2014 Topps Tribute Base card

Card Manufactuer: Topps

Card Set: Topps Tribute

Year: 2014

Card Number: 39

Card Type: Base 

Yeah I know another 2014 card.  I'm trying to finish off last years cards, at least the base ones.

Robin's been featured in many years of Tribute.  Not every year, but a lot of them.  Topps has been putting out the Tribute brand since 2001, with a few breaks in the mid-2000's..

I like the overall art deco design.  I also like the no border look and the large photo.  I'm a little disappointed that Topps decided to recycle another pretty heavily used image of Robin.  This photo was taken in 1988.  We can date the photo thanks to the H/K patch on the sleeve that honors the late Brewers manager Harvey Kuenn.  As usual there are all the color parallels you'd expect and Robin also has a bunch of relics and autos in this set.

The back of the card is almost a desert. While I like the roominess of the front of the card that didn't need to be carried over to the back.  You get 4 bulleted highlights and no stats.  Just seems like a lot of empty space back there.

2004 Donruss Team Heroes

Card Manufacturer: Donruss

Card Set: Team Heroes

Year: 2004

Card Number: 232

Card Type: Base

Donruss would put out this brand for three years starting in 2003 and Robin has a card in all three sets.  Here we have Robin's base card from the 2004 set.  There are also 3 parallel cards for this set, Gold, Silver, and Bronze and Robin also has an autograph card.

The overall design seems kind of clunky and blocky for me. They use the Brewers' new logo and team colors  for the card and the info is sparse on Yount facts with more of an emphasis on team info.

At least we get an image that hasn't been recycled a thousand times.

2014 Topps Triple Threads Base card

Card Manufacturer: Topps

Card Set: Triple Threads

Year: 2014

Card Number: 21

Card Type: Base

If there's one thing I can count on as a Yount collector it's that Topps Triple Threads will feature Robin.  I'd have to go do the research, but I'm pretty sure he's been featured almost every year since the brand came out.  In the early years of the product the base cards were numbered just like all the other parallels to around 1350 copies.  I'm not sure if that print run still holds true now that Topps doesn't number the base cards.  

The other thing you can count on is that the relic and autos will look almost identical from year to year, but at least the base cards change.  The 2014 design is similar to past designs and keeps the formula up.  Like years past the set features the player more than the game.  Cropping out the player to be prominently displayed in a frame.  Robin's card isn't very colorful, with the only real popping color coming from the mustard yellow nameplate and the blue from his uniform.  I do like the foil framing goes behind Robin making it look like he's coming out of the card.  Over all a pretty typical Triple Threads card and that's not a bad thing, a well designed card with foil accents and the player featured prominently.  The back has the usual three (triple) facts, I'll have to make a note to find Robin's other Triple Thread cards and compare backs just to see how much of the info is recycled.

2000 Upper Deck Hitter's Club Generations of Excellence with George Brett

Card Manufacturer: Upper Deck

Card Set: Hitter's Club

Year: 2000

Card Number: GE3

Card Type: Insert

Insert Set: Generations of Excellence

1999 marked the year that Robin Yount came back to the baseball card world.  After he was inducted in the Hall of Fame he got a smattering of cards that year.  In 2000 it was slowing ramping up and by 2001 it was balls to the wall with card companies embracing the addition of retired and HOF subjects to their sets and checklists.

Robin shares this card with George Brett.  As a matter of fact Robin shares a lot of cards with George Brett.  It's understandable, both came into the league about the same time, George 1973, Robin 1974.  They both appeared on cardboard the same year 1975.  They both belong to the 3000 hits club, they both retired the same year 1993.  They both went into the Hall of Fame as first balloters and at the same time, 1999.  Both were franchise players for their respective teams and both are revered by their fans.  

So to see Robin and George on the same card being compared isn't that big of a stretch and it sure isn't bad company.

Not a bad looking card featuring two of the greats.

1977 Topps

Card Manufacturer: Topps

Card Set: Baseball

Year; 1977

Card Number: 635

Card Type: Base

You know I realize I post a lot of the flashier, newer cards here.  It's hard not to show off the latest insert Robins been featured on.  But I have been trying to scan all my 70's and early 80's cards in and feature them as well.  

The 1977 Topps has a nice base design and if you were looking for a vintage 70's set to try and put together that won't break the bank this would probably be it.

This would be Robin's third Topps card and by this time he was a genuine superstar on the team.  He would be featured in a lot of the 1977 oddballs that were issued, like the MSA discs, Topps Cloth stickers, and Hostess panels.

2014 Panini Classics

Card Manufacturer: Panini

Card Set: Classics

Year: 2014

Card Number: 113

Card Type: Base

Panini revived the Classics line this year.  In years past it was probably one of my favorite sets from Donruss, with a great checklist and some pretty awesome hits.  And while the checklist and the hits are pretty nice this year the lack of logos does drag this issue down a bit.

This card also has 3 parallels, silver, gold and platinum and there is a auto relic version too.

Robin also has a bunch of low numbered auto relics in this set. But thank goodness that he also has a cheap run of the mill base card.  The overall design is ok, but it just seems like there's a ton of wasted space on the front of the card.

2014 Topps Breakout Moments insert

Card Manufacturer: Topps

Card Set: Topps Baseball Series 2

Year: 2014

Card Number: BM-25

Card Type: Insert

Insert Set: Breakout Moments

Another pick up from my Black Friday haul last year.  And another insert from 2014.  Some of the subjects in the Breakout Moments insert had relic, auto, and relic auto parallels, but not Robin.  Nope Robin just got a base card and that's alright by me.  

The card commemorates Robin's first home run when he was just an 18 year old rookie.  It would have been nice if Topps had maybe used a photo from that year.  The more I look at the card the more I wonder what the hell Topps was doing.  Ripped paper, film strip design inset.  Not my favorite design or insert for the set, but I'm glad to see Robin included.