Topps misprints Jeter

It is too bad the Dow Jones can't follow this example to raise the value of its stocks right now. Apparently, one of the people behind this year's Topps baseball cards found a way to add some value to the Derek Jeter card.

It's hard to Topps this one: The card company has issued a Derek Jeter baseball card with a smiling President Bush in the stands. But there's something very wrong with that picture: Bush wasn't really at the game that day. A not-so-careful analysis of the card makes it clear that Bush was digitally superimposed - his right arm extended in a waving motion and his left arm seemingly missing. The mischievous elves at Topps then played another version of Where's Waldo - sticking a picture of Mickey Mantle in the dugout. The Mick is depicted in uniform, holding a bat as though he were back from the dead and preparing to pinch hit.

OF course, the real question is whether this is a misprint or a deliberate attempt at guerilla marketting. Either way, it is sure to be a hot collectible, if any hit the street.