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Sunday, May 15, 2022

One card only - a grandstand great

Card Number 1024: Fleer Platinum Grandstand Greats, 2001: #7GG

These insert cards had rounded corners as befitting an 'old timey' retro set. Fleer Platinum was marking Fleer's 20th year producing baseball cards - the base cards recalled the 1981 template. On this insert the picture of Tony has been laid over a vintage photo of a baseball stadium. I never visited Jack Murphy Stadium, but I know that isn't a picture of it. The same picture appears on all the cards in this insert set.


The cardback write up is remarkably restrained considering it's a Fleer card. 


Fleer Platinum was successful enough to continue in subsequent seasons. I can see its appeal. The cards are neatly understated, printed on retro card stock, with good photos and not too big a set list. Fleer managed to get the retro feel right, and make it timeless.

Total: 1024 cards

2 comments:

  1. Oh man... Fleer missed a golden opportunity here. This insert would have been so cool had they used an image of Jack Murphy Stadium in the background (especially since they moved out a few years later).

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    1. I have a feeling Fleer were strapped for cash so they just went with one generic image on all the cards because it cost less.

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