ROGER MARIS vs AARON JUDGE

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by Volod

Are you maybe referring to Roger's head appearing to be oversized in the photo compared to the body?

What makes me wonder is that the very large Cardinals logo on the front of his jersey is completely obscured from that angle. I'm surprised that a tiny bit of the logo isn't peaking out from under his arm.

[rats60]

In the late 60s, Maris was a bigger star than Aaron or Clemente. In the end, his decision to retire at age 33 doomed his HOF case. Only 5100 ABs and 1325 Hits. If he has played on and got closer to 2000 hits and 400 HRs, he would have made it easy. Longevity matters more than having a couple of good seasons.

[Volod]

Originally Posted by Balticfox

What makes me wonder is that the very large Cardinals logo on the front of his jersey is completely obscured from that angle. I'm surprised that a tiny bit of the logo isn't peaking out from under his arm.

Ok, but why would someone in the Topps photo department take it upon themself to airbrush out the Cardinals logo? Maris was in '68 a Cardinals player, so what would be the motive for doing that? Or, could it be that he was somehow wearing a uniform with no logo? Have stranger things never happened?

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by Volod

Or, could it be that he was somehow wearing a uniform with no logo? Have stranger things never happened?

Yes, that's my concern. Some spring training jersey and neither he nor the photographer that day thought it was worth the effort to find a real Cards jersey for the photo.

[Volod]

Originally Posted by Balticfox

Yes, that's my concern. Some spring training jersey and neither he nor the photographer that day thought it was worth the effort to find a real Cards jersey for the photo.

You know, I think I have figured out what was going on with Maris' jersey. If you look at photos from 1968, you see that the Cardinals Bat logo was positioned just below the second button from the top. But you also notice that Maris was in the habit of wearing a jersey about one size too small for his frame. He also had fairly heavier upper arms than other players. As a result, the logo on his too small jersey sat higher up on his chest and when he turned sideways, his shoulder and arm completely obscured the entire logo.