Card fact: This is Mike Cosgrove's rookie card.What I thought about this card then: I had the mini card, but I didn't give it much thought other than that it was so cute (the card, not the guy). But this card horrified me. What a change!
What I think about this card now: I'm not sure where Cosgrove is in relation to the distant basepath and backstop in the background. He may be way out in the outfield somewhere. A perfectly logical place to throw a pitch. Oh, and the grass needs watering.
Other stuff: Cosgrove had a brief four-year career for the Astros. He has just three Topps cards. He was drafted away from the Astros by the Indians in the Rule 5 draft and then was acquired by the Blue Jays through the ominous-sounding "unknown transaction." But he never did play for anyone other than the Astros.
Also, Cardboard Gods did a nice examination of the contrast between Cosgrove's '75 and '76 cards.
Back facts: Topps kind of faked out collectors with the cartoon trivia question. A little cheap, if you ask me. Wearing numbers on baseball uniforms was sporadic until the 1920s and didn't catch on with every single team until the 1930s.Other blog stuff: Nothing bloggy today. The No. 1 song in the country on this date in 1975 was "Please Mr. Postman" by the Carpenters. Yeah, really.
Ok, I clicked on the first link and now, I may never click on another link again. That 76 was enough to make me want to skip the whole set. Almost.
ReplyDeleteI didn't remember this trivia question from the 75 set. But I always found the history of the uniform number intersting. I wrote a column about it several years ago.
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