tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533857780697712895.post6033032726489413031..comments2024-02-19T22:36:27.938-06:00Comments on Clyde's Stale Cards: Player Collecting: Team photos, remember those?Jason Presleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13543465200431539036noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533857780697712895.post-88749871247116172542014-06-19T09:56:31.668-05:002014-06-19T09:56:31.668-05:00That's what I found too.That's what I found too.NPB Card Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01178497208404127283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533857780697712895.post-78211682260514474342014-06-19T09:55:52.346-05:002014-06-19T09:55:52.346-05:00I must be tired...I can't believe I wrote &quo...I must be tired...I can't believe I wrote "there seems to not be any" rather than "there doesn't seem to be any". Gotta remember to edit BEFORE I hit publish...NPB Card Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01178497208404127283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533857780697712895.post-25365572149919690072014-06-19T09:54:19.564-05:002014-06-19T09:54:19.564-05:00I've tried searching for team pictures from NP...I've tried searching for team pictures from NPB teams, but always seem to end up with little league or school teams in NPB uniforms having their photo taken at one of the NPB stadiums.Jason Presleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13543465200431539036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533857780697712895.post-36537259011238906192014-06-19T09:52:01.389-05:002014-06-19T09:52:01.389-05:00Anything would be a great replacement for the masc...Anything would be a great replacement for the mascots...:-)<br /><br />Now that you've made me think about it, I'm pretty sure the only time I've seen a team picture like that on a Japanese baseball card were the cards for the winning team in BBM's Nippon Series sets from 1991 to 2000. And the "throwback" cards for the 1951 All Star teams in the 2001 All Star set. There might be a couple in some of the team specific Anniversary sets but, as you say, there seems to not be any for recent teams. I wonder why that is.NPB Card Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01178497208404127283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533857780697712895.post-57209053390352996462014-06-19T08:17:03.348-05:002014-06-19T08:17:03.348-05:00Team photos are pretty cool, and when you've p...Team photos are pretty cool, and when you've pretty much finished the single-player cards I think this is a great way to keep a player collection active. I'm a bit surprised that I haven't (as far as I can remember) seen any recent team photos in Japan. I think those would be great replacements for the team checklists that always show mascots or just the team logos.Ryan Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670458381967699663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533857780697712895.post-36970614710349437772014-06-19T07:57:48.670-05:002014-06-19T07:57:48.670-05:00So far, the only schedule I've got is from the...So far, the only schedule I've got is from the Padres 1977 season, since it was printed on those schedule cards I posted about awhile back. In '77 the team photo giveaway was September 24th.Jason Presleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13543465200431539036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533857780697712895.post-50623762557973082412014-06-19T07:50:05.983-05:002014-06-19T07:50:05.983-05:00I was looking at the 1974 Padres picture and I tho...I was looking at the 1974 Padres picture and I thought it was interesting that Bill Almon was on it. Almon was the number one pick overall in the 1974 draft. According to Baseball Reference he didn't debut with the Padres until September 2 that year (after playing 40 games in the minors after signing). Given that there's 34 players referenced in the picture (including Derrel Thomas), the picture must have been taken after the rosters expanded at the beginning of September. I wonder if this was a give away for like a fan appreciation day at the end of the season.NPB Card Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01178497208404127283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533857780697712895.post-85957852855456658502014-06-18T22:41:36.838-05:002014-06-18T22:41:36.838-05:00I ended up adding a bunch of minor league team pho...I ended up adding a bunch of minor league team photos to my collection of Jeff Innis "cards." I didn't really feel motivated to do the same thing with Gary Cater, since he had enough traditional baseball cards to keep me busy through the end of his playing career.Paul Hadsallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16886355050567035004noreply@blogger.com