2021 Topps Project 70

Year: 2021

Manufacturer: Topps

Set: Project 70

Card Type: Base

Card Number: 60

Print Run: 3666

Artist: Ermsy

Wow been awhile since I posted something.  Been even long since I picked up a new Rollie card.  I've been mainly focused on other things, but I have occasionally picked up a new Rollie card here and there.  The newest one, but not for long, is this Ermsy Project 70 card.  Ermsy was part of last year's Project 2020 and definitely brings a very noticeable style to his art.  I joked because one of the common themes is the squiggly line that run through a lot of his cards that look like intestines.  None of those here, but the card still retains and exudes a definite Ermsy vibe.  Fully featured are Rollies mustache and fingers.  

For those of you still living in a cave or bunker.  Project 70 was the follow up to the very popular Project 2020, but this time there are more artists, 51, and they aren't constrained to certain subjects, they can create cards featuring whom ever they want.  Topps puts out 3 cards a day, Monday through Friday, and there are parallels to be had.  Rollie fellow cards on his release day feature Aaron Judge and Cal Ripken, and kind of surprising to be Rollie out sold both (although not by much).

Now if only someone would put out a Yount card!!

 

2004 Upper Deck Sweet Spot Classic Patch - All-Star Game Manupatch

2020 Topps Living - Rollie Alert

Rollie is featured in this weeks Topps Living offering.  Featured as an Athletic with signature mustache.

https://www.topps.com/topps-mlbr-living-settm-card-281-rollie-fingers.html

2002 Fleer Greats Autograph

Year: 2002

Manufacture: Fleer

Set: Greats

Card Number: NNO

Card Type: Insert, Autograph

Insert Set: Autographs

Card Attributes: Autographed (on card)

There's a lot to love about this card.  Most of all is the simplity.  Sure the photoss a little grainy, but I love the way the on-card auto pops off this card.  And Rollie's signature is one of the reason I love collecting him.

2005 Donruss Diamond Kings HOF Heroes #66

Year: 2005

Manufacture: Donruss

Set: Diamond Kings

Card Number: HH-66

Card Type: Insert

Insert Set: HOF Heroes

Been awhile, as now seems to be my MO.  Anyways figured I finish writing up a few of the cards I had in my draft folder.  Rollie is featured in the 2005 Donruss Diamond Kings HOF Heroes insert set.  Like a lot of the stars in this insert he has two cards.  This card with a color photo and card number HH-91 with a sepia finish.  And like almost every set put out by Donruss in this time frame this insert set has a ton of parallels, from framed color parallels to relic and autograph parallels.  There was definetaly a lot to hunt in this set with a great checklist or stars, retired players, and HOFers.

2005 Playoff Absolute Memorabilia Spectrum Silver parallel

2017 Chronicles - Swatches

Year: 2017

Manufacturer: Panini

Set: Chronicles

Card Type: Insert, Relic

Insert Set: Swatches

Card Number: CS-RF

Card Attributes: Serial Numbered, Relic

Relic Type: Jersey

Serial Number: 040/299

To say it's been slow at the Rollie Fingers Collector world headquarters is an understatement.  At least when it comes to picking up new cards for the collection.  But as luck would have it I just got a trade package in the mail from Julie who writes A Cracked Bat.  She also happens to be a Tigers collector amongst other things and I sent her a slug of Tigers a while back.  In the trade package were a great selection of Brewers cards about 85% of them I didn't already have, which is a boon considering the massive sorting and cataloging of my Brewers collection I've been undertaking, closing in on 9000 unique cards for the team!  To help add to that total and to my Rollie collection Julie also sent this gem.

I've seen this card pop up on my ebay searches, but I've been really limiting my online purchases lately and mainly to just new Yount cards.  So adding a new Rollie, a new Rollie serial numbered relic, and he's featured as a Brewer, or as close as Panini can get is great.  The card commemorates Rollies 300th save.    

Thanks Julie!