23 October 2008

the left field corner makes a nice backdrop...

it may not be the hollywood sign or randy's donut, but the left field corner at dodger stadium has served as a popular backdrop for card photographers. here is a sampling, from the late 80s...
1989 upper deck john tudor. tudor is bringing back the windbreaker under the jersey look that was so popular in the 70s.
1988 topps glenn hoffman. the future dodger manager. if only someone had thought to write something crude on the knob of his bat, he could have trumped billy ripken by a year.
1989 topps ramon martinez. his rookie card. i guess they don't let rookies out of the dugout for pictures.
1989 topps ricky horton. another 1989 topps, but this one has the money shot with the palm trees.
being a team collector, it bothers me when many of the cards of players from the same team in the same year include the same pose, or the same backdrop. the 2007 topps dodgers are a good example. but that will be another post. or several.
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  1. tastelikedirtOctober 23, 2008 at 9:19 PM

    "being a team collector, it bothers me when many of the cards of players from the same team in the same year include the same pose, or the same backdrop. the 2007 topps dodgers are a good example."

    I hear ya. I could line up at least 10 Topps cards from 2007/2008 that, at first glance look like the exact same photo...um, I talkin' about the A's.

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