tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post7968399149186829449..comments2024-03-28T10:23:32.280-04:00Comments on Night Owl Cards: G.O.A.T., the '70s: 80-71night owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-3748573432268033982017-10-11T14:55:38.782-04:002017-10-11T14:55:38.782-04:00Did you ever notice George Foster and Ken Griffey ...Did you ever notice George Foster and Ken Griffey had matching sideburns in their 1978 Topps photos?Michael Otthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02686386203568984793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-48251991786235447102017-10-11T09:30:41.768-04:002017-10-11T09:30:41.768-04:00That Vida Blue photo is magnificent! Wonder if St...That Vida Blue photo is magnificent! Wonder if Stadium Club ever did something similar with Randy Johnson /Clemens/Nolan Ryan/other dominant & intimidating pitcher...<br /><br />Looking forward to the next episode.Michael Otthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02686386203568984793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-25891494458678746402017-10-09T10:24:27.051-04:002017-10-09T10:24:27.051-04:00Not that most 70's sets aren't saturated w...Not that most 70's sets aren't saturated with all my PC guys, but it's fun to see three in a row to end your segment, plus Foster in all his bad-assness.GCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14713246271197550543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-24205084961010295132017-10-09T09:09:26.685-04:002017-10-09T09:09:26.685-04:00I love the Oscar Gamble card. Once again thanks f...I love the Oscar Gamble card. Once again thanks for taking the time to do this. Maybe I'll do something similar with 1998 Pacific :) "This Jeter card is nice because it has 47 different colors in the background and is diecut"BobWalkthePlankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16011292576523365641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-62190147127710483182017-10-07T16:53:34.359-04:002017-10-07T16:53:34.359-04:00I love that dust cloud monster with a human head, ...I love that dust cloud monster with a human head, on the Oscar Gamble card. And the Ontiveros card has always been one of my favorite cards since I first saw it (probably somewhere on this blog)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074022807776379053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-41739463243261213412017-10-07T15:14:33.966-04:002017-10-07T15:14:33.966-04:00I suppose I was lumping the Mets teams from post &...I suppose I was lumping the Mets teams from post '73 WS to 1979 together. I ain't a Mets fan, so the teams kind of blend together.night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-37113137504721394802017-10-07T11:02:31.780-04:002017-10-07T11:02:31.780-04:00The second basemen coming out of the cloud of dust...The second basemen coming out of the cloud of dust on the Oscar Gamble card is Darrell Cheney it is a game from June 4 1972 ...Gamble advanced to second base on infield single 1973 toppsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-8140051511970982742017-10-07T09:48:25.860-04:002017-10-07T09:48:25.860-04:00Tough choice on which card I like best. Flip a coi...Tough choice on which card I like best. Flip a coin!! Vida Blue, 1973 Topps, #430 or Joe Morgan, 1971 Topps, #264. Both great cards.Fred Pikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323393660714056569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-28800115052968891222017-10-07T08:56:49.583-04:002017-10-07T08:56:49.583-04:00If you asked 12-year-old me what a ballplayer look...If you asked 12-year-old me what a ballplayer looked like, I would've handed you a card of Dave Kingman. The guy looked so big and athletic, the 1970's version of "Casey At The Bat" (In more ways than one).<br /><br />I hate to argue with your Dave Kingman comment, because it WAS extremely hard to be a Mets fan in the late 1970's... But there was never a time in the 1970's when it was just Kingman and a bunch of kids. Kingman was traded to the Padres the same day in 1977 that Tom Seaver was traded to the Reds. That "Midnight Massacre" was the moment when the Mets franchise went over the edge like the "Yodely Guy" in the Price Is Right Cliffhangers game.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-16790667610960718232017-10-07T08:46:59.034-04:002017-10-07T08:46:59.034-04:00Dear Topps: Please bring back the 1978 All-Star ba...Dear Topps: Please bring back the 1978 All-Star badges. Thank you.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16119362273891780713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-53870712867999680992017-10-07T08:46:22.456-04:002017-10-07T08:46:22.456-04:00The action shots from this series are hands down m...The action shots from this series are hands down my favorites. The Morgan, Guidry, and Blue are fantastic!Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-44663077497832590602017-10-07T08:44:32.446-04:002017-10-07T08:44:32.446-04:00George Foster is my favorite card and story of thi...George Foster is my favorite card and story of this lineup. 1961 was the first year I followed baseball. The excitement of watching Maris and Mantle chase Ruth was unbelievable to a wide-eyed kid. I remember bringing in the wood for the fire (that had just been discovered) and checking the box scores etched out on granite slabs. Fast forward to 1978, it was great to see someone reaching the 50's level again. Old Cardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13112089873949361756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-66264300119527839612017-10-07T01:17:53.800-04:002017-10-07T01:17:53.800-04:00If that game is in 1972, then I'd say it's...If that game is in 1972, then I'd say it's Darrel Chaney because he's the only non-Joe Morgan guy who played 2B against Philadelphia at the Vet. Joe Hague is in RF, which matches the card. I think it's in the bottom of the 1st of the June 4 game. Gamble singled and then advanced to 2nd on an IF hit by Greg Luzinski (?!?). The play doesn't look quite right, though. I'll let someone else take it from here. https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI197206040.shtmlMMayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09893007769493689849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-38102382597354030922017-10-07T00:58:11.154-04:002017-10-07T00:58:11.154-04:00Yes!!! Oscar with his first appearance.
Another...Yes!!! Oscar with his first appearance. <br /><br />Another superb selection of cards. bamlindenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144916743107134577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-29491179072929382512017-10-06T22:55:27.575-04:002017-10-06T22:55:27.575-04:00I wonder whose head is rising out of the cloud of ...I wonder whose head is rising out of the cloud of dust behind Davey on the Oscar Gamble card?Rod (Padrographs)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05355113829498375086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-33055316278388835802017-10-06T22:05:57.511-04:002017-10-06T22:05:57.511-04:00Reading your description of Foster reminded me of ...Reading your description of Foster reminded me of Cecil Fielder's break through in 1990...Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14747695048840426263noreply@blogger.com