October Pick-Ups...

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by Eric72

I picked up another 1970's Topps card of a Philadelphia Phillies pitcher last week. This '72 issue focuses on the trade which brought Carlton to Philly. It would mark the beginning of spectacular run. "Lefty" would win the Cy Young Award that year, his first of four in eleven seasons.

Beautiful, congrats. To me this card is ridiculously underrated - for the points you make. It's his first card with the Phillies, the team he is best remembered on. Moreover, '72 for Carlton was one of the best seasons any pitcher ever had in the history of the game. If that was a Nolan Ryan card, it would be worth 4 or 5 times what Lefty is. Makes no sense. He's underrated everywhere, but that fact has always struck me about the '72 Traded.