I don't know what happened with me and Topps Update. Update used to be the most fascinating product outside of the first cards pulled from Topps flagship. But that was back when it was called Topps "Traded" and I don't think there's any going back. This is probably more about me than the actual product, but let's review why Update and I have had a falling out: a) I don't find it interesting anymore. b) I don't know who these people are anymore c) It seems to be more about new players, rookies and all-stars than what it once was: guys traded to new teams d) so much extra crap in the set that doesn't need to be there. But I've written about that before . Still we'll address each in painful detail: A) Years ago, like during the first few sets of Update/Traded in the 1980s, the Update cards were the most mind-blowing cards ever. I've also written about this before, but here's an example of a card from the glory years o...
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