tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763856598750589911.post6910511819944075452..comments2023-11-10T22:02:17.299-06:00Comments on The 1972 Topps Baseball Set:: #779 Tony CloningerDouglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01050857323785108411noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763856598750589911.post-56813156861958838612013-10-03T20:46:21.485-05:002013-10-03T20:46:21.485-05:00"I believe a card loses memory power if it is..."I believe a card loses memory power if it is a hatless close up."<br /><br /><br />Well, that's probably true in all cases except <a href="http://1967topps.blogspot.com/2010/03/final-card-arnold-earley.html" rel="nofollow">this one</a>.Jim from Downingtownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537007940455183397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763856598750589911.post-74681487877169204052013-09-29T13:32:54.487-05:002013-09-29T13:32:54.487-05:00I was 1969 that I realized that professional baseb...I was 1969 that I realized that professional baseball existed as concept of individuals and teams, teams that play each other, playing for a championship. Before that it was background noise on my Grandfather's TV and the odd baseball card lying around the house. <br /><br />Now at that time baseball cards to me were the primary way you could relate to player as an individual. After that you would have see/hear of a player on TV (I was too far to see the game in person). But if didn't get a player's card in a given year you did not know of him. Cases for me were Julian Javier or Vada Pinson. Never heard of those guys until I got cards of them later in their career. Conigliaro is different because he had a lot of press billing (and huge offensive numbers) when he started.<br /><br />My family did have a Cloninger card before 1969. Problem was it during the cap-less head shot year of Braves cards. I believe a card loses memory power if it is a hatless close up. Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01050857323785108411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763856598750589911.post-47424803635829841152013-09-28T18:41:20.155-05:002013-09-28T18:41:20.155-05:00In 1967, when I started following MLB and collecti...In 1967, when I started following MLB and collecting cards (and thereby learning about who was who), I heard about Tony Cloninger on the radio. <br /><br />Later that same season, I heard talk of slugging outfielder Tony Conigliaro. "Wait, I thought he was a pitcher...". Only after getting both their baseball cards that year did I realize they were 2 different people.Jim from Downingtownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537007940455183397noreply@blogger.com