[cubsfan-budman]

Do you take into consideration the character of the athlete that you collect when collecting?

As a new vintage collector, a huge portion of the enjoyment that I receive is reading about the athlete's lives as I collect. One of the things that shouldn't have been surprising is the extremely varied lives that these guys lived. On one hand you have what appear to be great guys like Gehrig and Gehringer and then questionable characters like Cap Anson and Ty Cobb.

I've been drinking, so bear with me, but I don't imagine that anyone would collect cards of a modern player who was a well known racist or cheater. So anyhow, again, as a new collector, I guess I don't bear the burden of thinking that Ty Cobb needs to be the centerpiece of my collection.

Does this occur to other collectors?

If you're not building a set, do you avoid Chick Gandil or Eddie Collins?

Post Script, I certainly mean no offense to any that collect these players! Just wondering!