The final 2 blue packs for Big League. Did well until now, lets see what the last packs bring me.
Pack 5.
The effect Topps did on the cards, with the kind of oil painting in the background looks good.
So Dodgers couldn't do it against the Red Sox... And again, a pitcher I actually enjoy and plays for a team I don't have any empathy.
The base Roger Clemens (already got the gold version) and still a pain he's in Boston uniform and not in strips...So adding +7 for the All-Time Greats and taking -5 because Boston...again!
But right next came Sandy Koufax with a great card and I'll be just here looking at this beauty for a while.
Notice the Team logo here is the LA and for the current players ir the Dodgers logo. Just noticed this now! And looking back the same happens for the Red Sox logo in Clemens, while the current Boston players have the socks.
Count me some +7 for more All-Time Greats love.
I don't know you Souza but I like your beard. And looking good in D-Backs red. Adding +5 for Arizona. And also +3 for the bat going outside the frame even if my scanner tried to cut it.
3 All-Time Greats cards in the same pack! That's quite de combo in my opinion!
Now give some cheers to Henderson in A's green. (it looks like he got the catcher with his bat)
The A's logo here is also different from the one in nowadays team cards. I'm enjoying this small touch from Topps.
Mister Rickey Henderson hit a +7 my way.
And now please...stop everything you're doing. Yep. That's better.
LOOK AT THIS BEAUTY!
The USA flag socks...
The slide to home plate...
THE DUST/DIRT IN THE AIR!
I'm in love with this card...
+7 because I collect dusty cards (more dirty cards nowadays - love to say this because well...it sounds dirty eheheh) and also +4 for being landscape beauty.
Ohhhhhhhhhh an other Star Caricature Reproduction two packs in a row!
I know it's Boston but You cannot see their logo on the helmet, nor on the shirt of Betts and you just have to not read the last line in the card.
And one more time I'm adding +7 and taking -5.
If USA was like we in Europe, I think Rockies were relegated to second division a longgggggg time ago. Still adding +1 for the gold card.
Result: 38
Pack 6.
One of those cards that are not that special at first, but then you keep looking and you end up liking them. Maybe because you get to feel like it's an action card, where you feel like re-watching the play and noticing details everytime you look. Like it looks the umpire has the head of that Orioles fan back there.
Like footballers who have strange colours on their boots (I'm all pro the old school black ones) some pitchers use gloves with their teams colour. Buehler here using a blue stitches glove is a nice touch to his horizontal RC. Start adding +4 and +3 to my count.
Comparing again with football (and when I say this is always our football, you know..the real one ;) ) players cannot use necklaces or rings or earrings... it gets in the way! But in baseball you can go all bling to the field.
Albies RC gives me +3.
Players that hit the ball this way with the bat almost hitting themselves in the back-end remind me of dogs trying to catch their tails.
An other Stat Kings card and I'm seeing double. Two Miami players are top 3 for NL RBIs with a Colorado in the middle. Strange card, sorry. But adding +5.
Uhhhhhhh And I'm adding a new 'Flying like a bird - Diving like a dolphin' card to my collection!
Did Brexton catch that ball!? What a photo!
Landscape love values +4 and for collecting the card is +7.
Welcome to Pittsburgh! Obviously it's the Honus Wagner statue to welcome you to Pirates Stadium. Just pissing the parrot. +7 for the Ballpark Landmarks moment.
I also like Blackburn beard. And it's an ok RC which pitches me +3.
Ohhhhhhhhh sweet Astro of mine! Jeff Bagwell in da houssssssssss! And an other All-Time Greats card! In the end I think I'll get all of them by this way!
It's cool to see the previous Astros logo.
Bagwell and his nr5 retired numbered values me + 7 plus +5.
And I get Henderson in back-to-back packs! Got the base card and now I turn it into gold better than Flamel! This Henderson card closes the pack counts in +7 plus +1.
Result: 56
Sweet gold Henderson! As for Clemens... I'll always remember him as a Red Sox. Just like Rickey will always been an Athletic in my mind.
ReplyDeleteThe funny thing about Clemens is that he kinda played a lot of years for both rivals. But yep, I always remember first him being a Red Sox than a Yankee. I really need to check if I have a card of him in strips.
DeleteI'm very indifferent to logos (or lack thereof, in Panini's case) normally, but I do quite like it when Topps remembers to break out the era appropriate logos for older school players.
ReplyDeleteI understand your point about Panini or Donruss, both don't use logos and can make interesting cards none the same.
DeleteBut here, Topps remembering to distinguish between vintage and current logos for this set was quite a nice touch. I only noticed that after a couple of times looking at the cards, mainly because some of the logos didn't change that much, but those that used to be the letters and now are mascots or something is more immediate to notice.