tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9047326403910235658.post1765703234709146983..comments2024-03-09T04:14:31.575-06:00Comments on The Junior Junkie: the Baseball Cards of Ken Griffey, Jr. and Beyond: 2015 Topps and I Have BEEF…The Junior Junkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01276740693294231134noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9047326403910235658.post-19727595696734882932015-10-27T09:56:53.612-05:002015-10-27T09:56:53.612-05:00"First Home Run? Come on! Birth Year? Who wou..."First Home Run? Come on! Birth Year? Who wouldn’t love yet another card that heralds Junior being born in the same town as Stan Musial? I know I would."<br /><br />I'm happy to report that Topps took care of the Griffey people on both these fronts. Thanks, guys!<br /><br />Also I suspect there may have been some legal issue keeping Junior off of Topps cards in 2011 (I hope that's the case, at least) kind of like what's been going on with Ichiro. Can anyone confirm this? He still has a few 2011 cards, but they're from smaller brands. If this was the case, I owe Topps mucho apologies.<br />The Junior Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276740693294231134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9047326403910235658.post-74209400522887497542015-01-26T11:26:56.829-06:002015-01-26T11:26:56.829-06:00I'm not sure. If I were to guess it might be b...I'm not sure. If I were to guess it might be because Jeter has more "value" since he played for the big market Yankees while Griffey's pretty much synonymous with the mid level market Mariners (or the Reds which are even worse).Zippy Zappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695389359056056119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9047326403910235658.post-44324161238840426512015-01-25T23:28:13.129-06:002015-01-25T23:28:13.129-06:00I agree that's the case, but why just 2011? Wh...I agree that's the case, but why just 2011? Why Jeter and not Griffey?The Junior Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276740693294231134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9047326403910235658.post-45754313123178247932015-01-25T23:23:35.105-06:002015-01-25T23:23:35.105-06:00Not a stitch. I've poured over every checklist...Not a stitch. I've poured over every checklist. Very disconcerting.The Junior Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276740693294231134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9047326403910235658.post-7811665562434261582015-01-25T23:22:59.231-06:002015-01-25T23:22:59.231-06:00Claimed! I'll pay you tomorrow,Claimed! I'll pay you tomorrow,The Junior Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276740693294231134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9047326403910235658.post-44834739255832646762015-01-25T23:22:40.435-06:002015-01-25T23:22:40.435-06:00Psh - way totes, obvy.Psh - way totes, obvy.The Junior Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276740693294231134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9047326403910235658.post-48550552535881175352015-01-25T21:30:27.351-06:002015-01-25T21:30:27.351-06:00I think Topps is just jealous of Griffey. Totes je...I think Topps is just jealous of Griffey. Totes jelly.Red Cardboardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17013343453207008789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9047326403910235658.post-76048945113399274572015-01-25T20:34:38.790-06:002015-01-25T20:34:38.790-06:00Mariners are available in my group break if you ha...Mariners are available in my group break if you happen to want to try and see whether you can track down some of those Griffeys. A jumbo case to be opened :)Nachos Grandehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02911007368272468591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9047326403910235658.post-8932844531399932592015-01-25T20:29:05.730-06:002015-01-25T20:29:05.730-06:00Since Griffey retired in May, was there anything i...Since Griffey retired in May, was there anything in Update about him? Not nearly the same as the following year's flagship, but they would have had time to put a nice tribute card in Update. I'm too lazy to look it up.The Lost Collectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07281282785351456790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9047326403910235658.post-75845726795044756772015-01-25T20:25:50.674-06:002015-01-25T20:25:50.674-06:00Um yes, everything Topps does is to move units. Th...Um yes, everything Topps does is to move units. The name of the game is to make money. And right now the major money makers are prospects and beloved icons (not just HoFers at that) from yesteryear.<br /><br />Also, even though Griffey hasn't had too many Topps cards, he's still had more autograph cards made by Topps than Jeter has this that span since Jeter's autographs are Upper Deck exclusives (right now anyway).Zippy Zappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695389359056056119noreply@blogger.com