tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15421385.post6870980508157202875..comments2023-10-28T09:27:28.855-04:00Comments on A Pack A Day: 1987 Topps Rack PackAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15499964504931886246noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15421385.post-82705621606959579542007-09-17T14:48:00.000-04:002007-09-17T14:48:00.000-04:00The rookie logo changed because MLB and MLBPA crea...The rookie logo changed because MLB and MLBPA created a mandate for it to in 2006. From the press release:<BR/><BR/>" In addition, MLBP and the MLBPA have introduced a new industry-wide standard for the designation of "rookie cards" in the baseball card category. The centerpiece of these guidelines is a new "Rookie Card" logo which incorporates the MLB silhouetted batter logo. Under these new guidelines, licensees Topps and Upper Deck are allowed to produce Rookie Cards only after a player has been officially placed on a Club's active 25-man roster. These new rules are designed to remove any uncertainty as to what constitutes a player's Rookie Card, while the new distinctive logo will help fans and collectors easily identify an official "Rookie Card""<BR/><BR/>Thus, you can find cards of players that are not on the 25 man roster at some point with "future star" or "prospect" cards, but without the rookie logo. And the Topps bowl wasn't for rookie cards anyway. The players got the bowl the year after they were a rookie if they qualified as a "Rookie All-Star" as listed on the bowl. Whether you had to make the acutal MLB All-Star team to get this designation or if Topps just looked at some stats and said "his season was better than 70% of the other rookies last year....give him a golden bowl!", I'm not exactly sure.Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00630256319923385951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15421385.post-67494565647498238832007-09-17T11:41:00.000-04:002007-09-17T11:41:00.000-04:00No, the largest town in America without a cardshop...No, the largest town in America without a cardshop would be Fayetteville, NC. <BR/><BR/>Your best bet in the Triangle is Turn Two Collectibles on Capital Boulevard in Raleigh (just off the Beltline). <BR/><BR/>If you're willing to drive a little, there's the Circle J on 258 in Kinston and J&J's on 301 in Wilson.<BR/><BR/>I highly recommend the Circle J, if only for the atmosphere. It's a gas station/convenience store that happens to have a pretty decent card shop. Where else can fill up your tank, buy a six-pack of Natty Light, and fill out your '87 Topps wantlist, all under the same roof?Chris Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04603530412835276148noreply@blogger.com