Peter Pan. Mean Girls. Mike Tyson. My look at 1952 Topps cards was all over the place this month.
This doesn't mean I forgot about the shiny stuff. The '93 Finest Refractors that I have been profiling yielded a look at the stamped signature on my baseball glove as well as a piratical tangent inspired by Bill Murray's inability to pronounce "Galarraga." After all, you can't spell Galarraga without "Arr..."
When you're done checking those out, be sure to look at GTT's exploration of some statistical oddities in the 1953 Bowman sets. It will be well worth your time.
I noticed your HOF infields list didn't include the Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance Cubs. They had a fine 3B too in Johnny Kling.
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ReplyDeleteI just realized I missed reading those posts you shared - I just checked them out and enjoyed them. The Bill Murray announcing appearance is funny - and I just got that 1952 Cliff Mapes - sans face paint, sadly.
Posts like your study of '53 Bowman are gold, thank you for posting it!
DeleteIf you're ever interested in reading more about Captain Kidd, "Pirate Hunter" by Richard Zacks is a pretty good book.
ReplyDeleteFunny enough, reading Zacks' book is what prompted the Captain Kidd tangent.
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