981: kellogg's
1982: donruss (diamond kings)
from 1983 through 1988, my favorite dodger was steve sax.
1983: fleer
1984: donruss
1985: topps
1986: donruss
1987: fleer all-star
1988: topps
from 1989 through 1993, my favorite dodger was orel hershiser.
1989: upper deck (world series)
1990: donruss baseball's best
1991: topps
1992: leaf black gold
1993: donruss diamond kings
from 1994 through 1999, my favorite dodger was raul mondesi:
1994: upper deck sp holoview fx
1995: topps
1996: fleer e-motion xl d-fense
1997: topps finest
1998: upper deck collector's choice
1999: upper deck century legends
from 2000 through 2004, my favorite dodger was shawn green.
2000: pacific crown royale feature attractions
2001: bowman's best
2002: fleer ultra
2003: topps season highlights
2004: fleer classic clippings
in 2005, my favorite dodger was milton bradley.
2005: fleer ultra
in 2006, my favorite dodger was nomar garciaparra.
2006: upper deck national baseball card day
from 2007 through 2014, my favorite dodger was matt kemp.
2007: topps finest rookie finest moments
2008: upper deck timeline 2004 legends timeless teams
2009: upper deck sp authentic
2010: topps chrome
2011: bowman blue parallel
2012: topps museum collection
2013: topps chrome chrome connections die-cut
2014: topps archives
from 2015 through the present, clayton kershaw was my favorite dodger:
2015: topps (first home run insert)
2016: topps stadium club
2017: topps chrome (refractor)
2018: topps heritage
2019: topps chrome (150 greatest players insert)
2020: topps opening day (spring has sprung insert)
2021: topps (52 redux insert)
2022: topps stars of mlb chrome
2023: topps all aces
2024: 1989 35th anninversary
