My Roberto Kelly want list

2007 Grandstand

      Below you'll find the list of cards I need for my Roberto Kelly collection.   Over his career, he played for the Yankees, Reds, Braves, Expos, Dodgers, Twins, Mariners and Rangers.  He has some cards in a Rockies uniform, but he never made it back to the majors with them and ended his career in Mexico.  Since retiring as a player, he managed the Augusta Greenjackets for three seasons before becoming the San Francisco Giants 1st Base and baserunning coach in 2008, a post he has held ever since.  An American League All-Star in 1992 with the Yankees, he achieved a rare feat by making the All-Star team again in 1993, only this time for the National League after being traded to the Reds.

     I started collecting Roberto Kelly in 1988, along with all the other Yankee rookies that year like Jay Buhner and Al Leiter.  Since all three were very promising young players, naturally the Yankees dealt them.  Somehow, the Yankees made a Bizarro World trade with the Mariners where they send Buhner and TWO OTHER PLAYERS to the M's for a single Ken Phelps.  A year later, the Yankees would then deal Phelps to the A's for a single minor league pitcher.  Leiter took a few years to settle in to the pitcher he would be for the Mets in his prime, but at least they got the best right field arm in baseball in return in Jesse Barfield.  The Buhners kept tricking into the collection for awhile, but I never really pursued it after he was traded, and Leiter just didn't pan out, so I gave up on him pretty quickly.

     But Kelly ended up being the only bright spot for the Yankees in the early 90s, as Mattingly succumbed to back problems, the pitching was terrible and Deion Sanders just never "arrived" while in New York.  I never gave up on him, even through the trades, but at the same time, I never really concentrated on him until the last few years.  So far, I've picked up 327 of his 402 total cards (based on the Sports Card Forum Inventory Manager), which puts me at about 81% complete.

     Cards that are already on the way are denoted in bold.  As always my entire Sportlots inventory is available for trade.

1990 Donruss Aqueous Test #192
1990 Fleer Canadian #446
1991 Kenner Starting Lineup Cards #26
1991 Score Promos #119
1991 Seven-Eleven 3-D Coins National #9
1992 High 5 #87
1992 O-Pee-Chee #266
1993 Finest Refractors #120
1993 Kenner Starting Lineup Cards #18
1993 Pacific Spanish #401
1993 Upper Deck Gold Hologram #47/Don Mattingly
1994 Collector's Choice Gold Signature #484
1994 Finest Pre-Production #163P
1994 Finest Refractors #163
1994 Pinnacle Museum Collection #286
1994 Topps Spanish #457
1995 Collector's Choice SE Gold Signature #61
1995 Collector's Choice Silver Signature #158
1995 Pinnacle Artist's Proofs #254
1995 Select Artist's Proofs #230
1995 Stadium Club Members Only Parallel #219BES
1995 Stadium Club Virtual Reality Members Only #212
1995 Upper Deck #461TRADE
1995 Upper Deck Electric Diamond Gold #43
1995 Upper Deck Electric Diamond Gold #326
1995 Upper Deck Special Edition Gold #139
1996 Circa Rave #56 /150
1996 Collector's Choice Gold Signature #604
1996 Donruss Press Proofs #543 /2000
1996 Flair Gold #115
1996 Leaf Signature Autographs Gold #125AU
1996 Ultra Gold Medallion #375
1996 Upper Deck #501U
1997 Circa Rave #99 /150
1997 Fleer Tiffany #146
1997 Leaf Fractal Matrix #298BX
1997 Leaf Fractal Matrix Die Cuts #298BX
1997 Pacific Light Blue #138
1997 Pacific Prisms Light Blue #45
1997 Pacific Prisms Platinum #45
1997 Score Hobby Reserve #HR454
1997 Score Premium Stock #454
1997 Score Reserve Collection #454
1997 Score Showcase Series #454
1997 Score Showcase Series Artist's Proofs #454
1998 Pacific Online Web Cards #738
1998 Pacific Online Winners #738
1998 Pacific Platinum Blue #189 /67
1998 Paramount Gold #106
1998 Paramount Holographic Silver #106 /99
1998 Paramount Platinum Blue #106
1998 Rangers Dr. Pepper #19
1998 Topps Chrome Refractors #408
1998 Ultra Masterpiece #424 /1
1998 Ultra Platinum Medallion #424 /98
1999 Aurora Red #192
1999 Fleer Tradition Starting 9 #472 /9
1999 Pacific Crown Collection Platinum Blue #286
1999 Pacific Platinum Blue #427
1999 Pacific Red #427
1999 Rangers Postcards Dr Pepper #16
1999 Topps Chrome #116
1999 Topps MVP Promotion #116 /100
2000 Pacific Copper #424 /99
2000 Pacific Crown Collection Holographic Purple #282 /199 -incoming
2000 Pacific Crown Collection Platinum Blue #282 /67
2000 Pacific Emerald Green #424 /99
2000 Pacific Gold #424 /199
2000 Pacific Platinum Blue #424 /75
2000 Pacific Premiere Date #424 /37
2000 Topps Chrome Refractors #88
2000 Topps MVP Promotion #88 /100
2001 Topps Traded Gold #T44 /2001