tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post2158341983331161363..comments2024-03-28T13:44:09.103-04:00Comments on Night Owl Cards: The five stages of opening 2018 Toppsnight owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-18771694684088869702018-02-05T15:47:07.190-05:002018-02-05T15:47:07.190-05:00You're welcome, although I'd hardly consid...You're welcome, although I'd hardly consider spending 6 dollars and change falling on my sword.night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-74730517030727954452018-02-05T10:13:44.105-05:002018-02-05T10:13:44.105-05:00That's how the image looks. No doctoring of ba...That's how the image looks. No doctoring of backgrounds going on. Here's the Porcello card on Getty: https://www.gettyimages.com/license/687861150Soozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812164046990568853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-44565199402402788332018-02-05T09:54:41.556-05:002018-02-05T09:54:41.556-05:00"How's that for an endorsement? 2018 Top..."How's that for an endorsement? 2018 Topps: It's not 2016 or 2017 Topps. "<br /><br />What the heck, that's how a lot of us elect Presidents these days...GCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14713246271197550543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-31058047520676001142018-02-04T10:18:44.261-05:002018-02-04T10:18:44.261-05:00That Cam Bedrosian card has me wondering how his b...That Cam Bedrosian card has me wondering how his brother Cody is doing. I remember in 1990 how Steve stepped away for a bit because Cody had leukemia and the Giants started selling Cody Bear stuffed animals to raise money for childhood leukemia programs.Nick Vossbrinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04162939001181537887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-66820258756559212652018-02-03T18:42:16.746-05:002018-02-03T18:42:16.746-05:00This is the fourth or fifth 2018 Topps post of the...This is the fourth or fifth 2018 Topps post of the day... and yours by far has the most Athletics featured. So that's something. You avoided pulling a Judge. That's something too.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-3092490681788493792018-02-03T18:11:03.350-05:002018-02-03T18:11:03.350-05:00My thoughts exactly!My thoughts exactly!Jim from Downingtownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537007940455183397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-64413506372458527922018-02-03T14:21:53.704-05:002018-02-03T14:21:53.704-05:00I made a similar comment about the blurred backgro...I made a similar comment about the blurred backgrounds in the past and then someone informed me that Topps was using the original pictures and they did not doctor the background. <br />I just checked on gettyimages.com and found the exact Harrison Bader photograph... Topps did NOT blur out the crowd in the background on Bader's card. I'm going to assume it's the same across the board.P-town Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07437348006643978055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-68944559193251662142018-02-03T09:57:46.758-05:002018-02-03T09:57:46.758-05:00"..... You get a Derek Jeter insert card. I&#..."..... You get a Derek Jeter insert card. I'm starting to miss the old days of pulling colored-border parallels of Miami Marlins." I lol'd at this. <br /><br />Thanks for buying these so I don't have to. Always appreciate other guys throwing themselves on their sword. Commishbobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069472376708715755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-50368720675992119202018-02-03T09:03:15.490-05:002018-02-03T09:03:15.490-05:00Exactly, a la the 1973 Willie Davis. Exactly, a la the 1973 Willie Davis. Old Cardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13112089873949361756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-84318007797423862972018-02-03T08:53:28.203-05:002018-02-03T08:53:28.203-05:00Excellent point on "background"!Excellent point on "background"!Old Cardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13112089873949361756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-87734325008356074572018-02-03T08:52:02.522-05:002018-02-03T08:52:02.522-05:00Thank you for my first look at the 2018 cards. Tha...Thank you for my first look at the 2018 cards. Thanks to this great post, I won't have to waste money buying any of these cards. The cards are much too busy and like steelehere, I don't like the blurred backgrounds. Had to go back and search for the RC logo on Fried's card after your following comment mentioned it. A tribute should stand out like the all-star cards in the 75 set or maybe the rookie cup on this year's Bellinger card. The Gianocarlo Stanton card is my favorite, because of what steelehere pointed out and I like the posed card as opposed to an action shot. Your comment "I'd rather see a player's face on his card" is my exact point on any card no matter what the year! Old Cardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13112089873949361756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-45989131429715402382018-02-03T08:51:11.640-05:002018-02-03T08:51:11.640-05:00Haven't looked for and/or bought any 2018 Topp...Haven't looked for and/or bought any 2018 Topps yet, but that Slegers is my already favorite card of 2018...<br /><br />(Damn typos...)<br />Captain Honkasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04881275795608890574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-69592206283569198522018-02-03T08:49:46.672-05:002018-02-03T08:49:46.672-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Captain Honkasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04881275795608890574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-65145527232067823852018-02-03T00:07:28.435-05:002018-02-03T00:07:28.435-05:00Nice post. Almost makes me want to back to long fo...Nice post. Almost makes me want to back to long form bloggingcapewoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05028921297568214207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-79431694966501926102018-02-02T23:07:40.156-05:002018-02-02T23:07:40.156-05:00Do you know how great a dog-that-does-handstands c...Do you know how great a dog-that-does-handstands card would be? Maybe in Opening Day.jacobmrleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13991748868368917576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-25183001199299360922018-02-02T22:12:56.513-05:002018-02-02T22:12:56.513-05:00I thought the Marcell Ozuna card almost looked 197...I thought the Marcell Ozuna card almost looked 1973-like.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03580716283983922689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-11063678357488608542018-02-02T22:06:57.286-05:002018-02-02T22:06:57.286-05:00I wish Topps would tell MLB and MLBPA to put their...I wish Topps would tell MLB and MLBPA to put their big boy pants on and allow the crowd to not be blurred in the player's photos. Every fan give MLB the right to use their likeness when they attend a game. It's printed in the fine print on the back of the tickets.<br /><br />Gianocarlo Stanton's base card in Oakland looks amazing because of the background is legible. When you compare it to the card you pulled afterwards, Rick Porcello, it's even more impressive because of the blurred background on Porcello's card looks horrible.<br />steeleherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17413236126581293109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-4136661070603639212018-02-02T20:19:33.476-05:002018-02-02T20:19:33.476-05:00Au contraire, you missed my celebratory happy danc...Au contraire, you missed my celebratory happy dance.night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-40106854538610095322018-02-02T20:15:14.796-05:002018-02-02T20:15:14.796-05:00Not many Yankees. You must feel cheated to not pu...Not many Yankees. You must feel cheated to not pull an Aaron Judge.carlsonjokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15556989250983706634noreply@blogger.com