.... more goodies from reader Chad
With as many of the MSA discs from the 70's and 80's that I have in my collection, how did I not know about this set? Shame on me!
Fleer issued a set called "Hardball" in 2003 . The set consists of 280 cards, but they aren't cards. They are discs, with a design that pays homage to the MSA discs. The set is divided into three subset, the regular players (#1-240), the All Around All-Stars (#241-265), and Rookies on Deck (#266-280)
The discs are smaller than the typical MSA disc, but the design is pretty similar. Fleer copied the baseball design with the sides in different colors. Also borrowed are the stars on the top though Fleer added them to the bottom as well..
The Cubs team set consists of eleven regular players, one All-Star, and three rookies.
MSA did produce some discs in a smaller size. What's weird (but in a cool way) to me is that it's like the opposite of the Donruss retro stuff--the remakes have all the logos, when the originals notably had blank caps!
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