Topps Heritage seems intent this year on featuring ballplayer's hairstyles. It's an ugly turn that's excused as "staying true to the original." However, I think most of the players who were not wearing caps in the 1962 Topps set didn't wear them because either they were just traded or Topps thought that they would be traded. Baseball expanded by two teams in '62 and there were players moving everywhere. So Topps asked the player to take off the cap. Just in case. Then, when the player was traded or drafted by an expansion team, Topps had a capless photo at the ready. I could be wrong, but I don't think there was any MLB expansion in 2011. I also don't think Ian Kinsler has been traded. Or is about to be traded. (Or is that short). The same goes for Carlos Gonzalez or Hanley Ramirez or Carlos Lee or Jason Bay or Hunter Pence. Yet, all are devoid of headwear in 2011 Heritage. This is very irksome. Why am I so cranky about this? Well,...
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