This card is Michael Busch from series two is a mess.
First, as P-Town Tom pointed out, his position is wrong. He did play a few games for the Dodgers at second, but the Cubs picked him up to play first. That was mentioned in all the articles that came out when he was traded to the Cubs in early January. Besides, the Cubs have a gold glover, Nico Hoerner, playing second base. Why would they need another? Did no one at Topps bother to do any research?
Yet they did do a little research because they Photoshopped Busch into a jersey with #29. He was #83 with the Dodgers. If they took the time to find his new number, couldn't they have also seen his new position?
And speaking of Photoshop, why?
This is the original picture that was used from his time with LA. It was taken on May 8, 2023.
I wonder what the print deadline is for series two? I did a little digging around and the latest player transaction I found on a card was March 3. I can do a more thorough search when I get my complete 2024 set, which should be coming in the next few days.
Topps's source for pictures, Getty Images, has game action shots of Busch from a game on February 26. That is before their print deadline. If they can update the back sides of the cards, why not use pictures of the players in the actual uniforms on the front instead of Photoshop?
Unfortunately, I know the answer - Topps doesn't really care all that much about being accurate.
"Unfortunately, I know the answer - Topps doesn't really care all that much about being accurate." -- Sad, but true.
ReplyDeleteIf this was 1964, and they used a picture from more than a year ago - understandable - but in this day and age - I think Topps just does not care.
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