1971Topps
Friday, February 6, 2015
Monday, January 12, 2015
norm miller - 18
Well, that's more like it. Finally another decent 1971 card. So this looks like Shea Stadium again.
I am not a big fan of the tight cropping of action cards that you see so frequently nowadays. This cropping was more of a rarity in 1971. For some reason, this does not bother me. I think it is because most of todays cards are the same. They are tightly cropped action shots, and that does get boring after a while.
This is the best Norm Miller card. He looks like a freak in his 1974 card on the Braves. His 72 and 73 are dull poses. I do not recall any of his pre-1971 cards.
All in all a good card.
I am not a big fan of the tight cropping of action cards that you see so frequently nowadays. This cropping was more of a rarity in 1971. For some reason, this does not bother me. I think it is because most of todays cards are the same. They are tightly cropped action shots, and that does get boring after a while.
This is the best Norm Miller card. He looks like a freak in his 1974 card on the Braves. His 72 and 73 are dull poses. I do not recall any of his pre-1971 cards.
All in all a good card.
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Friday, January 9, 2015
ken singleton - 16
Here we have yet another dull pose. I hate these cards where the bat is coming at you like some freakish missle. If this card were in 3-D, perhaps it would be interesting.
There are many shots of Shea Stadium in this set and despite the cool looking light tower in the backgroung, this is not a great shot. There seems to be a guy in the background. What is he doing? Maybe having long toss? Kind of looks like a dance move.
Singleton was a good player and had his best years in Baltimore toward the end of the decade.
Singleton was not in too many great cards over the years. I believe the 1978 was the best - the 1983 was OK as well. The 1975 was also good considering it was a head shot.
There are many shots of Shea Stadium in this set and despite the cool looking light tower in the backgroung, this is not a great shot. There seems to be a guy in the background. What is he doing? Maybe having long toss? Kind of looks like a dance move.
Singleton was a good player and had his best years in Baltimore toward the end of the decade.
Singleton was not in too many great cards over the years. I believe the 1978 was the best - the 1983 was OK as well. The 1975 was also good considering it was a head shot.
Thursday, January 8, 2015
andy messersmith - 15
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So far, we've seen Thurman Munson at 5 and Claude Osteen at 10. So at 15 we have Andy Messersmith in a boring posed picture in an empty and cavernous Yankee Stadium.
Not much else to say about this card. This appears to be pre-game.
I am having difficulty recalling any good Mesersmith cards. The 1979 in a Yankees uniform comes to mind. The cool thing about that card is that it is a Yankees road uniform - a rarity in the Topps baseball card world. I remember 74, 75 & 76 are all head shots. 1977 too I think. The 1970 was OK - good background of Yankee Stadium in that one as opposed to this.
Another yawn.
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
dave concepcion - 14
Dave Concepcion was never one of my favorite players. So a dull shot in Shea Stadium is another dull card in a set that is probably 90% dull.
Concepcion was in a few decent cards (see 1974 and 1976 in particular - 1973 is pretty good too) but this is one of the worst.
In an earlier post I started questioning myself as to whether I should continue this blog on the '71 set. Now that I think about it, the '73 set is probably better, but oh well.
Concepcion was in a few decent cards (see 1974 and 1976 in particular - 1973 is pretty good too) but this is one of the worst.
In an earlier post I started questioning myself as to whether I should continue this blog on the '71 set. Now that I think about it, the '73 set is probably better, but oh well.
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
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