"Coolest Topps Cards From Each Year" article

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Originally Posted by Chris Counts

An article was posted today on the MLB site on the "coolest" Topps cards from each year. Here's the link: https://www.mlb.com/cut4/the-coolest...ds/c-289592068

What do you all think about the choices? I thought some were inspired, like the 1957 Kluszewski and 1975 Oscar Gamble, while others were either obvious (1954 Aaron), overrated (1952 Mantle) or just plain dumb (1972 Fred Gladding). I didn't bother reading about anything past 1976, but I'm sure others will.

As for the "coolest" cards not on the list, I would add the 1952 Topps Gus Zernial (which edges out Larry Jansen and Johnny Mize), the 1954 Topps O'Brien brothers and the 1957 Dodgers Sluggers. I also would have replaced the 1951 game card with one of the Connie Mack or current All Stars (I like the Doby best).

I enjoyed the article, and I'd like to see this done for every non-Topps set.

His list was terrible. Others he missed, 1953 Topps Willie Mays 1956 Topps Roberto Clemente, 1957 Topps Ted Williams if not Dodgers Slivers, 1958 Topps Musial AS or Mantle/Aaron, 1964 Topps Pete Rose, 1965 Topps Mantle, Aaron or Koufax, 1967 Topps Brooks Robinson, 1968 Topps Willie Mays, 1969 Topps Mantle, 1970 Topps Bench, 1972 Topps Clemente, 1973 Topps Nolan Ryan, 1974 Topps Tom Seaver, 1976 Topps Kurt Bevacqua BGBC, 1978 Topps Reggie Jackson, 1979 Topps Ozzie Smith, 1980 Topps Rickey Henderson 1981 Topps Traded Tim Raines, 1982 Topps Traded Cal Ripken, 1983 Topps Traded Darryl Strawberry.