I have very little time to post today. This will be the last one until the wee hours, and maybe the last one until Thursday evening, depending on how I feel after the work marathon spanning tonight/tomorrow.Also, my daughter's birthday is this weekend, so chaos on the homefront is about to ensue, as well. And I gotta squeeze that blog bat-around topic in, too. The good part about that is I think I know what it's going to be. Now if I can only find time to get the cards scanned.
But I promised I'd throw another "Define the Design" contest at you. So here it is. Take a look at the 1979 Topps Don Sutton card here. What do we call this design? What should be the name of this set? This should be fairly easy.
For those of you unfamiliar with the set, don't go by the color featured in the design. It varied from team to team. And if you ask me, the color selection was abysmal. For starters, we have pink for the Dodgers. Also, there was:
Yellow for the Braves
Pink for the Indians
Green for the Astros
Yellow for the Expos
Yellow for the Angels
Brown for the Royals
Brown for the Mets
Purple for the Phillies
Blue for the Pirates
Yellow for the Blue Jays
Yellow for the Orioles
Yellow for the Giants (must've had a sale on yellow ink in 1979)
Red for the A's
and Orangish for the Yankees
But the color isn't the point. The whole design is the point. What do we call it? The first one who comes up with an appropriate definition by leaving their suggestion in the comments on this post wins!
This is what they win:
1. A small stack of Shawn Green cards
2. A larger stack of cards from their favorite team
3. An autograph card of Cubs prospect Billy Petrick from 2008 Bowman Draft Picks and Prospects. Sadly, Petrick is no longer with the Cubs. He signed with an independent team this winter. As far as I can tell anyway.
4. A jersey relic of Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter from 2007 Topps Heritage. I like this card. It's a nice one.I apologize to Cubs and Cardinals fans. If you want one, you've got to pick up the card of the team you hate, too. There's always a catch, isn't there?
There you go. Again, I will determine who the winner is. I will mention who the winner is in the comments on this post. I might not get a chance to do that until overnight tonight or sometime tomorrow, so you may have to check back. But I'll also email the winner, too (provided I have their email).
Thanks for playing. Now, I've got to run again ...
Comments
I haven't been to the barber in four months. Hey, get off my back, it is the late '70s for criminy's sake
set.
BORING
And this is coming from a guy who has made it his quest to finish this set by the end of the year. Seriously, it's one of the most generic sets ever produced.
I also think of:
Bump Wills
Old Timey Topps logo in the baseball
Ugly color bar
So, let's try to put them all together in one comprehensive description:
Boring Old Timey Bumping Uglies
AKA:
The Victorian Pornography set.
And what did 19th century English Harlots wear?
RIBBONS.
See, it all ties together.
My suggestion: The fireplace set.
My name : Ball and Banner
This was also the first "old" set that I ever got my hands on cards from as my dad's friend gave me a paper bag full of these cards once (more on that another time.) So to me, personally, this is also the My Dad's Buddy's Set. Or, alternatively, the Paper Bag set.
Yeah, it's a boring set.
The word I was looking for was "ribbon" and I was looking for something simple, too. Kevin got it right.
I'll put '79 Topps down as "the ribbon set."
Kevin, I'll send you an email, so I can get you your cards.
Thanks for playing! I know I'll never look at the '79 set the same way. Images of 18th century Field Days, in which English harlots are chased by barbers, keep running through my head.