I received these three "Vintage Legends" cards recently in a couple of trades: The Campy card came from Marie at A Cardboard Problem , and the Robinson and Reese cards are from Brian at Play at the Plate . I don't have too much to say about them. I already expressed my views on the Robinson card. The Vintage Legends cards are semi-annoying/semi-fun. Depending on your viewpoint, I guess. Topps is a little too giddy about playing the "what if ..." game lately, and I think it's time to stop now. But I can't get too cranky about these. Instead, just to amuse myself, I wondered how well these cards would fit in with the sets that they resemble. Robinson is pictured on the 1976 Topps design, Campanella on the 1979 design, and Reese on the 1993 design. How would they look (or "stack up" as the back of these cards say) with other "real" 1976, 1979 and 1993 cards. Let's get a looky: Here is the Robinson card with eight cards ...
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