1976 Topps

For a set that chronicles one of the worst years in the history of our franchise, this is one of my favorite Topps sets. A fresh new look, an odd combination of colors that should have been featured on Padres cards, and a redo of the little player silhouettes that were used in 1973 all added up to a great looking design.

It's too bad that there aren't a lot of Tigers cards that are worth looking back on, but it's rare that I give Topps a nod for making a great looking set, so I'll leave it at that.

The 1976 Topps Detroit Tigers:

3 Record Breaker Mickey Lolich

13 Johnny Wockenfuss

37 John Hiller

61 Ron LeFlore

67 Ray Boone Father and Son

68 Joe Coleman Father and Son 

89 Vern Ruhle

113 Gary Sutherland

138 Lerrin LaGrow

162 Jack Pierce

186 Tom Walker

218 John Knox

242 Dan Meyer

267 Aurelio Rodriguez

292 Leon Roberts

320 Willie Horton

346 Ty Cobb All-Time OF

348 Mickey Cochrane All-Time C

361 Detroit Tigers Team Card

385 Mickey Lolich

409 Dave Lemanczyk

432 Tom Veryzer

456 Joe Coleman

483 Mickey Stanley

507 Ray Bare

540 Bill Freehan

552 Terry Humphrey

591 Rookie Pitchers Steve Grilli

596 Rookie Infielders Jerry Manuel

614 Fernando Arroyo

659 Ben Oglivie

Topps did that Traded thing again. Still did it with the weird numbering thing.

120T Rusty Staub

428T Jim Crawford

532T Milt May

649T Dave Roberts

Sarah Palin is about to tell me how governing a state with a smaller population than the city of Memphis makes her a worthwhile candidate to be one heartbeat away from being the President of the United States of America. So on that I must call it a night. How fitting that my musings about our nation's bicentennial baseball card issue would coincide with this historic moment.

Or not.

She reminds me of Tina Fey. 

When am I supposed to quit laughing?