when i was looking for a larry walker card to include in my retired numbers mini-collection (his number 33 is retired by the rockies), i came across this 1995 topps bazooka card of his
the other card that immediately came to my mind with this same issue is gary carter's 1992 donruss card
on which the hall of fame catcher is not catching even though that is the position listed. i think there may be a similar johnny bench card. davey lopes is shown in the outfield on his 2004 topps fan favorites card
these aren't errors, obviously, and i'm not suggesting that the card companies screwed up. it's just an interesting thing to notice, don't you think?
So did the card company intentionally show these guys at their less frequent positions to be different or is that what they played when the photographer was there?
ReplyDeleteI think there's a card of Jose Canseco as a pitcher, but I'm pretty sure that was intentional on the company's part.
Three great examples. I'm most surprised that I've never seen a post on that Carter before, since it's from one of those overproduced card sets and there are several Dodger bloggers. Then again... maybe it has been written about before and I missed it (or don't remember). Regardless... cool card.
ReplyDeleteI kinda sorta collect cards like this - gonna have to add the Walker to my want list! I especially like the ones that list guys as DHs while clearly showing them in the field.
ReplyDeleteFunny, I just commented on someone's custom which had something similar. The card it made me think of was 1981 Fleer Rusty Staub. It says "Outfield DH" but clearly shows him playing first base.
ReplyDeleteYes, it is interesting!
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