A little Topps Baseball appreciation thread… share your favorite card!

[mcgwirecom]

This was the card we were all hoping to get when I was a kid. Topps went out on a limb and produced it before he broke the record!

[butchie_t]

Originally Posted by mcgwirecom

This was the card we were all hoping to get when I was a kid. Topps went out on a limb and produced it before he broke the record!

As far as I am concerned, Hank STILL is the home run king. And will be for a long time to come.

[commishbob]

I had to give this some thought. I could have easily picked either of the 57 Robinson rookies or maybe the 58 Mantle All Star which I love. But Murray’s 78 card is just a unique piece of baseball art to me. And it’s the first card of one of my favorite players.

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[butchie_t]

Originally Posted by commishbob

I had to give this some thought. I could have easily picked either of the 57 Robinson rookies or maybe the 58 Mantle All Star which I love. But Murray’s 78 card is just a unique piece of baseball art to me. And it’s the first card of one of my favorite players.

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And very hard to find centered too! Nice pick.

[todeen]

Originally Posted by commishbob

I had to give this some thought. I could have easily picked either of the 57 Robinson rookies or maybe the 58 Mantle All Star which I love. But Murray’s 78 card is just a unique piece of baseball art to me. And it’s the first card of one of my favorite players.



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58 Mantle AS is my favorite card of MM. I think it's gorgeous.

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[doug.goodman]

I sold my entire 1948 thru 1992 Topps run a few years back, but I kept a few...

[commishbob]

Originally Posted by todeen

58 Mantle AS is my favorite card of MM. I think it's gorgeous.

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Agreed... There's a lot of nostalgia tied to it for me and as you said, it's just a gorgeous card. I wanted one for the longest time, well before I even considered building the sets I had as a kid. I had a limited hobby budget and waited until I found one that looked good and was affordable. I later bought two more from someone on this board several years ago.

[71buc]

The first card I chased as a child was that 1974 Topps #1 Hank Aaron. Since it was posted already I’ll go with these two. I always dreamed of owning them as a kid. It took a while to actually add them to my personal collection. Whenever I look at them I’m 12 again.

[thetahat]

Favorite card, favorite player.

[rats60]

Originally Posted by mcgwirecom

This was the card we were all hoping to get when I was a kid. Topps went out on a limb and produced it before he broke the record!

I remember going to the candy wholesaler and buying a box of the new Topps cards. It was unexpected to pull that card, but that night Hank hit #715.

[Gary Dunaier]

One of my favorites is the 1969 Topps Chris Cannizzaro. I like it for a number of reasons:

• The photo was taken at the Polo Grounds, which makes it six or seven years old at the time.
• It's a good example of how Topps used to have players pose in such a manner as to cover up team names, so if the player gets traded they can still use the photo. Of course, they couldn't do much with the cap, so they just covered up the Mets blue with a solid black.
• The photo was taken at the Polo Grounds. Yeah, I know I already said that, but it may have baffled young kids who may not have known about the Polo Grounds and wondered where the photo was taken.

[packs]

I've always loved this card of The Mick:

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[mrmopar]

For me, this is the greatest Topps card ever made.