On the blog this fine day, a special request that to be honest, I'm very surprised I didn't think of myself, a 1979 "A's Prospects" card with a small revision, that being the inclusion of some young up and coming outfielder named Rickey Henderson:
When
you think about it, the fine folks at Topps easily could have had
Henderson on that card instead of any of the three originally appearing
on it, being that he was tearing through the Minors while posting high
stolen base totals in his three full years before his call up.
In
1978 for example, Henderson hit .310 for the Jersey City A's in
Double-A while stealing 81 bases, while in 1977 playing for the Modesto
A's he hit .345 with 95 steals, scoring an incredible 120 runs in only
134 games.
Granted, I'm glad Topps DIDN'T do this since his
1980 rookie card is the stuff of legend, and I absolutely abhor the
black and white prospect cards of the 1979 set.
But it indeed would have been something if this was what was issued instead.
