I even played on a men’s fastpitch softball team for two summers. Beginning 1994, each spring and summer I played baseball in the NABA, and on several competitive and rec-league men’s and co-ed slow-pitch softball teams. Looking back on my life back then, it could very much be defined by Baseball and Beer. We were also regulars at the Kingdome in those days (usually after a stop at the King Street Alehouse and followed by a trip to the Owl n’ Thistle) and were first-hand witnesses to the rise of the Seattle Mariners and their brief heyday, including their historic playoff run in 1995. I spent a lot of time in bars back then, in large part because I worked in the wine and craft beer business… and in a (much) larger part, because I liked drinking beer and watching baseball.
I was fresh out of college and living with 3 buddies in a house near Greenlake, that was about halfway between Leny’s (in what is now known as Tangletown), and Murphy’s Pub on 45th. New Kids On the Bench (aka, Roster Expansion Givea.When I first saw the name “Kettle Wirts” it immediately made me time-travel back to my mid 20’s.1967 Topps Baseball Stand-Ups #5, Ron Swoboda.RIP Chris Stufflestreet of the Vintage Sportscards.Type collection count: This post marks #700 on the blog thanks to all who've read this far. Lesser-known players run $10-20 in low grade, but superstars like Clemente and Mantle cost hundreds more.įakes / reprints: Haven't seen any in the marketplace, in part because many dealers slab all of their Supers, which would (hopefully) catch the bad ones. This Yaz was $50, even with paper missing. Value: Super Baseball's sharp look and limited availability make it pricy to modern collectors. Set your sights on the star-filled checklist, if you feel lucky. I've been working on a low-grade version for 8+ years and need about 10 more, mostly HOFers. Looking to catch all 66 Super cards? It's possible for patient collectors who can invest $1000+ in a set. O-Pee-Chee #5, Ken Harrelson (shows most of the above in one post).Topps Team Posters #5, Baltimore Orioles.Topps Stamps & Stamp Albums #5, Atlanta Braves.Topps Deckle-Edge (aka Deckles) #5, Jim Fregosi.Topps editors pulled out all the stops in 1969, shipping 8 different sets to some part of North America. In other words, pick die-cut over "plain" proofs when you're sifting through those 25-cent "test issues" boxes at card shows! Additional small punched-out pieces along the bottom of the card, when properly used, were intended to allow the player's head to stand for display." The design allows the player's head to be punched out of the black background. It is almost certain that these cards were never issued to the public, and their astounding rarity is consistent with this speculation.the cards were produced on one-quarter inch thick cardboard stock which has been die-cut punched. 1967 Topps Stand-Ups are one of the rarest and most intriguing of all 1960s Topps issues. "Rarer and more desirable thick die-cut variety, which is the form in which the cards were actually intended to be issued (as opposed to thin proof cards cut from sheets). Their $41K auction for 12 die-cut versions included this set commentary. Robert Edwards Auctions sold a few 1967 Stand-Ups over the years, both of uncut proofs like the scan above and some thicker, rarer die-cuts. It's hard to find much info about their production process, as it's almost certain they never saw life outside of a Topps print shop. Stand-Ups rank as the rarest non-standard 1967 Topps issue, behind comparatively plentiful 5"x7" Pin-Ups ( set profile) and peel-off stickers for two teams ( Pirates and Red Sox set profiles). Proof card front, no die-cut (blank back)
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