Of very little importance, but still makes me go "Hmmmm?!"
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Ok, I know most on here don't do a whole lot with the Topps flagship brand base cards, but I came across a little oddity, and wondered if anyone knows of an explanation as to why this occurred.
Zack Greinke makes an appearance in the Series 1 base set as card #222. He then also makes an appearance in the Series 2 set as card #661. 2 different photos, both with the Diamondbacks, with the same stat lines on the back. Besides one card being oriented vertically, and the other horizontally, the only other difference I could spot was on the back under "Acq: Free Agent". Series 1 has #TOPPSBASEBALL, while Series 2 has an @ symbol after perhaps an Instagram(???) icon.
No other player, best that I could determine, received the honor of having 2 cards show up in the 2019 Topps base set.
Not sure what's going on here, but just thought I'd point it out. Feel free to comment...or not.
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Both are the base cards and have a short print available as well. So there are four, if you count SPs as part of the base.
222 Variation
https://cconnect.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-Topps-Series-1-Baseball-Variations-222-Zack-Greinke.jpg
661 Variationhttps://cconnect.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-Topps-Series-2-Baseball-Variations-SP-661-Zack-Greinke.jpg
Why Greinke, though? And why ONLY Greinke? It just seems odd, more so now that it appears to be a conscious decision with the SPs also, and not just an oversight.
They also do it with Ohtani
You're right. I just missed that. But I can at least understand that one a bit, as one photo is of Ohtani doing his hitting thing, and the other photo shows him doing his pitching thing. Makes sense to make 2 cards of a 2 way player.
As a Royals fan, I'm very familiar with Greinke's hitting ability, but he's no Ohtani. And you could convince me either way that he's a future Hall of Famer or not, but it just seems strange to have issued a card of him in each series, and not Trout, Kershaw, Altuve, Scherzer, and any number of other superstars and accomplished players. Hmmm...