Cards from the Diamond

by JoeMagennis on July 19, 2010

1977 Topps

Tom Poquette

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Rob Harris

I had this card once. No comment about the player, but look at the ridiculous pose he's in. And are those bleachers behind him? Give me an actual game shot any day of the week.
http://twitter.com/joemagennis Joe Magennis

Yeah .. if that's how his swing finished he wouldn't have received a card with a fancy trophy on it … and not only are they bleachers, they look like the back of the bleachers, like he wasn't allowed onto the field These kind of cards make me wonder why the players would allow to happen, didn't they have any say in it?
Rob Harris

Doubtful. It was probably “Here kid, grab this bat and pose the way I tell ya.”