Anyway I decided to get a couple of Topps Now cards that feature President Trump. These cards show Trump receiving a customized jersey from the World Series Champions. Sure there are two Barack Obama cards that are similar maybe more. However there have been many athletes and full teams that have declined the White House invitation to meet with the President specifically President Trump after winning their sports most prestigious trophy. No matter what they claim declining to go to the White House to be honored as a team for winning your sport's championship because of who POTUS is, is a political decision and the fact is a great majority of people hate Donald Trump. When Obama was in the White House there were a few players that were no shows but not entire teams. In basketball the Golden State Warriors made it clear they would not make the trip to the White House because of Trump so Trump uninvited them. The Warriors visited the African American Museum instead. I'll just leave that statement to say what it will. These Trump cards are proof that there are some teams that have made the annual trip to the White House during his administration and continued the tradition and honor.
Usually on these trips the team presents the President with a customized jersey with his name on the back and the number one, or the number President he is (45 in Trump's case), or in the case of the card with the Astros the last two digits of the championship year.
On to the cards for this post. Both are Topps Now cards I got them from Ebay on Monday 23 Apr 2018.
The first is from 2017 and celebrates the Chicago Cubs historic 2016 World Series win. They presented President trump with a customized Cubs jersey with the number 45.The card is number 308 I got it for $5.99 plus $4.49 shipping.
The second card is a 2018 Topps Now number ST-9 and celebrates the Houston Astros 2017 World Series win they presented Trump with an Astros number 17 jersey. I got this card for $6.25 plus $1.35 shipping. The Astros card is an odd one since it doesn't say anything about the event on the back.
For further reading on the tradition of a championship team visiting the White House:
Why White House visits by champions are a U.S. tradition - ESPN (6 Mar 2016)
How Did Athletes Visiting the President at the White House Become a Tradition? - Rolling Stone (9 Feb 2017)
The traditional White House visit began with the 1924 Washington Senators - Washington Post (28 Feb 2018)
I don't really have much to say about the cards themselves, but I do like how the opinions expressed in your commentary differ from those of most of the bloggers... hopefully you won't receive too much negative feedback for going against the grain.
ReplyDeleteI've noticed the political leaning of most bloggers/collectors myself. It can get pretty irritating. On Twitter, I've had to unfollow and mute a lot of them. I try to be happy in life and getting rid of negativity is key to that.
DeleteAnd differ from anything at all resembling reality. A Republican was fired for investigating Trump, so another Republican appointed a third Republican to continue the investigation, and somehow it's all a Democratic conspiracy.
DeleteThis is disgusting and you made a terrible purchase. Why any decent American would want a card memoralizing the CUBS is beyond me.
ReplyDeleteOh man... politics before 6am. Lol. I guess it's a good way to get the blood flowing. It's always interesting to hear different peoples' opinions... which is why I'm proud to be an American. We're lucky to live in a country where we can express our political views.
ReplyDeleteAs for tradition... I'm a big fan of upholding it. But at the same time, I applauded Steve Kerr and the Warriors for taking those kids to the African American Museum instead. I'm sure it'll be an experience those children will never forget.