2010 obak

2010 Obak. Has anyone seen these yet? I picked up three packs while at Target the other day. Its no secret I like minis so this set is kind of cool in that aspect. I've also noticed some weird cards, like the hot dog guy next to Heyward. Another one I got was the beverage founder. That is some great baseball history right there, no joke. You won't read about those guys in most areas of baseball history. The packs state that they are printed on recycled paper, so I guess they are environmentally responsible. No MLB license obviously, but it doesn't stop them from putting in MLB greats. I got Hank Greenberg, Dwight Gooden and Denny McLain. Nice non-Topps set here. I may buy more if I find 'em.

topps bigg!

Topps Big are some fun cards. I had a huge amount of these when I was younger. The neat thing about these (and that I didn't notice until just now, looking at them closer), is they are very reminiscent of early Topps releases. Namely the 1956 set. The big cartoons on the back, the limited amount of statistics, the whole name of the player, etc. That and they are the same exact size as Topps' 1952 through 1956. I believe they put these Big sets out in 1988 through 1990. Here are the backs as a comparison;

See the similarities? Topps went retro before it was cool to go retro! Well, they have always appreciated (exploited?) their heritage, and continue to do so this very day. I've always been a fan of oddball sets, and these three years are certainly in that category. The Troll actually sent me a pack of these in a recent trade package, which was totally awesome to open up.