Donruss used hacked picture for 2001 Classics

[dale]

I was bored the other day and started looking closely at my 2001 Donruss Classics baseball set. Take a look at the picture and tell me what you think about the Ruth and Gehrig pictures. I always found the stance on Ruth odd, but in the film clips he did seem to have a very closed stance and follow-through. But look at the two pictures from the belt down - they are the same picture! Every tiny detail and wrinkle is present in both pictures. I think they took Gehrig from the waist down and "pasted" it on Ruth. What do you guys think? And no, I don't make a habit of examining pictures of players below the waist.

Dale

 

[tglg]

Looks like it to me. Probably got tired of using the same photo of him, so the cut and paste job worked and made for a different looking pose.

 

[chaplain11]

That is eerily similar. Wonder what would make Donruss do that??? Good eye.

Dewayne

 

[bear0555]

Took me a while to notice. Much better job than the crapy Topps photoshop jobs we're used to seeing.

 

[mlbme22]

Very Interesting- amazing you were able to notice! You've got the eye!

 

[tdoran70]

It looks to me like Gehrig's head is photoshopped as well......

 

[abncal]

pretty similar, but i'd say Ruth's left leg looks to be canted inwards slightly more

 

[75zito]

The belt loops in the front look different to me.. Ruth's looks "fatter"!! I'm sure they photoshop all old timers nowadays!!


Christopher

 

[ckinney]

Looks like they put Gerig on Ruth's legs, judging from the shadow. The shadow is in a nice line from Ruth's arm on down. Gerig's shadow is on the other side, doesn't match at all.

Nice find - pretty funny really.

- Chris

 

[dale]

Yeah, I agree with some of these observations. I now think they took Ruth's legs and pasted them on Gehrig, in which case they covered the top of his belt a tiny bit. And maybe it was a third player's torso they put under Gehrig's head. I wonder if anyone at Donruss did this, or someone who sold them the picture?