tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968890904774098130.post532961365050918699..comments2023-09-08T05:50:20.204-04:00Comments on 78 Topps Cards: 1978 Topps Cards #61 through #66Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05644396308532248413noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968890904774098130.post-29002770955792603392008-11-25T11:03:00.000-05:002008-11-25T11:03:00.000-05:00pointsTimberhill +2Luke +1Kevin +2Johngy +2--David...points<BR/><BR/>Timberhill +2<BR/>Luke +1<BR/>Kevin +2<BR/>Johngy +2<BR/>--David +2<BR/>White Sox Cards +2<BR/>night owl +2<BR/>gcrl +2<BR/>jacobmrley +3<BR/>MMayes +3<BR/>Ben +2<BR/>kevinb +2Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05644396308532248413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968890904774098130.post-69931817258510743422008-11-23T18:28:00.000-05:002008-11-23T18:28:00.000-05:00Ooh ooh ooh Mr. Kotter...that's the card I would v...Ooh ooh ooh Mr. Kotter...that's the card I would vote for if the voting thing was up...also he is the 11th card with Tiger connections, and the first I had to look on the link to the Baseball-reference page to know that...never heard of him before.kevinbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15100929919171868287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968890904774098130.post-50125932207169578092008-11-23T16:26:00.000-05:002008-11-23T16:26:00.000-05:00I can't say exactly what it is, I just really don'...I can't say exactly what it is, I just really don't like pullover baseball jerseys.<BR/><BR/>Though I own one baseball jersey, a game used Twins jersey from '84, therefore it is a baby blue pullover.Timberhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15183350619025651850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968890904774098130.post-80076582158544000322008-11-22T23:18:00.000-05:002008-11-22T23:18:00.000-05:00This may sound crazy, but I love manager cards, an...This may sound crazy, but I love manager cards, and this is the first time I've ever seen the manager cards from the 78 set.<BR/><BR/>I just wish more manager cards would actually talk about the manager and not just be a team checklist.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03728779862706637119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968890904774098130.post-7401549197406697552008-11-22T19:39:00.000-05:002008-11-22T19:39:00.000-05:00Check out the 375 sign on the fence behind Rob And...Check out the 375 sign on the fence behind Rob Andrews in Jim Barr's photo. I think you're going to see a lot of that in cards to come that were action shots taken in Candlestick.<BR/><BR/>Top 4 Interesting facts about Gene Pentz:<BR/>4. From Flood City (Johnstown, PA)<BR/>3. His stats show he was wilder than his hair.<BR/>2. Spent Halloween 1979 trying to convince people he wasn't trying to play a cruel trick by dressing up as Thurman Munson.<BR/>1. Got his only major leage hit off Hall of Famer Bruce Sutter in 1976.MMayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09893007769493689849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968890904774098130.post-72432268467995047512008-11-22T17:01:00.000-05:002008-11-22T17:01:00.000-05:00i can't tell if the blanks card is just awful or a...i can't tell if the blanks card is just awful or awful airbrushing...but he was in the middle of his tenure with the tribe, so this might just be bad photograph meets bad uniform design.<BR/><BR/>the singleton is one of the better pictures so far...great follow through...<BR/><BR/>guys i've never heard of: #2<BR/>1. tom johnson<BR/>2. gene pentz<BR/><BR/>when i plugged gene pentz into google, i got "Did you mean: jane pentz " poor guy...even google doesn't know who he is...jacobmrleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13991748868368917576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968890904774098130.post-85084890359401191522008-11-22T16:02:00.000-05:002008-11-22T16:02:00.000-05:00i really like the barr card. it's a full body sho...i really like the barr card. it's a full body shot, even if it is of a giant.<BR/>the 'c' on the indians hats back then always made me think of the flintstones. like it was a 'c' carved out of rock in mr. slate's quarry.gcrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09882449679093991427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968890904774098130.post-80285195290008394602008-11-22T14:04:00.000-05:002008-11-22T14:04:00.000-05:00The manager cards rule. When these first came out ...The manager cards rule. When these first came out in '78, I couldn't believe how awesome the cards were. I love the backs of those cards -- these guys were players, too!night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968890904774098130.post-69485159228845238892008-11-22T13:25:00.000-05:002008-11-22T13:25:00.000-05:00Zimmer looks like the second coming of Nellie Fox ...Zimmer looks like the second coming of Nellie Fox in that photo.Steve Giermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291911419511893670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968890904774098130.post-49439812909956666312008-11-22T12:35:00.000-05:002008-11-22T12:35:00.000-05:00Ah, Larvell Blanks. Big cheesy grin, fro stickin ...Ah, Larvell Blanks. Big cheesy grin, fro stickin out the sides of his hat. This is one of the epitome's of 70's baseball! Gotta love it!!<BR/><BR/>Aside: I had a friend once that gave a presentation in which she said "epi-tome" - as in epilady and a big book. It was hilarious.--Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03884046413767054746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968890904774098130.post-27046776212019059902008-11-22T12:30:00.000-05:002008-11-22T12:30:00.000-05:00I love the White Sox team card. It shows just how...I love the White Sox team card. It shows just how awful those uni's were. How cool would it have been for the team card to feature the shorts?!Johngyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18416011578421652629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968890904774098130.post-62349766741015595382008-11-22T12:10:00.000-05:002008-11-22T12:10:00.000-05:00Man, looking at that picture of Zim, you can see w...Man, looking at that picture of Zim, you can see why "Spaceman" Bill Lee called him a gerbil.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01334533396646438555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968890904774098130.post-47251610286552766842008-11-22T10:46:00.000-05:002008-11-22T10:46:00.000-05:00Love the Larvell card.I actually have this one!Love the Larvell card.<BR/><BR/>I actually have this one!Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15521371257268577443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968890904774098130.post-39150888593145029982008-11-22T09:21:00.000-05:002008-11-22T09:21:00.000-05:00Why do you dislike the pullovers so much? I don't ...Why do you dislike the pullovers so much? I don't even notice the difference myself.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05644396308532248413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968890904774098130.post-14465193886071275542008-11-22T09:15:00.000-05:002008-11-22T09:15:00.000-05:00Man, I'm loving this blog and all, but I don't kno...Man, I'm loving this blog and all, but I don't know if I can read the backs of this entire set without my head exploding out of grammatical anger.<BR/><BR/>ARTICLES!!! PLEASE USE THEM!!!<BR/><BR/>Blast! I can't tell with the Pentz card, but it would appear they're all sporting pullover jerseys.Timberhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15183350619025651850noreply@blogger.com