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Posted By: Kevin Cummings

Since mere mortals (at least those with limited financial means) don't have a real shot at completing the N172 set, my tack has been to collect the cards of some of my favorite players of that era.

David Nemec's books (The Beer and Whisky League and The Great Encyclopedia of 19th Century Major League Baseball) have some wonderful stories about the stars, semi-stars and just plain characters that played major league baseball back then. Not unlike when I was a kid or the kids of today, you pick out the players who move you for one reason or another and then try to get a card of them.

For me, it almost makes it like I was there watching them in person. Real picture baseball cards are just fantastic that way.