Mar
16
2010
Topps confuses Roy Halladay for Steve Carlton
Posted by meech.one at 8:08 am ET
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If you thought the botched photoshop job on the 2010 Topps Cliff Lee card was bad, wait until you get a load of their interpretation of Roy Halladay in a Phillies uni. It’s a doozy:
Now as far as I’m concerned, Topps has the artistic freedom to make their Roy Halladay ‘shop as ugly as they want — I’m not nit-picking that. BUT they gave the man the retired #32 jersey number of Phillies legend Steve Carlton! INEXCUSABLE! You would think that Topps employs the sort of baseball-knowledgeable folks who would catch such an egregious error before it made its way to mass production, no?
For shame, Topps. FOR SHAME.
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At least they didn’t give him Tyler Walker’s number.
I thought that was Tyler Walker.
i want free roast pork
the cliff lee card sold for $55 on ebay…
http://cgi.ebay.com/2010-TOPPS-CLIFF-LEE-SERIES-1-OPENING-DAY-CARD_W0QQitemZ260564380447QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Baseball?hash=item3caad8eb1f
It’s really pathetic how many mistakes Topps has made in recent years. And yet somehow they have the exclusive agreement with MLB to produce cards.
Soo MLB says the sloppy work is OK then?
Nice. Real nice.
Although if the MLB does jump all over Topps’ ass over this and issue a fix, (it will never happen) … maybe this card would be quite the collector item … no?
the hat and undershirt are also maroon. maybe this is a lefty homage.
I love how big the letters are on the back.
i kinda like the throwback maroon red with the current “P” on the hat.
THIS IS THE DUMBEST CARD EVER
I feel like, in the old days, if a player went to a new team in the offseason, they’d either just use an action shot of the player in the old team’s jersey or they’d take a posed photo during spring training. That was clearly a much better approach.
I once had a job interview with Topps – to work in legal, making sure that they had all the proper signatures from players to use their likeness on the cards and what not – I’m kind of glad I didn’t get that job….though maybe by now I would have worked my way up to “person who proof reads cards before mass production” and they could have avoided this mess. They should be kicking themselves that they didn’t hire me….
growing up i loved the phils.. but i also had a favorite out of town player in Cal Ripken. Often times id get a baseball card that said “Cal Ripkin.” I wondered even at age 12 who in the world edits this material.
I need to look into getting a job at Topps. My Phillie-ized Halladay kicked this one`s ass.
they can’t even spell tops right
This picture def originated with him wearing the BJs road greys. What joke…then again…baseball cards…they still make those?
I used to collect baseball cards when I was a kid, and Topps always were the lower quality shorty cards. I’m not surprised in the least.
@Colin_K: weird, there are two of us?
Yes – Topps has the exclusive rights so now they’re going to produce a bunch of crap. The funny thing is that on the parallel set they have a Cliff Lee card where they accurately airbrushed #36 on the back of his jersey (his new number). Besides how bad it is to issue lefty’s number, what a joke of a job on the lettering and numbering.
I’ve got 35 bucks in my pocket waiting to go towards one of those hats that don’t exist.
@Tug: …and my Phillie-ized Cliff Lee from last year beat the hell out of theirs too.
Upper Deck still has a deal with the MLBPA, correct? Does anyone know what they’re planning to do with their cards this year since they can’t use any MLB or team logos?
I want to go back in time and grab Fayleez 1998 – fresh out of art school – and bring him back with me to get a job doing photoshop for TOPPS in 2010.
Big money, no experience needed, will look great on the resume…
@ThinkRed: You live in Philly? I’m like 90% sure you can get a maroon cap with the new P at the Gallery or that sports shop across from the Roosevelt Mall.
Upper Deck has made cards that look like the ones you used to get in Post Cereal boxes in the 1980s…they just airbrushed out the logos and will put “Philadelphia” or “Chicago” instead of Phillies or Cubs.
My husband is still an avid collector, and a lawyer, so he’s been looking at the lawsuit between MLB and Upper Deck in his free time. They are trying to skirt a lot of the issues by just showing side shots of players so you can’t see the logos at all. I think it’s stupid to produce the cards without permission to use the logos or team names.
whats on his calf?
Fuck Face
well played, Gonzo
with that light blonde hair, i guess they used a tyler walker pic and did a good job.
At least they got the background to be an AL park (looks like Tropicana) to make it more realistic. Phillies play there all the time…
Wow, that is absolutely awful
Wow, first the Cliff Lee card, and now this. It’s amazing that Topps can’t get this right.
SJU BABY!!!
topps is doing this intentionally. the sport card market is all but dead. ‘errors’ like this create a stir and increase value. their next series will include a bald marry ramirez.
@ Collin the K, I guess there are. maybe someone figured out how to clone human’s, gave us the same name and dispersed us to families in the Delaware Valley…either that or its just a coincidence.
@ Ben, I hear they’re releasing a Manny card without the steroids as well.