tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post2322854741402630403..comments2024-03-28T10:23:32.280-04:00Comments on Night Owl Cards: It's not right but it's OKnight owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-81693030433275323512019-08-30T10:29:46.983-04:002019-08-30T10:29:46.983-04:00It's interesting that in the original 75 desig...It's interesting that in the original 75 design Topps used different fonts (same family, just different weights) so that Cardinals and Mets filled the space about the same but in Archives it looks like they picked one font that would fit Diamondbacks and just let everything else get too small.<br /><br />Also as I mentioned on Twitter, I do like that Topps has 1988'd the 1958 design. I don't mind them changing things but I like it when the changes seem considered rather than slapdash.Nick Vossbrinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04162939001181537887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-28528592315064988692019-08-29T22:27:18.734-04:002019-08-29T22:27:18.734-04:00I've always enjoyed Archives... but a lot of m...I've always enjoyed Archives... but a lot of my fanfare revolves around their Fan Favorites autographs. Not sure why they keep doing the coins. Maybe in 20 years I'll find them a unique and interesting oddball. Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-50273112433390223102019-08-29T20:58:18.529-04:002019-08-29T20:58:18.529-04:00Those dopes even put a "TM" on the words...Those dopes even put a "TM" on the words "National" and "American". Bah!Jim from Downingtownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537007940455183397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-89845749104228187252019-08-29T19:47:18.492-04:002019-08-29T19:47:18.492-04:00The Hunter and Doerr photos are colorized B&Ws...The Hunter and Doerr photos are colorized B&Ws, maybe that's why they look off? I didn't look into the others.<br /><br />https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/pitcher-jim-catfish-hunter-of-the-new-york-yankees-poses-news-photo/53239055<br /><br />https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/robert-p-doerr-of-the-boston-red-sox-swinging-a-bat-in-1937-news-photo/173494853Once a Cubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09335285038636911672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-2411153984116347652019-08-29T17:46:10.775-04:002019-08-29T17:46:10.775-04:00Man I Red Sox hot box. If I ever got that good of...Man I Red Sox hot box. If I ever got that good of results I would buy more modern cards.AdamEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107347958456472504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-23052929911223030402019-08-29T10:27:39.016-04:002019-08-29T10:27:39.016-04:00I'm 99% certain that both the Hunter and Doerr...I'm 99% certain that both the Hunter and Doerr cards (The Doerr Hunter cards? :P) are colorized black and white photos, which would point to why they feel "off."<br /><br />I'll take that lovely Springer coin off your hands, though. I know you'd like to get him out of the house. ;)Bruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11679353172784074071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-34730364124444269562019-08-28T23:33:10.595-04:002019-08-28T23:33:10.595-04:00you should have some archives 75s and franken mini...you should have some archives 75s and franken minis along with some Dodgers tomorrowRod (Padrographs)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05355113829498375086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-25662039528976577952019-08-28T23:17:13.892-04:002019-08-28T23:17:13.892-04:00Mike Piazza pictured as a Met on a 1993 Topps card...Mike Piazza pictured as a Met on a 1993 Topps card when that was the year he won the NL ROY award is pure blasphemy.<br />steeleherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17413236126581293109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-21561204120221271972019-08-28T23:03:49.214-04:002019-08-28T23:03:49.214-04:00Although the design is not exact, the 75 Archives ...Although the design is not exact, the 75 Archives look pretty good. What bothers me more are the 58 logos. Would prefer the original logos. Like you, not impressed with the 93 design even though I bought a 93 set in 93. Not sure why. Old Cardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13112089873949361756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-90674597194246415732019-08-28T22:08:54.484-04:002019-08-28T22:08:54.484-04:00The trademark symbols on cards has been going on f...The trademark symbols on cards has been going on for years. I wrote about it some time ago:<br /><br />http://nightowlcards.blogspot.com/2012/03/its-ugly-card-but-its-law.html<br /><br />Basically it's the fault of the memorabilia market. I will say that Topps seems to have made the trademark logos smaller than in the past, which makes them a little less apparent.night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-19098201376905085252019-08-28T22:08:42.136-04:002019-08-28T22:08:42.136-04:00I put a copy of the 75 style kaline in my "fi...I put a copy of the 75 style kaline in my "final tribute" mini collection, despite the fact that it features a young kaline in the photo. Many have noted previously that Topps has an opportunity with archives to issuw cards that disntbget made when they first used these designs, but for some reason Topps doesn't seem to want to do that. This release was the perfect opportunity for a 1958 style Roy campanella card. At least there is the kaline, I guess. gcrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06025001883745401515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-58576953244590517872019-08-28T21:46:41.819-04:002019-08-28T21:46:41.819-04:00What is with the stupid "TM" marks every...What is with the stupid "TM" marks everywhere? They obviously didn't need them in 1975 (or even 1993), so why the sudden need to put them next to every team name (not just the team logo, but even just the name spelled out in a random font)? Now that I have seen it I cannot unsee it and its annoying because MLB does not legally need to force Topps to put those on there in order to enforce its trademark.<br /><br />Oh and Canadians flock to Target because we don't have Target in Canada or any equivalent. Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-7910769149258768612019-08-28T21:44:22.060-04:002019-08-28T21:44:22.060-04:00I refuse to add another set to my want list this y...I refuse to add another set to my want list this year but I have to admit that those Archives cards look good to me. I like all three designs this year (yes, even the 1993 Topps set which I think is underrated as it is).Nachos Grandehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02911007368272468591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-50181955467375373492019-08-28T21:43:12.651-04:002019-08-28T21:43:12.651-04:00You got a few more 2019 75's hitting your mail...You got a few more 2019 75's hitting your mailbox tomorrow or Saturday (with those franken-mini's)Johnnys Trading Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05202597965281782849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-81179277268722334472019-08-28T21:41:02.724-04:002019-08-28T21:41:02.724-04:00Maybe Topps will pop up with a variation Aaron wit...Maybe Topps will pop up with a variation Aaron with a MIL. uniform. Johnnys Trading Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05202597965281782849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-71115430938476845652019-08-28T21:35:06.564-04:002019-08-28T21:35:06.564-04:00Oh, I forgot to say.. I think that Catfish Hunter ...Oh, I forgot to say.. I think that Catfish Hunter photo is a colorized black & white photo, which is why his cap might look odd.The Shlabotnik Reporthttps://shlabotnikreport.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-7430575333932986912019-08-28T21:33:58.717-04:002019-08-28T21:33:58.717-04:00One issue I had with the pack I got is that many o...One issue I had with the pack I got is that many of the cards in the 1958 and 1975 designs are dark and muddy... well, not necessarily the borders, but the photos are dark and muddy. I found it distracting.<br /><br />Speaking of distracting, I noticed something with the 1975's that I can't un-see, so I'm going to make others not be able to un-see it. The drop-shadow on the position baseball is smaller, which isn't a big thing in and of itself, but in the original version the line between the white inner border and the colored outer border goes right into the shadow while the new version... Jeez, this is hard to describe in words, I might have to do my own post about it. :-)The Shlabotnik Reporthttps://shlabotnikreport.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-38192465014259858652019-08-28T21:11:56.098-04:002019-08-28T21:11:56.098-04:00Is anyone else bothered by the fact that Topps put...Is anyone else bothered by the fact that Topps put Hank Aaron on a '58 card as an ATLANTA Brave?Mike the History Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371409500201284568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-22962080600230894732019-08-28T20:57:51.883-04:002019-08-28T20:57:51.883-04:00I think they are just lazy. There is a whole post ...I think they are just lazy. There is a whole post on the Facebook Custom Card group page where a guy took every Topps set from 1951-2019 and put the names of the (mostly) correct fonts on them. Even if they don't want to do the research, the info to get the cards almost exactly like the originals is out there. I just think the guys in charge of making the designs for Topps are 1: Non-collectors, 2: Non-sports fans, and 3: Millenials. They don't do the research, and we end up with some lackluster copies of old designs when we could be getting some decent work that looks very close to the originals. Jeremya1umhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17631055539594841302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-21908926221126209842019-08-28T20:23:20.102-04:002019-08-28T20:23:20.102-04:00Have we ever determined why Topps can't get it...Have we ever determined why Topps can't get it exactly right? I mean, they have the originals to copy. Do they not want to? Is it intentionally off so as to emulate without copying? Is it just where they assumed it was close enough? I almost think it would be easier to get it right than to get it close but not quite.Section 36https://www.blogger.com/profile/18194098940017348361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-80393358725453051502019-08-28T20:14:05.909-04:002019-08-28T20:14:05.909-04:00The Jays cards are nice. I think I want to buy som...The Jays cards are nice. I think I want to buy some just to try to get Expos and Jays Mike Matsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07423029196949506523noreply@blogger.com