tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433941530167569659.post8514801482599344229..comments2024-03-04T07:33:09.398-05:00Comments on The Phillies Room: 1989 Topps PhilliesJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06161762602291616465noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433941530167569659.post-35575105524652076572012-01-03T22:09:17.151-05:002012-01-03T22:09:17.151-05:00Kevin - All excellent points. If the price of a p...Kevin - All excellent points. If the price of a pack of Upper Deck in 1989 had been a little cheaper, I would have given them more consideration.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06161762602291616465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433941530167569659.post-8824385182861816122012-01-03T10:45:59.777-05:002012-01-03T10:45:59.777-05:00Not an Upper Deck fan, but Upper Deck took off bec...Not an Upper Deck fan, but Upper Deck took off because they took advantage of several weaknesses in the market.<br /><br />1) Upgraded the paper quality, so cards would stay in mint condition easier...Score sort of did this the year before but their sophomore effort was worse than the 1982 Fleer set and because of this, they became afterthoughts to all collectors from 1989 on.<br /><br />2) The rarity of their cards...whether this is true or not they advertised how rare their cards were compared to the other companies. Even then there was a sense that cards were being overprinted.<br /><br />3) The hologram...there was concern about fake cards amongst the hobby, especially now with some cards starting to attract 6 figures (in 1989), it was a big selling point<br /><br />4) Ken Griffey Jr...MLB's answer to Michael Jordan through the 1990s, and what is thought of as his rookie card...card #1 in the 1989 UD set...Topps didn't get Griffey in until the 1989 Traded set.<br /><br />5) Design...the design looked modern at the time, a nice white border, clean photos with better resolution (not airbrushed), minimal use of other elements (Topps was bringing out a look that could be seen as an update to the 1978 set, Fleer had some awful grey border and the fface card, Donruss had a rainbow theme going, and Score, while not bas was a mess for other reasons...both Fleer and Donruss were using the same flimsy paper since they started)Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09170852386254175201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433941530167569659.post-48824825691074968312012-01-02T10:13:56.455-05:002012-01-02T10:13:56.455-05:00Thanks guys. I tend to agree with the '91 set...Thanks guys. I tend to agree with the '91 set being a classic. When it first came out, I remember being stunned by the horizontal base cards. I had never before collected a modern set with so many horizontal cards.<br /><br />Night Owl - Looking forward to the post!<br /><br />Jim - I love that Dernier home run and I love Harry's call of it even more. You can just picture Harry and Whitey going crazy in the booth as the play was unfolding.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06161762602291616465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433941530167569659.post-37573602991394740872012-01-01T15:35:16.370-05:002012-01-01T15:35:16.370-05:00As a Mets fan, I still want to spit on the ground ...As a Mets fan, I still want to spit on the ground at the mention of Juan Samuel. The Phillies got Lenny Dykstra and Roger McDowell; the Mets got 86 games of disappointing play, and then traded Samuel for Alejandro Pena and Mike Marshall.<br /><br />I like the 1988 set better than 1987, I think it's a simple-yet-classic design (although I, too, would've liked the player's position on there).<br /><br />I'd nominate 1991 as the last classic Topps set.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433941530167569659.post-66990646923765069272012-01-01T12:34:26.367-05:002012-01-01T12:34:26.367-05:00I agree the 1987 set was an end of an era set. How...I agree the 1987 set was an end of an era set. However, the 1988 set has started to grow on me and the 1991 was great. Starting in 1992 you begin the great abyss - (the beginning of glossy, white paper cards). <br /><br />The 2003 set was the best since 1991. The 2005 set was a worthy set and the 2008 set with its dippin dots design is a great looking set.<br /><br />The 1989 set was like the Phillies not to good but it looks better now than it did 10-15 years agoJohn Batemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14159036395402962119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433941530167569659.post-81019307439906159312012-01-01T12:00:44.866-05:002012-01-01T12:00:44.866-05:00I have a soft spot for '89 Topps because I wen...I have a soft spot for '89 Topps because I went crazy trying to complete the set (I must get the traded set someday, I'm sure it's dirt cheap).<br /><br />'87 Topps may well be the last universally loved set (not by me -- never liked it), because of how many sets arrived after that.<br /><br />Yikes, I think you gave me a post idea.night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433941530167569659.post-23788817307459578322012-01-01T11:06:46.225-05:002012-01-01T11:06:46.225-05:00That Dernier HR was one of the all-time greatest P...That Dernier HR was one of the all-time greatest Philadelphia sports plays I have seen.Jim from Downingtownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537007940455183397noreply@blogger.com