Last month, I unboxed the true identity of a majority of black & white action shot backgrounds featured on the 1969 Topps "The Sporting News" All-Star baseball cards. Keeping with that theme, it’s time now to concentrate on the 1969 Topps card photo fronts and cartoon caricature backs of the 25 baseball manager cards and reveal sources for those images. Yes, that’s right, … [Read more...] about Comic Sketch: Photo Matching the 1969 Topps American League Manager Cards & Cartoons
Jim Lemon
Original Drawings Reveal What Topps Did to Jim Lemon’s Weird 1969 Card
Jim Lemon had enjoyed a nice, long career as a big league player and was getting his chance to manage the Washington Senators. Little did he know in January of 1969 that he’d not only be fired a few weeks before the start of spring training but his misfortune would be subject to a rather cruel taunt from Topps. Collectors who pulled his card from packs in the third … [Read more...] about Original Drawings Reveal What Topps Did to Jim Lemon’s Weird 1969 Card
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
Ramblings: One Team, Two Manager Cards Just Part of Senators/Rangers Saga
A week ago today, the Texas Rangers announced that manager Ron Washington was stepping aside to deal with a “personal issue”. In politics as in sports, when something is announced on a Friday evening, that usually means the story is designed to be publicized as little as possible. Now, in the world of 2014 with the Internet and the constant 24/7 news cycles this is harder to … [Read more...] about Ramblings: One Team, Two Manager Cards Just Part of Senators/Rangers Saga
Topps Releases Sterling 09 Cut Signature List
Topps is putting the wraps on the 2009 baseball card year with a post-season release of its Sterling issue, one that includes a healthy list of cut signatures. … [Read more...] about Topps Releases Sterling 09 Cut Signature List