Social Media Ideas for 1981 Topps

Card of the Day: Don August 1985 Topps #392

1981 Topps Gary Lucas

 The front: Lucas shows a funky delivery as he delivers a pitch at Shea Stadium.The back: The game referenced on the back may well be the game pictured on the front. Lucas did pitc...

1981 Topps John Montefusco

The front: Looks like someone said something funny in the dugout.The back: "The Count Montefusco" is a play on "The Count of Monte Cristo". It is believed to have originated with G...

1976 SSPC Gary Matthews

 The card, in brief: Not much to comment on, but a cool photo of the Sarge at night.Playing career, in brief: Matthews was the Rookie of the Year in 1973, hitting .300 with 12 HR,...

Card of the Day: Kevin Mitchell 1987 Topps Toys “R” Us Rookies #21

1981 Topps Jim Spencer

 The front: Spencer is shaking hands with one Yankee while talking to another, what looks like after a home run. The Yankee on the right looks like Graig Nettles. This lines up wit...

Cake or gum? 1977 Cesar Geronimo

Last time it was a 6-0 win for gum. Will cake get on the board here?It looks like there is a steamboat in the background of the Hostess card, but I guess it's just the grandstand....

1981 Topps Mike Heath

 The front: Heath is back at Yankee Stadium, playing against the team he debuted for.The back: On June 19, 1979, Heath made his A's debut, pinch hitting for Jeff Newman in the seco...

Card of the Day: Terry Francona 1983 Topps #267

1986 Renata Galasso Mattingly Puzzle #2

 Good action photo here, except for Mattingly's face in shadow. The pinstripe design of the card works really well here. The dugout and ground are tilted - Mattingly was probably c...

Card of the Day: Don Nelson 1971-72 Topps #114

Cake or gum? 1977 Don Sutton

RIP Darrell Jackson, who shared his thoughts on baseball cards with this blog in 2013.Last time, there was a 3-3 tie. Will there be a winner here? Both photos look like they were t...

Card of the Day: Darryl Stingley 1978 Topps #221

Card of the Day: Tommy John 1986 Topps #240

1988 Domino's Dick Tracewski

 Pretty simple photo for Tracewski. This cards reminds me of the "shadow shots" series Johnny used to do.Tracewski was a good fielding, light hitting backup shortstop for the Dodge...

1988 Domino's Earl Wilson

The final card in the set features a nice action shot. I'm not sure what ballpark this is, especially with what looks like a temporary outfield fence.Earl Wilson came up with the R...

1981 Topps Roger Erickson

 The front: A fun card with lots going on in the background, including a couple of Twins who appear to be adjusting their equipment.The back: Erickson's pickoff record was broken i...

New from '52

I picked up a couple of cheap lots of '52 Topps from eBay. I've been willing to pay a couple bucks a card for this set.This was a two card lot featuring Walt Dropo and Frank Hiller...

Cake or gum? 1977 Catfish Hunter

Last time it was another big win for gum, 7-1. Will cake do better here?I believe the Hostess photo is a Shea Stadium shot from 1975. Topps meanwhile has an extreme closeup of a sw...

1976 SSPC Bobby Murcer

 The card, in brief: An interesting change of pace, with Murcer's photo in what is presumably the Shea Stadium dugout.Playing career, in brief: Bobby Murcer was the best player on...

1988 Domino's Don Wert

 Nice vintage action shot! When Wert got called up to the big leagues in 1963 he quickly nailed down the Tigers' starting 3B job, and held it for the rest of the decade. Best known...

Roundup!

It's been over a month since I did one of these . . . The always generous OBCer Greg Henthorn sent two cards from 1954 Topps and two from 1956 Topps, including Jim Brady. I had ne...

1976 SSPC Wes Westrum

 The card in brief: Westrum looks like a manager who knows he's going to get fired at the end of the season, which the back of the card notes is exactly what happened, but they mad...

Phillies and stars

In today's street trade with Al, I took a handful of cards from a box of Phillies, and some from a box of minor stars. Almost all the cards in the boxes were from sets I've already...