most disappointing card in a pack ?

[GeoPoto]

"As a kid buying '57 T BB in 1957, seemed like every pack had a Herb Plews common."

I resemble that remark!

Herbert E. "Herb" Plews. Second baseman for the Washington Senators in 1956-1959. 266 hits and 4 home runs in 4 MLB seasons. Also played for the Boston Red Sox.

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[Kevvyg1026]

For me, opening that first pack of 1968s, with the ugly burlap design, was a disappointment. After the beautiful 67s, I felt the 68 design was less than appealing.

And, naturally, I always seemed to get a Ron Hunt or John Stephenson (which I later learned were in the 3x rows and printed more often). And, some of those opened packs yielded cards with white or red lines, so an ugly card got uglier.

I changed my opinion a little when I finally pulled a Mantle or Clemente, and I eventually became fond of the tighter burlap design (but I still dislike the 1st series cards).

Now, I chase the cards with those lines so a reconstruction of the printing pattern can be done. How ironic that what was once ugly has now turned desirable.

A similar feeling of disappointment occurred when I first saw the 72s. That psychedelia was such a turn off after the beautiful 71s.

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