tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post3546751509237667267..comments2024-03-27T22:08:10.547-04:00Comments on Night Owl Cards: A tribute to the first 'ancient' set I ever knew (a 2018 Heritage post)night owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-55797809365288386312018-03-24T00:32:08.154-04:002018-03-24T00:32:08.154-04:00Why does the FIRST series checklist start with car...Why does the FIRST series checklist start with card #173 instead of card #1?<br /><br />SMDHJim from Downingtownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537007940455183397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-6567850777230792902018-03-02T19:21:04.952-05:002018-03-02T19:21:04.952-05:00Would you look at the smile on Kershaw's face....Would you look at the smile on Kershaw's face. Almost like he knew it was going on cardbaord.Johnnys Trading Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05202597965281782849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-91192905319494774122018-03-02T19:20:14.789-05:002018-03-02T19:20:14.789-05:00i haven't picked up any yet, not a great fan o...i haven't picked up any yet, not a great fan of 69 to start with, but will dabble a little for fun and that pleasure of pawing through new cardboard<br /><br />from what I have seen though, it does look like Topps changed at least some of the photo locations this year (photos taken February 2017). for many teams, the background was the same for player after player, year after year. blechh. <br /><br />I am hoping next year might include some Stadium background shots, for historical accuracy - and then the year after that starts seeing action shots on the base cards, instead of just on rare variations of star players, as currentlyBaseSetCallinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05508114484929386332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-17234917331360558062018-03-02T18:47:59.894-05:002018-03-02T18:47:59.894-05:00Check out noah snydergards card in this set...pret...Check out noah snydergards card in this set...pretty sure that was pasted on a sunny background...it looks amateurishKevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09170852386254175201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-45688777223406192152018-03-02T17:19:32.256-05:002018-03-02T17:19:32.256-05:00There is hope that they are real backgrounds . I f...There is hope that they are real backgrounds . I finally spotted a player in the background of card 421 Finnegan.sg488https://www.blogger.com/profile/00993979741912316505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-68996799472283832312018-03-02T12:24:05.049-05:002018-03-02T12:24:05.049-05:00It looks weird. Almost spooky.It looks weird. Almost spooky.night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-56262208636958049612018-03-02T11:59:21.015-05:002018-03-02T11:59:21.015-05:00For such a simplistic design, these do look nice. ...For such a simplistic design, these do look nice. Though the misaligned text in the circles makes my OCD meter peak too. I'm torn on these. Getting flagship in set form, so nothing to buy packs of except this.GCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14713246271197550543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-11411622829835271832018-03-02T11:06:56.602-05:002018-03-02T11:06:56.602-05:00There is nobody in the backgrounds because there a...There is nobody in the backgrounds because there are highly structured picture days now. I'm sure they keep the field clear on those mornings. It's not like the '60s and '70s where the photographer could just stroll through the field while regular baseball activity was going on.Bohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10955725607806692792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-21955870246536102142018-03-02T08:21:10.520-05:002018-03-02T08:21:10.520-05:00Lol topps, but nice job on the design - good looki...Lol topps, but nice job on the design - good looking setAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-46885077917684623792018-03-02T03:09:13.502-05:002018-03-02T03:09:13.502-05:00Why did you have to point out the positions being ...Why did you have to point out the positions being written out?? I can't not see it now.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06896780361855961353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-32213445286081300372018-03-01T23:37:31.481-05:002018-03-01T23:37:31.481-05:00The WS subset is a great looking design. Congratu...The WS subset is a great looking design. Congratulations on the pull.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-49193620347626585682018-03-01T21:27:35.035-05:002018-03-01T21:27:35.035-05:00Finally some decent looking new cards. The only pr...Finally some decent looking new cards. The only problem is that they are "not" Cleon Jones and Sam McDowell. Are there any players from 1969, besides the Then&Now, in the Heritage series? I was thinking Topps usually threw in a few. By the way, great post! Your excitement jumped off the page and was contagious. Old Cardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13112089873949361756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-77052253051021936342018-03-01T20:57:47.066-05:002018-03-01T20:57:47.066-05:00My plan is to buy a case or 1/2 a case and put tog...My plan is to buy a case or 1/2 a case and put together Topps 2021 Heritage which would (1972 set) correspond to the the first packs I ever opened in the year they came out.John Batemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14159036395402962119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-32413894913332723832018-03-01T19:55:41.491-05:002018-03-01T19:55:41.491-05:00The lettering on the Altuve new age performer loo...The lettering on the Altuve new age performer looks like something from Laugh In Mark Hoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05562266064195629037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-20020790665100443162018-03-01T19:46:24.913-05:002018-03-01T19:46:24.913-05:00Love that Abreu mini!!Love that Abreu mini!!GOGOSOX60https://www.blogger.com/profile/04536101210272537783noreply@blogger.com