Miscut Batter-Up Cards...

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Posted By: Brad Green

How can this batter-up card get a PSA 5 grade being so miscut like this???

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330007421736

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Posted By: jay behrens

It's PSA, what more do you need to know other than it would be a 9 in a PRO holder.

Jay

Growing old is not optional, growing up is.

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Posted By: Gilbert Maines

It does seem like PSA could tighten up their quality control. With that being said, I don't find the miscut obnoxious at all.

Actually I view these "b/w" high number cards as having somewhat subtle differences in coloration. This example has a color combination which is not as commonly encountered as other black + white cards.

But it is sure is not graded very strictly.

Edited to add: and who would want a player who struck out nearly (>40%) half of his at bats?

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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

This Batter-Up card of Lefty Grove (#153) is a Hi# in this set. All the Hi# cards
are factory-cut short in this set as compared to the Lo# cards.

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Posted By: Brad Green

Who would want a player who struck out 593 times out of 1369 at-bats and had a lifetime batting average of 0.148? That's why all of you should immediately put all of your Lefty Grove cards on eBay. They're not worth keeping.

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Posted By: Gilbert Maines

Gee, Connie Mack wanted him. And Mack has a reputation of being a keen judge of talent. I wonder ... maybe it was how many he struck out rather than how many times he struck out.