tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post2384742136787490470..comments2024-03-28T09:03:24.735-04:00Comments on Night Owl Cards: Banishednight owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-84302200541531550592013-06-17T13:21:59.036-04:002013-06-17T13:21:59.036-04:00Gattis and Puig are gonna be Super Short Print gim...Gattis and Puig are gonna be Super Short Print gimmick cards added at the last minute in series 2 or update, you watch...GCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14713246271197550543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-80624498808014600252013-06-14T14:12:48.733-04:002013-06-14T14:12:48.733-04:00It always comes down to money, doesn't it? Sa...It always comes down to money, doesn't it? Sad. I can only imagine the angst that missing Kershaws would detonate in my brain. Why isn't it just a blanket agreement/contract with the MLBPA?<br /><br />And are there really no Topps Ichiros this year? Is that right?petethanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02222725895895580850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-20889264878513963452013-06-14T10:15:56.878-04:002013-06-14T10:15:56.878-04:00Kevin McReynolds and Danny Jackson didn't have...Kevin McReynolds and Danny Jackson didn't have Topps cards for a while in the mid-80s. Bohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10955725607806692792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-51457626374288748042013-06-14T02:46:19.965-04:002013-06-14T02:46:19.965-04:00Is Gattis the guy that fell down at first base in ...Is Gattis the guy that fell down at first base in Moneyball, finally making it to the bigs? That guy should have a card.BaseSetCallinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05508114484929386332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-2284308754004539832013-06-14T01:22:38.728-04:002013-06-14T01:22:38.728-04:00The story that I've heard about Alex Rodriguez...The story that I've heard about Alex Rodriguez is that he didn't have a Topps card until 1998 because of his agent, Scot Boras. Boras thought that A-Rod deserved more than a basic Topps contract because he argued that A-Rod's Team USA card, which would have appeared in in the 1993 Topps Traded set was going to be his sole Rookie Card. <br /><br />A couple other examples that come to mind of players wanting more than Topps was offering for a basic contract was Kevin McReynolds and Danny Jackson. Both has their Rookie Cards in 1984 and were established players when they had their first Topps card in 1987.steeleherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17413236126581293109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-5233231523547459212013-06-14T00:01:54.370-04:002013-06-14T00:01:54.370-04:00i also missed seeing maury in those 1960 topps set...i also missed seeing maury in those 1960 topps sets. here's what my photoshop "skills" resulted in<br /><br />http://garveyceyrusselllopes.blogspot.com/2013/03/maury-wills-gets-his-due-and-you-could.htmlgcrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09882449679093991427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-26642522145326559602013-06-13T23:09:57.355-04:002013-06-13T23:09:57.355-04:00As an Oriole fan by marriage rather than upbringin...As an Oriole fan by marriage rather than upbringing, I don't feel fully qualified to speak on the matter, but nobody else has come forward... and I'll just say it's really disappointing to not be able to pull Wieters out of a pack. Right now in my "current roster" Orioles binder, Wieters is represented by a 2012 Triple Play, a 2010 Upper Deck and a black and white half-assed custom card made from a template I created because I no longer have a color printer.<br /><br />Wieters is not the only one like this... Back in March, the esteemed Mr. Anama observed here:<br /><br />http://bdj610bbcblog.blogspot.com/2013/03/has-anybody-noticed-that-there-are-no.html<br /><br />...that there is no Ichiro in any 2013 Topps product, and that still seems to be the case. COMC has nothing for "2013 Ichiro", and eBay only comes up with Triple Play, a Fathead and a mislabled 2012 Prizm card.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-86359069993684537462013-06-13T21:33:09.536-04:002013-06-13T21:33:09.536-04:00Gattis has a '12 Topps Heritage minor card so ...Gattis has a '12 Topps Heritage minor card so he likely has a contract with them and will be overproduced shortly. I can understand Topps not thinking he was much of a prospect until recently given his history. The absence of Puig cards is more surprising, given that he has been a known high prospect for long enough now so that he should have made '13 Bowman flagship at least. Sometimes it seems like everyone but the Double-A batboy gets a Bowman card so it's always surprising when an obvious blue-chip prospect gets left off the checklist. Happens with more 40-man roster guys than one might think.Jamie Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184760000629386642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-48415196750005825242013-06-13T21:25:38.058-04:002013-06-13T21:25:38.058-04:00I've missed out on all kinds of Pete Rose good...I've missed out on all kinds of Pete Rose goodness. Banished from MLB = banished from MLBPA = No nothin for years.Red Cardboardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17013343453207008789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-89994947398603082242013-06-13T21:22:51.181-04:002013-06-13T21:22:51.181-04:00Different situation, but Ted Williams did not have...Different situation, but Ted Williams did not have a Topps card after 1958, due to signing an exclusive deal with Fleer.carlsonjokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15556989250983706634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-77960796724866696722013-06-13T21:22:33.408-04:002013-06-13T21:22:33.408-04:00Vinegar Bend Mizell. Fourth starter of the 1960 Wo...Vinegar Bend Mizell. Fourth starter of the 1960 World's Champs, an original Met and future congressman. Missing since 1958.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13150792970138123909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-15048064149222121192013-06-13T21:11:59.542-04:002013-06-13T21:11:59.542-04:00Some of the others missing cards:
Dick Hall 64-66...Some of the others missing cards:<br /><br />Dick Hall 64-66, 69<br />Joe Adcock 64-66<br />Tony Horton 66-70<br />Lenny Green 67-68<br />Jim from Downingtownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537007940455183397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-91668586652276802922013-06-13T20:53:05.936-04:002013-06-13T20:53:05.936-04:00Bonds did not have a card in the 2004 Topps base s...Bonds did not have a card in the 2004 Topps base set because he did not sign a licensing agreement with the MLBPA.<br /><br />In this current licensing environment, players choosing not to sign with Topps would not be good as far as having licensed cards of those players.<br />night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-40802167827089001792013-06-13T20:36:57.757-04:002013-06-13T20:36:57.757-04:00I have heard Alex Rodriguez was without a Topps ca...I have heard Alex Rodriguez was without a Topps card for a bit. Were there actually any years where Barry Bonds was absent from the flagship set?<br /><br />Honestly, I wish more players would opt to not sign with Topps. There should never only be one choice on the menu.maddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08493650721714521989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-70681467039448935412013-06-13T20:33:13.317-04:002013-06-13T20:33:13.317-04:00Chris Short is the Phillies version of Maury Wills...Chris Short is the Phillies version of Maury Wills. He debuted in 1959 but didn't show up on a card until 1967. dealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04633750324558738343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-7498826566711847232013-06-13T20:13:12.944-04:002013-06-13T20:13:12.944-04:00...and thank you VERY much for the eTopps and Bowm......and thank you VERY much for the eTopps and Bowman Chrome Cutch rookies! I just pulled them out of the mailbox!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13150792970138123909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-44854475659067112782013-06-13T19:57:00.190-04:002013-06-13T19:57:00.190-04:00When Topps finally nailed Maury Wills, he was a Pi...When Topps finally nailed Maury Wills, he was a Pirate and no longer stealing many bases. No one was happy. I'm still waiting for a Pedro Alvarez auto in an actual MLB uniform. I mean, its only been four years since he was called up...Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13150792970138123909noreply@blogger.com