Catchers don't put up shiny offensive numbers. They don't have the chance to do anything shiny defensively (unless you're Pudge throwing from your knees). And baseball doesn't celebrate how individuals win multiple titles much, unless you're Reggie in the '70s.
So there's never anything "interesting" enough to put their cards near the top of the list. Except Piazza's '92 Bowman for awhile when he broke out. Shiny rate of homers. Or what happened to Munson.
Given where Bench's cards are, seems like Yogi's only sell where they do because of his one liners and being a Yankee.
Yogi, Bench, Pudge, and Campanella will probably never get their due, in the hobby or otherwise. Four insanely talented catchers in all aspects
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