Monday, January 22, 2018

Sportscaster Cards That Are No Longer Accurate

I won't get into the exact text of the new blocking the plate rule in baseball, but I am confident that it is not the same as the rules stated on this card featuring Johnny Bench and Steve Yeager.




The text also mentions that the runner is out when hit by a batted ball.  That is not always true.

Sunday, January 21, 2018

Another Sportscaster Variation - The Hockey Card Featuring the Espositos

I checked my cards, which are mostly sorted, and found this version of the Espositos card.  The text correctly identified their roles in the 1972 Canada-USSR series.  This was done in print run "A".  I didn't check later print runs yet to see if the card had more variations.

Do Phil Esposito or Tony Esposito fans even care about something this minor?  Most Sportscaster collectors probably don't even care about this.  I'm interested because it gives me something to do.


Are There Other Sportscaster Cards Like This One?

I picked up this Sportscaster card recently.    It features Phil and Tony Esposito.  Are there any other Sportscaster cards that have a player listed it the title where they don't show his picture on the front?  That will take a long time for me to figure out. 




I don't remember ever reading about the Team Canada - USSR eight-game series that was held in 1972.  For those of you younger than me, that is how things were without constant sports news on television.  There are some good recaps of this series online. 

The card mentions it, but I think there is an error in crediting the brothers for their play in that series.  They seem to have switched the names.  




What do I remember most about these brothers?  I had a table-top hockey game that featured both of them.  I think it was called One-on-One Hockey or something like that.  If I saw this game at a flea market I'd be certain to buy it.

Friday, January 5, 2018

Summary of How Many Sportscaster Cards that I Need

Now that I've finished packs 30 - 39, I'd really like to be done from 01 - 49 by getting the Dave Kingman and Walter Payton cards. 

I picked up a handful of cards today that included the Clemente and a few other variations that I needed.  I didn't get anything else to shorten the list below.

Here are the number of cards that I am missing from each range of sets.

01 - 09           0 cards

10 - 19           0 cards

20 - 29           2 cards   (Dave Kingman; Walter Payton)

30 - 39           0 cards   (32-01 Baseball 3,000-Hit Club - Roberto Clemente pictured)

40 - 49           0 cards

50 - 59         13 cards

60 - 69         21 cards

70 - 79         39 cards

80 - 88         41 cards

101-103       13 cards

Total          129 cards