tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5762290031812281192.post3892438729852866714..comments2023-07-07T05:27:14.633-05:00Comments on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog: Responding to Comments from Yesterday's Pete Rose Article (Again, It's Not Topps' Fault!!!)James B. Anamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18399676656361520517noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5762290031812281192.post-41829595243352001972013-02-14T14:55:37.434-06:002013-02-14T14:55:37.434-06:00To your question about whether Pete Rose was inser...To your question about whether Pete Rose was inserted in the 2001 Topps buyback product. He was....I pulled the redemption for his rookie card in 2011. Here's the picture of the card in the sad post I did about it.<br /><br />http://dansotherworld.blogspot.com/2011/04/redemption-blues.html<br /><br />I just thought that Rose was a Leaf exclusive now, and that was the other reason he couldn't be shown or mentioned (though I'm not sure about this...is Ichiro also a Leaf exclusive?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5762290031812281192.post-66634443020739896482013-02-14T14:26:20.896-06:002013-02-14T14:26:20.896-06:00Good write up (again).
The analogy drawn for A&...Good write up (again). <br /><br />The analogy drawn for A&G isn't appropriate - MLB hasn't said to Topps "don't include" Kate Upton or John McEnroe. They have specifically said "thou must exclude" Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe.<br /><br />Also, for the question "why does Topps cater to MLB more than TV stations do". That's about power. If Topps loses their license, the company would be a shell of itself at best. Topps needs MLB far more than MLB needs Topps. <br /><br />But TV stations have far more power in that relationship. If MLB decided to pull Sunday Night Baseball, ESPN would be just fine. I believe a move like that would hurt MLB more than anything; to a certain extent, MLB needs ESPN and Fox.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com