New custom project

[tulsaboy]

Neat! I'm curious...it seems like, based on your excellent choices there, that a number of guys didn't have a card after their last year played. Has that changed more recently? When a guy retires, do they have a card in the following year's set as some sort of way to complete their record, or to provide collectors with a card that has their final stats? I'm not talking about special sets, or one-offs, but just the regular Topps set. It's a question I hadn't thought much about until seeing these cards.

Really well done. Thanks for sharing.
kevin

[scott6649]

I haven't even got to the really good players yet. Frank Robinson, Bob Feller, Ernie Banks, Willie Mays among others.. I think the most common denominator is that they were all pretty terrible players at that point and barely even saw the field. Back then I guess nostalgia wasn't enough to get you a card in the set.

Originally Posted by tulsaboy

Neat! I'm curious...it seems like, based on your excellent choices there, that a number of guys didn't have a card after their last year played. Has that changed more recently? When a guy retires, do they have a card in the following year's set as some sort of way to complete their record, or to provide collectors with a card that has their final stats? I'm not talking about special sets, or one-offs, but just the regular Topps set. It's a question I hadn't thought much about until seeing these cards.

Really well done. Thanks for sharing.
kevin

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by scott6649

I haven't even got to the really good players yet. Frank Robinson, Bob Feller, Ernie Banks, Willie Mays among others.. I think the most common denominator is that they were all pretty terrible players at that point and barely even saw the field. Back then I guess nostalgia wasn't enough to get you a card in the set.

When you get to the really good guys make sure to post pics of them also. The cards in the first post look very nice.

[packs]

Man, imagine how sweet that Satchel Paige would have been?

[scott6649]

Just about finishing up. Set out to do 50 and i'm at 45.

















link to full sized images, https://imgur.com/a/2SBux

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by scott6649

Just about finishing up. Set out to do 50 and i'm at 45.

















link to full sized images, https://imgur.com/a/2SBux

That Ed Mathews is awesome!!! Any chance you want to sell one or send me a good scan so I can print one out?

[skil55voy]

Great stuff Scott.