Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Cake or gum? 1977 Pete Rose

Last time it was a 6-2 victory for gum. Who will win here?

Hostess has Rose at Candlestick Park. I am noticing that all the hats in this set look like they were airbrushed even though they weren't. Hostess must have been doing something to the photos that makes them look a little unnatural. Topps, meanwhile, has Rose fielding, possibly in a spring training game. His bicentennial patch is very clear in this photo. One of the biggest talents and biggest personalities in baseball history, Pete Rose is the all-time hit leader (4,256 hits). He also played more games and had more at-bats than anyone else. In 1989 he was banned from baseball for life after it was revealed he had bet on games. Rose died of heart disease in 2024. Yesterday the Commissioner of Baseball said he recently discussed Rose's posthumus reinstatement with the President of the United States and that there would be a ruling shortly.
 

10 comments:

  1. Another iconic Topps card from this period. Easily gum.

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  2. Gum. Sometimes we can forget how versatile Rose was as a fielder. First, second, and third base, and outfield.

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  3. Candlestick usually has enough pull with me... but the action shot with the flip-up glasses is just too cool. Gum.

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  4. You're right about the hat being weird on the Hostess. Maybe it has to do with them kind of muting the colors of the background (although that could just be the camera focus, I don't know).

    Anyway, easy win for gum.

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