Well, if we do a card for one Gold Dust Twin, we have to do the other, right? As with Freddie Lynn, Jim Rice was stuck in a 4-in-1 rookie timeshare card. Here's Jim Ed in his rightful solo glory.
Advanced 1970s-80s Red Sox collectors will notice I swiped this Rice pic from the 1980 Topps Superstar Photo set, with the blue facsimile sig changed to black. This photo might be from spring training 1979, when the Red Sox ditched their 1975-78 red hats for the classic blue versions, but kept the pullover jerseys until opening day, when they returned to the pre-1972 button-down jerseys and belted pants.
Chad Finn's wonderful countdown/nostalgia trip of the Top 50 Red Sox Prospects of the Past 50 Years ranks Rice at No. 1.
Speaking of the Spirit of '75, we're going to celebrate the 1975 World Series soon with a series of 1976 Topps World Series cards. Each card will be posted on the 40th anniversary of the day the game was was played, which means Game 1 is coming up in two days. Check it out!
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