Best of 1979 Topps

[PM770]

I love the 1979 design. Liked it as a kid, love it as an adult.

1) George Brett - This might be my favorite card from my youth. Easily top 5. He's ready for action, I love it. And of course, the most important part, the All-Star designation.

2) Bump Wills (Ranger variation) - The first error/variation card I became aware of. I remember my friends and I getting the Bump Wills card with the Blue Jays team and still in a Rangers uni and also looking at the box scores and seeing he was still with the Rangers. Then later in the summer at the toy store as I was going through the racks and what is this?!?!? Bump Wills with the Rangers?!?!? They changed it?!?!? I thought that was so cool that they corrected it

3) Freddie Patek - He got cheated out of the All-Star designation. That year my friends and I went crazy looking at all the AL SS trying to find who the All-Star was. Burleson? No Dent? No Yount? Smalley? Still no. I'm not sure that we ever realized they just didn't have one. How disappointing. Poor Freddie Patek.

4) Jim Palmer - Another quasi-action shot. Ready for action and an All-Star

5) Jim Rice - I really liked Rice when I was a kid. That 3-year stretch from 1977-1979 he was the biggest slugger in the game. Of course, another All-Star card.

[pepis]

Originally Posted by PM770

I love the 1979 design. Liked it as a kid, love it as an adult.

1) George Brett - This might be my favorite card from my youth. Easily top 5. He's ready for action, I love it. And of course, the most important part, the All-Star designation.

2) Bump Wills (Ranger variation) - The first error/variation card I became aware of. I remember my friends and I getting the Bump Wills card with the Blue Jays team and still in a Rangers uni and also looking at the box scores and seeing he was still with the Rangers. Then later in the summer at the toy store as I was going through the racks and what is this?!?!? Bump Wills with the Rangers?!?!? They changed it?!?!? I thought that was so cool that they corrected it

3) Freddie Patek - He got cheated out of the All-Star designation. That year my friends and I went crazy looking at all the AL SS trying to find who the All-Star was. Burleson? No Dent? No Yount? Smalley? Still no. I'm not sure that we ever realized they just didn't have one. How disappointing. Poor Freddie Patek.

4) Jim Palmer - Another quasi-action shot. Ready for action and an All-Star

5) Jim Rice - I really liked Rice when I was a kid. That 3-year stretch from 1977-1979 he was the biggest slugger in the game. Of course, another All-Star card.

Paul,
Judging by your post, i feel like me you are an american league fan!
is that true?

[PM770]

I am a Cleveland Indians fan, so I do watch a lot more AL games than NL games. But truth be told, I prefer No-DH.

[campyfan39]

Here is my tops 5:

1. Winfield: Great old school uniform and helmet and beard.
2. Palmer: Classic card
3. Carew: Great looking card
4. Schmidt: Classic look
5. Ozzie Smith rc

here are ones not previously pictured:

[ALR-bishop]

[brewing]

Very low voting for this set, 5 total votes.

I'll close the voting prior to starting the Best of 1970. Can we get some more votes before then?

Jim Palmer 3
Bump Wills 2
Rod Carew 2

[Samsdaddy]

Brent, I will add to this list.

Jim Palmer by far is my favorite card in this set. Classic. When he pitched against my White Sox I knew we were going to lose.

Rod Carew, George Brett, J.R. Richard and Carlton Fisk round out my top five.

I don't think there was a better pure hitter in baseball during the 1970's than Rod Carew.

[brewing]

The winner is



2nd place