[Bridwell]

I've always thought the rookie-card craze was silly. I just couldn't justify paying 5 times more money for a "1st card" of somebody. I'd rather buy the best looking card of a player, instead of buying an ugly card just because it's the first.

It's also silly that people would advertise a T206 of Cy Young as his "rookie card" even though he was 40 years old at the time. I've seen the same on Vic Willis about his T206. Just because the dealer hasn't seen the tougher early issues they assume the T206 is the "rookie".