The Baseball Cards Hall of Fame Thread...

[JollyElm]

Granted, I didn't fully explore the other thread and video regarding the baseball card Hall of Fame voting (and am in no way casting aspersions on anyone involved), but I imagine the vast majority of us had the exact same thought, how about a Hall of Fame for the baseball cards themselves, regardless of which player(s) is depicted??

So, here we go. Post pictures (my are screengrabs) of cards you believe to be Hall of Fame worthy based on the images themselves, and tell us your reasoning for each. The players involved could be actual HOF'ers, semi-stars, scrubs or anyone else pictured on a card. Value and other related factors are completely irrelevant (in other words, don't immediately go the tired Mickey Mantle route), and it is the card itself that screams glory (whatever your definition of that is) to you.


I'm sticking to the 1970's with my first entrants...

• 1972 Topps #280 Willie McCovey - the motion blur of his southpaw is absolutely magnificent to me, and this card is a work of art. The colors are beautifully balanced, the growing crowd in the backgound during warm-ups adds a bit of anticipation to the scene, and Stretch's amiable appearance brings it all on home.

• 1973 Topps #35 Willie Davis - for the love of God, is this the best shot Topps had in its image vault??? He is getting plunked by a pitch, for cripes sake!! This card's diversion from established norms just blows me away!! (Side note: take a look at Frank Robinson's 1973 card with his airbrushed Dodgers uniform. It was taken at the same game, from the same vantage point, so perhaps this was the 'best' (or most entertaining?) shot the photog was able to grab of Willie that day?)

• 1976 Topps #300 Johnny Bench - an exquisite, majestic shot of the imperial catcher shrouded in a cloud of dirt, standing on guard with intimidation, just daring the runner to make a break for the plate. And the all star graphic just adds that much more deliciousness to the scenario. Phenomenal!!!

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What does it for you? Post 'em...