2004 Skybox Limited Edition League Leaders
I have no idea what to make of this card.
Let’s start with the good. It’s actually a nice picture of
Pedro, set against the red background. It really makes Pedro pop in contrast
with the white of the rest of the card.
The rest of it? I’m not so sure.
It does have all the important information on the card, but
it’s done horrible. Pedro’s name is plainly written on the bottom. That’s fine.
What team does he play for? You need to look at the tiny foil stuck in the
middle of the picture. How about the logo for the card company? There it is
front and center. I going to assume that the “limited” part of “limited
Edition” means it was limited to the number of cards that could be printed by
running the presses 24 hours a day for the season. But, the name Limited
Edition did allow Skybox to be much too clever with the League Leader set. See
how they capitalizes the LE in both LEague and LEader? Oh, how clever they are.
So, what was Pedro the league leader in? I’m looking…looking…looking. OH, there
it is! See the tiny foil print on the bottom of the card? Yup. 2003 AL ERA
Leader. Was that an afterthought? Did they forget to put it on, so just had
some guy hand stamp it before they went out the door? Bizzare. At least the
hand stamp guy would have had it easy.
After all, it’s clearly a “limited edition.”
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