tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433941530167569659.post7906265818827646735..comments2024-03-04T07:33:09.398-05:00Comments on The Phillies Room: 1974 Topps PhilliesJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06161762602291616465noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433941530167569659.post-63865486903909542092011-07-18T07:46:03.929-04:002011-07-18T07:46:03.929-04:00I'm glad you picked up on the Rogo inclusion! ...I'm glad you picked up on the Rogo inclusion! I needed a card to round out the last set of four, and I had the same thought the Phillies had back in 2003, "Oh yeah, Mike, you're invited too."Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06161762602291616465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433941530167569659.post-14868450245269739342011-07-18T07:33:00.189-04:002011-07-18T07:33:00.189-04:00Mike Rogodzinski belongs in the "What's h...Mike Rogodzinski belongs in the "What's he doing here" category no matter what the setting! :D<br /><br />When the Phillies closed Veterans Stadium, they had a ceremony including about 100 players covering all years at the Vet. The breakdown of players was 3 players at each position (generally the current year's starter, the 1993 starter, and the 1980 starter), plus other random players from as far back as 1971. Every player there (aside from the current team's backups) was a significant contributor during his Phillies' career except for Mike Rogodzinski.<br /><br />It's almost as if when the Phillies were inviting players, they realized Rogo was within earshot, so they awkwardly said, "oh yeah, Mike, you're invited too".Jim from Downingtownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537007940455183397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433941530167569659.post-49827029286515293282011-07-17T22:44:12.989-04:002011-07-17T22:44:12.989-04:00Topps kept giving Monteagudo cards though he never...Topps kept giving Monteagudo cards though he never hung around too long with one team or a whole season. Why would they waste a 1974 Traded card on him, but airbrush Dave Cash?Eric C. Loyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02976398985735064343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433941530167569659.post-6889609171993637732011-07-17T21:27:25.439-04:002011-07-17T21:27:25.439-04:00Matt & Night Owl - It's definitely a class...Matt & Night Owl - It's definitely a classic set and a trend-setter. One of my favorites.<br /><br />Eric - Holy cow! I had no idea there were so many variations.<br /><br />Devon - Tug came over after the '74 season ended. The cool thing about the guys you mentioned - Luzinski, Bowa, Schmidt, Boone is that they were all home-grown. Years of good drafts and good minor league coaching was starting to pay off.<br /><br />S36 - I don't have the Washington cards. My Dad and I discussed going back and getting these cards after we had finished with the "base" 660 cards, but we never did. Similarly, we toyed for years with the idea of collecting the '75 Mini set just because we had so much fun collecting the regular '75 set, but the project never happened.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06161762602291616465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433941530167569659.post-41989957084844652932011-07-17T19:50:45.807-04:002011-07-17T19:50:45.807-04:00I think the '74 Topps set is the first one rea...I think the '74 Topps set is the first one really to use the appropriate colors with respective teams. For example:<br /><br />Green with the A's<br />Blue with the Dodgers<br />Orange with the Mets<br />Black with the Pirates and Orioles<br />Red with the Phillies and Reds<br /><br />Etc, etc.<br /><br />When you compare with previous Topps sets, it was definitely a trend-setter in finally getting the design colors to go with the team colors, in most cases.night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433941530167569659.post-73347965524234872182011-07-17T19:07:18.090-04:002011-07-17T19:07:18.090-04:00So, does your set have the Washington cards?So, does your set have the Washington cards?Section 36https://www.blogger.com/profile/18194098940017348361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433941530167569659.post-71365479874782316832011-07-17T18:12:51.839-04:002011-07-17T18:12:51.839-04:00OOps. I meant to mention Unser Jr... not sure why ...OOps. I meant to mention Unser Jr... not sure why I added McGraw instead :-P ...was he in Philly yet? I know he started in Queens, but I can't remmeber when he leftAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433941530167569659.post-76903543422267203162011-07-17T18:10:57.643-04:002011-07-17T18:10:57.643-04:00Don't think I ever realized that the core of t...Don't think I ever realized that the core of the '80 championship team was together so long... Luzinski, Bowa, Schmidt, Boone, as well as Carlton & McGraw on the mound.<br /><br />Also, can't help but find it interesting you chose this set, since the '80 set resembles it's design so much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433941530167569659.post-37198747739608326242011-07-17T17:55:03.727-04:002011-07-17T17:55:03.727-04:00To get the master set of Phillies from 1974 you ne...To get the master set of Phillies from 1974 you need to get all 3 variations of #599, and both variations of #608 (Apodaca/o). AND you have to get both variations of the red team checklist card (one * or 2). It took me about 30 years to finish 1974.Eric C. Loyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02976398985735064343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433941530167569659.post-2963593051153553712011-07-17T16:08:05.846-04:002011-07-17T16:08:05.846-04:00My first year of collecting was 1974. I still asso...My first year of collecting was 1974. I still associate the colors with the teams, even the strange ones like the pink for the Angels. Topps did a lot of things right that year such as separate team checklist cards, informative backs on team cards, and the Hank Aaron special set.Matt Runyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08386635541020320778noreply@blogger.com