tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5762290031812281192.post812810506945218969..comments2023-07-07T05:27:14.633-05:00Comments on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog: 2011 Topps Archives: Fred McGriffJames B. Anamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18399676656361520517noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5762290031812281192.post-68716179817713983682009-07-22T12:12:41.132-05:002009-07-22T12:12:41.132-05:00The Braves beat the Indians in the "Battle of...The Braves beat the Indians in the "Battle of Tribes" WS in '95, not the Yankees, but that's not why I'm commenting.<br /><br />I LOVE the Archives sets and look at them all the time, however, my problem with them is that you are showing the first and last card of a player, and that's not necessarily with the team he had the most success with. I know that's what the '02 Archives set supposedly captures: a player's best season. But some players still fall through the cracks. Best example I can think of offhand: Steve Carlton. As a diehard Phillies fan, none of the sets has him as a Phillie! His rookie is with St. Louis, his last card (ouch) is the traded '87 with Cleveland, and his best year was '72, which they got right, but they used his regular card which was still with the Cards. He was traded before that season to the Phillies then went on to dominate. He does have a Phillies traded card from the end of the year '72 traded set, and that's what they should have used, in my opinion. So, after all of that, I think the '11 Archives should so how accurately capture a players best known club and/or season; maybe do a rookie and best season combo instead of rookie and last card. It's kind of sad seeing some of the all-time greats' last card with some other random team (like the Carlton example above).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com