To continue with a theme I started earlier this year, I'd like to go back and take a look at another moment in baseball card history.
Pete Rose led off this set with a tribute to all of his previous Topps cards (The Pete Rose Years) after becoming the Hit King in the same way that the 1974 Topps set paid tribute to Hank Aaron after becoming the HR King.
Topps started a 5-year run (1986-1990) of the "Turn Back the Clock" series, which featured prominent Topps cards and memories from 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 years ago. The series was loosely based on the 5-card "Turn Back the Clock" series from the 1977 set. A complete set of "Turn Back the Clock" cards from 1986-1990 would feature past Topps cards from 1961-1985.
The 1986 Topps (including Traded) set featured early cards from players like: Barry Bonds, Will Clark, Jose Canseco, Bo Jackson, Andres Galarraga, Roger Clemens, Kirby Puckett, Don Mattingly, Darryl Strawberry, Tony Gwynn, Ryne Sandberg, Wade Boggs, and Cal Ripken, etc.
This set remains very affordable, although the price seems to have risen slightly above many of the newer sets from the same era (1987-1992).
What are your thoughts? Love it? Hate It?