To make baseball card collecting even more fun in 1968, Topps slipped in a bonus for wax and cello pack breakers beginning in the third series. The Playing Cards insert subset, often referred to as 1968 Topps Game Cards, included 33 colorful star players, each with an offensive outcome that ranged from SINGLE to HOME RUN, STRIKE OUT to DOUBLE-PLAY. As more packs were … [Read more...] about Game, Set, Match: 1968 Topps Playing Cards Are Stacked Deck of Shared Images
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8 Fun Jim Palmer Baseball Cards to Own
Jim Palmer’s pitching motion was easy and fluid, with a compact delivery and a high leg kick. Opposing batters, who initially were jockeying for position to hit against the right-hander, found out that hitting against Palmer wasn’t easy as cake. Or, Cakes, as Palmer was called, because of his habit of eating pancakes on the day he pitched. Palmer's work on the mound … [Read more...] about 8 Fun Jim Palmer Baseball Cards to Own
Ramblings: Baseball Card Stories, 1969 Topps Edition
With the great reaction we received from some of our favorite 1964 Rookie Stars cards last week, I figured we could do a quick follow up and write about some of my favorite cards from the 1969 Topps set. This time, I’m not just limiting myself to a small subset but roaming through a set with over 700 different possible topics to write about. I’ve discussed one or two of these … [Read more...] about Ramblings: Baseball Card Stories, 1969 Topps Edition