Thursday, May 5, 2022

Vintage backgrounds: Portrait of a dejected ballplayer

Going through the 1974 Topps set, I was surprised by how many great photos are in the set. It's a lot more similar to 1973 then I had previously realized.

Just time for a quick post today. Has any background player looked more dejected than the hapless fellow in the background of Cookie Rojas's card? I think he is coming to the realization that he is not going to make the team. . . .



4 comments:

  1. That's an awesome card all-around, which I know I've seen before, but don't remember. I love the blue everywhere and the great pose. And, yeah, the dejected guy is great too.

    ReplyDelete
  2. No, no one has ever looked that heartbroken on a baseball card before.

    ReplyDelete