In the late 1990s and early 2000s Upper Deck put out a set called Vintage that ripped off old Topps designs. Here is an insert from 1999 that rips off the 1959 Topps look. Throwback Attack#6 is Alex Rodriguez. The actual 1959 Topps set also has an Alex at #6. Alex Grammas hit 12 home runs in a ten year big league career, mostly for the Cardinals. He was a long time coach for Sparky Anderson in Cincinnati and Detroit and managed the Brewers in 1976 and 1977.
Last time I was asked to try to connect the two players, which sounded like a fun idea. In Milwaukee in 1976 Grammas was Hank Aaron's last major league manager. In 2015 Rodriguez tied Aaron's record of 15 career 30-home run seasons.
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11 minutes ago
Never understood how Upper Deck and Fleer were able to get away with the whole use of vintage Topps designs. Sounds like a lawsuit to me. That being said... the 2001 Fleer Tradition set which mimics the 1956 Topps set is pretty awesome.
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