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Merkle923 · 08-25-2016, 01:52 PM

Starter of one game for the '69 Cubs, and in camp with them in '70. Still nothing on him from the Expos, but Cubbie images are scarce enough as it is.

To answer the question about Deron Johnson and the White Sox: Start with the idea that the process is random. I believe the negatives are all still (1) in their original packets/envelopes as submitted to Topps by the photographers, (2) with all of a given player's packets contained in an olive green hanging file, (3) stored in one of a couple of dozen large office filing cabinets. Thus the appearance of any Deron Johnson images means somebody reached into the Johnson folder and grabbed...one packet of his negatives? Two? Twenty?

There's no further rhyme or reason to the process. The recent run of guys named Johnson suggests somebody reached into each folder and pulled out one or two packets. Could we see Deron pop up with the White Sox? Sure. But the odds are no greater than of seeing him in the next year with the Yankees, KC A's, Oakland A's, Brewers, Red Sox - or as a coach with the Angels or Mets. Odds of seeing him with the Phillies and Reds - again - would be highest because we know for sure they happened to grab those packets.

There's also the chance Topps will never get back to him again, ever. It's still remarkably random.

Today's Topps uploads (KC): 81-82 Randy Johnson; 83-84 Mike Johnson; 85-86 Manly Johnston (White Sox system); 87-88 Larry Doby Johnson; 89-90 Lamar Johnson; 91-94 Ken Johnson; 95-96 Joe Johnson; 97-100 Jerry Johnson; 101 Jim Hunter; 102 Gene Hiser; 103 Billy Hitchcock; 104 Chuck Hinton; 105 Vern Geishert; 106 John Gelnar; 107 Gary Gentry(Jacksonville, Int'l League, 1968); 108 Jake Gibbs; 109-110 Joe Gibbon; 111 Joel Gibson; 112 Hal Gilson; 113-114 Russ Gibson; 115 Garry Hill; 116 Herman Hill; 117 Marc Hill; 118-119 John Hiller; 120 Jerry Hinsley; 121-122 Gordon Jones; 123-124 Bob Jones; 125-128 Jay Johnstone; 129-130 Greg Johnston; 131-132 Tom Johnson; 133-134 Tim Johnson; 135-136 Owen Johnson (Red Sox system); 137-138 Jose Canseco; 139-140 Brett Butler.

08-25-2016, 01:52 PM	#28958
Merkle923 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,185	Ken Johnson 1958 Starter of one game for the '69 Cubs, and in camp with them in '70. Still nothing on him from the Expos, but Cubbie images are scarce enough as it is. To answer the question about Deron Johnson and the White Sox: Start with the idea that the process is random. I believe the negatives are all still (1) in their original packets/envelopes as submitted to Topps by the photographers, (2) with all of a given player's packets contained in an olive green hanging file, (3) stored in one of a couple of dozen large office filing cabinets. Thus the appearance of any Deron Johnson images means somebody reached into the Johnson folder and grabbed...one packet of his negatives? Two? Twenty? There's no further rhyme or reason to the process. The recent run of guys named Johnson suggests somebody reached into each folder and pulled out one or two packets. Could we see Deron pop up with the White Sox? Sure. But the odds are no greater than of seeing him in the next year with the Yankees, KC A's, Oakland A's, Brewers, Red Sox - or as a coach with the Angels or Mets. Odds of seeing him with the Phillies and Reds - again - would be highest because we know for sure they happened to grab those packets. There's also the chance Topps will never get back to him again, ever. It's still remarkably random. Today's Topps uploads (KC): 81-82 Randy Johnson; 83-84 Mike Johnson; 85-86 Manly Johnston (White Sox system); 87-88 Larry Doby Johnson; 89-90 Lamar Johnson; 91-94 Ken Johnson; 95-96 Joe Johnson; 97-100 Jerry Johnson; 101 Jim Hunter; 102 Gene Hiser; 103 Billy Hitchcock; 104 Chuck Hinton; 105 Vern Geishert; 106 John Gelnar; 107 Gary Gentry(Jacksonville, Int'l League, 1968); 108 Jake Gibbs; 109-110 Joe Gibbon; 111 Joel Gibson; 112 Hal Gilson; 113-114 Russ Gibson; 115 Garry Hill; 116 Herman Hill; 117 Marc Hill; 118-119 John Hiller; 120 Jerry Hinsley; 121-122 Gordon Jones; 123-124 Bob Jones; 125-128 Jay Johnstone; 129-130 Greg Johnston; 131-132 Tom Johnson; 133-134 Tim Johnson; 135-136 Owen Johnson (Red Sox system); 137-138 Jose Canseco; 139-140 Brett Butler. Attached Images Last edited by Merkle923; 08-25-2016 at 04:38 PM.