tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433941530167569659.post6127062231256062773..comments2024-03-04T07:33:09.398-05:00Comments on The Phillies Room: 1998 Topps PhilliesJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06161762602291616465noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433941530167569659.post-12535337444407107812012-03-29T19:53:46.707-04:002012-03-29T19:53:46.707-04:00As a postscript, Pinnacle was out of the business ...As a postscript, Pinnacle was out of the business of making baseball cards in 1999.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06161762602291616465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433941530167569659.post-69167161754211520132012-03-29T15:04:20.751-04:002012-03-29T15:04:20.751-04:00That is unreal, I would like to have heard the pit...That is unreal, I would like to have heard the pitch meeting where the cards in a can idea came about.<br /><br />OK, kids are not collecting cards like they were even 5 years ago. Research finds they are now into video games and Pokemon. What can we do to get the younger collectors back in the fold?<br /><br />Two words: soup cans...soup cans are going to be hot in the upcoming decade. Kids don't know it yet, but they will love to play with soup cans. <br /><br />You know how we used to attach cards to our bicycle spokes and make the motorcycle sound on our bikes (breaking character: I really never knew anyone who really did that), well kids now ride scooters, and can tie cans to the back of their scooters and it will make a loud rattling sound while they ride down the street. The children will want our soup cans with pictures of their favorite players on the side.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09170852386254175201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433941530167569659.post-67124283396711498392012-03-27T13:19:52.036-04:002012-03-27T13:19:52.036-04:00Sadly, it's not a joke. Do a quick Google Ima...Sadly, it's not a joke. Do a quick Google Images search for "pinnacle inside can" and you'll see what I mean. <br /><br />I can't wait to move on from this era of Topps cards and get into the 2000s.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06161762602291616465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433941530167569659.post-26601776114928465932012-03-27T10:07:20.427-04:002012-03-27T10:07:20.427-04:00My two cents...more awful cards, this stretch from...My two cents...more awful cards, this stretch from 1994-1998 has to be the worst stretch in Topps history, I think I remember what the 1999's looked like as I think I started collecting again about then and they get away from the over the top designs using every feature available in photoshop.<br /><br />Something I didn't know that you posted here, cards issued in cans? Really? Is that a joke? No wonder pinnacle isn't around anymore, who was buying cards inside of cans. Were they like soup cans or sardine cans?Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09170852386254175201noreply@blogger.com