poser

i was looking through cards in my scanned folder over the weekend and i noticed a few duke snider cards in there. i've posted this one before

it's from 2004 topps tribute and shows snider in the latter brooklyn dodger years with his hands on his knees. then i noticed another card, this one from 2005 donruss signature series

that shows him in the same pose. it's clearly a different photo, but the same pose.

then i saw his 2012 topps tribute and triple threads cards (bronze and sepia, respectively)

and again noted the similar poses in different photos.

none of this is shocking, as there are only so many poses that players can strike (like suttoning), and with the proliferation of card releases we are seeing more photos - or more of the same photo.  this 2021 topps finest legacies insert

recycles one of the snider images and pairs it with a cody bellinger action shot.

action shots are the name of the game these days outside of sets like allen & ginter and parts of stadium club. i wouldn't mind a few more posed shots (with their natural background unlike heritage sets from the recent past) mixed in.