tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post6016156167988541932..comments2024-03-28T13:44:09.103-04:00Comments on Night Owl Cards: Not the 1980's finer momentsnight owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-53551049763075989942010-08-23T20:37:44.070-04:002010-08-23T20:37:44.070-04:00Oh I can't believe you put "my set" ...Oh I can't believe you put "my set" in here. *gasp*<br /><br />I think the '81 Topps has a very elegant not-overproduced feel to it. Not quite as good as the '80 design, but still awesome to me. Although, I might be biased with sentiment tooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-81389242017051800642010-04-25T18:20:26.689-04:002010-04-25T18:20:26.689-04:00Great review. '81 Fleer is one of my favorite ...Great review. '81 Fleer is one of my favorite and I dig '89 Topps too. I would swap those out with '88 Fleer and any year of Donruss after '84. <br /><br />Five favorite:<br />1. '83 Topps<br />2. '85 Topps<br />3. '81 Fleer<br />4. '83 Donruss<br />5. '81 Topps<br /><br />Five worst:<br />1. '88 Donruss<br />2. '86 Topps<br />3. '82 Fleer<br />4. '82 Topps<br />5. '87 Fleer<br /><br />Interesting to see the hate on the '89 Score. I thought it was a much better design than the year before, but the color schemes were AWFUL. Had they been done in the team colors I think it would've been a much nicer set.robbythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05812977178607548991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-28363027463524386542010-04-25T15:28:52.300-04:002010-04-25T15:28:52.300-04:00Ok too much cheezy glasses and ridiculous facial h...Ok too much cheezy glasses and ridiculous facial hair AGHHHHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-20294659924275281862010-04-23T22:39:35.356-04:002010-04-23T22:39:35.356-04:00I was with you until you got to '82 Donruss. ...I was with you until you got to '82 Donruss. I've always loved that set, perhaps because the other offerings that year were so bad. There were the Diamond Kings, the crisper photography and a card for The Chicken! <br /><br />It may sound shocking, but I've never actually liked the '84 Donruss set.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06161762602291616465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-47414634689901793522010-04-23T16:38:59.557-04:002010-04-23T16:38:59.557-04:00I think it should be at least the beginning.
1. 1...I think it should be at least the beginning.<br /><br />1. 1989 Score (the worst design of the 1980s)<br />2. 1988 Score<br />3. 1982 Topps<br />4. 1989 Topps (1989 was not a good year)<br />5. 1989 Bowman (just because it was oversized)<br />6. 1988 Donruss<br />7. 1983 Donruss <br />8. 1983 Fleer<br />9. 1986 Topps<br />10.1982 FleerJohn Batemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14159036395402962119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-75511831935685367492010-04-23T09:33:21.076-04:002010-04-23T09:33:21.076-04:00Your list is pretty close to mine. I would move a ...Your list is pretty close to mine. I would move a few sets up and down, but the same ten sets would be on my list.Matt Runyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08386635541020320778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-50684446436333821892010-04-23T08:50:09.850-04:002010-04-23T08:50:09.850-04:00You folks are trying to provoke me into a best of ...You folks are trying to provoke me into a best of the '80s list aren't you?<br /><br />As a matter of fact, I can immediately think of 7 designs from the '80s that I enjoy. Coming up with three more can't be that difficult.night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-57926463803973500102010-04-23T08:40:22.815-04:002010-04-23T08:40:22.815-04:00Card designs of the of the 1980s that don't su...Card designs of the of the 1980s that don't suck would be more an achievement for an accomplished writer like you, sir. I think you would be winded by the time you found five that were bearable.Cardsplitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02848913597562844505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-11311795639169481802010-04-23T02:57:18.720-04:002010-04-23T02:57:18.720-04:00The only real change I would argue for would be to...The only real change I would argue for would be to put '89 Bowman first. That was a complete give-up. Not that most of those weren't give-ups. Is there a best of the '80s post coming up to get this bad taste out of my mouth?Play at the Platehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14231140141558021698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-38351927015282477262010-04-23T02:08:17.981-04:002010-04-23T02:08:17.981-04:00It's hard to argue with you on any of your cho...It's hard to argue with you on any of your choices, mainly because most of the 1980's issues are not that great. But I think that one's feelings toward a particular set go beyond the design and the photo choices. I'm partial to the 1985 Topps set, mainly because that's the year I started collecting. I love the 1980 Topps because the Phillies won the World Series in 1980. I happen to love the 1987 Topps set mainly because of the design (thus proving my theory?). In my opinion, the only real standout designs in the 1980s were 1983 Topps and 1984 Donruss. Also perhaps 1984 Topps. But I don't have any particular feeling for those sets since they were before I started collecting.capewoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05028921297568214207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-84287942997448410072010-04-23T00:56:31.855-04:002010-04-23T00:56:31.855-04:00I'm glad to see that '81 Donruss missed yo...I'm glad to see that '81 Donruss missed your cut. After I saw '81 Fleer, I was getting a bit worried.zman40https://www.blogger.com/profile/07221290018484413350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-30239620301216672262010-04-22T23:18:44.353-04:002010-04-22T23:18:44.353-04:00You're wrong. :)
I really like '89 Topps,...You're wrong. :)<br /><br />I really like '89 Topps, and I don't like '88 at all. The big reason? '89 Topps has more accurate team colors. '88 Topps has colors that were picked out of a hat, from the looks of it.<br /><br />And '86 Topps is great, because the look is so quintessentially '80s. Has it stood the test of time? Probably not. Is it a nostalgia machine? Absolutely.Jonathan @ RGB Cardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10562168578305733245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-75881569020281995282010-04-22T22:58:33.482-04:002010-04-22T22:58:33.482-04:00I love 1982 Donruss. I really do. I can't tell...I love 1982 Donruss. I really do. I can't tell you why exactly, except that maybe it looks like a bridge between the 70s and 80s in terms of design. Other than that, your list is spot on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com