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jay behrensI find the whole 'rookie card' debate rediculous. People generally argue a point view pretty much based on a personal predjudice that means more 'value' for the cards they own.
The easiest way to break this down is, was the player listed as playing for a major league team or a minor league team.
We are all baseball fans. Consider the Rookie of the Year award. Nothing a player does in his minor league career has a bearing on his status as a rookie for the award or whether he will win the award. So why would a card showing a player as a minor leaguer be considered a rookie when he had not even attained that status as a player yet?
In mixed issue sets such as t206, if the player appears on a minor league card, then he is a minor leaguer and cannot possibly be a 'rookie'.
And yes, many knowledgable fans will argue that the pre-WW2 PCL was as good as the majors, but until MLB recognizes it as such, instead of a minor league, it cannot be considered as such.
Jay