Topps Project 2020 is the worst product since 1991 Fleer

[SupermanBrandon]

JK5s next 3. No Acuna. But he hints that there’s 1 more after these.



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[dizzydolse]

Originally Posted by Viking6

That Yogi Bear Ron English is still a top 10 card in the project for me. Really wish English didn't change up his style after that one

Agreed, I love the English Yogi. Wasn’t there some controversy about it when it was released? Yogis daughter wasn’t very happy or something.


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[ThoseBackPages]

Originally Posted by dizzydolse

Agreed, I love the English Yogi. Wasn’t there some controversy about it when it was released? Yogis daughter wasn’t very happy or something.


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yes, she was not happy. its a disgusting portrait of her father

[SupermanBrandon]

Originally Posted by dizzydolse

Agreed, I love the English Yogi. Wasn’t there some controversy about it when it was released? Yogis daughter wasn’t very happy or something.

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Did I hear you say "controversy"? What was the print run again? I may need a couple dozen for the future ESPN article about all this, 10 years from now

[salthill]

Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

yes, she was not happy. its a disgusting portrait of her father

Granddaughter.
Plus none of the GPK style cards had been released at that point. And I can’t remember whether the Pardee Acuna had or not, but she clearly hadn’t seen it if it had.
““I know these Project70 cards are artist renderings, but all others are depicted as athletes in uniform while Gramp, arguably the best catcher of all-time and 10-time Yankees World Series winner, is shown like this?” she posted to social media.”

[80s Kid]

Originally Posted by SupermanBrandon

JK5s next 3. No Acuna. But he hints that there’s 1 more after these.



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Great to see the number of artists pushing to get to 20 cards. Hopefully one of the lessons Topps learned is that they need to set strict deadlines on these commissions.

[zworykin]

Originally Posted by Silas Barnaby

How do people rank the Yogi Berra cards thus far?

Not a fan of any of them. The AB, I would have strongly considered picking up, if not for the ridiculous photoshopping of the faces onto the rings. The picture stands on its own (though I suppose I'd like to have seen it cropped a bit tighter to cut out the knob, so it would look like he was actually holding the bat like a bat). Of course then there wouldn't be any real artistic contribution, so it wouldn't really fit into the project...

I guess what I really want in the end is for Topps to just put the real photo onto a card?

[aeast317]

Originally Posted by 1000 Sport Zonk

In the case of Skees Deion I would say the best word for it is:

Pastiche

an artistic work in a style that imitates that of another work, artist, or period.

an artistic work consisting of a medley of pieces imitating various sources.

imitate the style of (an artist or work).

Influence would suggest an original creation in a similar vein of an artists work, the Deion card is replicating 1 to 1 placement of elements -- its too direct to be merely "influence".

Also, I wouldnt say "rip-off" because that would suggest he is trying to pass it off as an original work, when he isnt. He is direct and open with the origin of the design.

great post

[vermonty]

I'm trying to understand the appeal of the Toy Tokyo wrapper, but can easily see why the others are liked.

Definitely in for the Harper, Guerrero, and Clemente. Not sure on the other two.

There are only 9 more days of drops, presumably, so it will be a wild [and somewhat expensive] next couple weeks. 54 doesn't quite complete the sets for all artists with 16 or more cards, let alone the others, so I'm guessing we'll have a burst at the end of more than 6 cards per day...

[Randallk34]

Wrapper cards not for me, I just don't get it

[cjraleigh]

Yes or no to one more Kershaw? Asking for a friend.

[robbucjr]

Maybe we get another Papi card or two in the next week with the HOF induction?

[1000 Sport Zonk]

Originally Posted by cjraleigh

Yes or no to one more Kershaw? Asking for a friend.

I dont think it will do gangbusters unless the artist themselves is the sales driving force. The last Kershaw was 282 cards ago and it was a Ermsy, which sold a PR of 2,773. Before that was RISK Kershaw, card #393 and it sold a PR of 1,018.

There is currently seven Kershaw cards.

I would say if they are going to do a Pitcher card, may as well just go with whomever their favorite Pitcher is, and if thats Kershaw, go for it. Won't make a big difference.

[Randallk34]

Originally Posted by robbucjr

Maybe we get another Papi card or two in the next week with the HOF induction?

BARF!!!!!!

[zworykin]

Got my first foil today - the Jacob Rochester 1977 Satchel Paige. I dig it.

Somehow I hadn't realized that these came as extra cards, I thought they came in place of the normal one. Unexpected bonus for me!

I guess now I will need to track down a foil Josh Gibson to pair with it, if I don't get lucky on that one too...

[R A]

The long-awaited Wheeler mail day!

I hope all the other patient Wheelerians receive their goods soon too.

[Silas Barnaby]

Originally Posted by zworykin

Got my first foil today - the Jacob Rochester 1977 Satchel Paige. I dig it.

Somehow I hadn't realized that these came as extra cards, I thought they came in place of the normal one. Unexpected bonus for me!

I guess now I will need to track down a foil Josh Gibson to pair with it, if I don't get lucky on that one too...

Do you have an AP of each?

Need to do the double-triple.

[Silas Barnaby]

Originally Posted by R A

The long-awaited Wheeler mail day!

I hope all the other patient Wheelerians receive their goods soon too.

Mine should be there today when I get home.

Can't wait.

[440ToCenter]

Originally Posted by Treesham

Interesting trivia about the Tokyo wrapper - only four players in MLB history have worn the number 89, and NONE before 2020.

Good trivia, remembering reading an article just a few years back saying that there were only 6 numbers never used by a MLB player.

They were 80, 86, 89, 90, 92, 93...but have now since all been used at least once after the 2021 season.

[samcam]

Originally Posted by R A

It's good to see samcam and mudflap back in the mix.

Howdy RA! I never left, I just took the page off my browser in order to do something...Not that I did anything, at all.

[440ToCenter]

Originally Posted by zworykin

Got my first foil today - the Jacob Rochester 1977 Satchel Paige. I dig it.

Congrats on the foil, I'm around 150 cards in and have yet to receive one in my order. I only order one of each card, and not any 2/3/4/6 packs, plus most of the PRs are above the avg, so I guess its not that big of a surprise.

Just hoping to get one by the end !

[samcam]

Pulling for you! Maybe you'll pop a gold why not you!!!???

[eldavojohn]

More random PRs revealed:
837 Manny Machado Sket One 794
838 Stan Musial Keith Shore 1396
839 Hank Aaron Ron English 723
840 Hank Aaron Quiccs 939
841 Wrapper CRAOLA 661

[zworykin]

Originally Posted by Silas Barnaby

Do you have an AP of each?

Need to do the double-triple.

Ha, no thanks. APs don't do anything for me visually, nor conceptually - rarer, sure, but the rarity was paid for, not random. I'd much rather have, even if I'm getting it second hand, something that originally came via via luck of the draw. Don't really know why, but that's my preference. At least in situations like this where the two options are actually pretty close to the same rarity...

[Treesham]

Originally Posted by 440ToCenter

Good trivia, remembering reading an article just a few years back saying that there were only 6 numbers never used by a MLB player.

They were 80, 86, 89, 90, 92, 93...but have now since all been used at least once after the 2021 season.

i do believe 89 was the last to be used. wait, did i say that already?