Finest came out a few weeks back and there is a Blake Snell autograph in the set, which is on a rehash of a subset from the 1997 Finest set. I was not really a huge fan of the mid to late 1990s Finest sets. If you are unfamiliar, they are the ones with the "protector" labels over the cards. Like this one.....
No fun at all.
If I may say so, the Snell autograph is a huge improvement from the original design. It's not that the whole "Blue Chips" idea was bad, they were all young players, but the peel protectors completely ruined the card.
The autograph is also directly on the card. No sticker autograph here.
The back of the Snell autograph.
Again, borrowed from the 1996 Finest set, but Topps did a good job of fitting the "You have just received" into the existing design of the card. I also like the picture on the back. Looks like a photo that would be good on the front of a card.
Overall, a good card.
Beautiful card! Snell has struggled his last few outings... but maybe that'll allow us to save a few dollars on his signatures.
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