Thanks to longtime reader of the site SB1902, I just learned that Topps is holding an election to determine the ten greatest Topps cards of all time. The company nominated 100 cards from its archives and is inviting one and all to chime in. Unfortunately (at least in my eyes) the majority of this list of 100 cards is made up of rookie cards. I understand that rookie cards are generally the most coveted cards among collectors, but just because something can be sold for a high price doesn’t mean it automatically deserves inclusion in a group that Topps claims is “the 100 best cards we’ve ever produced.” Where’s Oscar Gamble and Don Mossi and the Reuschel brothers? Johnny Bench is there, in rookie card version, but not in his much more striking and iconic 1976 incarnation. Same with Nolan Ryan, who gets the rookie card treatment, while the card that to me most vividly communicated his electrifying essence is ignored.
So I’m hoping that we can get another vote going here. Scan the archives here or better yet scan through your own collection. Bust out your copies of The Great American Baseball Card Flipping Trading and Bubble Gum Book. Roam the net. And then please let me know in the comments section below what you think are the best Topps cards of all time. I’m interested to see what we can come up with.
Cardboard Gods 
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