My top 3 worst are (in chronological order):
1970 - Just an abject borefest. No excitement whatsoever (except for the #1 World Champions Mets team card!! Woo hoo!!).
1971 - Although many collectors hold this set in high regard, Topps should have included a pair of crime scene gloves in each pack so kids could delicately handle the cards without immediately destroying the black corners and edges. Whereas most cards from other years got mangled by being placed in between bicycle spokes, these suckers were damaged before you even left the stationery store.
1975 - Eliminate the bevy of sick rookie cards and what are you left with? An extremely boring set virtually devoid of any action. And what's with those wacky border colors??!! However, I guess a case could be made that those very same crazy colors made the rules of card flipping with your friends a breeze.
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