Posted By:
MikeU"I think many here would disagree with Rob on whether the Ruth is a rookie and whether the photo was a card, but at the same time I think almost no one would accuse him of being dishonest in his descriptions."
If Mastro did the same thing with the Gibson photo and Ruth Prookie card, I fear Doug and Bill would be called the Devil on this board. Then Leon would be called a biased Devil supporter becasue of some meager Mastro banner ad.
Sorry to get off topic. My opinion, although it means nothing, is the Sporting News card is his true rookie as it was mass produced and he was in the big leagues. Not sure why Beckett does/did not consider the Sporting News card as being mainstream i.e. picked Goudey for the rookie? Personally, I also do not consider minor league cards as true rookies, but there are certainly some that do.