tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168231666068469441.post2125473214696543878..comments2023-03-19T05:17:58.677-04:00Comments on 1966 Topps Baseball: 50 Years Ago - 1966 Opening Day Lineups (AL)Jim from Downingtownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01537007940455183397noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168231666068469441.post-37624897548357180262016-04-18T11:55:32.577-04:002016-04-18T11:55:32.577-04:00Thanks Jim, I appreciate it! Yes, Indians fan sin...Thanks Jim, I appreciate it! Yes, Indians fan since '72 and I firmly believe that NOTHING approaches those Topps sets from '64 to '75. I love, love, love the old low-tech, up-close-and-personal photography and plain, (mostly) unobtrusive set designs from those years. The ugly capless photos and airbrush jobs more than offset the cold, impersonal action shots of the more recent sets. I just wish somebody at Topps would one day write a book on set designs and what went into choosing them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168231666068469441.post-84515282416582767622016-04-15T22:09:36.493-04:002016-04-15T22:09:36.493-04:00Scott, I see you are from Cleveland. If you are a...Scott, I see you are from Cleveland. If you are an old-school Indians' fan, you will appreciate <a href="http://1967topps.blogspot.com/2014/04/sam-mcdowell-295.html" rel="nofollow">this</a> and <a href="http://1967topps.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-1967-indians.html" rel="nofollow">this</a>.Jim from Downingtownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537007940455183397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168231666068469441.post-32543756810964233982016-04-15T22:02:09.095-04:002016-04-15T22:02:09.095-04:00Scott,
Yeah, it's a good thing they didn'...Scott,<br /><br />Yeah, it's a good thing they didn't start Dick Howser at shortstop - I'm missing his card. (That's what happened with the Twins, Tigers, and Yankees.) Jim from Downingtownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537007940455183397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168231666068469441.post-44876309466002903952016-04-15T11:57:42.212-04:002016-04-15T11:57:42.212-04:00Love these posts too. What's really amazing t...Love these posts too. What's really amazing to me is that you were able to use actual 1966 cards with the correct team for the entire Indians' starting lineup. I bet you couldn't do that again for the next 25 years with the state of the franchise at that time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168231666068469441.post-86924748667531202402016-04-10T13:26:24.615-04:002016-04-10T13:26:24.615-04:00Love these postsLove these postsMark Hoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05562266064195629037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168231666068469441.post-49193419858970104132016-04-06T18:03:23.545-04:002016-04-06T18:03:23.545-04:00Thanks to all.
Bob, it's hard to believe that...Thanks to all.<br /><br />Bob, it's hard to believe that was FIFTY years ago!Jim from Downingtownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537007940455183397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168231666068469441.post-56849368499077783262016-04-06T08:38:18.791-04:002016-04-06T08:38:18.791-04:00Love these. Lots of memories here. The Orioles, on...Love these. Lots of memories here. The Orioles, on top as they were meant to be! That Twins lineup, if you stick Bob Allison in there in the Valdespino spot, is one of my favorite 'opponent' lineups ever. I think Allison was hurt at the beginning of the '66 season. <br /><br />Odd to see the Yankees, with those big names, at the bottom.Commishbobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069472376708715755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168231666068469441.post-74666104521334833742016-04-06T08:06:37.958-04:002016-04-06T08:06:37.958-04:00Thanks for putting these posts together. I really...Thanks for putting these posts together. I really enjoy seeing all these line-ups using the 1966 cards (or the closest available substitutes). Well done!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06161762602291616465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168231666068469441.post-46775774854158860642016-04-05T22:04:57.184-04:002016-04-05T22:04:57.184-04:00Love the Earl Battey (Twins) pose!Love the Earl Battey (Twins) pose!Jim from Downingtownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537007940455183397noreply@blogger.com