i started following baseball with a passion in 1978, with the dodgers being my favorite team. however, i did root for other players, and have established this mini-collection as one way to remember my favorite non-dodger players through the years.
from 1978 through 1979, my favorite non-dodger was don baylor.
1978: o-pee-chee
1979: topps
from 1980 through 1982, my favorite non-dodger was pete rose.
1980: topps (1979 highlights)
1981: topps (1980 record breaker)
1982: topps (1981 highlight)
from 1983 through 1987, my favorite non-dodger was steve garvey.
1983: o-pee-chee
1984: fleer (superstar special)
1985: topps
1986: topps glossy send-in
1987: donruss opening day
from 1988 through 1994, my favorite non-dodger player was paul molitor.
1988: score
1989: fleer
1990: donruss baseball's best
1991: topps
1992: upper deck
1993: fleer flair
1994: topps black gold
from 1995 through 1999, my favorite non-dodger was shawn green.
1995: upper deck collector's choice special edition
1996: topps
1997: upper deck
1998: donruss collections preferred
1999: pacific revolution diamond legacy
from 2000 through 2005, my favorite non-dodger was nomar garciaparra.
2000: upper deck legends
2001: donruss classics
2002: upper deck vintage
2003: upper deck first pitch
2004: topps traded
2005: topps heritage new age performers
from 2006 through 2007, my favorite non-dodger was vladimir guerrero
2006: topps national baseball card day
2007: upper deck masterpieces
from 2008 through 2018, my favorite non-dodger was joe mauer.
2008: topps stadium club
2009: upper deck o-pee-chee moments subset black border
2010: upper deck pure heat insert
2011: topps diamond anniversary parallel
2012: topps allen & ginter
2013: topps target red parallel
2014: topps chrome
2015: topps finest
2018: topps
2016: topps archives
2017: topps chrome
from 2019 through 2020, my favorite non-dodger was matt kemp:
2019: topps big league gold parallel
2020: topps now summer camp
from 2021 through 2022, my favorite non-dodger player was fernando tatis jr.
2021: topps 52 redux
2022: topps 1987 35th anniversary
starting in 2023, my favorite non-dodger player is byron buxton
2023: topps chrome lids mitchell & ness
2024: topps
