about two years ago, i completed a dodger team set of relics from 2001 upper deck vintage. some of the relic cards from that set were among the first that i owned, but one had eluded me for quite some time.
it's numbered to 100, and i could not afford what it was selling for 20 years ago. since then, it's been somewhat hard to find, but one came up in a true auction (while another sat on ebay with a large buy-it-now price) and i was able to come away the winner.
it's been just over 66 years since these four players celebrated together on the field at yankee stadium as they helped the dodgers to their first world series championship. in the decisive game 7, hodges drove in both runs, with campy scoring the first of them, and that was enough for johnny podres. neither jackie nor newk made an appearance in game 7 as podres pitched a complete game and don hoak took over at third for jackie, who had hit just .182 in the first six games.
i am very happy to have added this card to my collection - the 1955 dodgers have really proven to be one of the most memorable - timeless, if you will - teams of the 20th century.
Usually, I deeply dislike relic cards which feature super old relics, but I admit I like this one. It looks vintage enough not to be heretical. Congrats on completing the set.
ReplyDeletethanks. i agree that the design works really well - no foil or refraction, just primary colors
DeleteI know that it's probably heresy to suggest such a thing, but given their respective performances, it seems like Johnny Podres should've replaced Jackie on this card.
ReplyDeleteThat’s true. Maybe this was a preview of the 2004 timeless teams set where the checklist was more about player availability than performance
Delete