<< <i>zef: You want scans? ajw: I think I'm entitled. zef: You want scans?! ajw: I want the scans! zef: You can't handle the scans!
zef: Son, we live in a world that has packs and those packs need to be ripped by men with the urge. Who's gonna do it? You? You, ldferg? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Show and curse the Non Scanners; you have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know: that Eric Show's death, while tragic, probably ruined packs and that my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, cherishes Show cards.
You don't want the scan because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties you want me on ripping that pack, you need me ripping that pack. We use words like gem mint, well centered, and dripping gloss. We use then as the backbone of a life trying to rip some cards. You use them as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who questions and watches the packs I rip, the very packs he provided and then questions the manner in which I rip them. I would rather you just said "thank you," and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest that you pick up a pack and scan a card. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you are entitled to.
ajw: Did you rip the pack!? zef: I did the job I had to do. ajw: Will you post the scan!? zef: You're God damn right I will!
68 Von Hayes 73 Rusty Kuntz 75 Willie Upshaw 172 Jack Perconte 190 Rusty Staub 203 Bob McClure 293 Brad Komminsk 376 Jeff Newman 379 Charles Hudson 473 Tim Wallach 483 Mike Smithson 500 Mike Schmidt 511 Lee Smith 550 Scott McGregor 573 Jay Tibbs
Other than the Mike Schmidt, my streak continues!
Scott
Registry Sets: T-205 Gold PSA 4 & up 1967 Topps BB PSA 8 & up 1975 Topps BB PSA 9 & up 1959 Topps FB PSA 8 & up 1976 Topps FB PSA 9 & up 1981 Topps FB PSA 10 1976-77 Topps BK PSA 9 & up 1988-89 Fleer BK PSA 10 3,000 Hit Club RC PSA 5 & Up
<< <i>Other than the Mike Schmidt, my streak continues!
Scott >>
That's not a bad thing Scott. It just means you're due for a Ripken/Gwynn/Sandberg/Boggs/Henderson/Valenzuela/Raines/Mattingly/PSA10 HOF
The best stuff is still coming.
Has everyone posted their '85s? Doesn't seem like there's been that much. I would've thought folks couldn't have waited to bust that stuff. I guess everyone's really excited about pulling an '82 Sax RC.
<< <i> Has everyone posted their '85s? Doesn't seem like there's been that much. I would've thought folks couldn't have waited to bust that stuff. I guess everyone's really excited about pulling an '82 Sax RC.
Arthur >>
I haven't. Been busy lately. I ripped but haven't scanned...which should give you some indication of what I found...
Jeter, If that Rusty Kuntz is centered well you may have something. They are impossible to find centered, I think I have the only Gem mint Of him from the 85 topps set.
730. Dave Kingman - my buddies and I had a very long, Bud Light fueled discussion about Dave Kingman while on a baseball roadtrip in college. The debate was, essentially, what is worth more: Dave Kingman's homers or Rod Carew's singles? We decided on Kingman, though I'm not sure I'd come out the same way today.
565. Kirk Gibson - Did you know he never topped 97 RBIs in a season? How many did he have in his MVP season of 1988? 76!!!
111. Doug DeCinces - One of the great forgotten players of the 1980s. A great free agent signing by the Angels, posting OPS+ of 149, 126, 110 105 and 112 in his five full seasons in California.
125. Kent Tekulve - Doesn't everyone love this guy and his shades?
281. Tim Belcher - At least two others posted their Belcher card, so I thought I should, too...
1 Carlton RB 8 Don Mattingly 101 Porfirio Altamirano 207 Donnie Moore (gum) 278 Jorge Bell 290 Dave Dravecky 312 Jorge Orta 313 Mike Jorgensen 337 Kevin Hagen 347 Allan Ramirez 490 Cal Ripken 501 Steve Henderson 602 John Wathan 714 SB Leaders (wax) 752 Phil Garner
Ok, I think I lied in the "favorite 80's set" thread when I said the 82's were my favorite. I really love the 1984s. I remember getting two vending boxes from Renata Galasso back when I was in fourth grade. 1000 cards all at once. Wow. That was awesome! The All-Star cards are a fantastic design, too.
I'm gonna bust my pack after hitting the gym. I'm sure there's a few gems hiding inside...
What happened to the 36 people that were in on this? It seems like less than 1/2 are posting their pack contents. Did no one get a McGwire or Clemens in the 85 packs? James
<< <i>What happened to the 36 people that were in on this? It seems like less than 1/2 are posting their pack contents. Did no one get a McGwire or Clemens in the 85 packs? >>
James I have not been posting my packs much since I have been the king of commons...
Here are my 84s. I really like this set, but my pack wasn't too hot. All the cards were O/C to the bottom. NO big names in the hobby, but a couple of stars from the era.
1. Bruce Sutter was the man in the early 1980's...but the tight powder blue uni might not be his best look. 2. I loved Dan Quisenberry when I was a kid. I remember him being on The Baseball Bunch and This Week in Baseball all the time. I loved it when he would hose down the fans in the KC bleachers on hot days. 3. Doesn't he just *look* like a pitcher? He's like a statue out there. 4. My grandmother once told me that I should buy all the Dravecky cards I could find. She became a huge fan during his comeback from his broken arm.
My bad streak hasnt ended.... 1984 Topps 17 John Denny 57 dan Schatzeder 112 Tom Niedenfuer 128 Rick Manning 159 Darryl Cias 232 Tim Wallach 238 Reid Nichols 304 Warren Brusstar 330 John Candelaria 403 Lloyd Moseby AS 541 Dennis Lamp "I love lamp!" 589 Mike Easler 685 Willie Aikens 712 AL Active Career Home Run Ldrs-Reggie, Nettles, Luzinski 784 Leon Roberts
This is the best of my pack. I must have some really great cards in my future.
Collector of 1976 Topps baseball for some stupid reason. Collector of Pittsburgh Pirates cards for a slightly less stupid reason. My Pirates Collection
<< <i>What happened to the 36 people that were in on this? It seems like less than 1/2 are posting their pack contents. Did no one get a McGwire or Clemens in the 85 packs? James >>
You took the words right out of my mouth. The '85 was one of the sets I was really looking forward to living vicariously through you guys with. Que pasa, mi amigos?
Arturo
Edited for spelling, grammar, coherence and tense.
yeah surprised no clemens or pucketts. my 84's were a dud so i think the boggs and ripkens are coming my way for sure. i got the white sox pack, both lamarr hoyts. i thought i had pulled a strawberry but it was only brian giles. do you remember how hot the straw man was in '84? 5 run card too and the gum looked pretty good for 22 yrs. so , who wants the 81 fleer, 89 -84 topps commons?
2 Rickey Henderson HL 23 Keith Moreland 36 Denny Walling 300 Pete Rose 359 Jim Acker 381 Ralph Houk 414 Mitchell Page 450 Gary Carter 485 Rick Rhoden 491 Bobby Castillo 522 Dave Bergman 597 Rick Camp 657 Thad Bosley 704 NL RBI Leaders (Perez, Staub, Oliver) 746 Mickey Hatcher
Registry Sets: T-205 Gold PSA 4 & up 1967 Topps BB PSA 8 & up 1975 Topps BB PSA 9 & up 1959 Topps FB PSA 8 & up 1976 Topps FB PSA 9 & up 1981 Topps FB PSA 10 1976-77 Topps BK PSA 9 & up 1988-89 Fleer BK PSA 10 3,000 Hit Club RC PSA 5 & Up
My pack had a N.Ryan (OC) and a couple of other minor stars. Not bad....felt nice to rip '83 Topps again!
Here's the pack contents...
Nolan Ryan Tim Raines AS Graig Nettles Tony Perez SV Ted Simmons SV W.Wilson/A.Oliver LL Julio Gonzalez Rudy Law Eric Rasmussen Dickie Noles Hubie Brooks Julio Cruz Butch Wynegar Gary Matthews Charlie Lea
....good luck to the rest of you!
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I got a Concepcion, Morgan and Henderson. I haven't pulled any good cards since 1986.
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Speaking of Rickey.... His was the first card I turned over in my '83 pack, but it has four soft corners and a banged up edge. Not a bad pack overall, though. Didn't get the Ryno rookie I was hoping for, but it could have been worse.
1983 Topps 145 Don Sutton 148 Dave Roberts 207 Rick Camp 371 Mike Richardt 470 Greg Minton 494 Bob Brenly 589 Alvis Woods 601 Ed Lynch 603 Joe Morgan 688 Jim Wohlford 707 ERA Ldrs 709 Jimmy Sexton 728 Ron Reed 786 Ralph Houk 792 Chris Chambliss
Boy, have you noticed how good lookin' those centered '83s are? It's funny how you really don't appreciate the condition sensitivity of cards as much until you develop that "graded eye".
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the 83's were very nostalgic most cards were oc top to bottom. mike marshall was next to broken gum and had corner ding. a few other soft corners. the wrapper had a small rip in it to begin with. i think the ron jackson looks pretty good. bring on the 82's! who's gonna pull that hrbek rookie?
1983. What was I doing when these Topps cards were issued?? I had graduated college (Colorardo State U.) in Dec. of '82, was working as a cook in a Ft. Collins restaurant, and was raising a family with two kids. Dirt poor and a negative cash flow. I'm amazed I have as many '83 Topps cards in my collection as I do now that I think about it!
Here are the cards from my pack:
536 Johnny Wockenfuss (Tigers) 41 Jerry Turner (Tigers) 18 Super Veteran - Kent Tekulve (Pirates) 367 Bud Anderson (Indians) 508 Tom Filer (Cubs) 79 Mick Kelleher (Angels) 437 Rick Sweet (Mariners) 490 Jim Palmer (Orioles) 25 Hal McRae (Royals) 521 Bruce Benedict (Braves) 547 Geoff Zahn (Angels) 214 Jerry White (Expos) 223 John Montefusco (Padres) 385 Mike Easler (Pirates) 286 Rick Langford (Athletics; ST)
I am a week behind, so I need to catch up a little. Lots of "stuff" preoccupying my time the last few weeks. Anyway, here is a list of the 84's that I should have listed last week:
Alan Tammell, Bud Black, Marvell Wynne, Jim Rice, Steve Sax, Craig Swan, Bobby Mitchell, Mike Armstrong, Mike Witt, Dan Spillner, Marty Barrett, Ricky Adams, Quisenberry Highlight, Manager Bob Lillis, and Bill Campbell.
The Wynne, Witt, Battett, and Adams cards were nicely centered. The rest were off center.
Fom 1983, I got the following:
Sparky Lyle, Bob Clard, Manager Russ Nixon, Manager Joe Torre, Tom O'Malley, Aurelio Rodriguez, Checklist 661 to 792, Kirk Gibson, Kent Hrbeck, Cal Ripken, Rick Manning, Kevin Saucier, Buck Martinez, Gary Carter A.S., and Bruce Bochte
The Hrbek and Ripken cards are off center. The Lyle and Martinez cards have decent centering. The Martinez card also seems to have borders that are just a little brighter and whiter.
Registry sets: 1954 Topps BB 1955 Bowman BB 1956 Topps Super BB 1957 Topps BB 1969 Topps BB 1984 Donruss BB 1961 Fleer W.S. Pennants 1960-62 Fleer Team Logo Decals Run
<< <i>1983. What was I doing when these Topps cards were issued?? I had graduated college (Colorardo State U.) in Dec. of '82, was working as a cook in a Ft. Collins restaurant, and was raising a family with two kids. Dirt poor and a negative cash flow. I'm amazed I have as many '83 Topps cards in my collection as I do now that I think about it! >>
1983 was the first year that I actually bought packs. I was 6 years old and somehow that made me old enough to ride my bike to town(about 1/2 a mile) with my friends to Lindemann's, the local pharmacy and ice cream shop. I used to ride there and get a pack of cards, a big apple Jolly Rancher and then sit at the soda counter and have a Green River and beg for "extra syrup." Between the Green River and the Apple Jolly Rancher, my tounge was green for 3 days.
eidted to add: My favorite to cards at the time were Pete Rose and Rod Carew. My grandfater used to look over the cards with me. He said Pete Rose played the game how it was supposed to be player. "As hard as you can." And Rod Carew "was the best hitter since Ted Williams." I don't know now if either of those are completely accurate, but grandpa told me that when I was 6 so I thought it had to be true.
I think you're damn lucky to have had a grandfather around -- and willing! -- to share his opinions on baseball with you. Neither of mine were into sports. My Dad was too busy raising five boys to spend much time with us, but the memories of just playing catch with him are priceless.
the next year is 1982 topps, im going to be asking pretty pretty please for everyones centered 1982 topps commons to try and upgrade my set. let me know!!
1. Keith Hernandez: one of the brightest baseball players of the last couple decades. His book is a great read and shows you just how intricate baseball really is. 2. Another Tony Armas card. That's at least three during these pack breaks for mem 3. Carl Yerstrewskmsker: How much does the "then" picture look like the "now" picture? 4. Chili Davis: Put up a series of great seasons with the bat from ages 31-37, including OPS+ of 141, 129, 147, 145, 124 and 130. 5. Bobby Grich: A great and very underratedplayer for the Angels in the 80's. 6. Rod Carew: Another of the nicely designed 1983 All-Star set. Too bad this one has a big chunk out of the bottom edge. Oh, he's also mentioned in an Adam Sandler song.
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<< <i>zef: You want scans?
ajw: I think I'm entitled.
zef: You want scans?!
ajw: I want the scans!
zef: You can't handle the scans!
zef: Son, we live in a world that has packs and those packs need to be ripped by men with the urge. Who's gonna do it? You? You, ldferg? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Show and curse the Non Scanners; you have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know: that Eric Show's death, while tragic, probably ruined packs and that my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, cherishes Show cards.
You don't want the scan because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties you want me on ripping that pack, you need me ripping that pack. We use words like gem mint, well centered, and dripping gloss. We use then as the backbone of a life trying to rip some cards. You use them as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who questions and watches the packs I rip, the very packs he provided and then questions the manner in which I rip them. I would rather you just said "thank you," and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest that you pick up a pack and scan a card. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you are entitled to.
ajw: Did you rip the pack!?
zef: I did the job I had to do.
ajw: Will you post the scan!?
zef: You're God damn right I will!
Here they are..l >>
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68 Von Hayes
73 Rusty Kuntz
75 Willie Upshaw
172 Jack Perconte
190 Rusty Staub
203 Bob McClure
293 Brad Komminsk
376 Jeff Newman
379 Charles Hudson
473 Tim Wallach
483 Mike Smithson
500 Mike Schmidt
511 Lee Smith
550 Scott McGregor
573 Jay Tibbs
Other than the Mike Schmidt, my streak continues!
Scott
T-205 Gold PSA 4 & up
1967 Topps BB PSA 8 & up
1975 Topps BB PSA 9 & up
1959 Topps FB PSA 8 & up
1976 Topps FB PSA 9 & up
1981 Topps FB PSA 10
1976-77 Topps BK PSA 9 & up
1988-89 Fleer BK PSA 10
3,000 Hit Club RC PSA 5 & Up
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<< <i>Other than the Mike Schmidt, my streak continues!
Scott >>
That's not a bad thing Scott. It just means you're due for a Ripken/Gwynn/Sandberg/Boggs/Henderson/Valenzuela/Raines/Mattingly/PSA10 HOF
The best stuff is still coming.
Has everyone posted their '85s? Doesn't seem like there's been that much. I would've thought folks couldn't have waited to bust that stuff. I guess everyone's really excited about pulling an '82 Sax RC.
Arthur
<< <i>
Has everyone posted their '85s? Doesn't seem like there's been that much. I would've thought folks couldn't have waited to bust that stuff. I guess everyone's really excited about pulling an '82 Sax RC.
Arthur >>
I haven't. Been busy lately. I ripped but haven't scanned...which should give you some indication of what I found...
Most of the above are 8-type material.
730. Dave Kingman - my buddies and I had a very long, Bud Light fueled discussion about Dave Kingman while on a baseball roadtrip in college. The debate was, essentially, what is worth more: Dave Kingman's homers or Rod Carew's singles? We decided on Kingman, though I'm not sure I'd come out the same way today.
565. Kirk Gibson - Did you know he never topped 97 RBIs in a season? How many did he have in his MVP season of 1988? 76!!!
111. Doug DeCinces - One of the great forgotten players of the 1980s. A great free agent signing by the Angels, posting OPS+ of 149, 126, 110 105 and 112 in his five full seasons in California.
125. Kent Tekulve - Doesn't everyone love this guy and his shades?
281. Tim Belcher - At least two others posted their Belcher card, so I thought I should, too...
Collecting Tony Perez PSA and Rookie Baseball PSA
Julio was a fun find. Hard to believe he's still at it. Makes me think Rickey should still be getting some ABs.
Highlight card is also interesting. Pretty amazing that all 3 of those guys passed Walter Johnson for career K's in the same season.
1 Carlton RB
8 Don Mattingly
101 Porfirio Altamirano
207 Donnie Moore (gum)
278 Jorge Bell
290 Dave Dravecky
312 Jorge Orta
313 Mike Jorgensen
337 Kevin Hagen
347 Allan Ramirez
490 Cal Ripken
501 Steve Henderson
602 John Wathan
714 SB Leaders (wax)
752 Phil Garner
These two were next too each other in the pack:
I guess these means no 82 Ripken for me....
Derek
edited to say: my 1985 and 1984 packs were OC and nothing good to mention....
Loth
PM me when we get to 1982's if anyone would like to help!
For my pack, not a lot to mention. Most cards were OC with a few having a shot at a 9. The Ryan team leader card had the wax stain
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I'm gonna bust my pack after hitting the gym. I'm sure there's a few gems hiding inside...
James
<< <i>What happened to the 36 people that were in on this? It seems like less than 1/2 are posting their pack contents. Did no one get a McGwire or Clemens in the 85 packs? >>
James
I have not been posting my packs much since I have been the king of commons...
But, I have enjoyed the posts.
mike
1. Bruce Sutter was the man in the early 1980's...but the tight powder blue uni might not be his best look.
2. I loved Dan Quisenberry when I was a kid. I remember him being on The Baseball Bunch and This Week in Baseball all the time. I loved it when he would hose down the fans in the KC bleachers on hot days.
3. Doesn't he just *look* like a pitcher? He's like a statue out there.
4. My grandmother once told me that I should buy all the Dravecky cards I could find. She became a huge fan during his comeback from his broken arm.
Anyway, here are the scans...
1984 Topps
17 John Denny
57 dan Schatzeder
112 Tom Niedenfuer
128 Rick Manning
159 Darryl Cias
232 Tim Wallach
238 Reid Nichols
304 Warren Brusstar
330 John Candelaria
403 Lloyd Moseby AS
541 Dennis Lamp "I love lamp!"
589 Mike Easler
685 Willie Aikens
712 AL Active Career Home Run Ldrs-Reggie, Nettles, Luzinski
784 Leon Roberts
Shannon
shambo2000
My Steve Carlton Basic Registry Set
The cards, in order, that I received in the '84 pack:
119 Johnny Wockenfuss (Tigers)
237 John Castino (Twins)
569 Bake McBride (Indians)
335 Don Baylor (Yankees)
373 Bill Scherrer (Reds)
660 Ray Knight (Astros)
523 Glenn Hoffman (Red Sox - with gum residue)
11 Twins Team Leaders (Hrbek & Schrom)
397 Eddie Murray AS (Orioles)
567 Mike Heath (A's)
273 Charlie Puleo (Reds)
526 Ron Oester (Reds)
452 Chuck Porter (Brewers)
160 Mario Soto (Reds)
413 Spike Owen (Mariners w/ST)
Sometimes you can almost name a pack after the team you get the most of -- in this case, 4 of 15 (over 25%) of the cards were Reds.
Here's a scan of some of my favorites and/or the better centered cards:
Here are the rest of my highlights, if you can call them that. I have had a real bad run. Hopefully it'll pick up here or in the fb rip.
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My Pirates Collection
<< <i>This is the best of my pack. I must have some really great cards in my future. >>
As do quite a few of us. There'll be lots of good cards to go around hopefully!
<< <i>What happened to the 36 people that were in on this? It seems like less than 1/2 are posting their pack contents. Did no one get a McGwire or Clemens in the 85 packs?
James >>
You took the words right out of my mouth. The '85 was one of the sets I was really looking forward to living vicariously through you guys with. Que pasa, mi amigos?
Arturo
Edited for spelling, grammar, coherence and tense.
my 84's were a dud so i think the boggs and ripkens are coming my way for sure. i got the white sox pack, both lamarr hoyts. i thought i had pulled a strawberry but it was only brian giles. do you remember how hot the straw man was in '84? 5 run card too and the gum looked pretty good for 22 yrs.
so , who wants the 81 fleer, 89 -84 topps commons?
2 Rickey Henderson HL
23 Keith Moreland
36 Denny Walling
300 Pete Rose
359 Jim Acker
381 Ralph Houk
414 Mitchell Page
450 Gary Carter
485 Rick Rhoden
491 Bobby Castillo
522 Dave Bergman
597 Rick Camp
657 Thad Bosley
704 NL RBI Leaders (Perez, Staub, Oliver)
746 Mickey Hatcher
T-205 Gold PSA 4 & up
1967 Topps BB PSA 8 & up
1975 Topps BB PSA 9 & up
1959 Topps FB PSA 8 & up
1976 Topps FB PSA 9 & up
1981 Topps FB PSA 10
1976-77 Topps BK PSA 9 & up
1988-89 Fleer BK PSA 10
3,000 Hit Club RC PSA 5 & Up
My Sets
Collecting Tony Perez PSA and Rookie Baseball PSA
Here are the also rans
Collecting Tony Perez PSA and Rookie Baseball PSA
mcholke-- Nice job on the autos and the Boggs pull!
Does Boggs's head look too big for his neck in that inset photo, or is it just me?
My Steve Carlton Basic Registry Set
My pack had a N.Ryan (OC) and a couple of other minor stars. Not bad....felt nice to rip '83 Topps again!
Here's the pack contents...
Nolan Ryan
Tim Raines AS
Graig Nettles
Tony Perez SV
Ted Simmons SV
W.Wilson/A.Oliver LL
Julio Gonzalez
Rudy Law
Eric Rasmussen
Dickie Noles
Hubie Brooks
Julio Cruz
Butch Wynegar
Gary Matthews
Charlie Lea
....good luck to the rest of you!
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* MAGIC MASTER #4/BASIC #3
* PALMEIRO MASTER/BASIC #1
* '65 DISNEYLAND #2
* '78 ELVIS PRESLEY #6
* '78 THREE'S COMPANY #1
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and 1983: Gaylord Perry and a Dave Concepcio A.S......yoohoo again.
I am waiting for the 1980 Henderson rookie that I am going to get. Can't wait to rip and send it in for a 10!
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Speaking of Rickey.... His was the first card I turned over in my '83 pack, but it has four soft corners and a banged up edge. Not a bad pack overall, though. Didn't get the Ryno rookie I was hoping for, but it could have been worse.
145 Don Sutton
148 Dave Roberts
207 Rick Camp
371 Mike Richardt
470 Greg Minton
494 Bob Brenly
589 Alvis Woods
601 Ed Lynch
603 Joe Morgan
688 Jim Wohlford
707 ERA Ldrs
709 Jimmy Sexton
728 Ron Reed
786 Ralph Houk
792 Chris Chambliss
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* L. TIANT BASIC #1
* DRYSDALE BASIC #4 100%
* MAGIC MASTER #4/BASIC #3
* PALMEIRO MASTER/BASIC #1
* '65 DISNEYLAND #2
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* '78 THREE'S COMPANY #1
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My 83's were all OC. Got a few stars, but no rookies.:
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most cards were oc top to bottom. mike marshall was next to broken gum and had corner ding. a few other soft corners. the wrapper had a small rip in it to begin with. i think the ron jackson looks pretty good.
bring on the 82's! who's gonna pull that hrbek rookie?
Here are the cards from my pack:
536 Johnny Wockenfuss (Tigers)
41 Jerry Turner (Tigers)
18 Super Veteran - Kent Tekulve (Pirates)
367 Bud Anderson (Indians)
508 Tom Filer (Cubs)
79 Mick Kelleher (Angels)
437 Rick Sweet (Mariners)
490 Jim Palmer (Orioles)
25 Hal McRae (Royals)
521 Bruce Benedict (Braves)
547 Geoff Zahn (Angels)
214 Jerry White (Expos)
223 John Montefusco (Padres)
385 Mike Easler (Pirates)
286 Rick Langford (Athletics; ST)
Alan Tammell,
Bud Black,
Marvell Wynne,
Jim Rice,
Steve Sax,
Craig Swan,
Bobby Mitchell,
Mike Armstrong,
Mike Witt,
Dan Spillner,
Marty Barrett,
Ricky Adams,
Quisenberry Highlight,
Manager Bob Lillis,
and Bill Campbell.
The Wynne, Witt, Battett, and Adams cards were nicely centered. The rest were off center.
Fom 1983, I got the following:
Sparky Lyle,
Bob Clard,
Manager Russ Nixon,
Manager Joe Torre,
Tom O'Malley,
Aurelio Rodriguez,
Checklist 661 to 792,
Kirk Gibson,
Kent Hrbeck,
Cal Ripken,
Rick Manning,
Kevin Saucier,
Buck Martinez,
Gary Carter A.S.,
and Bruce Bochte
The Hrbek and Ripken cards are off center. The Lyle and Martinez cards have decent centering. The Martinez card also seems to have borders that are just a little brighter and whiter.
1954 Topps BB
1955 Bowman BB
1956 Topps Super BB
1957 Topps BB
1969 Topps BB
1984 Donruss BB
1961 Fleer W.S. Pennants
1960-62 Fleer Team Logo Decals Run
<< <i>1983. What was I doing when these Topps cards were issued?? I had graduated college (Colorardo State U.) in Dec. of '82, was working as a cook in a Ft. Collins restaurant, and was raising a family with two kids. Dirt poor and a negative cash flow. I'm amazed I have as many '83 Topps cards in my collection as I do now that I think about it! >>
1983 was the first year that I actually bought packs. I was 6 years old and somehow that made me old enough to ride my bike to town(about 1/2 a mile) with my friends to Lindemann's, the local pharmacy and ice cream shop. I used to ride there and get a pack of cards, a big apple Jolly Rancher and then sit at the soda counter and have a Green River and beg for "extra syrup." Between the Green River and the Apple Jolly Rancher, my tounge was green for 3 days.
eidted to add: My favorite to cards at the time were Pete Rose and Rod Carew. My grandfater used to look over the cards with me. He said Pete Rose played the game how it was supposed to be player. "As hard as you can." And Rod Carew "was the best hitter since Ted Williams." I don't know now if either of those are completely accurate, but grandpa told me that when I was 6 so I thought it had to be true.
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I think you're damn lucky to have had a grandfather around -- and willing! -- to share his opinions on baseball with you. Neither of mine were into sports. My Dad was too busy raising five boys to spend much time with us, but the memories of just playing catch with him are priceless.
Thanks for sharing!
Loth
1. Keith Hernandez: one of the brightest baseball players of the last couple decades. His book is a great read and shows you just how intricate baseball really is.
2. Another Tony Armas card. That's at least three during these pack breaks for mem
3. Carl Yerstrewskmsker: How much does the "then" picture look like the "now" picture?
4. Chili Davis: Put up a series of great seasons with the bat from ages 31-37, including OPS+ of 141, 129, 147, 145, 124 and 130.
5. Bobby Grich: A great and very underratedplayer for the Angels in the 80's.
6. Rod Carew: Another of the nicely designed 1983 All-Star set. Too bad this one has a big chunk out of the bottom edge. Oh, he's also mentioned in an Adam Sandler song.