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Friday, December 23, 2016

Year: 1976

“ I like this one a lot. 1976 is easily my favorite Topps set of this decade , so by default, my favorite OPC of the 70s too. And Braun would eventually play for the Cardinals. ” -switzr1

“ I always hated the little guy in the corner. Silly. ” -cjjt

“ I think this guy was picked in the expantion draft by the Mariners the following year. ” -deporcoruña

“ The more and more I see 70s cards, the more and more I love them. The little cartoon player for each different position on the front is one of my favourite design aspects ever. Also interesting that with this set, the position on the front is only in English on this set, despite the English/French text on the back.LONG LIVE OPEECHEE! ” -rmpaq5

“ Back when I first started collecting (a little in 1978 and a lot in 1979), I did not like the 1976 cards. Now, I actually like the overall design. And I do like the whiter card stock of the OPCs back then. ” -vrooomed

“ Excellent! Good old Freddie Falkenberg and his "grand slammer". This, and anything else released before I was born is okay to call vintage. Despite being 30 years old, 1986 Fleer shall never be considered vintage. ” -dilemma19

“ Ah the smell of vintage OPC in the morning. What's not to love? Me likey ” -captkirk42

“ Fun fact: One of only 19 major leagers to have over 100 pinch hits in their career. He currently stands in 12th place with 113 pinch hits. ” -carthage44

“ ...looks like a winner. ” -RoundtheDiamond87

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SteveM

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Joined: Oct 2014

Friday, December 23, 2016 2:42 PM

As was mentioned by another poster, the subject (Steve Braun) went to the Seattle Mariners in 1977, an early pick in the expansion draft. He was the only M's player to earn $100,000 or more in the club's maiden voyage. Looking at his performance for Minnesota, I had high hopes for him breaking out with a .300-plus season ... but it was not to be. After hitting .280 or better 5 straight years for the Twins, he barely registered above .230 for the Mariners. ... The 1976 Topps baseball set was not appealing to me. After assembling about thirty 1975 Topps mini's sets from wax packs, I did not buy a single '76 pack!

bhk5150

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Joined: May 2013

Friday, December 23, 2016 2:57 PM
I don't understand why Topps choose to have a full size cartoon picture of Freddie Patek on every card. ------------------------------- God Bless - Billy

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