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Old 02-22-2012, 09:52 PM
FrankWakefield FrankWakefield is offline
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Well I'm impressed. I lack one of the Cobb's, and my Ruth is silhouette-trimmed, along the shoulders and around the head. I think the bottom of the card is all there. Maybe that will make you feel better about your Ruth. It is a Ruth card, contemporary with his playing days. I don't doubt some folks who might poo-poo it have nary a Ruth card themselves...

W512's; it's an odd little set, one that shows the big trade of Frisch for Hornsby, having both with the Giants and the Cardinals... And Glen Wright is in there, in his day, early in his career, he was among the best players in the game; and realistically a forgotten name today.

There was a time that I thought the strip cards lowly, ugly, not even real cards. Just trash. Gradually, I developed a liking for them. I think seeing those Blacksox players in the W514 set got me to liking them. And these were cards that were truly for kids... gotta love that. W512's are a great starting point, especially if completion is desired.

I've seen several folks chase W512's who were lukewarm on W513's... but that might be 'what's next'.

Thanks for posting.

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