George Bennett

George Bennett @gbennettpost

@dgmccready I'm hot and cold with the design and colors. It's definitely very of-its-time. — PolitiTweet.org

George Bennett @gbennettpost

@CeeMX97 @SABRbbcards @Topps @PostWarCards @CardboardHistry @CardsStory @VintageCardsOn1 @nightowlcards @1974Baseball @70sBaseball @Super70sSports @BigHairPlasGras @PolyesterUnis Sorry, I finished this set in the 1970s and unloaded my dupes long ago. — PolitiTweet.org

George Bennett @gbennettpost

@1brightman1 Should've tagged you! Better pic later in the thread. — PolitiTweet.org

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@mmcclure88 If you know, you know. — PolitiTweet.org

George Bennett @gbennettpost

Purple and magenta scheme includes Frank Robinson’s final player card, a beautiful Reggie World Series pic and pinch runner Herb Washington. https://t.co/LGArCPoDt3 — PolitiTweet.org

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Key players on my fave @Pirates showed up in the subtle dark green/light green scheme. Zisk, @Alscoop16 & Parker was a great outfield. https://t.co/cvWGNDUloP — PolitiTweet.org

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Another quintessential 1970s look, magenta over yellow, including iconic Oscar Gamble and Vida Blue cards, Jim Rice and Gary Carter rookies, and a surprisingly subdued Tito Fuentes. https://t.co/9pFX9SEPI6 — PolitiTweet.org

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Most of the all-star cards are in the yellow-over-red design. Not Reggie Jackson for some reason. https://t.co/VOPTB3Ip6d — PolitiTweet.org

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Green and purple — very 1970s — includes the George Brett rookie. https://t.co/ozbnVZeGz9 — PolitiTweet.org

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Never cared for the orange/brown Rust Belt Harvest motif but a lot of great cards have these colors, including the Robin Yount rookie and the ‘74 Highlights subset. https://t.co/a8VgzSW06a — PolitiTweet.org

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And these five color combinations have 22 cards each. https://t.co/0Jp4ieTghR — PolitiTweet.org

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These five color combinations have 33 cards each. https://t.co/R21z97JgRq — PolitiTweet.org

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Obviously designed by a Spinal Tap fan, because everything in the 660-card set is in multiples of 11. These seven color schemes are most popular, with 55 cards each. https://t.co/YEHWcDXpOz — PolitiTweet.org

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After 47 years, decided to sort my 1975 @Topps set by color combinations. https://t.co/lOb1bn1BFJ — PolitiTweet.org

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Carpet o’ Cards: A deep dive into the 17 groovy color combinations in the 1975 @Topps set. Thread… @SABRbbcards @PostWarCards @CardboardHistry @CardsStory @VintageCardsOn1 @nightowlcards @1974Baseball @70sBaseball @Super70sSports @BigHairPlasGras @PolyesterUnis https://t.co/UNUxaCUblb — PolitiTweet.org

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@loumoore12 Donn Clendenon — Morehouse https://t.co/sCOA0rPNUA — PolitiTweet.org

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Carpet o’ Cards: Some rookie cards from the 1970s. @SABRbbcards @nightowlcards @PostWarCards @CardsStory @VintageCardsOn1 @CardboardHistry @1974Baseball @70sBaseball @BigHairPlasGras @Super70sSports @19fredlynn https://t.co/A51mT5NjyS — PolitiTweet.org

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@Super70sSports The list https://t.co/sGFq3OLaAD — PolitiTweet.org

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@timdlindgren @SABRbbcards @PostWarCards @CardsStory @CardboardHistry @VintageCardsOn1 @nightowlcards Crazy numbers — PolitiTweet.org

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@paul_gebauer @SABRbbcards @PostWarCards @CardsStory @CardboardHistry @VintageCardsOn1 @nightowlcards Thank you! — PolitiTweet.org

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@vossbrink @SABRbbcards @PostWarCards @CardsStory @CardboardHistry @VintageCardsOn1 @nightowlcards I only have Topps cards and apparently they didn’t make one in 2004 that I could find. — PolitiTweet.org

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Mickey Mantle had .512 OBP in 1957 and didn’t even lead the American League. Williams had .526 OBP that year. Mantle won MVP. https://t.co/TvSfxycXV0 — PolitiTweet.org

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Carpet o’ Cards: Only 15 times since 1900 has an MLB player recorded .500+ On Base Percentage. Ruth did it 5 times, Bonds 4, Williams 3. @SABRbbcards @PostWarCards @CardsStory @CardboardHistry @VintageCardsOn1 @nightowlcards https://t.co/hGwRVZtdGP — PolitiTweet.org

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Kaat was also one of 9 pitchers to throw 2,000+ innings in the 1960s. Ryan and Blyleven were also among 10 with 2,000+ innings in the 1980s. — PolitiTweet.org

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Carpet o’ Cards: My view of pitching is warped by growing up in the 1970s, when 20 pitchers threw 2,000+ innings. No other post-WW2 decade has more than 10. @SABRbbcards @CardsStory @CardboardHistry @PostWarCards @VintageCardsOn1 @nightowlcards @Jim22Palmer @fergieajenkins https://t.co/pDcqDSOqua — PolitiTweet.org

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@NJGeneralsUSFL @uscpat @Stathead @SABRbbcards @PostWarCards @CardsStory @CardboardHistry @VintageCardsOn1 @nightowlcards It's an interesting way to look at players from the past, especially if you were raised on the traditional W-L/ERA/K stats. But I'm skeptical overall. — PolitiTweet.org

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@obxleatherman Interesting. Plus, I don’t count anyone who wore a mustache before the 1972 A’s. — PolitiTweet.org

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@Curt_Burner @RickCanale @1quik6 @CardsCtb @deetdedee @MWalk66 @1brightman1 I cannot imagine such a loss. You and your family are in my prayers. Thank you for sharing this and for being one of the kindest, most positive people on Twitter. — PolitiTweet.org

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@uscpat @Stathead @SABRbbcards @PostWarCards @CardsStory @CardboardHistry @VintageCardsOn1 @nightowlcards As I've said before, I'm somewhat of a WAR skeptic. Koufax ranked 4th in WAR in 1965. https://t.co/CH4QVKQuqi — PolitiTweet.org

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@dukes_jm Look at that 1972 starting rotation. Wood started 49 of team's 154 games (32% in strike-shortened season). https://t.co/jSpfs4w69b — PolitiTweet.org