I'm sure that you all remember that I finally completed my 1975 Topps set.
Now that it's done I thought it would be fun to look through the set and talk about it. Going page by page seemed like a good way to go about it. Hopefully you find it interesting to read what I have to say.
How about we continue with page 4?
Red Sox Cards on the Page: 1. I think the photo on this Reggie Cleveland card just may have been taken during Spring Training.
Cards that make the 1975 Topps set cool: I’ve said before that some of the fun cards in this set are the early hall of famers I only knew as grizzled vets, and cards of current managers from their playing days. This page has both, and then some. Bert Blyleven would end up making quite a career for himself after this card came out, and Dusty Baker is definitely better known by me as a manager. The added bonus of Ron Santo illustrates the other great thing about the set, the wide spread of player years. Here’s a guy who played in 1960 having a card in the set. Another hall of famer even.
My favorite card on the page: I love the picture on the Dave Parker card...another star I remember only as an older player. It’s a posed shot, obviously, but his eyes are still following the flight of an imaginary ball. I would also be remiss if during “Photography Month” I didn’t mention the shot of a pensive Dave Rader. I assume this wasn’t posed, but it’s the sort of shot I’d expect from Donruss Studio.
What would your answers to those last two categories be?
The Blyleven and Baker are very cool. I like the Rader, too. This set has so many interesting cards.
ReplyDeleteYes it does. The main reason I wanted to complete it!
DeleteThis may seem odd, but my favorite cards on the page are the three posed pitcher shots. Just scream 70's card photography to me. I met Reggie Cleveland when he was a coach in the 90's and he seemed pretty grumpy. The Santo card is an oddity as is it the only one that pictures him as a White Sox. I believe he wouldn't sign that card for awhile, but I have a reprint of that one signed in my collection.
ReplyDeleteYes, the pitchers cards are exactly the "action poses" you'd expect to see on cards from the era. Definitely a classic feel.
DeleteThe Blylven card is the coolest by far. It's an early bubble-blowing card (and he looks like he's doing it in a dungeon). My favorite though is the Dusty Baker, just because I had the mini card back in '75 as a young owlie.
ReplyDeletePalm trees For the Win
ReplyDeleteThe Blyleven card always freaked out the 8 year old me a little bit. What does, Baseball keep a meat hook handy? Scary.