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Top of the Topps: 1987 Topps: Part I
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013. 1987 Topps: Part I. Fortunately, thanks to modern technology, MLB Extra Innings and Gameday Audio, and Vin's legendary longevity, I again get to hear him regularly even after three decades have passed. Of course, even the lifetime I've spent enjoying his presence in my life only covers half of the story of his sixty-four. Years calling Dodger games. I get goose bumps every time I tune in and hear "It's time for Dodger baseball! I hear Vin's voice in the headphines of my Walkman&...
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Top of the Topps: 1981 Topps: Part IV
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Friday, May 3, 2013. 1981 Topps: Part IV. Oddball(s) of the Set. You didn't have a better shot than this? But for pure pre-teen WTF? Someone should have told him before they took the picture. That wasn't very nice. Pops is sporting the 80s-tastic all-yellow stretchy double-knit pullover uni with black undershirt, yellow wrist bands, and piping down the pants legs pulled high to show those stirrups! I mean, this is what it's all about, right? Rant in its full glory at some point, no doubt. Davey Lopes was...
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Top of the Topps: 1987 Topps: Part II
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Wednesday, July 24, 2013. 1987 Topps: Part II. I basically looked the other way. I mean, I was a teenager and this was the '80s. My bedroom was painted blue with red and yellow accents. The world was full of day-glow and neon and cool geometrical shapes and amazing new home computers. And here comes Topps with a set of baseball cards framed with simulated wood-grain paneling? What were they thinking? I still bought them, but it was more out of habit than excitement. In retrospect, the 1987 Topps design i...
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Top of the Topps: 1987 Topps: Part III
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Wednesday, July 31, 2013. 1987 Topps: Part III. There are 792 cards that look like they were cut directly from a baseball card tree in a forest near Cooperstown, plus another 132 cards in the Traded set that must have come from a radioactive tree somewhere near Chernobyl. The wood grain looks nice as a backdrop to the checklists, if you're into baseball cards featuring nothing but a list of players' names. Turn Back the Clock. Cards #311-315. Year two of the Turn Back the Clock project. These loo...Cards...
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Top of the Topps: July 2013
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Wednesday, July 31, 2013. 1987 Topps: Part III. There are 792 cards that look like they were cut directly from a baseball card tree in a forest near Cooperstown, plus another 132 cards in the Traded set that must have come from a radioactive tree somewhere near Chernobyl. The wood grain looks nice as a backdrop to the checklists, if you're into baseball cards featuring nothing but a list of players' names. Turn Back the Clock. Cards #311-315. Year two of the Turn Back the Clock project. These loo...Cards...
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Top of the Topps: June 2013
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Sunday, June 30, 2013. 1986 Topps: Part III. You know the drill: 792-card base set, 132-card Traded set. In 2013 Topps notoriously refused to use Pete Rose's name in its Chasing History blurbs on the backs of its cards. But 1986 Topps could rightfully be referred to as the "Pete Rose Set." We've already seen card #1 from this set, featuring the awesome 1B-MGR position designation. But that's just the beginning. Turn Back the Clock. Wednesday, June 26, 2013. 1986 Topps: Part II. Sunday, June 23, 2013.
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Top of the Topps: 1986 Topps: Part IV
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Thursday, July 11, 2013. 1986 Topps: Part IV. Oddball(s) of the Set. As great as those are, and as much as I hate to admit it, this Jeff Leonard card (#490) is simply baaaaaad-ass! He's a Giant, and a loudmouth hot dog. But can you beat that black bat, helmet, eye black and 'stache matching up with the card's black border, then the orange of the Giants logo, the doughnut, the stripes on the bat, and the orange tint to the fans in the stands matching up with the card's accent color? Playing With My Cards.
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Top of the Topps: 1986 Topps: Part III-T
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Friday, July 5, 2013. 1986 Topps: Part III-T. Sweet Lou Piniella, who appeared as a player as late as the 1984 set, shows up here (#86T) as the latest of George Steinbrenner's managerial whims. So, what happens to the Blue Crew in the '86 Traded set? July 6, 2013 at 2:14 AM. 86 Topps Traded is the best extended set of all-time. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Playing With My Cards. Please Read This Post. Thanks. My Zistle Account (Work in Progress). Thank You for Existing! Garvey Cey Russell Lopes.
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Top of the Topps: May 2013
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013. 1984 Topps: Part I. In 1984 I found myself at a crossroads. And the devil on my shoulder nearly sent me down the wrong path. How did I find myself facing this decisive moment? There were two causes. One benign, one decidedly malignant. After two years of buying complete sets through the mail, I returned to the joys of ripping open packs when 1984 Topps hit the shelves. This was a very good thing. But it would lead to temptation. And the devil on my shoulder was. Don Mattingly?
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