Posted By:
Ted ZanidakisBarry
Recall the 1949 Bowman set which advertised on the backs of each card that there
would be 240 cards. But, as we all know there are actually 252 cards. And, that
was because they were printed on 36-card sheets and the set comprised 7 sheets.
....36 x 7 = 252
Similarly, the designers of the E90-1 initially thought 100 Subjects would be a nice
round number to begin with. But, if the 30-card sheet theory is correct, they had to
"scramble" and come up with 20 more cards to fill out the last sheet. And, indeed
several of these cards are 2nd depictions of players already in the set.
The real mystery in my mind is why so many Boston (AL & NL) players and also Cinc.
players were not included in this set until this final Series ?