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Thursday, October 30, 2014

Cal Ripken Jr., 1996 Upper Deck #115

"Young at Heart" was a subset in the 1996 Upper Deck base set that highlighted prominent veterans. If you think about it, it's kind of condescending, though. "Sure, your best days are behind you, but you're only as old as you feel!" The career dates at the bottom of the card (1981 and 1996, in this case) seem like an epitaph. But hey, at least Cal Ripken's card features an awkward photo of him standing at a podium in the middle of the diamond. Harold Baines is also featured in the subset, should you be wondering.

2 comments:

Zach said...

At least this was a more appropriate tribute than 1998 Pinnacle's "Old As S---" subset featuring Julio Franco and Jesse Orosco.

Kevin said...

Okay, that made me laugh out loud. Well done.