Joe Orlando's "Top 200 Sportscards In The Hobby" book (Great scans! Enjoy them!)

rbdjr1

UPDATE: I UPLOADED SCANS OF THESE COOL PICS BELOW FOR ALL TO ENJOY!


What I like about this book, are the pictures of the "top 200" Sportscards. All are high end PSA examples!

Every time I pick this book up, I enjoy those pics! (In fact, the back the pages came loose from binding from opening this book up so many times over the past few years!)

rd

edit: P.S. Now that would make one heck of a "Collector's Showcase", having a Registry of the top 200 sportscards in the hobby! Wow!





As long as the pages came loose from the binding, I figured I would scan a few of these pages for some who have not seen this book:

packman

I always enjoyed looking at the book. Here is a link to the registry sets related to the book.

Link

FavreFan1971

I look at the pic in this thread and got rather disgusted by the lack of football cards.

5 Football
14 Basketball
10 Hockey
3 Golf
43 Baseball

What the heck, does football get no respect? I thought it was the 2nd most collected sport rather than baseball?

Where is the Knute Rockne card? What about Bronko Nagurski? Namath? Butkus ahead of these guys?

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Then I clicked the link to the set registry and found the whole set. 35 football cards out of 200, that is more like it.

The rest of the sports go as follows

2 Misc
3 Golf
5 Boxing
10 Hockey
14 Basketball
35 Football
131 Baseball

That looks much better but I think we need to make the list 201. We need to add a Favre card (1992 or 1991 Stadium Club?)

Thanks for letting me rant

lawnmowerman

There must be some mistake??

pandrews

<< <i> There must be some mistake?? >>



maybe one day, emmitt will have a card included..

lawnmowerman

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<< <i> There must be some mistake?? >>



maybe one day, emmitt will have a card included.. >>



right after he gets some respect for winning dancing with the stars

FavreFan1971

There is an Emmitt Card

101T 1990 SCORE SUPPLEMENTAL EMMITT SMITH

Stone193

I have the book.

Not sure how I got it?

mike

DeutscherGeist

I thought Tony Gwynn (1983 Topps) would be up there as well.

Griffins

Mike- you got the book from renewing your collectors club membership.

I have no idea where you put your keys though. Sorry.

Allen

Anyone have an extra copy?

fandango

<< <i> There must be some mistake?? >>




i guess the next edition will have some omissions in light of the steroid news....SOSA and McGwire get tossed in the discount rack like another can of beans.....

the 1984 Donruss Don Mattingly should definately be on the list!!!!! (let it replace the Sosa card...i think the 84 Donruss Mattingly is held in WAY HIGHER REGARD then the 1990 leaf Sosa, not even close I dont believe....

theczar

tiger woods and piazza? if they are in the top 200 the hobby is short for talent. how about a 51 bowman mantle?

fandango

and you cant forget the Pujols 2001 Bowman Chrome AU ..the printing date on my copy the of TOP 200 was 2001.....lots happened since then!!!!!

detroitfan2

Where does this one rank:

BigRedMachine

I love the book, and when I first joined PSA I received it and started buying only cards in that book.

I imagine if it was written today, the Piazza and Sosa rookies might be excluded??

The '83 topps Gwynn and '51 Bowman Mantle are also on the list. Keep in mind there are only about 75 of the 200 that were scanned. There are 125 more in the book. I love how each card is described, the level of difficulty, why it's on the list, and why it might stay on the list.

The preface says it's not just the most popular, or it would be all Mantle cards. It's not just the most rare, or it would be obscure stuff no one collects. It's a well thought out list, and most of the "big" cards you can think of are more than likely on it.

shawn

gosteelers

<< <i>tiger woods and piazza? if they are in the top 200 the hobby is short for talent. how about a 51 bowman mantle? >>



Piazza shouldn't be in there, but Tiger Woods, come on now...

julen23

bob eucker, bv = $22

hard to believe this guy has a personal stalker!

Julen

speeder

I have not seen the list, but Tiger Woods would have to be on it.

No other "single person" has been so completely dominant in their given sport as Tiger has been in golf.

When everything is said and done in his career, he will likely own at least 90% of all major golf records.

Who else will be able to say that ?

Lee

rbdjr1

UPDATE: I UPLOADED THESE COOL PICS FOR ALL TO ENJOY!

rd

BigRedMachine

RD, those cards are beautiful.

I don't know if I enjoy looking at them for their beauty, or get depressed because I'll never be able to afford 80% of them.

Like I said, I have the book and enjoy it. Thanks for taking the time to post so others can enjoy.

shawn

mkg809

1992 Fleer Update Piazza??

julen23

mint '69 white letter mantle....

THAT IS a NICE.....


Julen

DeutscherGeist

Ok, that is why Gwynn was missing....not all have been scanned.

Someone said it: the 1984 Donruss Mattingly should be up there as well. I agree!! That card and the Griffey really mark the 1980's.

I am surprised the Sosa is on there. It should be the Frank Thomas 1990 Leaf. That was a big card in the hobby and still is a card of a future HOF.

djspann

Those are some terrific cards. Too bad I only have a few of them, and not in the grades posted.


Also, the 1952 Bowman football Frank Gifford pictured is clearly from the Bowman small issue, not Bowman large. If you look up the cert #, it shows Bowman small, but the flip in the picture states Bowman large... ?



Doug

ArnyVee

<< <i>the 1984 Donruss Mattingly should be up there as well. I agree!! That card and the Griffey really mark the 1980's. >>



Obviously I agree wholeheartedly about the Mattingly rookie. That was THE card for a generation of collectors. Maybe we can get an updated 200 Top cards and we can yank a couple of those cards (McGwire, Sosa, Piazza, etc) and replace them with cards that deserve to be there.

Knuckles

Only 10 hockey cards and not even appropriately chosen ones.. where's the pre-wars etc.. not surprised..