On the Radar - 2022 Topps Update - Legends Variation

 Topps Update is officially out tomorrow, but has been showing up for a couple days now and it has been confirmed that Robin  is part of the Legends variation checklist.  

2022 Topps Update #US19

2020 Topps - Legends Variation

Year: 2020
Manufacturer: Topps
Set: Flagship (Series 1)
Card Number: 149
Card Type: Legends Variation

With the release (finally) of Topps Update I can sort of confirm that Robin won't and doesn't have a legends variation in the 2021 set.  And I'm ok with that, I will say however that I love when he does get that honor.  I love seeing Robin on the new Topps designs.  And I'll apologize for the long string of On the Radar posts.  I was traveling for the last couple weeks and well it also seems that there is just a ton of Robin cards coming out this year.  Did I mention that we've past over 600 new cards this year?

Ahem well going back to the trough I've been pulling from another card from my latest COMC delivery.  It's Robin's 2020 Topps Legends Variation.  Such a handsome card.  I will say I like the 2020 design over 2021.  It's also a photo that's not over used.  And who doesn't love a back filled with stats??!!

 

2019 Topps Update Legends Variation

Year: 2019

Manufacturer: Topps

Set: Topps Update

Card Number: US168

Card Type: Variation

Variation Type: Legends SP

COMC Black Friday Haul #34

We got a double dip in 2019 with Robin getting a Legends Variation in Series 2 and again in the Update series.  Topps picked another great photo to use for Robin's card.  Personally I'm a big fan of these legends variations. First there's no doubt when you pull one of these that you have something special and it's a great way to get retired and HOF players into a new set.  

2019 Topps Legends Variation

Year: 2019

Manufacturer: Topps

Set: Flagship

Card Number: 676

Card Type: Variation

Variation Set: Legends

Continuing with my COMC Black Friday haul, another card not bought on Black Friday, but probably my favorite card of this year, maybe this decade, maybe of all time.  Let's not get carried away.  There's so much to love about this photo if your a Yount collector or a Brewers collector, hell it's a great shot of Ken Oberkfell.  The dust, the action, the lighting.  I found the original image over at Getty Images and they describe this photo of Robin attempting a double play in Game 4 of the 1982 World Series.  If it's not apparent I really, really like this card, it's also been, although slightly altered, my header for the better part of this year, and I haven't found anything I want to replace it with.

Plus the back is a sea of stats, as a back of a baseball card should be.  

I much prefer these legends variations to a lot of the other gimmicks Topps has thrust upon on us over the years.  For me it's a great way to add HOFers and retired players to the set.

Anyone else have a favorite card of the year.

On the Radar - 2019 Topps Update

After looking through the released checklist for 2019 Update I was a little bummed and relieved that Robin wasn't featured in any of the inserts sets.  Fast forward to yesterday, when the product was released and low and behold Robin is once again featured as a Legends variation subject.

2019 Topps Update #168 - Legends Variation

It's an interesting photo choice, but it's nice to see an image that to my knowledge hasn't been used for a trading card yet.