Official Trading Card of RBI Baseball

[Baines]

I chose other:

Sportsflicks (sp?)

Dammit.  I go through 3 pages and I thought i would be the first to bust out with the Sportflics.  Underrated as hell.  3 cards for 59 cents was way ahead of its time when everything else was like 15 for 50 cents.


Fucking great thread/poll.  I had to go with 87 Topps.  Probably one of the first things I think of when i think about my childhood.  I collected from 83-91 but got the most hardcore in 87 when I was in probably 3rd grade.  I have probably 3 of every card produced from 87-91.  Damn those were the good ol days.

[ericdavisfan]

87 Topps, without a doubt, has the most RBI'ers with their correct team according the game.  However, 86 and 88 Topps are also crucial in picking up guys like Bob Grich (86 Topps was his last card) or having the likes of Al Pedrique represented (88 Topps).  I think that 87 Topps is the staple (Meat and Potatoes if you will!!!)

[ericdavisfan]

I'm going to submit this as the mesh version of the official RBI baseball card

[ericdavisfan]

This wouldn't be bad for an 86 though.

[ericdavisfan]

I never realized how much Nolan Ryan and Dickie Thon looked alike!

[Mike D.]

 I vote for O-Pee-Chee Premier.  Actually, IU voted 87 Topps, has the RBI'ers and whatnot.

[ultimate7]

I'm going to submit this as the mesh version of the official RBI baseball card

I like the cards.  Man I had forgotten what the '86 Topps border was, those were nice.

[Blyleven_No-No]

props to ERICDAVISFAN for making those 86 and 87 topps cards, those are fucking hysterical!!!

[RedBarron]

wumpstenataly bumpsted

[Gantry]

Most likely, I don't think any set will have all the players in their proper context.  If you wanted to stay correct by year, then you would do 87 Topps for Bo/Ca/Ho/NY and 88 Topps for Dt/Mn/SF/St/AL/NL as that is how the years lined up stat-wise...

Great thread, makes me consider taking my old baseball card sets out of upstairs...

[Stevo]

Hands down the woodgrain 87 Topps, the first set I ever bought.  I even have a signed Bob Melvin card when he was with the Giants.  Beckett Magazine ws pretty classic as well.  Memories...

[RedBarron]

I have the set put together.  just gotta get it in sheets.

If memory serves there are only a couple guys that didn't have an 87 topps card --- yes, the "traded" set has to be used to get guys on the correct team(s).

Pedrique is one of the guys that doesn't have an 87 topps card. . . . . Lombardozzi and / or Davidson of the twins are the others.

[ultimate7]

Mark Davidson (Mn) - Missing

Al Pedrique (Na/Pirates) - Missing

[RedBarron]

Mark Davidson (Mn) - Missing

Al Pedrique (Na/Pirates) - Missing

yeah, what he said


I'm putting 88 Topps in their place.   That is, of course, if Mark Davidson has an 88 topps card.

[Gantry]

That is, of course, if Mark Davidson has an 88 topps card existed in real life.

[RedBarron]

I have the set put together. just gotta get it in sheets.

If memory serves there are only a couple guys that didn't have an 87 topps card --- yes, the "traded" set has to be used to get guys on the correct team(s).

I'm doing the same thing Ryno; thanks for the motivation.

1987 Topps Baseball Cards and RBI Baseball have equal nestalgia as far as I'm concerned. It's been heavily documented, and it's an old issue.

I think it's possible to either find a set with each player in it (even though the nostalgic connection to the video game might be somewhat lost) or create cards for the other 5 - I'm counting Robinson, Reuschel, and Alexander too.

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I've been working on the Mark Davidson version, and I plan to make a back side as well. (I know the dimensions are off on this one).

I think if we/I make a card for at least the 2 missing players, it would at least look better than an empty slot. (I also used the managers and team checklists to make the team total an even 18 for the pages).

I'll keep looking for the perfect set, keeping in mind that its nostalgic value will be at least flawed.

Very nice.  If you don't mind, please make a Pedrique and the set will be complete!

The 87 Topps traded set is cheap.  I bought a set on ebay for 4 bucks.

I'm using the "Team Leaders" cards to fill out one of the pages.  The other page I will be inserting a fleer "team logo" sticker.

[TβG]

Sportflics Vincent Coleman. Looks like Willie McGeezer in the background. Cool because he follows the ball off colemans bat in the second pic.