A lifelong journey to chase 3,000 Roberto Clemente cards
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Monday, June 15, 2020
Card #115: Let The Kids Play
A few years ago MLB ran lots of commercials trying to get the youth back into baseball. The campaign was called "Let The Kids Play".
The commercials featured some of the younger players in the game.
Topps has been utilizing the young "kids" of the game and giving them a chance to design their own baseball card set. We have already seen sets designed by Bryce Harper, Francisco Lindor, and Fernando Tatis Jr.
One of Puerto Rico Heritage cards in the Lindor set features Roberto Clemente.
The card is beautifully designed and features the Puerto Rico flag in the background. It is simple and classy.
The back shows lifetime statistics of Clemente, a fascimile signature of Lindor, team logo, and a simple writeup of Clemente being picked for the Heritage set.
I grew up in a generation where we were taught humility and to respect the game... but times change... and the game has evolved. I'm 100% for an entertaining bat flip or on-field celebration... as long as the batter doesn't go out of their way to disrespect the other team. I'm 100% for letting the kids play.
I grew up in a generation where we were taught humility and to respect the game... but times change... and the game has evolved. I'm 100% for an entertaining bat flip or on-field celebration... as long as the batter doesn't go out of their way to disrespect the other team. I'm 100% for letting the kids play.
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