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JoshHamilton
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[COLOR=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961)]I know I'm treading on sacred ground here, but why did everyone like DLP so much? [/COLOR]
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[COLOR=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961)]I loved Donruss back in the 90's when Pinnacle owned them. Great designs, fun insert sets, decent price point, etc. [/COLOR]
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[COLOR=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961)]In my opinion, they went to hell when Playoff bought them and restarted the D/L lines in '01. Playoff had a history of atrocious designs throughout their football products. I can't think of a single product in either football or baseball where I look at the design and think "classic" or "beautiful." Usually, my initial reactions were "atrocious," "cluttered," or "who let a Ritalin-fueled 9 year old play with the graphic design program?"[/COLOR]
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[COLOR=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961)]From 2001-2005, nearly every parallel in nearly every set was holographic foilboard. I like holographic foilboard, and I also like pizza. I don't like either as when they're the only option offered to me. [/COLOR]
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[COLOR=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961)]They're responsible for ushering in the sticker auto phenomenon. In 2001, all Topps and UD products were on-card (Fleer had some trapped Sweet Spot-type autos, but they were signed after the card was put together). By 2003, damn near every set had sticker autos. If there's one thing card companies are good at, it's following suit and cutting production costs. You can't tell me that they didn't follow DLP's lead, because they had no reference point for stickers before '01. [/COLOR]
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[COLOR=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961)]Sure, they did game used well. When they lost their license in 2005, I can understand why GU collectors were pissed. But that was a decade ago. GU isn't what it was, and it's no longer a major selling point (at least in baseball). I still collect GU, especially from that era, but I have very few DLP cards in my collection because they're ugly. [/COLOR]
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[COLOR=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961)]The Authentic Game Used logo is bigger than his head. The 53 is bigger than his head. The Prime Patches logo is bigger than his head. The Phillies logo is bigger than his head. His own name is bigger than his head. There's so much white it looks like a ski slope. This is not an attractive card. [/COLOR]
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[COLOR=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961)]Here's another gem from everyone's favorite, Absolute. The Absolute logo is bigger than his head. The Marks Of Fame (which I would think implied an autograph, but whatever) is bigger than his head. The White Sox logo is bigger than his head. The OTHER White Sox script (why exactly was this necessary?) is bigger than his head. The rest of the design looks like a Limp Bizkit video threw up. This is also not an attractive card. [/COLOR]
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[COLOR=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961)]I remember the uproar when Panini bought them. They were going to hell because Panini had previously only produced stickers. Panini took them in the exact same direction they were going in before - too much white, too much foil, too cluttered and busy designs, yada yada. I'm sure there's more BS with redemptions, QC, etc. But the dumb "space age" designs have been pretty consistent since they were reintroduced. [/COLOR]
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[COLOR=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961)]I laugh every time I see people complain about the lack of logos. While it's distracting, it's no more distracting than the actual horrible designs[/COLOR]
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[COLOR=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961)]Why do people have such a soft spot for this stuff? Nostalgia is a helluva drug. [/COLOR]
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[COLOR=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961)]I loved Donruss back in the 90's when Pinnacle owned them. Great designs, fun insert sets, decent price point, etc. [/COLOR]
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[COLOR=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961)]In my opinion, they went to hell when Playoff bought them and restarted the D/L lines in '01. Playoff had a history of atrocious designs throughout their football products. I can't think of a single product in either football or baseball where I look at the design and think "classic" or "beautiful." Usually, my initial reactions were "atrocious," "cluttered," or "who let a Ritalin-fueled 9 year old play with the graphic design program?"[/COLOR]
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[COLOR=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961)]From 2001-2005, nearly every parallel in nearly every set was holographic foilboard. I like holographic foilboard, and I also like pizza. I don't like either as when they're the only option offered to me. [/COLOR]
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[COLOR=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961)]They're responsible for ushering in the sticker auto phenomenon. In 2001, all Topps and UD products were on-card (Fleer had some trapped Sweet Spot-type autos, but they were signed after the card was put together). By 2003, damn near every set had sticker autos. If there's one thing card companies are good at, it's following suit and cutting production costs. You can't tell me that they didn't follow DLP's lead, because they had no reference point for stickers before '01. [/COLOR]
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[COLOR=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961)]Sure, they did game used well. When they lost their license in 2005, I can understand why GU collectors were pissed. But that was a decade ago. GU isn't what it was, and it's no longer a major selling point (at least in baseball). I still collect GU, especially from that era, but I have very few DLP cards in my collection because they're ugly. [/COLOR]
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[COLOR=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961)]The Authentic Game Used logo is bigger than his head. The 53 is bigger than his head. The Prime Patches logo is bigger than his head. The Phillies logo is bigger than his head. His own name is bigger than his head. There's so much white it looks like a ski slope. This is not an attractive card. [/COLOR]
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[COLOR=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961)]Here's another gem from everyone's favorite, Absolute. The Absolute logo is bigger than his head. The Marks Of Fame (which I would think implied an autograph, but whatever) is bigger than his head. The White Sox logo is bigger than his head. The OTHER White Sox script (why exactly was this necessary?) is bigger than his head. The rest of the design looks like a Limp Bizkit video threw up. This is also not an attractive card. [/COLOR]
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[COLOR=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961)]I remember the uproar when Panini bought them. They were going to hell because Panini had previously only produced stickers. Panini took them in the exact same direction they were going in before - too much white, too much foil, too cluttered and busy designs, yada yada. I'm sure there's more BS with redemptions, QC, etc. But the dumb "space age" designs have been pretty consistent since they were reintroduced. [/COLOR]
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[COLOR=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961)]I laugh every time I see people complain about the lack of logos. While it's distracting, it's no more distracting than the actual horrible designs[/COLOR]
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[COLOR=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961)]Why do people have such a soft spot for this stuff? Nostalgia is a helluva drug. [/COLOR]
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