2014 Panini Golden Age Baseball - All the Dodger Cards

Panini America released their 3rd Baseball themed card set last week.  It is called Golden Age Baseball, and it includes numerous old-tyme players.  Due to a lack of an MLB license these cards do not include either team logos or even team names.  Instead, the city that each player represents in noted. 

In my opinion, the base card design is horrible.  On the other hand, the insert cards that borrow designs from several relatively unknown vintage card sets are phenomenal.  I especially love the Darby Chocolate cards I show at the very bottom.

Base Set

#32 Zack Wheat

#66 Tommy Lasorda

#120 Dusty Baker

#138 Steve Yeager

#139 Davey Lopes

The Frank Robinson card is the only known Dodger variation card in the set.  As you can see, the only reason he is regarded as a Dodger in the card below is the city notation of "Los Angeles" underneath his photo.  In the normal base card "Baltimore" is indicated underneath Robinson's photo. 

Base Variations Set 

#102 Frank Robinson

1913 National Game Set

#8 Zack Wheat

Historical Signatures Set

#BAK Dusty Baker

#RMO Rick Monday

#LOP Davey Lopes

#STV Steve Yeager

Museum Age Collection Set

#35 Tommy Lasorda

Star Stamps Set

#12 McGraw, Gleason, Mack & Stengel

#28 Mathewson, Young, Jackson & Wheat

All the remaining cards below are box-toppers.  Each box of cards comes with a large sized pack that contains either a 5x7 super-sized card, or a 3-card strip of Darby Chocolate themed cards.  Below are the Dodger players included.

BTW, There is a 5x7 memorabilia card (#9) of Duke Snider available, but I have yet to see a photo of it.  Directly below is the non-memorabilia card of Snider that is available.

5x7 Box Topper

#9 Duke Snider

I just love the design of these Darby Chocolate themed cards.  The vintage versions are super rare, and can sell for thousands in VG condition card.  Below, I highlight two Dodger players from the set.  Zack Wheat, of course, is known as a Dodger Hall of Famer; whereas, Rube Marquard is known more for his years as a NY Giants Hall of Famer pitcher.  Still, Marquard pitched 6 years in Brooklyn; recording 56 wins and helping the club to 2 National League Pennants.

Darby Chocolate 3-card Panel Box Toppers

#23 Zack Wheat & #24 Rube Marquard

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Blog Kiosk: 7/2/2014 - Dodger Links - Bid on a Kershaw No-Hit Ball, Humble Robinson and a Replay Triple Play

Josh Beckett is seen chatting it up with his teammates before yesterday evenings game.  Unfortunately, he wasn't his typical self on the mound.  He gave up 5 earned runs in 5 innings of work.  The Dodgers are now a half game behind the Giants.  You didn't think winning the division was going to be a cake walk, did ya?  Pic above via Jon SooHoo/LA Dodgers 2014.

• Via Jon Weisman at Dodger Insider, "Game-used Kershaw no-hitter ball up for auction."  Bidding starts at $10,000.00.  Wow!  BTW, all proceeds go the LA Dodgers Foundation.  See the ball on the right.
• Dodger photographer Jon SooHoo shares a whole bunch of great photos featuring Bobby Castillo - who passed away on Monday.  Go here to check them out.
• Via Jordan Bastian at MLB.com, "Replays in LA lead to Tribe's 7-2-4 triple play." A video is included in the link.

"That was awesome," Indians right fielder David Murphy said. "I don't know if we'll ever see one like that again."

• Via Ken Gurnick at MLB.com, "Humble Robinson is Dodgers' unlikeliest hero."

"Everybody wants to talk about being 29 years old and being in the Minor Leagues for eight years and all that, but I really enjoy my job," said Robinson after the Dodgers' 1-0 win over the Indians. "I still get paid to come to the ballpark every day and play baseball. Everybody says it's such a grind in the Minor Leagues, but it's something that I love to do, so just to get to come up here and contribute is icing on the cake for me."

• Panini America's blog shares some early pics from their newest upcoming product, 2014 Golden Age Baseball, here.  The set officially goes live today.  Check out a Steve Yeager autographed card and some base cards below; including a Tommy Lasorda card.

• Ned Colletti recently visited with Jay Mohr on AM570, "Ned Colletti hasn't seen a trade offer yet worthy of making a deal."  Listen to it here.
• Via Dustin Nosler at Dodgers Digest, "Dodgers’ prospect Darnell Sweeney quickly becoming a ‘Guy,’ maybe."
• Via Eric Vrsalovich at Dodgers-Lowdown, "Dodgers Acquire First Baseman/Outfielder Brock Peterson From Nationals."
• Via Eric Stephen at True Blue LA, "International signing period: Dodgers sign Felix Osorio, per report."
• Zero Hedge has a great graphic about the cheapest and priciest countries for beer.
• This is just plain awesome.  OYO Sportstoys, which is basically player/team themed Lego's has been making videos showing off their wares.  Last week they released their LA Kings Stanley Cup Champions video and I am smitten.  Watch it below.  BTW, they have Dodger OYO characters.  Go here to check them out.

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