tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post8243323227845250123..comments2024-03-29T07:44:22.008-04:00Comments on Night Owl Cards: The Donruss puzzlenight owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-73019096596060370352016-02-18T10:32:17.483-05:002016-02-18T10:32:17.483-05:00oh man. after reading this post and a few of the ...oh man. after reading this post and a few of the comments... my head hurts.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-44664064389152704762016-02-17T08:59:19.751-05:002016-02-17T08:59:19.751-05:00The '81 set is always just baffled me in so ma...The '81 set is always just baffled me in so many ways. I gave up long ago trying to figure its rhyme or reason. I have a complete set of Donruss from 87-90. Your not missing out on anything there at all. I started those sets in their respective years, buying wax packs or a wax box here and there but didn't finish those sets until last year. Nothing like waiting almost 30 years to complete a set!Chris Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17626365939200972124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-20293683218086987922016-02-16T23:00:10.600-05:002016-02-16T23:00:10.600-05:00Here's another "odd" thing with the ...Here's another "odd" thing with the Braves set.. Why is the mad hungarian #550 the only purple Brave, the others are blue?Johnnys Trading Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05202597965281782849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-85181288377931863962016-02-16T21:00:27.029-05:002016-02-16T21:00:27.029-05:00If Donruss had put as much effort into quality con...If Donruss had put as much effort into quality control as they did into their numbering scheme, the 1981s would have been a better set. <br /><br />(Then again, Fleer had the simplest scheme possible, and their '81 set was filled with errors.)Jim from Downingtownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537007940455183397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-30104735626862251692016-02-16T20:42:14.804-05:002016-02-16T20:42:14.804-05:00IMO, 1981 Donruss is like a deck of cards that use...IMO, 1981 Donruss is like a deck of cards that used to be in order by suit and then was shuffled one time. It's appropriate because the entire set felt rushed.<br /><br />The way they wanted to sequence the cards in 1981 was probably done correctly in 1982 as they copied the model for a decade.<br /><br />One thing Donrusss did better than Topps and Fleer in 1981 was provide the best tasting piece of gum in their pack.steeleherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17413236126581293109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-78296301257275462182016-02-16T20:33:07.422-05:002016-02-16T20:33:07.422-05:00My guess is that Donruss forgot the Twins and Cubs...My guess is that Donruss forgot the Twins and Cubs existed until about card 450 or so and then said, "oh $hit" and started throwing them in. Same goes for the last 150 cards generally...just guys Donruss forgot about when putting the set together.Tony L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01349226671097456632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-87147358402832466902016-02-16T20:17:24.919-05:002016-02-16T20:17:24.919-05:00Interesting. I checked the team checklists at team...Interesting. I checked the team checklists at teamsets4u, and there are more patterns among the first 500ish cards until the Cubs and Twins start showing up: http://www.teamsets4u.com/checklist/1980-85/1981donruss.html<br /><br />The Angels all end in 9-0-1-2-3-4<br />The A's all end 0-7-8-9-0<br />The Astros all end 8-9-0-1-3-4 (skipping the 2, which is almost always a Phillie)<br />the Blue Jays all end 9-0-1-2<br />The Braves all end 6-7-8-9<br />The Brewers all end 3-4-5-6-7<br />The Cardinals all end 7-8-9-0-1<br />The Dodgers all end 6-7-8-9-0<br />The Expos all end 9-0-1-2-3<br />The Giants all end 2-3-4-5-6<br />The Indians all end 8-9-0-1-2<br />The Mariners all end 3-5-6-7-8 (skipping the 4, which is again almost always a Phillie)<br />The Mets all end 4-5-6-7<br />The Orioles all end 2-3-4-5-6<br />The Padres all end 1-2-3-4<br />The Phillies all end 1-2-3-4-5 (but jump by eleven instead of being bunched together, as you noted)<br />The Pirates all end 2-3-4-5-6-7<br />The Rangers all end 5-6-7-8<br />The Red Sox all end 4-5-6-7-8<br />The Reds all end 1-2-3-4-5<br />The Royals all end 0-1-2-3-4<br />The Tigers all end 5-6-7-8-9-0<br />The White Sox all end 8-9-0-1-2<br />The Yankees all end 5-6-7-8-9-1 (skipping 0, which is the "extra" 0 in the A's sequence)<br /><br />Has to be a printing thing, I'd think, but I'd never noticed it before either!cdorsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11621985996091259380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-68499585128300521932016-02-16T20:10:04.120-05:002016-02-16T20:10:04.120-05:00I think the answer to this mystery is written on t...I think the answer to this mystery is written on the back on the Constitution! Seriously though, what a bizarre way to go about writing up a checklist.Tony Burbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17916383902665781661noreply@blogger.com