I am a long-lost Hoosier, grew up in Indy, left when i was 19, but I spent many nights during my childhood watching the Indianapolis Indians at Bush Stadium(named for Donie Bush of t206, btw, Detroit Tiger). The Indians were the reason I loved and still love baseball. I collected cards since I was a kid, started with 78 Topps, had my first t206 in 1981, loved them, but stopped collecting when I discovered girls... Now that I am older, I looked back and wished I had those old cards, girls be damned... I have not lived in Indiana in 20 years, but I have always thought of myself as a Hoosier. I thought it was a good way to connect to my love of baseball and my love of my Indiana home...
Cheers,
Jim
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