I came to this shocking discovery in, of all places, the checkout line at the Deptford, NJ Target. I was in the trading card aisle looking for a blaster of UD Masterpieces; but noticed something else that piqued my interest. Stacked neatly on the bottom shelf were four 2007 Topps factory sets each with a "Target Exclusive Mickey Mantle `game-used' card."
And there it was, visible from outside the box: A Mickey Mantle card with a plaid piece of "AUTHENTIC GAME-USED MEMORABILIA."
(Image ripped off of eBay, but you get the idea.)At first, I was skeptical. Topps wouldn't dare cut up one of Mickey Mantle's civilian dress shirts, paste the swatches on a reprint, and label it as a "game-used" card?
Nah! Topps has way too much integrity to do something that nefarious.
So I came to the only logical conclusion. The New York Yankees must have worn (at some point during The Mick's career) plaid uniforms.
Maybe that 7500-card mirror insert that Upper Deck is cooking up will mention the exact game the Yanks went plaid.
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Well, Topps didn't say what "game" was being played at the time of wearing.
What is with these companies this year? It's like every day you hear about a new strange card.
It could have been a croquet game. I heard plaid is big in those circles. I don't think the card says baseball game so who knows. (Speaking for Elon not BMLP.)
Mystery Solved: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000ZGEYU6/ref=dp_also-recommended_4?ie=UTF8&n=1036592&s=apparel
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