Righting Wrongs - 1999 Indians, Rockies and Tigers

The Indians of the 90's were best known for their lights out offense and their...attempt at pitching. Tried as they could, they could never put together a pitching staff that could put them over the top, a flaw that was exposed in both their World Series runs. They were outmatched by a superior staff in 95 and they had no clutch in 97.
That's not to say they didn't have any good pitchers. Nagy held his own, unfortunately his best years were in the early 90s where the offense was still trying to get established. 8 innings of strong control and no doubles would've been a Godsend on those World Series runs. Would Nagy alone be able to step up to the Braves trio in 95? Who knows.

Alomar had an all over the place career before the late 90s. From can't-miss to irrelevant. His 2000 card left much to be desired, and yet again he gives us an example of a player who would've been much better just one year prior. Decent pop and he retains that great extra-base hot potential.

Dipoto was an awful 0 Control reliever in the 2000 set. One year before however had him as a solid 3 control Closer. The 1999 season had the Rockies switch to Dave Veres as the Closer, and anyone who saw *that* card will question what the Rockiers were thinking. As bad as 0 Control Dipoto was in 1999, at least he wasn't a 0 Control pitcher who surrendered homers off his own chart like Veres was.

1999 Karim Garcia was another low On-base, high homer card. If only we could get a Garcia that could retain that power with just a better On-base. Look no more. If you can stomach his speed, this card is an easy add to your team at a good price for that power.

I wanted to do other Tigers players who had lousy 2000 cards, but there really was no helping that team. Their players were awful no matter what season.