2005 Upper Deck Classics Star Retro Rookies

Year: 2005

Manufacturer: Upper Deck

Set: Upper Deck Classics

Card Number: 124

Card Type: Base, Sub-set

Sub-set: Star Retro Rookies

I wonder if Panini has a solid TM on the term Classics now.  Seems like back in the late 90s and early 2000s everyone had a Classics set.  2005 also happens to be the year that there were over 1000 different Yount cards produced, this is just one.  Upper Deck put out a couple HOF and retro sets this year.  Robin has multiple cards to chase in the set from 3 base paralles to insert, relics and a couple autographs.

The photo used screams retro for sure.  Baby blue uni, check.  Flip up sunglasses, check.  Long wavy hair, check.  Pretty basic back with a small factoid, full career stats on one line and basic player info.

2003 Upper Deck Classic Portraits Baseball Royalty

Year: 2003

Manufacture: Upper Deck

Set: Classic Portraits

Card Number: 198

Card Type: Base, Sub-Set

Sub-Set: Baseball Royalty

Card Attributes: Serial Numbered

Serial Number: 0192/1200

Upper Deck's Classic Portraits has an interesting checklist and format.  The first 100 cards kind of make up a standard base set, with cards 101-145 being short printed.  There are also a couple sub-sets in the full base set with cards 146-190 being the MLB Proteges sub-set numbered to 2003 and cards 191-232 being the Baseball Royalty sub-set numbered to 1200.  Luckily for us Yount collector's Robin has a card in the Baseball Royalty sub-set.  There is a Gold parallel to the set but only the first 190 cards are paralleled, so this is the only card to chase.  It's a thick card with a fancy frame. The portrait is set inside and off set from the frame, the reason for the lousy scan.  Overall it's a nice looking card in hand, but with the placement of the serial number right below the portrait it almost looks like a mugshot.