Deadspin and several other sites are reporting that this card—with Derek swinging through a pitch while The Mick watches from the dugout and Dubya searches for his seat—actually made it through production and has been distributed to the public. It's a pretty good Photoshop job, no question, though putting Dubya in a city where there is a feeling of mutual loathing doesn't make much sense. A gallery of lovely ladies, dotted here and there in the crowd, Where's Waldo style, would have been preferable. Anyway, this has the smell of a ruse. Some one send us a card. Because if it exists, we surely want one.
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Posted by: Lar | Monday, February 26, 2007 at 07:48 PM
Too bad Jeter didn't foul that one back to the right, on a line.
Posted by: SF | Monday, February 26, 2007 at 10:01 PM
One of the few times I agree with SF without additional snarky comment.. =P
Posted by: Lar | Monday, February 26, 2007 at 10:25 PM
If the photoshopper is reading this, here's a couple of things to consider next time:
* The focus on Dubya should be soft at best, as with the other objects at the depth where he supposedly occurs.
* The Mick should be somewhat larger, as he is nearer to the observer than the men on the bench behind him. He should also probably be a little taller.
Still, it's a pretty wild card. If it does exist, I'd want one too!
Posted by: KCH | Monday, February 26, 2007 at 11:17 PM
Good point on the Mick perspective, KCH. He looks more like Tiny Elvis than a Hall of Fame slugger. If this mini-Mick ascended to the top step of the dugout, his head would be at the top of the guard. This would make him more Gaedel than Mantle.
Posted by: SF | Monday, February 26, 2007 at 11:21 PM
Wasn't Topps supposed to be released 2/21? Yet I have yet to ee a box. The delays in release (the original date was 2/7) can't be a good omen. The design's bad enough as it is, with the random colored cubes in the all-black frame and the supersmall front nname followed by the superlarge last name. Yuck.
If and when I do pull the Jeter card, I'll post a scan, doctored images or not.
Posted by: Paul SF | Tuesday, February 27, 2007 at 09:11 AM
I can't be sure, but from the positioning of the players heads, it looks like Jeter just swung and missed.
Posted by: mattymatty | Tuesday, February 27, 2007 at 02:35 PM
There selling on ebay for over $100 already
Posted by: | Tuesday, February 27, 2007 at 04:28 PM