Brooks Robinson and the Baltimore Orioles

[Mark70Z]

Day 61 (March 1, 2020 – 061)

In 1983 there was local set of baseball cards called “The Franchise” which were 40 cards related to Brooks Robinson’s career. This set is fairly easily obtained and has some really neat and some really boring cards. There were also two variations to this set; one has a home plate with a baseball located inside the plate on the upper left hand side of the card and the other variation has a HOF logo on the top left hand side of the card. Therefore, I’d really be covered for the next 80 days if I just posted one of these cards, per day, and we’d be good to go… Of course, I’m half way decent, so I won’t do it (even though I thought about it…). I’ll just post a couple examples from both of these sets.

1983 The Franchise (home plate/baseball in center)


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1983 The Franchise (HOF logo)


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[roarfrom34]

Originally Posted by Mark70Z

Day 61 (March 1, 2020 – 061)

In 1983 there was local set of baseball cards called “The Franchise” which were 40 cards related to Brooks Robinson’s career. This set is fairly easily obtained and has some really neat and some really boring cards. There were also two variations to this set; one has a home plate with a baseball located inside the plate on the upper left hand side of the card and the other variation has a HOF logo on the top left hand side of the card. Therefore, I’d really be covered for the next 80 days if I just posted one of these cards, per day, and we’d be good to go… Of course, I’m half way decent, so I won’t do it (even though I thought about it…). I’ll just post a couple examples from both of these sets.

1983 The Franchise (home plate/baseball in center)


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1983 The Franchise (HOF logo)


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Mark:

I've always liked that set (years ago I had Brooks sign the first card). Am I dreaming or was there also a cassette tape narrated by Brooks in which he describes each card?

Love that Palmer item.....That certainly was an early signature of his.

Bill

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by roarfrom34

Mark:

I've always liked that set (years ago I had Brooks sign the first card). Am I dreaming or was there also a cassette tape narrated by Brooks in which he describes each card?
Bill

Bill,

Please picture the autograph when you have a chance. I don’t think I have any of the cards autographed in the set. I really haven’t listened to any of the cassettes, LP records, cartridges, etc. I guess I’ll save that for retirement IF I ever get to that point. If Brooks did do a cassette on the set it would be interesting for sure. Of course you may be dreaming.

[Mark70Z]

Day 62 (March 2, 2020 – 062)

Brooks at a spring training field getting some action at 3rd snaring a liner. The picture is signed in blue pen and the autograph I would say is from the 70’s period. This picture was used on the back of the ’64 Topps Giants #50 card and the front of his ’71 Topps Greatest Moments #9 card. Great shot of Brooksie in-action in my view.

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Below are one of the two cards that picture the diving pose of Brooks as I mentioned above; the 1971 Greatest Moments card. I forgot to scan the back of the card so please forgive me…

1971 Topps Greatest Moments #9

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There’s a modern card that used the diving pose as well (there are possibly others as well). It was part of the 1993 Ted Williams set. I picked this autographed card up cheaply; a nice-looking card in my view.

1993 Ted Williams BR8 signed

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[roarfrom34]

Originally Posted by Mark70Z

Bill,

Please picture the autograph when you have a chance. I don’t think I have any of the cards autographed in the set. I really haven’t listened to any of the cassettes, LP records, cartridges, etc. I guess I’ll save that for retirement IF I ever get to that point. If Brooks did do a cassette on the set it would be interesting for sure. Of course you may be dreaming.

Mark:

Here you go......I guess I wasn't dreaming after all!

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by roarfrom34

Mark:

Here you go......I guess I wasn't dreaming after all!

Nicely signed!

Hmm... was the cassette in some type of holder?

[roarfrom34]

Originally Posted by Mark70Z

Nicely signed!

Hmm... was the cassette in some type of holder?

Yes, a standard cassette holder with no markings of any kind. My recollection is that at the time, you could purchase just the card set or the set/cassette "package."

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by roarfrom34

Yes, a standard cassette holder with no markings of any kind. My recollection is that at the time, you could purchase just the card set or the set/cassette "package."

I probably have the cassette “somewhere”; who knows. I remember that I have a couple cassettes like you described so while going through stuff to scan we’ll see if I can locate the thing. If found, I don’t think I have a cassette player anymore.

I really did think you were dreaming