I posted some nice 76's in a separate thread to thank Felicia last night, but these 62's are nice too. The corners aren't perfect on the Clemente - but the image is pretty much perfect IMHO...
Sorry to ruin your mystery theme riddle so soon Brett.
I missed your hint...was it the phrase "TOP SECRET"? All I had to do was to break out my 70 set and look at the first few cards to come up with the answer.
That's a possiblity, but not the answer I'm looking for. The Brooks Robinson card looks like an actual game shot, so your answer probably wouldn't be correct in any event.
I'll give a couple of hints. The answer has nothing to do with the cards themselves; and knowing the answer requires some knowledge beyond baseball.
Edited to add: The answer, however, can be found on each one of the cards.
Hmmmm. Well, all teams featured in your post are based in a major metropolitan city -- both in the U.S. and Canada -- but many of them, to include ALL of the CA teams, have no stadiums in their state's capital. What else could it be???
Always looking for 1915 Cracker Jacks in a uniform PSA 3 (NQ)
The answer is still out there. I don't want to reveal it to all, because I can use it again with a different group of cards. If you want, I will PM the answer.
I think you all will enjoy this. I swung by the local Target today to pick up a few things for around the house and saw that they still had a box of series two 2008 Topps sitting at the check out. Packs were only $1.99. Since I just started the Maddux Basic Topps set up two weeks ago and I knew his card was in series two, I figured why not. I hadn't ripped a pack in a long, long time. It was going to be a crazy but cheap thrill. I got home and sat down to open the packs with excitement. I hadn't felt like that since I was a kid, that unkown feeling of ripping a fresh pack of new cards. I was so carefull with them, opening the pack gently down the factory seal, trying my best not to pinch the sides or ding the corners. Nothing like I did when I was a kid, tearing wildly into a pack with no patience! The first two packs were fun, I landed Francisco Rodriguez and a Delmon Young RC in the first pack. The next pack had some good star power with Derek Jeter, Ken Griffey Jr. and a Hideki Okajima RC. I know these cards aren't worth anything, barely the cardboard they are printed on, but the last pack made it worth it. Filled with the modest dissapointment of letting my inner child take advantage of my calculating, realistic side, I picked up the last pack. As I was trying to work the seal of the pack open, I droped it and shouted out a quick four letter word thinking to myself, man what if that Maddux is in there. Then, the realistic part of me said no way and I just picked it up and went back to work on the seal. Finally, wrapper open and cards free of the pack I turn the cards over and slid the first card off the stack to examine it further, because the top card's navy and gold team lettering of the Brewers looks much like that of the Padres, Maddux's 07-08 team. After the reality of it not being Maddux set in, I looked down to my other hand holding the remainder of the pack. Then it seemed as if my heart stopped...
Staring me right in the face is a crisp, perfectly centered image of Greg Maddux mid way into his follow through. YES, I shouted out as it seemed I had just won the lottery and to the child in my head and heart at that moment, I had! I have never and don't know if I will ever be that excited again over a fifty cent common card of a regular old Topps pack! All I could think is, it'll make a 10 and I can add it to my set! There was so much joy for a handful of seconds while the kid in me was grinning widely at the adult that ran the show day in and day out. After examing the card closer before I placed it in a top loader, I'm not too sure if it'll make a 10. I have one corner that I question, but it's so hard to say what a grader would think. I'd love for it to, because it's a great looking card. The centering is perfect and surprisingly the rest of the cards from the three packs showed some bad centering, a lot of 60/40 which I wouldn't think possible in this day and age with machines able to cut everything, even the cornea of an eye within a 1000th of an inch! Still, even if I never send the card to PSA, or if I do and it only comes back a 9, it was still worth the six dollars and change that the three packs cost me. The hunt for a card and the shear thrill of pulling it right when you want it is priceless. Just thinking back on the whole experience as I typed this has reminded me why I love this hobby. To me there is no other hobby like collecting cards and memorabilia that can take you back to your childhood and the ignorant blissfulness that we all enjoyed then. Today has made me want to buy some more wax and get to ripping. I know the thrills will come much less and be filled more with dissapointment, but just the idea that I could have a little bit of today's feeling back is a reason to do it all over again. I feel more like an addict at this point than anything, but I guess there are far worse things that could have me hooked at this point! Thanks for letting me share this with you all. I hope this hobby brings you as much joy as it does to me. I have to say, today was a good day!
Le Mieux Collection #19 All Time 500 Goal Scorers #41 All Time 3000 Strikeouts Club #25 Cal Ripken Jr. Basic Topps #4 Greg Maddux Basic Topps #7 Ryne Sandberg Basic Topps #1 Fank Thomas Rookies 100% #1 Chipper Jones Rookies 100%
as for the Bazooka box...I bought it originally so that I could cut the cards out to add to my Yaz #1 Master Set. But after seeing how great the item is and how cool it looks, I will send it to PSA whole and have them slab it. THen I will ask PSA to add the full box to the Yaz registry set. I mean if they have the cut out cards, why not the full box, which is definately tuffer than the cut out cards.
There are no stats on the back of the cards.
By the way this is the '66 Bazooka Box. Quite an item.
Great cards Brett. Being 40 years old I was too young to remember those cards when they came out, but I remember doing a trade of a bunch of my better 76 and 77 cards to get a bunch of 68 to 72 cards that had a few HOF's, but had many commons. Thanks again for sharing your cards with us.
What's interesting about that head shot group is that there are 12 Rangers in it. Of course, 1972 was their first year in Texas after the team moved from Washington. Before they got airbrush happy, Topps normally used head shot pics of players (usually capless) when they changed teams.
I don't recall, but were there any cards from that year of Texas players in their Rangers uniforms? Possibly from one of the later series?
Tom, Nope. No Ranger uniforms in sight in the 1972 set, just airbrushed closeups like Tom McCraw. I would much rather see a turned-up head shot than that unsightly airbrushing.
Very nice cards you've shown here. The Schmidt looks like a real winner.
pete those are a nice "few" cards you picked up there. i wished i had a week like that.
Fred
collecting RAW Topps baseball cards 1952 Highs to 1972. looking for collector grade (somewhere between psa 4-7 condition). let me know what you have, I'll take it, I want to finish sets, I must have something you can use for trade.
looking for Topps 71-72 hi's-62-53-54-55-59, I have these sets started
finally got something to share, these just came in the mail. 2 real nice 55 topps for my set. and i picked up 3 partial sets of 80's topps football, if i can get to later i will scan some. but i'm very pleased with these 2
Fred
collecting RAW Topps baseball cards 1952 Highs to 1972. looking for collector grade (somewhere between psa 4-7 condition). let me know what you have, I'll take it, I want to finish sets, I must have something you can use for trade.
looking for Topps 71-72 hi's-62-53-54-55-59, I have these sets started
<< <i>Brett, Your 74 theme all the players have hit 20 Homers at least once? Michael >>
Michael, that's close enough. Actually, all the players managed to reach the 20-homer plateau only once, despite each having played at least parts of 10 seasons. Of particular note are Dave Johnson and Bert Campaneris. When Johnson reached the mark, he did it BIG, slamming 43 homers in 1973. Campaneris played 19 years in the bigs, hitting a career-high 22 HR in 1970. He never hit as many as 10 in any of his other 18 seasons.
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Bosox1976
LeMaster subbed (gumbyfan's group rip) psa 9 recently hammered for over $360 on fee-bay! just a tough card!
rd
Quicksilver Messenger Service - Smokestack Lightning (Live) 1968
Quicksilver Messenger Service - The Hat (Live) 1971
Too easy Brett...
Collecting: Topps 1952-79, Bowman 1952-55, OPC 1965-71, and Pre-War White Sox cards
brian
I missed your hint...was it the phrase "TOP SECRET"? All I had to do was to break out my 70 set and look at the first few cards to come up with the answer.
Collecting: Topps 1952-79, Bowman 1952-55, OPC 1965-71, and Pre-War White Sox cards
Tom, excellent detective work.
Itzagoner, ditto on the Lanier cards.
brian
Joe
Anyone have a guess at the 1975 mystery theme?
<< <i>Sprint training shots? >>
halosfan,
That's a possiblity, but not the answer I'm looking for. The Brooks Robinson card looks like an actual game shot, so your answer probably wouldn't be correct in any event.
I'll give a couple of hints. The answer has nothing to do with the cards themselves; and knowing the answer requires some knowledge beyond baseball.
Edited to add: The answer, however, can be found on each one of the cards.
absolutely mint and soon to be slabbed
That is a cool item. Are the card backs blank or do they have stats and such?
psacard.com/psasetregistry/publishedset.aspx?s=223023&ac=1
<< <i>These ball players are all wearing sideburns, and each of them possessed a Y Chromosome at the time the picture was taken. >>
scoutsout,
I'll buy the Y chromosome, but I see a few players who are lacking sideburns.
psacard.com/psasetregistry/publishedset.aspx?s=223023&ac=1
<< <i>Yeah, you're right. I hereby rescind my sideburns claim. I'm still curious, however. Any additional hints for the simpletons? >>
A hint, huh? Now that is a capital suggestion!
psacard.com/psasetregistry/publishedset.aspx?s=223023&ac=1
The answer is still out there. I don't want to reveal it to all, because I can use it again with a different group of cards. If you want, I will PM the answer.
<< <i>
<< <i>Yeah, you're right. I hereby rescind my sideburns claim. I'm still curious, however. Any additional hints for the simpletons? >>
A hint, huh? Now that is a capital suggestion! >>
Here's my answer to your '75 mystery theme...
All of the players pictured were born in the capitol of their home state - for example, Dave Winfield (St. Paul, MN), Bob Forsch (Sacramento, CA).
Once again Brett, I have to say that you have one impeccable collection!
Collecting: Topps 1952-79, Bowman 1952-55, OPC 1965-71, and Pre-War White Sox cards
<< <i>1st time post....but what a great item this is
absolutely mint and soon to be slabbed >>
That is a neat piece, flatfoot!
Can the whole box be slabbed, or do you plan on slabbing the panel of three cards (or the cards individually)?
Collecting: Topps 1952-79, Bowman 1952-55, OPC 1965-71, and Pre-War White Sox cards
You are right. Each player was born in a state capital. (note: capital refers to a city, while capitol refers to a building)
Excellent job, Tom. You are on the ball today for sure!
I haven't picked up many new cards lately, although here are some more 75 minis that I did get recently...
Collecting: Topps 1952-79, Bowman 1952-55, OPC 1965-71, and Pre-War White Sox cards
Staring me right in the face is a crisp, perfectly centered image of Greg Maddux mid way into his follow through. YES, I shouted out as it seemed I had just won the lottery and to the child in my head and heart at that moment, I had! I have never and don't know if I will ever be that excited again over a fifty cent common card of a regular old Topps pack! All I could think is, it'll make a 10 and I can add it to my set! There was so much joy for a handful of seconds while the kid in me was grinning widely at the adult that ran the show day in and day out. After examing the card closer before I placed it in a top loader, I'm not too sure if it'll make a 10. I have one corner that I question, but it's so hard to say what a grader would think. I'd love for it to, because it's a great looking card. The centering is perfect and surprisingly the rest of the cards from the three packs showed some bad centering, a lot of 60/40 which I wouldn't think possible in this day and age with machines able to cut everything, even the cornea of an eye within a 1000th of an inch! Still, even if I never send the card to PSA, or if I do and it only comes back a 9, it was still worth the six dollars and change that the three packs cost me. The hunt for a card and the shear thrill of pulling it right when you want it is priceless. Just thinking back on the whole experience as I typed this has reminded me why I love this hobby. To me there is no other hobby like collecting cards and memorabilia that can take you back to your childhood and the ignorant blissfulness that we all enjoyed then. Today has made me want to buy some more wax and get to ripping. I know the thrills will come much less and be filled more with dissapointment, but just the idea that I could have a little bit of today's feeling back is a reason to do it all over again. I feel more like an addict at this point than anything, but I guess there are far worse things that could have me hooked at this point! Thanks for letting me share this with you all. I hope this hobby brings you as much joy as it does to me. I have to say, today was a good day!
#19 All Time 500 Goal Scorers
#41 All Time 3000 Strikeouts Club
#25 Cal Ripken Jr. Basic Topps
#4 Greg Maddux Basic Topps
#7 Ryne Sandberg Basic Topps
#1 Fank Thomas Rookies 100%
#1 Chipper Jones Rookies 100%
My Sandberg topps basic set
My Sandberg Topps Master set
There are no stats on the back of the cards.
By the way this is the '66 Bazooka Box. Quite an item.
brian
What's interesting about that head shot group is that there are 12 Rangers in it. Of course, 1972 was their first year in Texas after the team moved from Washington. Before they got airbrush happy, Topps normally used head shot pics of players (usually capless) when they changed teams.
I don't recall, but were there any cards from that year of Texas players in their Rangers uniforms? Possibly from one of the later series?
Collecting: Topps 1952-79, Bowman 1952-55, OPC 1965-71, and Pre-War White Sox cards
Collecting: Topps 1952-79, Bowman 1952-55, OPC 1965-71, and Pre-War White Sox cards
Tom,
Nope. No Ranger uniforms in sight in the 1972 set, just airbrushed closeups like Tom McCraw. I would much rather see a turned-up head shot than that unsightly airbrushing.
Very nice cards you've shown here. The Schmidt looks like a real winner.
collecting RAW Topps baseball cards 1952 Highs to 1972. looking for collector grade (somewhere between psa 4-7 condition). let me know what you have, I'll take it, I want to finish sets, I must have something you can use for trade.
looking for Topps 71-72 hi's-62-53-54-55-59, I have these sets started
collecting RAW Topps baseball cards 1952 Highs to 1972. looking for collector grade (somewhere between psa 4-7 condition). let me know what you have, I'll take it, I want to finish sets, I must have something you can use for trade.
looking for Topps 71-72 hi's-62-53-54-55-59, I have these sets started
Bosox1976
Your 74 theme all the players have hit 20 Homers at least once?
Michael
<< <i>Brett,
Your 74 theme all the players have hit 20 Homers at least once?
Michael >>
Michael, that's close enough. Actually, all the players managed to reach the 20-homer plateau only once, despite each having played at least parts of 10 seasons. Of particular note are Dave Johnson and Bert Campaneris. When Johnson reached the mark, he did it BIG, slamming 43 homers in 1973. Campaneris played 19 years in the bigs, hitting a career-high 22 HR in 1970. He never hit as many as 10 in any of his other 18 seasons.
Well done, Michael.
Collecting: Topps 1952-79, Bowman 1952-55, OPC 1965-71, and Pre-War White Sox cards