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Originally Posted by thatkidfromjerrymaguire
OK, to try and categorize some themes, it feels like here are some reasons a players cards might be higher OTHER than baseball ability:
1. Post baseball career (I think this category would encompass Berg, Uecker, and any another player who went on to be a politician, actor, etc.)
2. Tragedy (Ray Chapman)
3. Overcoming physical disabilities ("Dummy" Hoy, Jim Abbot, etc.)
4. Religious or Heritage (Jewish players, Native American players, etc. or other traits valued by large collector bases).
5. Freak Athlete in Other sports (Jim Thorpe, Michael Jordan, Bo Jackson)
What am I missing here?
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Another category might be solely a player's interesting name (1911 Obak Ten Million is a prime example).
And interesting/different pose, such as the 1912 Zeenut of Halla, the Mickey Hatcher card shown, 1952 Topps Gus Zernial with the 6 balls stuck to his bat, the O'Brien twins in the 1954 Topps set.
Brian