Righting Wrongs - 1999 Devil Rays, Rangers and Blue Jays

 And with this, the "Righting Wrongs" series will finally come to a close. I have other ideas to try out here but wanted to close the book on this theme before I branched out and diverted my attention.

Wade Boggs ended his career in the 2000 Showdown set, finally reaching the coveted 3000 hit club with a rare home run. His 85 season shows you just how rare those homers were, but he made up for it that year with a whopping 240 hits! That insane 14 on-base means he can reach base and create RBI opportunities for the heavy hitters behind him in your lineup.

Alvarez would go on to be selected by the expansion Devil Rays and kicked off their inaugural campaign, and his '94 card shows you why they were so interested in him. Solid control for 7IP.

Rolando Arrojo had a bad 0 control in the 2000 set and his future cards didn't do him any favors. In the first season with the D-Rays he had a more average effort.

Before he went on to be better known nowadays as a manager, Martinez was able to submit a few ok seasons as a player. The White Sox were such beneficiaries of one of those seasons with 10 on-base and good speed and position flexibility. His official Showdown card...not so much.

Future Hall of Famer Fred McGriff still had a couple good seasons in him when Showdown debuted, but it's always fun to include a couple more stellar seasons like his 12 on-base effort with Toronto.

Here's another player that Showdown had misled kids about. His 2000 card has him as an outfielder, but Paul Sorrento before that was a first baseman. And instead of that pedestrian 8 on-base, he previously would've brought a good 9 with some more pop.

Rick Helling's Showdown cards were always terrible. So imagine the shock to be had when you realize that just one year before Showdown, this man actually led the league with 20 wins! I still double check, Imagine, a Helling card that doesn't surrender homers off his own chart!

Mike Morgan was a 0 control afterthought. But this man had a long career that goes back to the 1970s, so his 1999 efforts don't do him justice. In 1991 Morgan brings a terrific 6 control and 7IP meaning he can be a workhorse for you in the rotation.

And the final man we shall do justice for is Tony Fernandez. His 2000 Showdown card is pretty good with 10 on-base and actually reflected an All-Star season. But it just seemed so average compared to other foil cards in the set. Turn back the clock and bring in a Tony at SS with a great 12 on-base and A speed.