Community Gum recently reported on the 1997 WNBA Pinnacle cans so I thought I'd present the second year baseball version.
The mid to late 1990's to early 2000's gave the trading card collectors a plethora of new products in many different forms. Cards in cans, cards made of wood, steel, leather, cloth and other materials.Holographs, chrome, B&W,
color, clear plastic and whatever else the designers could think of that might boost sales. Some ideas caught on, some didn't.Personally, I liked the cans. It's not something I would want every year but it was fun at the time. Our two sons were about 11 and 14 back then, and they got a kick out of them.
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There were 23 different cans in the set.Why the uneven number? Who knows ! This can, Nomar Garciapara ROY, is listed as #18.
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I thought the Product Facts on the side were a clever addition.
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After removing the lid with one of the cut from the side, no sharp edges can openers, you find 5 cards, a trivia card and a Team Pinnacle ad.
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The glossy, full bleed photos were very clear and colorful.
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The backs gave you no statistics but had many lesser known and sometimes very interesting facts.
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The "Stand Up Guys" inserts were unique in that two of them, put together via slots cuts in the cards, made a free standing 4-sided display piece.
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As an example, these two from my Tribe collection fit together to make.....
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...this !
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This was the trivia card in this can.
Anyone know the answer?!
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Then Team Pinnacle had to get their plugs in.
I always wanted to join the club but never did.
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