One of the inserts in 2016 Topps Opening Day is Striking Distance which salutes a bunch of upcoming milestones.
2016 Topps OD Striking Distance #SD-1
The Subber is anchored by Future Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki, typically referred to as simply Ichiro.
Topps took a chance on this one, at the beginning of the season Ichiro was 65 hits short of 3,000. That number isn't a gimme for a 42 year old who collected just 91 hits in 2015.
Topps also gambled on the success of the Miami Marlins. Had the club performed poorly they may have ended up trading Ichiro before he reached the milestone.
Sloppy Topps
2016 Topps OD Striking Distance #SD-1 (b-side)
Notice anything wrong with the text on the Ichiro's Striking Distance Card.
In 2013 Topps elected to erase Pete Rose when mentioning the All-Time Hit record on their 2013.
On the above card they have not just erased Rose's name, Topps has elected to completely ignore his accomplishments. Maybe my math is off but I would think Pete Rose's 4256 Major League Hits would qualify him for the World 4,000 hit club.
In the final sentence Topps also missed one other player that Ichiro needed to pass on the way to 3000, Stan Ross at 2997 :)
Sources and Links
Night Owl Cards
Ichiro HoF Index
Baseball-ref
The Subber is anchored by Future Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki, typically referred to as simply Ichiro.
Topps took a chance on this one, at the beginning of the season Ichiro was 65 hits short of 3,000. That number isn't a gimme for a 42 year old who collected just 91 hits in 2015.
Topps also gambled on the success of the Miami Marlins. Had the club performed poorly they may have ended up trading Ichiro before he reached the milestone.
Sloppy Topps
Notice anything wrong with the text on the Ichiro's Striking Distance Card.
In 2013 Topps elected to erase Pete Rose when mentioning the All-Time Hit record on their 2013.
On the above card they have not just erased Rose's name, Topps has elected to completely ignore his accomplishments. Maybe my math is off but I would think Pete Rose's 4256 Major League Hits would qualify him for the World 4,000 hit club.
In the final sentence Topps also missed one other player that Ichiro needed to pass on the way to 3000, Stan Ross at 2997 :)
Sources and Links
Night Owl Cards
Ichiro HoF Index
Baseball-ref
