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Got tons of concepts in my head, but I can’t paint all of them… so, some become prints. Removed the stats from the back of Barry’s ‘87 Topps… foreshadowing his steroid-inflated numbers & exclusion from the HOF. Did the same for the other juicers. #1987 #topps #baseballcardart #barrybonds #markmcgwire #rogerclemens #rafaelpalmeiro #josecanseco #steroids https://www.instagram.com/p/B-FpO8Sny_Z/?igshid=zbknhm69yha8

Roger Clemens is inarguably one of the greatest pitchers of his time… but his chances of reaching the Hall of Fame are fractured by use of steroids. Blacked out 1985 Topps rookie with a broken gum stick on the back. #1985 #topps #boston #redsox #rogerclemens #baseballcard #pink #bubblegum #baseballcardart by #baseballcardartist #MatthewLeeRosen https://www.instagram.com/p/B5-kBzOnY2I/?igshid=16brfq8ogeh4b

Donruss issued some pretty bland designs in their first 4 years, however something happened in ‘85… I suspect they changed creative directors. The new design was bold: a black border with complimentary red striping. They also created the iconic Rated Rookie logo that year. I made this with the two most popular cards from theContinue reading

The @mlb draft began last night… reminded me of this 1987 @topps piece… filled with former 1st round picks: Gooden, Bonds, Larkin, Clark, McGwire, Palmeiro, Clemens, Puckett… etc. #MatthewLeeRosen #baseballcards #baseballcardart #baseballcardartist #baseballart #sportsart #vintagebaseballcards #waxpack #waxpacks #oldbaseballcards #topps #toppsbaseballcards #toppsbaseball #1987 #80s #80svintage #barrybonds #markmcgwire #willclark #rogerclemens https://www.instagram.com/p/BySx_AEHxSp/?igshid=16fav9q5ag9j1