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1976 Dale Murphy custom: Help decide

AUPTAUPT Posts: 806 ✭✭✭
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I'm working on a 1976-style Murph custom. Do you think I should go with the Rookie trophy or without?

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How's the back?

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  • BossPlayerBossPlayer Posts: 35
    Without ... I am really enjoying the circus midget. image
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  • brianwintersfanbrianwintersfan Posts: 3,626 ✭✭
    I say without. Looks sweet!
  • DialjDialj Posts: 1,636 ✭✭
    With!!! The rookie trophy is an icon.
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  • MeteoriteGuyMeteoriteGuy Posts: 7,140 ✭✭
    With...if you change it to Topps. I wouldnt concern myself with copyright on such projects. I dont imagine you printing 1000s or the like to turn Topps head and as far as that goes, the style itself would fall under the copyright.
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  • brianwintersfanbrianwintersfan Posts: 3,626 ✭✭
    If you are doing it for yourself just have it say Topps. That's why I didn't like it.
  • bishopbishop Posts: 2,917 ✭✭✭
    with
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  • DaddyRichDaddyRich Posts: 241 ✭✭
    That card sure looks like a great custom job, but are those stats correct for his '75 season at Greenwood? (31 games played)


    Oh, and with the trophy is my vote.
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  • divecchiadivecchia Posts: 6,609 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I like them both, but with the trophy better...image

    As always great looking creation....

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  • YogiBerraFanYogiBerraFan Posts: 2,390 ✭✭
    Without
  • nam812nam812 Posts: 10,574 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>.........are those stats correct for his '75 season at Greenwood? (31 games played)......... >>



    Should be 131 games played at Greenwood in 1975.
  • EchoCanyonEchoCanyon Posts: 2,284 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>.........are those stats correct for his '75 season at Greenwood? (31 games played)......... >>



    Should be 131 games played at Greenwood in 1975. >>



    Or correct the games played to 85 -- there's either a 1 missing in 131 or an extra 1 in 185.

    I vote for WITH
  • GDM67GDM67 Posts: 2,523 ✭✭✭✭
    With.

    I love the blurb. Too bad someone didn't actually realize that until '80 or so.
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  • Stadium1978Stadium1978 Posts: 173 ✭✭
    I think the one without the trophy looks better. The crop seems more authentic on the left one, and the trophy draw too much attention to the fact that it's not real. It seems too bright somehow. It looks like it's floating on top of the card as opposed to being part of the card IMO.

    The rest looks stellar as usual.
  • ROCKDJRWROCKDJRW Posts: 1,330 ✭✭✭
    without. Great looking card!
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  • CopperJJCopperJJ Posts: 587 ✭✭✭
    Without. I wish I had that a couple weeks ago when I got Murphys' autograph here in Jacksonville.
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  • drewsefdrewsef Posts: 1,894 ✭✭
    with, and to mirror other comments, that is a great looking card
  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    With and leave the 1 out, keep it at 31, it could be a variation.

    Make another without the cup and use the 1.


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    As usual Bob nice work.


    Steve
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  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Or correct the games played to 85 -- there's either a 1 missing in 131 or an extra 1 in 185. >>




    Echo, I think the 1 is missing, he did have over 400 at bats that year, unless of course that is wrong too.


    Good for you.
  • EchoCanyonEchoCanyon Posts: 2,284 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Or correct the games played to 85 -- there's either a 1 missing in 131 or an extra 1 in 185. >>




    Echo, I think the 1 is missing, he did have over 400 at bats that year, unless of course that is wrong too. >>



    Great detective work.

  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,663 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Terrific looking card! I like the one without the trophy, personally, but if you do use it, change it to Topps.

    Murphy will have 3 rookie cards now, LOL!


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  • BunchOBullBunchOBull Posts: 6,188 ✭✭✭
    Seems only correct to go with the logo.

    I never realized Greenwood had a farm team. My parents live on Lake Greenwood.
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  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,393 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hi Bob

    With.

    I like the back - whose card was that cartoon on?
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  • scmavlscmavl Posts: 1,400 ✭✭✭
    Without. Wow, I want that card. Amazing job.
    2.5 is pretty much my speed.
  • heritageheritage Posts: 2,662 ✭✭✭
    I'd say with the logo. But i do like either.
  • TabeTabe Posts: 6,014 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I vote "without". The trophy just looks out of place to me.

    Tabe
  • estangestang Posts: 1,312 ✭✭✭
    Without. He never made a Topps rookie team.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topps_All-Star_Rookie_Rosters
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  • AUPTAUPT Posts: 806 ✭✭✭
    Good catch on the Greenwood games played; it is 131. It will be corrected before printing.

    I prefer not to use the word Topps (or Bowman, etc.) on my custom cards. They are not Topps, etc., creations and it is one way to avoid confusion down the road as to whether these are "real" cards. And I don't print "thousands" of my cards. Typically I print only a single sheet of 8-9 cards, and two of those go into my permanent archives.

    I believe the Gaedel cartoon is from the '76 Dennis Eckersley card.

    While it doesn't show on these pictures, since I posted these, I've slightly blurred the edges of the trophy to more thoroughly integrate it into the pciture.

    The expressed preferences are currently running 14 "with trophy" and 10 "without".

    I appreciate the input.
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