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Opening Day Logic Problem
| GIRLS | CARD TYPE | POSITION | NUMBER | NAME |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucy | Best | Outfield | 25 | Andruw Jones |
| Rachel | Rookie | 3rd Base | 10 | Chipper Jones |
| Sarah | Insert | 1st Base | 18 & 27 | Ryan Klesko & Fred McGriff |
| Sharon | Error/Corrected | Pitcher | 29 & 47 | John Smoltz & Tom Glavine |
| Tiffany | Parallel | Catcher | 8 | Javy Lopez |
Baseball fans may have recognized this puzzle as being based on one of the most popular major league baseball teams of the 90's, the Atlanta Braves. The Braves played in the World Series in 1991 (lost to the Minnesota Twins in 7 games), in 1992 (lost to the Toronto Blue Jays in 6 games), in 1995 (beat the Cleveland Indians in 6 games), and in 1996 (lost to the New York Yankees in 6 games). The real names of the 7 players, which were not part of the logic puzzle, are given in the last column of the table above.
Explanatory Background Note from L. Puzzle:
All the cards referred to in the Opening Day Logic Problem are in
my collection. The John Smoltz/Tom Glavine cards are from 1990.
Donruss (a baseball card manufacturer) had the name John Smoltz on the card, but the picture was of Glavine (an Error card).
Later they made a Corrected version with Smoltz' picture on it. I took these 2 cards to Braves games (remember, this was before the Braves were any good) and got Smoltz and Glavine to each sign the card with their own photo. Although not monetarily worth all that much, it is my favorite piece in my collection (the two are framed together).
A Parallel card is aptly named. Most of the card manufacturers now make a regular set and a parallel set, which is scarcer. The parallel set may have gold foil on it, be stamped "first day issue", bear a stamped silver or gold signature, or whatever, but it is identical in all other respects to the regular card. Insert cards are not part of the regular set. They are produced in much smaller numbers and so are highly sought by collectors. Odds vary from getting some sort of insert in each pack (as in Fleer brands) to an insert only being in 1 of every 200 or 300 packs. A Rookie card is the first card made of an individual player (even if he is not yet in the major leagues). Since there are upwards of 20 brands of cards now, there can also be more than 20 different rookie cards of a player. This led to the development, at least in collectors' minds, of a player's Best card. It is usually the scarcest or the most desirable of his rookie cards, but it could be a second year card if no premium set of rookie cards were issued of him. Baseball card brands are now referred to as basic sets ($1/pack), premium sets ($2-$4/pack), and super premium sets (up to $4/card!).
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