I started with 8 of the 100 cards, last check in I was down to just 27 cards. Last week that number was all the way down to 2 cards. A few days ago in the mail I got a bubble mailer with......
the two cards that I was still missing. I am crossing this card set off after just two and a half months. Really pretty good considering that I did not open a box, or significant number of packs. Almost all 92 cards that I was missing when I started were picked up in trades, or from buying small lots, no singles, off of EBay.
Yes, the set is finished, but I am also going to leave the door open to find more of these cards when Topps releases Series 2 at some point this summer. There were some things that I really enjoyed about this project. First, the 1983 sets were the first cards in my collection. I started opening packs of cards at some point that summer. I have always loved these cards. Second, there were plenty of players that I enjoy collecting on the checklist.....
a few Cardinals, a few former Durham Bulls, and also a few players I saw while they were in college. The Carlos Martinez card is probably my favorite Cardinal. Also plenty of older players in the set too, which is my lone, small criticism of this set. It would be nice if the cards of the retired players included on the checklist had a connection to the actual year of the card design. Might have said this in another post. My three favorite older cards in the set.....
probably have to be the three shown above since they were actually around and playing in 1983.
All three were younger players at this point, but they still were pretty impactful that season. Especially Ripken, considering the final play of the 1983 season was a soft line out to him, which ended the World Series.
There were plenty of good players who were active during the 1983 season, eager to see what Topps comes up with in the next batch of cards in Series 2. I'd be excited to see a Tony Gwynn, Wade Boggs, or a Willie McGee. Doubtful I will see a McGee, but a Gwynn in some brown, orange, and yellow Padres digs would be sweet.
Mixed feelings about this set. On one hand, I love the 83T design. On the other hand, I'm tired of all of the excessive number of throwback sets Topps has been producing the last few years.
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