Horizontal Hysteria!

I never liked horizontal pics of players on baseball cards.It's always been somewhat of a peeve.I don't know why.Maybe It's a continuity thing,where flipping through a bunch of upright cards of player close ups and then suddenly being interrupted by a sideways shot of a player sliding into second, disrupts my mental equilibrium.A set like 2001 Fleer Tradition ,where all base cards are horizontal, doesn't bug me as much ,but still ..bugs me. Topps seems to really dig the "wide screen" shots of players diving,stealing a bag and being mobbed at home plate ,as these cards are prevalent In most of their more recent product starting with 2009.I like my base cards up right.The horrid side ways shot of a cloud dust with a hardly recognizable player sliding into third base really does nothing for me.Not to mention the fact hat I never know If I'm placing the card In a sleeve right side up.

UGHH!Look at It.It's like a billboard.

Upper Deck could have cropped this McCann and made It an awesome rectangular,upright card but that would have meant the omission of the cool Careerbuilder.com advertisement along the fence In foul territory .