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Originally Posted by Knucksie49
In 1988 when I was ten I was given a 1967 Topps Hoyt Wilhelm card. This began a life-long obsession with the knuckleball.
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I too am a huge fan of knuckleball pitchers.
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Originally Posted by Knucksie49
When I was a kid my aunt and uncle used to give my brother and I vintage baseball cards that my uncle would pick up at auctions for Christmas. In 1988 when I was ten I was given a 1967 Topps Hoyt Wilhelm card.
Getting these cards brings me back to Christmas 36 years ago, when I opened a present, and there, amidst cards that included a 1961 Frank Robinson, was the 1967 Hoyt Wilhelm card, the one that started an obsession, that would be fully realized. It transported me to being ten again....
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Yup! That's what collecting is all about for me as well. The cards provide me with a direct link to pleasant experiences from my formative years. Those memories are a part of me and I don't want them to just disappear in the mists of time.
