|
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Photo location for Rod Carew Fleer Card?
Posted By: Bob B.
Does anyone happen to know what the location was for Rod Carew's 1980 Fleer card. I belive it was his first or second year with the Angels. The mountians in the back ground caught my attention, certialy is not spring training in Florida. Not sure where Angles had there Spring Training in 1980. |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Photo location for Rod Carew Fleer Card?
Posted By: AParks
Carew was vacationing in The Alps in the off-season between 1980 and 1981 when it occurred to Fleer that they had not yet taken a picture of Carew for their 660 card set. They flew to the Alps with uniform in hand and snapped this classic beauty. |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Photo location for Rod Carew Fleer Card?
Posted By: Bob B.
Where did you find that out? I would have never thought of that photo being taken outside the US. I'm sure this has come up for discussion at some point within the last 24 or so years. |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
Photo location for Rod Carew Fleer Card?
Posted By: Steve Dawson
I believe the Angels held Spring Training in Palm Springs, which is in the mountains east of Los Angeles for many years. |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
Photo location for Rod Carew Fleer Card?
Posted By: Chris Counts
My dad used to take me to spring training games in Palm Springs during the early 70s. Palm Springs is in a desert, but it's surrounded by huge mountains. The highest peak, San Jacinto is about 10,000 feet high and often covered with snow. |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
Photo location for Rod Carew Fleer Card?
Posted By: Josh K.
Just a hunch, but I'd say Aparks was being a tad sarchastic with the alps answer - a 1980 fleer card is hardly vintage material. |
#7
|
|||
|
|||
Photo location for Rod Carew Fleer Card?
Posted By: Bottom of the Ninth
Definitely Palm Springs, CA |
#8
|
|||
|
|||
Photo location for Rod Carew Fleer Card?
Posted By: Rob L
Palm Springs. I was just there today. |
#9
|
|||
|
|||
Photo location for Rod Carew Fleer Card?
Posted By: David Vargha
I was just there yesterday and I'll be darned if there still wasn't snow up in the mountains. |
#10
|
|||
|
|||
Photo location for Rod Carew Fleer Card?
Posted By: JimB
You all are so absorbed in vintage stuff that nobody noticed that the card is a 1981 Fleer, not 1980. 1981 was Fleer's first year of making cards after the haitus. I know this because it was my last year of buying packs. Got frustrated with 3 different sets. |
#11
|
|||
|
|||
Photo location for Rod Carew Fleer Card?
Posted By: Josh K.
very true - good catch Jim - its around the same time that I got tired of buying packs as well (the first time I collected). |
#12
|
|||
|
|||
Photo location for Rod Carew Fleer Card?
Posted By: Andrew Parks
"You all are so absorbed in vintage stuff that nobody noticed that the card is a 1981 Fleer, not 1980." |
#13
|
|||
|
|||
Photo location for Rod Carew Fleer Card?
Posted By: Bob C
I live in Palm Springs and those are definitely the San Jacinto mountains. Still some snow but melting fast what with 100+ daily temps this past week on the valley floor. |
#14
|
|||
|
|||
Photo location for Rod Carew Fleer Card?
Posted By: Bob B.
I thought that was a little far fetched on the "Alps" location. The consensus has it.... Palm Springs. I wonder if any other Angel cards from the 1981 Fleer set have a similare backdrop? I guess I will have to dig some up and look. Thanks For all the replies and sorry this was not a pre WW2 card topic. |
#15
|
|||
|
|||
Photo location for Rod Carew Fleer Card?
Posted By: Brian Daniels
That's Pikes peak Colorado! He didn't go up because he was not used to the altitude and would have thrown up the nachos cheese flavored chips he ate and purchased at half price from the spring training snack bar! |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
1971 TOPPS ROD CAREW (HOF) FOR SALE - $10 Delivered ! | Archive | 1950 to 1959 Baseball cards- B/S/T | 0 | 02-08-2009 09:07 AM |
1971 Topps Rod Carew (Sell or Trade) | Archive | 1950 to 1959 Baseball cards- B/S/T | 0 | 11-20-2008 09:08 PM |
SOLD - 1967 Topps High # Rod Carew HOF RC (SGC 30) | Archive | 1950 to 1959 Baseball cards- B/S/T | 0 | 08-22-2008 10:09 PM |
WTB: Low grade 1967 Rod Carew | Archive | 1950 to 1959 Baseball cards- B/S/T | 0 | 06-17-2008 10:02 AM |
Want list: 1960 Fleer and 1961 Fleer and some Willie Mays high end cards | Archive | Everything Else, Football, Non-Sports etc.. B/S/T | 0 | 12-31-2005 03:18 PM |