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Originally Posted by ALR-bishop
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Thanks for that, Al. It's pretty odd that a Topps issue (that does read T.C.G. on the close-up, doesn't it? My eyes aren't what they used to be) would have three cards so grossly misidentified. The mixups seem to based on superficial similarities, such as, Janowicz and McCollough - both backup catchers on the Pirates; Antonello and Furillo - both Dodgers with similar names; Fridley and Rosen - both Indians and sharing a facial resemblance. So, did some Topps employee or friend of a friend with only a passing knowledge of players somehow get access to the press plates and run these off for some personal purpose? Were Topps higher-ups alerted and the set stopped at eight? The imagination runs riot.
