


To The Associated Press, Colbrunn said he believed interleague play would expose fans to the stars of the opposing league. For Colbrunn, the star he wanted to see was Don Mattingly.
"Growing up, I always rooted for the New York Yankees and always wanted to go to Yankee Stadium," Colbrunn told The AP. "Don Mattingly is my favorite player, and I would like to watch him in person."
For 1993, Walker would have to be content with watching teammate Larry Walker play, and his manager Felipe Alou manage, in between his own 70 games at first for Montreal.
In fact, that's Colbrunn, No. 15, congratulating Walker in the Expos dugout on Walker's 1994 Topps card, the manager Alou in the background.
I pulled Walker's card from a pack of 1994 Topps I picked up sometime last year in Cooperstown. The pack has been sitting by my desk since then, waiting to be opened.

I'm concluding that player is Ken Caminiti. Looks like his build, and he's holding the bat with his right hand, suggesting he's about to bat left. Not sure if that's true, but that's what I take from it and, as a lefty, how I would hold a bat on my shoulder.
That brick wall looks like Wrigley. Looking through the box scores over at Baseball-Reference, Caminiti, as a switch-hitter, is the only Astro to bat behind Anthony at Wrigley who batted left-handed.


That's Hernandez apparently readying for a play at the plate. Hernandez was going into his fifth year in the majors in 1994. He made the CMC set as a member of the Albuquerque Dukes. He has yet to be featured here.
According to the Topps card back, when he made the majors in 1990, he became one of only three catchers from Venezuela to play in the majors. He went on to play in 10 seasons in the bigs.


Topps features a hot start for Merced in 1993. He had a 14-game hitting streak in May, hitting .353 through July.
Finally, I'll throw in this Frank Viola Red Sox card, below. I was just struck by the expression on Viola's face as he delivers the ball.
Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, Associated Press, March 7, 1993: Baseball fans, players split
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