1969 Topps - Reggie Jackson rookie.

The 1969 Topps set was/is one of my favorite designs. St least in cards I can afford. It has Mantle, Clemente, Aaron, Rose, Ryan, Reggie Jackson and others and just looks cool. Clean. Simple. Low grade card but with great, bold signature. Love it.

My vintage card of the week: The 1969 Topps Johnny Bench All-Star Rookie Trophy card. This is another case where I greatly prefer a player’s second card because it’s his first solo card. I’ve owned the ’68 card, but it doesn’t hold a candle to this ’69 in my eyes. Such a classic image here, with the blue of the name circle matching the blue of Johnny’s eyes. He looks poised to build the Big Red Machine.

This guy could throw a baseball really hard... You may be cool, but you will never in your life be Birmingham's Big Bob Veale with flossy specs, parted hair, and a freakin' Pirates letterman jacket on his '69 Topps card cool...