2001 UD Black Diamond
Somehow, this card works for me.
I’ve always stated that my preference is to have a full
photo on a card. But, I understand that variety isn’t a bad thing. So, I’ll
allow it when card companies think outside the box a bit.
The problems with the card? I don’t like the sideways name.
I don’t want to be tilting my head to read the player name. On the other hand,
putting the name on the left hand side of the card makes it easy to see when a
right-handed person flips through a stack. So, I guess that’s a plus and a
minus. The position and team name are a little hard to see with the gold foil
against the red background.
Let’s talk about that background for a bit. I stared at it
longer than I should trying to figure out if the shadows were supposed to
represent anything. I think it’s just a fancy design. As such, it certainly
makes Pedro pop. It’s interesting because on the surface, it has a lot of
terrible elements to it. If I was describing the card, and said it has a red
background with a black mud puddle on it and a gold foil tire track running
though the middle, it would sound terrible. But, it all manages to be
unobtrusive enough to work well together.
Not bad at all.
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