I'm a big fan off the font for player names on the regular single player cards. I didn't truly appreciate it until I replicated it for other projects. There are some collectors who find the 1970 set to be their favorite. I thought a little differently, but respected their opinion.
It wasn't until I saw the Heritage set, that I really saw photos pop. I'm used to seeing the 1970 set through the eyes of the past. The colors have faded a bit and blend into each other in most examples that I have seen. The 1970 and 1971 sets are notoriously hard to find in mint condition, especially the 1971 set. That could have added to my perception.
For every cool Lowell Palmer card, there were many other examples of Topps photography choices that were a bit lazy or off. While this overall set has the Lowell Palmer equivalent in Pat Neshek, I don't see those bizarre choices in photos. For the record, I couldn't think of a better subject to replicate the Lowell Palmer card than Pat Neshek. If he ever joins the White Sox, that will be a great day.
What I do see is photos that pop. They pop better because of the grey background. There is only so much you can do with staged photographs, but this set doesn't feel like there are as many limitations.
Of course there are the obligatory airbrushed (now Photoshopped) images. If you are paying homage to a set full of airbrushed masterpieces (and I say that lovingly dripped with sarcasm), you need to replicate it.
The White Sox have a total of twenty cards, including one "action" variation and one "throwback" variation in this set.
7 - Michael Kopech, Caleb Frare
18 - Lucas Giolito
91 - Yolmer Sanchez
129 - James McCann
146 - Nate Jones
180 - Daniel Palka
217 - Tim Anderson
239 - Avisail Garcia
263 - Welington Castillo
274 - Carlos Rodon
299 - Nicky Delmonico
315 - Yoan Moncada
322 - Ivan Nova
342 - Alex Colome
352 - Jose Abreu AS
384 - Michael Kopech (Action Variation)
395 - Matt Davidson
497 - Yonder Alonso SP
Another great job by Topps with their Heritage line. This team set is plentiful, yet not too crazy to collect. Only two short prints and a variation. That's not too bad in modern day card sets.
UPDATE: A super short print of Jose Abreu's card #483 has been found and this review has been updated to reflect this.
2 comments:
Not bad looking cards. This design isn't a favorite of mine either. Will hold off judgement until I get some in hand. Thanks for sharing.
These look sharp! Better than I was expecting. I'm not a fan of '70 Topps, but I might have to pick up a few packs of these.
The Kopech "action" photo is pretty lame though. It looks like all the other posed shots.
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