2nd year cards are my favorite

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Originally Posted by rugbymarine

TOTALLY AGREE!
When I started my Brooks set a few years ago, I would always say how ugly that card looked. My dad and I had a funny conversation about what happened. Was it mid-sneeze? Is it bad photography/touch-up? At that point, he was mostly a glove-first nobody, so I can imagine Topps just saying "Fine, whatever....just print the card. He'll be out of the league in 5 years anyway."

I was able to find a couple examples with great blue color that grew on me, but you're right. Not their best work.

I collected my 58 set with my father, the Brooks is always the card he stops on to talk about. I really like the 58 set but it's a shame they took the worst possible picture of the Human Vacuum Cleaner. Frank Robinson, Drysdale, Bunning, all have fine second year portraits in that issue but poor Brooks got the short end of the stick.