Where Are They Now? Steve Kiefer

There are a lot more topless men on this card that I really want to see. I count four, and there's possibly a fifth near the top.

Steve Kiefer played for parts of six seasons with the A's, Brewers and Yankees. His brother Mark played four seasons with the Brewers between 1993 and 1996. Steve's son Cory, a pitcher, was drafted in the 43rd round of the June 2008 draft by the Kansas City Royals.

He had more at bats against Frank Tanana than any other pitcher and managed a .111 average.

He's another that I can't find any current information on, other than probably hoping his son Cory has a longer and more productive career than he had.

Young Superstars II #33 - Juan Nieves

Our second Brewer in a row.

Nieves only stuck around for two years and posted a 32-25 record.

The crowning achievement of his brief career came on April 15, 1987. The Brewers were off to an 8-0 start when Nieves took the ball on the 15th. That day, against the Orioles, Nieves threw to date the only no hitter in Brewers history. His line for the day reads: 0 hits, 7 strikeouts, 5 walks. Not too bad.

His career stat line isn't that bad.

Juan Nieves' career statistics

Young Superstars II #32 - Dan Plesac

Here's our second MLB Network analyst in a row.

I haven't said this lately, but I really like the old Brewers logo.

Not sure where this one was taken, but the photo from the base set was taken during the '87 All Star game.

Plesac was used as a closer for the first five seasons of his career with the Brewers, but was used as a spot starter in 1991 (ten starts) and recorded only eight saves. Doug Henry was the primary closer for the Brew Crew in '91 but he saved only 15 games. Plesac made four starts the following year.

After leaving Milwaukee, Dan was used as a setup man for the remainder of his career.

Dan Plesac's career statistics

Young Superstars II #2 - Glenn Braggs

I just noticed that the "accent colors" in Series 2 are reversed from Series 1.

This is a pretty good looking card, showing a very strong man with a pretty level swing. Legend has it that Braggs once snapped a bat in half trying to check his swing, and in 1990 he supposedly broke a bat on his back on his follow through.

Instead of a quotes by various front office officials, Series 2 has a small scouting report, and the report on Braggs' card makes mention of his strength.

Despite showing some potential for power, Braggs never really got a chance to play every day. He had over 500 at bats in 1987 and 1989, but never got more than 314 in any other season.

He is the owner of a World Series ring as a member of the Cincinnati Reds. He went hitless in four at bats in the 1990 World Series.

Glenn Braggs' career statistics

Young Superstars #8 - B.J. Surhoff

Aside from Mark McGwire, of the players we've seen thus far, B.J. Surhoff probably had the best career. He came up as a catcher with the Brewers, but spent time later in his career playing mostly in the outfield, but saw some time at first and third.

He was an All Star in 1999.

What I remember most about B.J. Surhoff is a knee injury he suffered while playing for Atlanta. As a sufferer of knee problems myself, I cringe every time I see a player go down clutching his knee.

Surhoff retired in 2005 and in 2007 became a member of the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame.

B.J. Surhoff's career statistics

Young Superstars #4 - Chris Bosio

Chris Bosio is remembered for pitching the second, to date, no hitter in Seattle Mariner history on April 22, 1993. He walked two, struck out four and faced one batter over the minimum.

Beyond that, his career wasn't one for the record books. In 11 seasons he posted a 94-93 record with a 3.96 ERA and 1056 strikeouts. He did eat up a lot of innings though, pitching 200+ innings three years, and at least 170 in six years.

Bosio has been a minor league coach for the past several seasons.

Despite falling well short of being a superstar, this card gets some points for that wonderful old-school Brewers logo. I really like the solid color logos on the backs of these cards, they're very classy.

Chris Bosio's career statistics