Worst Topps set for photos?

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Originally Posted by John1941

Funny, 1973 Topps actually has some of my favorite photos because of how unique they are. How often do you get to see scenes like this on a card? They might not be great likenesses - but it's fun seeing different aspects of the game. Much more interesting than some more recent sets which fall into ruts of boredom in which every hitter is shown hitting, every pitcher is shown pitching - and because of how blurry the backgrounds are and how careful the editing is, you can never see the crowd, the dugout, the umpires, random cars in a parking lot...

If all you care about seeing is the player's face (which is a valid attitude) then 1973 is not for you - but if you have more leeway...

(Photos taken from tcdb.com)

Was the Alvarado picture taken during spring training? It must have either been then, or they had a game at an underfunded public high school, because that doesn’t look like a MLB stadium.