Look at this card! I mean, where do you want me to begin? The ump's fat ass dominating the card? The infielder on the left? Oh! Maybe the guy who's name appears on the card? It MUST be the catcher right, since it states "Catcher" on the lower right? That's about the ONLY way you'd even know who's card this is.
Absolute classic "bad card" from a set that had a ton of them, 1973 Topps.
Don't get me wrong: I actually like the '73 set. I do. Tons of nice cards in there. But man, when they missed, they missed BIG! As a matter of fact the "What Were They Thinking" thread will be dominated by this set.
That aside, let's examine this card. You actually have FOUR human beings in this shot, and yet you can't make out ANY of their faces. What are the odds?
The best thing you CAN make out is "It's Miller Time" on the back wall of the stadium. Awesome!
One of my all-time favorite "what were they thinking" cards! So much so that when I started collecting again after a 20 year break (and selling off my entire collection in the mid-80's), I gave myself rules like "only Hall of Famers" or "if not a Hall of Famer, then the card must be 50+ years or older". (Hey, I had to have SOME rules or I'd go crazy trying to buy everything up in these days of instant gratification and Ebay!)
Anyway, SOME cards had to be an exception, and this was one of them since I remembered how hilarious it was. It's such a stinker that I really was tempted to recreate it. But sometimes you have to refrain from messing with "perfection". Even if "perfection" is a disaster for the ages!
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| So what do you think? The Ump wears a 42 pant? |