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Old 02-28-2014, 11:57 PM
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Originally Posted by nolemmings View Post
2. 1973. First year to issue all cards at once, and the first to dive headlong into "action shots", after an apparent warm reception from the '71 and '72 dabbling into that format. Between the hideous airbrushing gone wild to the long range who-the-heck-is that shot selection, these just fell flat. I will give them credit for the LHP/RHP distinction and it's not totally their fault that the action photography was not yet up to snuff; still, with the drab black backs and their vertical orientation that limited the stats, this was lackluster at best.
Minor point, but it was 1974 when Topps issued all the cards at once. 1973 still had the various series.
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