Photo location for Rod Carew Fleer Card?

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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.

I know this is an odd question, but maybe someone knows here.

Thanks
Bob

Scan of card attached.

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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.

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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.

Thanks

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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.


Steve

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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.

There are a number of Topps cards with the same mountains in the background going back as far as 1962 ... by the way, if Rod's picture was taken in the Alps, why is he wearing home uniform? (just joking ...)

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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.

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Posted By: Bottom of the Ninth

Definitely Palm Springs, CA

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Posted By: Rob L

Palm Springs. I was just there today.

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Posted By: David Vargha

I was just there yesterday and I'll be darned if there still wasn't snow up in the mountains.

DavidVargha@hotmail.com

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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.
JimB

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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).

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Posted By: Andrew Parks

"You all are so absorbed in vintage stuff that nobody noticed that the card is a 1981 Fleer, not 1980."

Not true, Jim. Read my original post closely.

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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.

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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.

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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!