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Posted By: Darren J Duet

Look what the guy did in just 11 or so years. He was kicked out in his prime and he was the most popular player of his term--the most notorious was Cobb until joe screwed up and then they switched titles. It's fun to speculate.....would he have chased Ruth when Ruth decided to knock balls out of the park, joe certainly had the power....would he and Cobb compete so fiercely that each's game would rise even higher....would guys like Sisler & Heilmann although great ever have a chance at catching the turbo charged cobb and joe.....ruth and joe....or joe and the rest.....or would have joe just do what he always did and make another decade of kids happy. Oh yeah, he also could have had his best years behind him and end up in the HOF's 2nd class.

I would love to own an authentic vintage 1933 Sport Kings Shoeless Joe or 1951 Topps Connie Mack's All-Stars Joe Jackson.

That's what makes Joe's cards so coveted---WHAT IF?