tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261242413531374726.post2354413986566053202..comments2022-11-01T05:48:53.300-04:00Comments on Baseball Card News by DeansCards.com: 1968 Topps: The set with the speckled borderAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08302076397797288525noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261242413531374726.post-88499496674531717472011-12-27T11:48:39.122-05:002011-12-27T11:48:39.122-05:00Couple of fact check updates to this otherwise goo...Couple of fact check updates to this otherwise good article: Both 'Manager's Dream' and 'Superstars' photos were taken at the 1964 All-Star Game at Shea Stadium in NY - not in 1966 at new Busch Stadium. This is fact and had an Uncle who was a photog for Topps at that time. Also obvious that the photos are at Shea because of the orange/yellow wooden seats of both the Field Level and Loge seating. I was a Season Ticket holder for 25 yrs+ and was at the Game with my Dad at the time. <br /><br />Also the Colt.45's became the Astros in 1965 - not 1966. Mantle hit the first homer in an exhibition game at the new Astrodome in April,1965 and the team was the Astros. I know - I was there.rich hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18294066697308835209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261242413531374726.post-61131306227564210062011-12-17T13:40:13.741-05:002011-12-17T13:40:13.741-05:00couple of key errors in this post :
1st - both sh...couple of key errors in this post :<br /><br />1st - both shots of 'SuperStars' and 'Managers Dream' were taken at the 1964 All-Star Game at Shea Stadium in NY. 90% of all Topps cards were photographed at either Shea or Yankee during this timeframe, since Topps was hdq in Brooklyn.<br /><br />Also - the Cots became the Astros and moved into the Astrodome in 1965 - not 1966 - as this author has stated...rich hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18294066697308835209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261242413531374726.post-6716658652647312172010-12-07T17:52:49.798-05:002010-12-07T17:52:49.798-05:00Thanks for the great information about the 1968 se...Thanks for the great information about the 1968 set -- I didn't know a whole lot about the dispute between the union and Topps. That explains a lot about both the 1968 and 1969 sets.Matt Runyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08386635541020320778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261242413531374726.post-7937862127391894112010-12-04T08:01:06.266-05:002010-12-04T08:01:06.266-05:00Nice article Dean.
Personally, the 1968 set is my...Nice article Dean.<br /><br />Personally, the 1968 set is my least favorite set of the 1960's. After coming off a GREAT design in 1967 this just seemed like a weak follow up.Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00885170314284340429noreply@blogger.com