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Baseball Primer Newsblog— The Best News Links from the Baseball Newsstand
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Pieces of the infamous flying saucer that starred in Colorado’s 2009 balloon boy hoax are now available for purchase.
Several months ago, Michael Fruitman, the current owner of the defunct balloon, struck a deal with New York City-based sports and entertainment card company Topps to use a segment of the Mylar saucer for individual trading cards. The card is included in the recently released 2012 Topps Baseball Allen & Ginter Relics Set.
Clay Luraschi, director of sports at Topps, said the Balloon Boy card was viewed as a good fit for the set, which commemorates not only sport champions but also popular events.
“From what we’ve seen thus far there has been a lot of interest in it,” he said. “It’s definitely unique and different and that’s kind of what the product is about.”
I have to tip my cap to Topps on this one. Every time I think they’ve finally created the most pointless chase card possible, they keep finding new ways to prove me wrong.
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1. RoyalsRetro (AG#1F) Posted: July 25, 2012 at 12:52 PM (#4191992)I shudder to think what the John Wayne Bobbitt promotion will be.
I warned you to stay off Sixth Avenue.
Not even for a piece of the Lewinsky spooge dress?
#1: Kudos to John DiFool2. Robyn Hitchcock is pretty awesome.
#2: I don't get the point of putting stupid #### like this into baseball card packs... PATHETIC.
They surveyed three people: William Hung, the Star Wars Kid and Nicole Ritchie.
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