On the Radar - Exclusive Project70 Mikael B and Robin Yount signed cards

 This just popped up on my Facebook feed.  I'm not sure what Topps will and won't allow with it's artists working on Project70, but it looks like some side collaborations are popping up all over.  And I'm not complaining.  So far the Brewers have had 2 cards featuring players and Robin has been one of them.  

Mikael B is selling some limited edition dual signed cards and balls exclusively on his website here.

If you've got deep pockets and some cash to burn these might be right up your alley.  I'm going to hold off on adding these to my 2021 checklist, as I'm not sure what all is being offered.  There are images with dual signed cards, but the listing only promotes signed Mikael B cards, other than the 1 of 1.  

But a neat collaboration.

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.

On the Radar - 2021 Topps Series 2 - Yount Checklist

 Robin had a few cards to chase in Series 1 and it looks like we get a few more to chase in Series 2.  I'll add images when stuff starts popping up.

2020 Topps Series 2 - 1986 Topps All-Star Baseball 35th Anniversary #86AS-36
2020 Topps Series 2 - 1986 Topps All-Star Baseball 35th Anniversary Black #86AS-36 #/299

2020 Topps Series 2 - 1986 Topps All-Star Baseball 35th Anniversary Blue #86AS-36

2020 Topps Series 2 - 1986 Topps All-Star Baseball 35th Anniversary Gold #86AS-36 #/1

2020 Topps Series 2 - 1986 Topps All-Star Baseball 35th Anniversary Red #86AS-36 #/10

2020 Topps Series 2 - 1986 Topps All-Star Baseball Autograph #86AS-RY

2020 Topps Series 2 - 1986 Topps All-Star Baseball Autograph Black #86AS-RY #/50

2020 Topps Series 2 - 1986 Topps All-Star Baseball Autograph Gold #86AS-RY #/25

2020 Topps Series 2 - 1986 Topps All-Star Baseball Autograph Platinum #86AS-RY #/1

2020 Topps Series 2 - 1986 Topps All-Star Baseball Autograph Red #86AS-RY #/10

2020 Topps Series 2 - 1986 Topps All-Stars Baseball Relics #86ASR-RY

2020 Topps Series 2 - 1986 Topps All-Stars Baseball Relics Black #86ASR-RY #/199

2020 Topps Series 2 - 1986 Topps All-Stars Baseball Relics Gold #86ASR-RY #/50

2020 Topps Series 2 - 1986 Topps All-Stars Baseball Relics Platinum #86ASR-RY #/1

2020 Topps Series 2 - 1986 Topps All-Stars Baseball Relics Red #86ASR-RY #/25

2020 Topps Series 2 - 1986 Topps Baseball Relics #86BR-RY 

2020 Topps Series 2 - 1986 Topps Baseball Relics Black #86BR-RY #/199

2020 Topps Series 2 - 1986 Topps Baseball Relics Gold #86BR-RY #/50

2020 Topps Series 2 - 1986 Topps Baseball Relics Platinum #86BR-RY #/1

2020 Topps Series 2 - 1986 Topps Baseball Relics Red #86BR-RY #/25

On the Radar - 2021 Topps Finest - Yount Checklist

 I was surprised to see Robin in the checklist for this year's Finest offering.  Not so surprised when looking at the insert theme, Finest Legacies.  And he's paired with, not surprisingly, Christian Yelich.  One note and I'll make sure to correct this if need be that the Finest Legacies has a autographed version, but only Yelich is noted on the checklist for that set, so if it turns out that Robin is also featured on those cards I'll amend this checklist.

2021 Topps Finest - Finest Legacies (w/ Christian Yelich) #FL-CY

2021 Topps Finest - Finest Legacies (w/ Christian Yelich) Gold #FL-CY #/50

2021 Topps Finest - Finest Legacies (w/ Christian Yelich) Red #FL-CY #/5

2021 Topps Finest - Finest Legacies (w/ Christian Yelich) SuperFractory #FL-CY #/1

1982 Topps GMA graded 10

Year: 1982

Manfacturer: Topps

Set: Flagship Baseball

Card Number: 435

Card Attriutes: Graded

Grading Company: GMA

Grade: Gem Mint 10

I know I know you're probably going to say GMA?  I really don't target, or for that matter really care about, graded cards.  Sure I have a  nice stack of graded Younts, but most of those were gifts.  As a matter of fact as far as I can remember I've only really ever gone after two graded cards.  And this is one of them.  I can remember really wanted a really nice 1982 Topps Yount card.  Remembering why I wanted it is the problem.  The other thing is I have no idea why I settle on going after and acquiring a GMA graded example.  Probably because, like me, it was cheap.  I for the life of me don't remember what I paid for this but I know it wasn't pricey.  And for all the crap GMA may get for being a bargain basement grading company this 82 Topps Yount is a very nice looking card.  Not perfectly centered, which I guess doesn't affect the grade, but all four corners are sharp and the card is super clean.

On the Radar - 2021 Panini Absolute Baseball Yount Checklist

 Robin has a few very limited cards in this year's Absolute Baseball.  I'll add images as stuff starts showing up.  I correct card numbering when we find out what the actual card designations are, below are my best guess since Panini just assigns cards random numbers in their checklist.

2021 Panini Absolute - Tools of the Trade 3 Signatures #TOT3-RY #/15
2021 Panini Absolute - Tools of the Trade 3 Signatures Retail #TOT3-RY #/15
2021 Panini Absolute - Tools of the Trade 3 Signatures Spectrum Black #TOT3-RY #/1
2021 Panini Absolute - Tools of the Trade 3 Signatures Specturm Blue #TOT3-RY #/10
2021 Panini Absolute - Tools of the Trade 3 Signatures Spectrum Gold #TOT3-RY #/3
2021 Panini Absolute - Tools of the Trade 3 Signatures Spectrum Red #TOT3-RY #/5

2004 Topps Bazooka - Bazooka One-Liners Relic

Year: 2004
Manufacturer: Topps
Set: Bazooka

Card No: BOL-RY
Card Type: Relic
Relic Set: Bazooka One-Liners
Relic Type: Bat

I literally just got this one in the mail a few hours ago.  I've been looking for an affordable copy of this card for year's, 17 to be exact.  For some reason this card routinely goes for way more than I feel a simple bat relic out of a lower end product should.   But finally I came across a copy on eBay with a nice price tag and even more very affordable shipping.  It was actually my first time having a seller use the .99 cent card postage and other than the shipping never updated, the card was found safe and sound in my mailbox this afternoon.

I really miss this brand.  It was fun, retro, and had a ton of oddball stuff in the set, which I love. Plus a lot of the inserts like this one were just kind of fun and irreverent.  There is one parallel to this set  a foil board or something like it parallel numbered to just 25 copies, and very hard to find.  

I chuckle when I read the one-liner, because it reminds me of the old Brewers Police issue cards where they have something the player "says" on the back about safety, and never have I thought any of those players actually said any of those things, but this one, yeah that seems like something Robin would have said.