Card Numbering Take 3

Okay, I have one last post in my ongoing series of posts about Topps' numbering systems.  1978-1979 was the first I noticed, then 1983-1984.  Finally we come to 1989-1990. 

team card/manager

There are a few less exact matches

pitchers

more pitchers

Through 1991

middle of lineup guys

but there are plenty of near misses to make it apparent Topps was re-using a template of sorts.  Other close ones are 17/16, 42/43, 68/65, 129/130, 190/187, 216/215, 243/244, 270/272, 332/334, 362/363, 455/458, 576/575, 602/603, 632/635, 649/650, 679/675, 708/705, and 761/762 (1989 first in all pairs).  In fact, I think there more pairs overall in 1989-1990 than in the other years.

That's all the coincidences I've found so far.  I don't know why I find that interesting, but I do.

I did it again....

You ever tell yourself "What a waste.  I ain't doing that again"?  And then you do it again?

I did that.

Again.

I bought one of those re-packs at the Red bulls-eye.  I looked down the card aisle and nothing looked interesting.  But I could get 100 cards for $4.  What a deal!  4 cents a card!  I don't know why I fall for it.  Card opening itch to be scratched?  Maybe.  But I'm already overflowing with junk wax.  Why do I do it?

Here's the front cards.  2 newerish cards.  I need newer cards.  I don't have much from 1994-2011.  Maybe I'll get some Angels.

Here's the back.  1 newerish card.  I need newer cards (did I already say that?).  But the other card kinda intrigued me.  I remember seeing those in rack packs of late 1980's Topps.  I like those.  This looks like a promising (re)pack.  I'll get it!

Oh look.  12 cards from 1989 Topps.  yay.  I'm drowning in these things already.  If you ask me for these things, you're getting them.  I'll probably come damn near completing your set.  In case you were wondering, that's the A variation of Destrade (E*), not the B variation (E*F*).

And 12 cards from 1987 Topps.  I was drowning in these things at one point to, but there's three young children in Southern California somewhere learning about players who retired years before they were born.  There was one cool card with these, but I'll get to that later.  DeCinces won't even help with the frankenset, there's a Jimmy Dean oddball already in #22.

A Jack Clark hot pack!  There were two Rick Schus from this set too.

But enough of the redundancy.  Let's see stuff I liked.

In addition to the 08 Topps on the front, there were these three.  But they're numbered with NYY numbers, so I'm assuming they came from a team set?  (Side note.  It kinda sucks living in enemy territory.  If I see team sets, I don't want Giant or A team sets.)

Sure enough, there were three more of these in the package.  I don't know why I like these, but I do.

Wait.  That's junk wax.  Yeah, but it's from the 1986 Fleer Update set.  The set was probably broken to get the Bonds out.  Oh well, I'll take it.

I always get one of these in a repack.  I don't really know where to put them in my collection, but I've always been a minor league history buff, so I'll take it.

It's a 1/1!  Wait, here's the back:

What happened there?

2009 Topps.  I don't have many of these at all.  I like the little stats they rap over the top on the back.  The 6 degrees of Mantle.....I guess it was a very Mantlesque time period.

Last but not least, I need help with this card:

What is this card?  Here's the back:

No identification whatsoever.  No copyright.  No brand name.  Nothing.  Somebody fill me in.

What is this blog?

What is this blog?

The short answer is, I don't know.

The long answer is - well... I'm not sure it will be anything.  Over the last few years I have read some outstanding blogs and made a few trades with some great bloggers.  My impulse is to be a part of that community.  But I'm not much of a writer.  Do I have anything to say?  Will anybody read it if I do?  Will I be able to contribute regularly enough?  Will I be able to figure out blogger enough to add tabs?

I guess on another level, I'd like to continue making some trades and getting rid of some cards.  Really, I have tens of thousands of extra cards from the ~1979 - ~1991 period that I'd like to get into new homes.  If I can get a couple cards back that would be great.

Seriously, I have tons of this set

and this set.

I know almost nobody needs those and many other sets, but if you do, I'm your guy.

Hopefully I will have something to say along the way.  I'm no writer, but maybe we'll see what happens I guess.