[deadballfreaK]

I first became a real baseball fan in the late summer of 1963. The Cardinals were chasing the Dodgers down the stretch and my dad was cheering for Stan the Man to pull off one last hurrah. I became a Cardinal fan for life then and the next year I started buying Topps cards to the dismay of my parents. Always scrounging for a nickel to buy a pack of cards. 1964 Topps set will forever remain my favorite. I couldn't get Willie Mays to save my ass and nobody else could either except for one guy who was a Mays fan. I think I signed over my first son in trade finally. The 7th series was very tough. I was able to score a box in a nearby town while spending the weekend with my grandma. I wound up needing about 40 cards and worked on getting them for ten years. Finally got down to one. Pete Rose. I went 15 years with a 1964 Topps set complete without Rose. Sorry Rose fans, but I hated him way before the gambling stuff. Finally broke down and bought a Rose for about 10 bucks in the 90's. Very much a letdown to complete that set. Now I am working on the same set autographed. Already have Rose.