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Originally Posted by packs
I do wish they'd improve the product though. The relic OR autograph is such a bummer.
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It's also an increasingly unrealistic product in terms of being true to the sets they are supposedly paying homage to. The designs are pretty spot on, but that's about it. The '22 set and the 1973 design is a bunch of boring portraits against blue sky, the occasional bat on the shoulder or faux stance. There was some of this still in the early 70's, yes - but the real '73 set was an explosion / breakout year for Topps in terms of action photos and wonky wide angle stuff. On some cards unless you were already baseball savvy, you couldn't necessarily even tell which player was the one who was supposed to be depicted. Look up the '73 Topps Pat Corrales. Corrales is writhing in pain at home plate having just been run over by Fergie Jenkins, ball still in hand.
Sadly you won't find anything remotely close to these types of photos in '22 Topps Heritage. It's still a cool set, I just wish they could be bothered to try harder.