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Saturday, April 18, 2020

Ketchup & Mustard

I don't know much about Donruss Optic cards.

I have never bought any, as they come 4 to a pack. Even in a blaster, you're only getting something like 28 or 32 cards. Not for me.

Pus there are a bunch of parallels I haven't taken the time to learn about. But the cards do end up looking nice from time to time.

I can't quite recall how I stumbled on this one. I think I may have seen it on TCDB, but didn't have anything to offer the other person.
So I did a quick eBay search and found one for cheap. This is called a Red & Yellow Prizm, which I think is Panini's word for refractor.

Regardless, I thought the card was pretty striking. Not just the refractor-like shine, but the borders are excellent. The card goes from red on top to yellow on the bottom, but each is a very vibrant form of the color. Regardless of the scan, it's a very neon type of yellow, a color I've always liked and gravitated towards.

I'm not a person who combines ketchup and mustard at the same time. Those people creep me out. But on this card, mixing a little red and a little yellow works very well.


7 comments:

  1. Ha. I thought this would be a post about Washington Redskins players. But I guess that wouldn't make sense on a baseball blog.

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  2. Panini does chrome products so much better than Topps. The colors are way more vibrant and pop off the card so much more. If you look at it from a product to product standpoint Optic is no different than buying a pack of Topps Chrome. Similar number of cards, but a lower price point.

    Oh and I always put both ketchup and mustard on my hot dog.

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    1. Loads of people do. Or how about a McDonald's hamburger, K&M has been on every one since it began.

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  3. How my plate looks when the sauces and most of the fixings fall out of the other side of the burger the minute I take a bite into it.

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  4. The Optic cards typically don't curve either.

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  5. Kind of reminds me of one of those popsicles I used to buy from the ice cream man when I was a kid.

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