[Archive]

Posted By: Jason L

Since I found this Board last summer, I have slowly increased my reading on the players of the era (now finishing "The Glory of their Times", and just ordered the Deadball Stars set from SABR)...but I thought it might be an interesting thread to ask:

Has any of your reading on the history of the game fueled specific card collecting?

For instance, I now want to obtain an Ed Rousch card simply because of the way he stood up to McGraw at the team hotel when he wanted to re-sign him to the Giants after his stint with Cincy... (according to his own re-telling, anyway!)...My point is, I have had no interest in him before reading about him - and indeed, before reading that one specific story...but now, it would be neat to see a card or two in my collection

Do any of you also have parts of your vintage collection that are the result of reading interests, but don't otherwise fit in?



edited for spelling and various other dangling participles