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Define the design (79T)

I have very little time to post today. This will be the last one until the wee hours, and maybe the last one until Thursday evening, depending on how I feel after the work marathon spanning tonight/tomorrow.

Also, my daughter's birthday is this weekend, so chaos on the homefront is about to ensue, as well. And I gotta squeeze that blog bat-around topic in, too. The good part about that is I think I know what it's going to be. Now if I can only find time to get the cards scanned.

But I promised I'd throw another "Define the Design" contest at you. So here it is. Take a look at the 1979 Topps Don Sutton card here. What do we call this design? What should be the name of this set? This should be fairly easy.

For those of you unfamiliar with the set, don't go by the color featured in the design. It varied from team to team. And if you ask me, the color selection was abysmal. For starters, we have pink for the Dodgers. Also, there was:

Yellow for the Braves
Pink for the Indians
Green for the Astros
Yellow for the Expos
Yellow for the Angels
Brown for the Royals
Brown for the Mets
Purple for the Phillies
Blue for the Pirates
Yellow for the Blue Jays
Yellow for the Orioles
Yellow for the Giants (must've had a sale on yellow ink in 1979)
Red for the A's
and Orangish for the Yankees

But the color isn't the point. The whole design is the point. What do we call it? The first one who comes up with an appropriate definition by leaving their suggestion in the comments on this post wins!

This is what they win:

1. A small stack of Shawn Green cards
2. A larger stack of cards from their favorite team

3. An autograph card of Cubs prospect Billy Petrick from 2008 Bowman Draft Picks and Prospects. Sadly, Petrick is no longer with the Cubs. He signed with an independent team this winter. As far as I can tell anyway.

4. A jersey relic of Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter from 2007 Topps Heritage. I like this card. It's a nice one.

I apologize to Cubs and Cardinals fans. If you want one, you've got to pick up the card of the team you hate, too. There's always a catch, isn't there?

There you go. Again, I will determine who the winner is. I will mention who the winner is in the comments on this post. I might not get a chance to do that until overnight tonight or sometime tomorrow, so you may have to check back. But I'll also email the winner, too (provided I have their email).

Thanks for playing. Now, I've got to run again ...

Comments

Kevin said…
I'd keep it simple: The Ribbon Set. If you ask me, the team name bar looks like a length of ribbon. Incidentally, 1979 Topps is the oldest pack of cards I've ever ripped.
Mark Aubrey said…
Based on the card presented, I'll go with the

I haven't been to the barber in four months. Hey, get off my back, it is the late '70s for criminy's sake

set.
RWH said…
I agree with the ribbon. I instantly thought of ball with ribbon.
I think ribbon wins. It was the first thing I thought of also
dayf said…
The first thing I think of when I think of '79 Topps is:

BORING

And this is coming from a guy who has made it his quest to finish this set by the end of the year. Seriously, it's one of the most generic sets ever produced.

I also think of:

Bump Wills

Old Timey Topps logo in the baseball

Ugly color bar

So, let's try to put them all together in one comprehensive description:

Boring Old Timey Bumping Uglies

AKA:

The Victorian Pornography set.

And what did 19th century English Harlots wear?

RIBBONS.

See, it all ties together.
Anonymous said…
I think it looks like a photo resting atop a fireplace mantle. I think ribbon works too, but ribbon is more appropriate for like '80 Topps.

My suggestion: The fireplace set.
zman40 said…
Ribbon sounds good. I always think of it as the banner set.
Wrigley Wax said…
This was one of the first complete sets I bought back in the day. I always kind of liked the simple design.

My name : Ball and Banner
madding said…
When I was in grade school, at the very end of the year we would have Field Day, and all of the kids would get 1st and 2nd place ribbons for their finishes in each event. (I'm guessing this is common practice, since there's the expression "having a field day...") And of course, kids would get a "Participation" award, usually a purple colored ribbon instead of the standard red or blue for 2nd or 1st place. So I'd have to go with the Field Day set, or at least the Participation Award set since, as you pointed out, a lot of the team color schemes are weird.

This was also the first "old" set that I ever got my hands on cards from as my dad's friend gave me a paper bag full of these cards once (more on that another time.) So to me, personally, this is also the My Dad's Buddy's Set. Or, alternatively, the Paper Bag set.

Yeah, it's a boring set.
night owl said…
We have a winner! And it took all of nine minutes.

The word I was looking for was "ribbon" and I was looking for something simple, too. Kevin got it right.

I'll put '79 Topps down as "the ribbon set."

Kevin, I'll send you an email, so I can get you your cards.

Thanks for playing! I know I'll never look at the '79 set the same way. Images of 18th century Field Days, in which English harlots are chased by barbers, keep running through my head.
Dan said…
To me, the colored background behind the team name looks like a mailbox slot. So how about the Mailbox Slot design?