tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332216713105600925.post8755245894581565994..comments2024-02-21T02:16:11.640-08:00Comments on Cards That Never Were: TBT - Baltimore Orioles EditionCards That Never Werehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10893879930871693614noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332216713105600925.post-12150769744200515632016-07-21T19:35:07.111-07:002016-07-21T19:35:07.111-07:00Great post. Davey Johnson as a starter needed his ...Great post. Davey Johnson as a starter needed his own card. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332216713105600925.post-64005703450762122772016-07-21T11:08:05.175-07:002016-07-21T11:08:05.175-07:00The issue with Topps in the late '60s wasn'...The issue with Topps in the late '60s wasn't giving Davey Johnson 2 rookie stars cards. The lack of a solo second year card was just a convenient substitution to show the 1966 uniforms. Any "Topps bashing" in that era was directed at the lack of photos of players in their proper uniforms. The Orioles cards of that era are a perfect example. Baltimore had new unis in 1966 but even late series cards did not show them. In 1967 only 4 of 35 cards had the new logo. In 1969 there were still several Orioles cards featuring the 1965 uniforms.<br /><br />Keith Olberman had an interesting article in Sports Collectors Digest on this same subject:<br />http://www.sportscollectorsdigest.com/features/its-not-that-complicated-topps-didnt-take-photos-the-year-beforeCards That Never Werehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10893879930871693614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332216713105600925.post-90318860543304268512016-07-21T10:08:34.183-07:002016-07-21T10:08:34.183-07:00I like a good Topps-bashing as much as anyone, but...I like a good Topps-bashing as much as anyone, but faulting them for the absence of his own card in the 1966 set while offering up evidence of "2nd baseman for World Series champs" and getting "rookie of the year" consideration is a bit unfair. Those 2 achievements occurred well past Topps' 1966 press date.Jim from Downingtownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537007940455183397noreply@blogger.com