tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684429.post999296514840165184..comments2024-03-20T04:07:19.586-04:00Comments on The Baseball Card Blog: 1948-1979 Countdown: #40. 1979 Toppsjosh Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10212453263195870177noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684429.post-16921024610519623092008-07-24T16:42:00.000-04:002008-07-24T16:42:00.000-04:00Aww, come on. I have a soft spot in my heart for ...Aww, come on. I have a soft spot in my heart for '79 Topps. That's the year I was born, and one of the happiest Christmas mornings of my life was the year that I found a complete set of '79 Topps under the tree. The design isn't that much worse than the other late 70s Topps designs, is it? Now I have to go find the binder that holds my '79 set in my attic so that I can reminisce...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684429.post-53139466004062235742008-07-23T16:30:00.000-04:002008-07-23T16:30:00.000-04:00...and I found a nice article that profiles Mr. Le......and I found a nice article that profiles Mr. Lee's last day. Thanks, Minorleaguebaseball.com!<BR/><BR/>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070928&content_id=308148&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jspSpike Gliddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08211583758682256366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684429.post-18021124180243091932008-07-23T16:25:00.000-04:002008-07-23T16:25:00.000-04:00Nothing says, "Stay classy, San Diego," like Mr. L...Nothing says, "Stay classy, San Diego," like Mr. Lee's fade-to-beige shades.<BR/><BR/>One piece of trivia lingers in my head. Apparently, Mark Lee retired in the middle of a game. Near the end of a (minor league) game, he struck a guy out. He decided it might not happen again, so summoned the manager to the hill, handed him the ball and said, "I retire."Spike Gliddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08211583758682256366noreply@blogger.com