Brooks Robinson and the Baltimore Orioles

[quitcrab]

Love that Mark has the new post for the day up at 6 a.m. on a Sunday morning! Great way to start the day.

I love the 64 Topps Giants set. Wish Topps would have included Roger Maris and Pete Rose (a little earlier in his career to pick Rose)
If these cards would have been regular card size they would get my vote as the best Topps issue from the 60s! I am a big fan of the 64 Stand Ups too.

[BaltOrioles]

If you're reading this, yesterday's post must not have put you to sleep. Today, I'll discuss the Orioles 1988 Donruss and O-Pee-Chee sets.

1988 Donruss

There are two things to watch for in the 1988 set.

1. The borders on the front either have a design in the upper left and bottom right or switched with the design in the upper right and bottom left. However, not all of the cards have this variation.

2. The Career Highlights section on the backs have different spacing, causing the first word on the last line to vary.

Here is the list I've created with the variations I have found to date. I don't believe any of the variations are tougher than the other.

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The Eddie Murray cards are examples of the border design variation, while the Fred Lynn cards do not.

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This is an example of the two different backs on the Fred Lynn cards.

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1988 O-Pee-Chee

The O-Pee-Chee set can be found with three different back variations. I have found the white backs are the toughest to find. I still need Eddie Murray and Ray Knight to finish my set.

1. Regular Orange back
2. White backs
3. Blank backs

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[roarfrom34]

Back in February 1984, the World Champion Orioles and Washington Redskins jointly filmed a commercial for McDonalds, with Mike Boddicker, John Shelby, Rick Dempsey, Dan Morogiello & Eddie Murray participating...

Here is the jacket that Mike Boddicker wore in the shoot:



The actual commercial can be seen here:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...-mcdonalds-ad/

[ripfan008]

Bill,

Thank you for sharing that commercial. It's so bad. Great jacket though!

[BaltOrioles]

Originally Posted by roarfrom34

Back in February 1984, the World Champion Orioles and Washington Redskins jointly filmed a commercial for McDonalds, with Mike Boddicker, Mike Young, Rick Dempsey, Dan Morogiello & Eddie Murray participating...

Bill,

That's pretty cool. I've never seen it before. That commercial never made it to Maine. LOL

I think that's John Shelby instead of Mike Young.

[roarfrom34]

Originally Posted by BaltOrioles

Bill,

That's pretty cool. I've never seen it before. That commercial never made it to Maine. LOL

I think that's John Shelby instead of Mike Young.

Alan:

I was totally unaware of the commercial as well until I received the jacket (must have aired in the DC/Baltimore TV markets only) and was thrilled when the Washington Post did an article on it in 2015 so I could finally see it!...Thanks for the correct ID of T-Bone.

Bill

[Mark70Z]

Day 272 (September 28, 2020 – 272)

I haven’t had an opportunity to have this calendar framed yet; I think it will look nice framed and up on the wall. As you can see it’s a 1960 Orioles schedule calendar put out by Sunpapers. It’s a very thin paper piece and is not in the best of shape, but I love the setup and the look of this schedule calendar.

1960 Sunpapers Orioles Schedule Calendar

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How about a 1960 Leaf Brooks Robinson to celebrate the year?

1960 Brooks Robinson Leaf #27

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[ripfan008]

Originally Posted by Mark70Z

Day 272 (September 28, 2020 – 272)

I haven’t had an opportunity to have this calendar framed yet; I think it will look nice framed and up on the wall. As you can see it’s a 1960 Orioles schedule calendar put out by Sunpapers. It’s a very thin paper piece and is not in the best of shape, but I love the setup and the look of this schedule calendar.

1960 Sunpapers Orioles Schedule Calendar

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How about a 1960 Leaf Brooks Robinson to celebrate the year?

1960 Brooks Robinson Leaf #27

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Good morning Mark,

I agree, that Sunpapers O's schedule is definitely worth framing.

Below is a sign advertising All-Star Personally Autographed Baseballs featuring Brooks and Jim Palmer.

Does anyone remember these being sold?

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