CARD OF THE DECADE - CAST YOUR VOTE!
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I want to see what the board's opinion is of the card that defines each decade. I am not necessarily saying the most valuable from each decade, but the card that defines the decade. I am talking mainstream baseball cards, not autographed cards, or game used jersey cards, game used underwear cards, or game used gum cards (hey, there is an idea). Here are my picks.
2000's - 2001 Bowman Chrome Albert Pujols
1990's - 1994 SP Alex Rodriguez
1980's - 1984 Donruss Don Mattingly
1970's - 1975 Topps George Brett
1960's - 1963 Topps Pete Rose
1950's - 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle
1940's - 1940 Play Ball Joe Dimaggio
1930's - 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth (any)
1920's - 1921 American Caramel Babe Ruth
1910's - 1915 Sporting News Babe Ruth Rookie
1900's - T206 Honus Wagner
1800's - 1887 Old Judge Cap Anson
2000's - 2001 Bowman Chrome Albert Pujols
1990's - 1994 SP Alex Rodriguez
1980's - 1984 Donruss Don Mattingly
1970's - 1975 Topps George Brett
1960's - 1963 Topps Pete Rose
1950's - 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle
1940's - 1940 Play Ball Joe Dimaggio
1930's - 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth (any)
1920's - 1921 American Caramel Babe Ruth
1910's - 1915 Sporting News Babe Ruth Rookie
1900's - T206 Honus Wagner
1800's - 1887 Old Judge Cap Anson
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1900's- gotta go with Honus
1910's- 1914 Cracker Jack Mathewson
1920's- 1921 Am. Caramel Ruth
1930's- 33 Goudey Ruth batting pose
1940's- 1948 Leaf Satchell Paige
1950's- 51 Bowman Mantle, 52 T Mantle
1960's- 68 T Nolan
1970's- 75 Topps Brett
1980's- 89 UD Griff, 85 T Mac
1990's- 93 and 94 SP Jeter and Arod
2000's- 01 BC Pujols auto
60's- 68 topps ryan vs 63 topps rose
70's- 75 topp brett
80's- 84 donruss mattingly vs 85 topps mcgwire vs 89 donruss BB sosa
90's- 93 SP Jeter vs 94 SP AROD
1948 Leaf Jackie Robinson
1952 Topps Mantle
1968 Ryan and 1963 Rose
I'd probably go with the 1941 Play Ball DiMaggio, but the 1940 is closer to my heart...
If basketball cards can be considered, I'd replace the 84 Mattingly with the 86 Fleer Jordan.
Currently collecting.....your guess is as good as mine.
1890s - Mayo Cut Plug Cap Anson (the original black border cards)
1960s - Nolan Ryan
1970s - Mike Schmidt
1980s - either 1985 McGwire or 1989 UD Griffey
The Ryan and Schmidt are multi-player cards, so I can see where people might not like them, but so's the Rose RC. I go with my 80s choices over Mattingly because they became much greater icons and Mattingly missed out on the Yankee juggernaut by one year. I was never a Yankee or really a Mattingly fan, but I appreciate it's place in hobby history. The other two peaked much higher and were bigger players. The 00s are obviously still up for grabs. The Pujols is a good choice, but the Mark Prior Ultimate Collection could be bigger. Or maybe 2009 UD Platinum Infinite ($1799 per 1-card pack SRP) will have the something better.
2005 Origins Old Judge Brown #/20 and Black 1/1s, 2000 Ultimate Victory Gold #/25
2004 UD Legends Bake McBride autos & parallels, and 1974 Topps #601 PSA 9
Rare Grady Sizemore parallels, printing plates, autographs
Nothing on ebay
1990's - 94 SP A-Rod
1980's - '89 UD Griffey
1970's - '75 Brett
1960's - 1968 Ryan Rookie
1950's - '52 Mantle
1940's - Play Ball Dimaggio
1930's - Goudey Ruth #53
1920's -
1910 - Cracker Jack Cobb or Jackson
1900's - Honus Wagner
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60's: Ryan
70's: Brett
80's: 1983 Topps Tony Gwynn- IMHO, I would pick this due to the duel pic design than the plain 85 Topps.
90's: 1990 Leaf Sammy Sosa- I would pick Frank Thomas in this set, since it started the high end premium card boom and was worth $60 at one time
2000's: 2001 SPx Albert Pujols Auto RC- I would choose this over the Chrome (my personal opinions) since it's 1/3 less in price to Chrome and the SPx has more room to increase in value since many collectors can't afford the Chrome and would rather pick up this auto Rc at a fraction of the price. Also Spx is name brand, the pic and design is nice, and okay, I picked up this card last month and still own it!
1980---1984 Donruss Mattingly, this card started the rookie card boom, where rookie card prices soared through the roof (it hit $100 at the time, and that was a lot for the 80's). It was a solid high demand card that was counterfeited like crazy. Because of this, the Upper Deck company added security features to its sports cards. The 86 Canseco rookie also gave a lot of stir, but it was not as long lived. The same can be said of Darryl Strawberry 1983 Topps Traded. The Big Mac 85 Topps had an impact, but that was in the 90's. The Griffey Upper Deck rookie was very important, but it did not have much time in the 80's--Mattingly's card was right in the middle of the 80's. I would vote for Griffey and Mattingly's rookie cards as having the biggest impact.
1990--- I would have to say the 1990 Leaf Frank Thomas and 93 and 94 SP Jeter and A-Rod.
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90's - '90 Leaf Kevin Maas ( tied with '90 Score FB/BB Bo Jackson Black&White )
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10s 1915 Sporting News Ruth
20s 1921 American Caramel Ruth
30s 1933 Goudey Lajoie
40s 1948 Leaf Robinson
50s 1952 Topps Mantle
60s 1963 Topps Rose or 1968 Topps Ryan
70s 1975 Topps Brett
80s 1985 Topps McGwire
90s 1994 SP Rodriguez
00s 2001 Bowman Chrome Pujols
70's '76 Walter Payton Rookie
80's '81 Joe Montana Rookie
90's '94 SP Arod
Good Thread.
RobBob
1870's -- Forest City team
1880's -- Old Judge Cabinet Anson
1890's -- Duke cabinet Delahanty
1900's -- Ramly Johnson
1910's -- Turkey Red Cobb
1920's -- Oxford Confectionary Ruth
1930's -- Ted Williams Rookie (PlayBall)
1940's -- 1941 Playball Joe Dimaggio
1950's -- 1952 Gus Zernial (pink t-shirt)
1960's -- 1961 Topps Mantle
1970's -- 1970 Johnny Bench
1980's -- 1984 Donruss Mike Schmidt (best looking card ever)
2000's - 2000 SP Authentic Tom Brady
1990's - 1991 Stadium Club Brett Favre
1980's - 1981 Topps Joe Montana
1970's - 1976 Topps Walter Payton
1960's - 1965 Topps Joe Namath
1950's - 1958 Topps Jim Brown
1940's - 1948 Leaf Sammy Baugh
1930's - 1935 National Chicle Bronco Nagurski (Card of the Century)
according to my values and my needs. Nothing holds dominion over me, I stand alone as the ruler of my life.
2000s: 2001 SP Authentic Michael Vick Auto Patch (only 250 exist, it's arguably the most sought after modern card today, and has been that way since 12/01 when the product was released - I'd definitely take this over the Brady)
1990s: 1999 Donruss Elite Passing the Torch Walter Payton/Barry Sanders dual auto (only 100 at most exist, less are in circulation because it was a redemption - probably the greatest insert card of all-time, and it breaks up the tendency to only focus on RCs for this list
I think JasP24 nailed all the others perfectly ...
Robert
1900s: T206 Ty Cobb Red Portrait
1910s: 1913 T3 Ty Cobb
1920s: 1926 Spalding Babe Ruth
1930s: 1934 Goudey Lou Gehrig portrait
1940s: 1941 Play Ball Ted Williams (my vote for most beautiful card of all time!)
1950s: 1953 Bowman Color Pee Wee Reese
1960s: 1969 Topps Mickey Mantle white letter
1970s: 1971 Topps Thurman Munson
1980s: 1985 Topps Mini Nolan Ryan
1990s: 1994 Leaf Limited Alex Rodriguez
2000s: Nothing yet
I started collecting in the early 80s so I'd have to agree that the 84 D Mattingly started the whole RC craze and gave the hobby a great boost. The 89 UD Griffey kick started the 90s.
That comment about Kevin Maas brought back some memories... I recall that 88 Score set being pretty popular back then... Gregg Jefferies was another 'can't miss' from the day....
A little disagreement with ya! While I respect your opinion, I think the 1952 Bowman Musial is the most beautiful of all time! Just my two cents!
By the way, UCONN is kicking GA Tech's tail!
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And add 89 Topps Greg Jeffries. $10 a pop back in the day in the NYC area makes ya cringe. And how I shudder about people buying Brien Taylor (Yankees) cards.
That was a quick easy rule to remember...Never buy the hype card. He's the real deal but why would I spend a paycheck or two on LeBron James if he gets into a bad car accident with the hummer tommorrow ending his career?
'87 Topps Clark and Canseco
'88 Donruss Jeffries (remember the hoopla about his card being in the short-printed "high" numbers?)
'85 Topps Hershiser (I still cringe when I recall turning down a buy offer of $18 a piece from a dealer at a card show in '89)
'84 Topps Strawberry (don't get me started)
I stashed a "highly valuable" '88 Fleer cello with the Maas rookie on top; it's obviously still stashed somewhere....
"All evil needs to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
Or any 1987 Bo Jackson?
All commons now.
Shane
"during " the decade of 1990 - 1999 ~Frank Thomas 1990 Leaf/ Derek Jeter 93 SP
"during" the decade of 1980 - 1989 ~Ken Griffey Jr. 89 UD/ Mattingly 84 Topps
After the decade of 2000-2009~ Albert Pujols 2001 BC/ Mark Prior? We shall see
After the decade of 1990 - 1999 ~A-Rod 94SP/Sammy Sosa 90 Leaf
After the decade of 1980 - 1989~ McGwire 85 Topps/Bonds (what ever his best rc is)
After the decade of 1970 - 1979 ~ Brett/Schmidt/Murray
Cant really comment on any other decades myself. To me I remember alot of differences as to what was hot during the decade and what we call hot now, but in truth became hot after the decade ended, so I broke it down as I did.
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60's - 1968 Topps Nolan Ryan
70's - 1975 Topps George Brett
80's - 1984 Donruss Don Mattingly
90's - 1994 SP Alex Rodriguez
00's - 2001 Bowman Chrome Albert Pujols
The '52 Topps set is a beautiful set & the Mantle is the prize. I love the '67 set with Carew & Seaver, but believe the Ryan is the Mickey Mantle of the 60's. Brett's card is just a beauty with the color & of course the player he was. Mattingly's card started the rookie card craze. A-Rod & Pujols are the two premiere players in the game right now along with Jeter.
"All evil needs to triumph is for good men to do nothing."