Shall we continue with interesting card backs? This time, let's get artsy.
1992 Topps Kids card backs included just one line of yearly stats, and just basic ones at that, plus career totals. But the majority of the card real estate went to cartoons. So I had to look at a bunch of them. Here we go!
Nolan Ryan with a long grey beard.
The jokes are bad. Very bad.
Exhibit Cards defined!
Wrong Backs defined! (Take note, eBayers. Not errors. Wrong Backs.)
Bootnose? I gotta know why.
That's an interesting piece of trivia. And a disturbing pitcher.
Uncut Sheet defined.
I'm not sure a vacuum cleaner would be a viable choice for catching balls at first base.
I, too, would not be happy about a player dressing in a formal suit to walk to first base. Especially with shoes like that. And what's up with the catcher and third base coach?
The Giants brought their bats. And each player traveled cross-country in propeller-less non-jet single-seat open-air airplanes.
Interesting history tidbit for kids, creepy baby.
I get why Bonilla has a twin in the cartoon, but why is Bobby confused?
Another interesting fact. And a bat fielding a ground ball.
That's not how switch-pitching works. But I see a mini-collection for the future!
Let's hear it for the 1899 Cleveland Spiders.
Chuck tried pitching without a catcher. The umpire protested.
Pete Rose on a 1992 baseball card!
Pete Rose on a 1992 baseball card!
The AL baby was in a crib, but the NL baby just sits on the grass.
AAGPBL on a card!
As much as I love baseball, I doubt the first time baseball was reported on in the newspaper, the headline took over more than half of the front page.
Can of corn defined. Is this true?
Charlie Brown's cousin is not really at the Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame does not look like an elementary school.
Doc Gooden, at 20 years old, still used a pacifier and wore only diapers, while pitching from the mound sitting on the rubber. The bottle held for him by the second baseman contained alcohol, of course.
The first baseball commissioner, formerly a judge, set up a bench in the middle of the field and used a gavel when making decisions.
A pirate, wearing an eyepatch, carrying a drawn sword with a parrot on his other shoulder, chasing a giant, anthropomorphic sock.
Proof Card defined. And a blue jay wearing a war bonnet.
That's all for today! Tomorrow, let's get Big! Until then...
Another Junk Wax Era product I have a deep appreciation for.
ReplyDeleteI miss fun stuff like this. You'd think that Topps could release a fun product that still had some value. Opening Day and Big League get kind of close, but they're still not as fun as Kids, Triple Play, Fun Pack, and Big were.
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