Sports Cards Ate My Brain

Picking up where we left off from "It's All About George" here is page 2 of my George Brett card album. The Cards: 1978 Topps 100 This is the Topps version of the O-Pee-Chee cards that ended page 1.  This was the first card I remember a George Brett card from even though I know I got the 1977 out of a pack. 1979 Kellogg's 50 If you were a Major League superstar in the 1970s you were going to be in every Kellogg's set.   1979 O-Pee-Chee 167 1979 Topps 330 The only difference is the logos on the front.  I like the anticipatory fielding stance. 1980 Burger King Pitch Hit and Run 13 This is identical to the Topps issue except for the Burger King logo and "Collector's Series" in the top left corner.  I never participate in Pitch. Hit and Run.  I did do Punt, Pass and Kick one year. 1980 Kellogg's 9 I like the two diagonal yellow stripes that break up the design. 1980 Topps 450 This is my favorite card fro...

To recap:  These are the cards I would take with me if I could take ten 9-card pages with me to Mars. I decided that each part of my collection cannot have more than one page.  The cards must fit into a regulation page as far as height and width but I am taking liberties with how thick some of the cards are. Page 2 is all about my favorite player, George Brett.  I got to see George play exactly once.  The game was on August 5, 1980 in Detroit.  We were in Michigan visiting family and my dad took me to see the Tigers.  George hit a 3-run bomb in the first inning and then was knocked down twice by inside pitches in the 6th by Detroit starter Milt Wilcox.  George flew out and, as soon as the outfielder caught the ball, George charged the mound and started a brawl.  It was sublime. 1975 Topps #228 For those of you who don't know, this is George's rookie card.  It has to be included here just because of that. 1979 Kellogg's #50 ...