Narrow-minded Collectors

[samosa4u]

I just came up with this phrase right now - sounds a bit funny, doesn't it? However, it's probably true!

Alright, let's say I didn't know a damn thing about baseball. And I had $200,000 USD saved up and that I wanted to buy some sports cards. Now I start hanging out on this forum in order to learn about the best players/best cards, and after a few weeks, or a few months, what would I buy?

Prewar: Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth and Honus Wagner.

Post-war: Mickey Mantle, Roberto Clemente, Jackie Robinson and Hank Aaron.

And that's it! Pretty tiny list, isn't it? But that's all you folks ever talk about! I wouldn't know a damn thing about Joe DiMaggio or Satch Paige or Pete Rose or Walter Johnson or Jimmie Foxx. Heck, I would probably even pass on Lou Gehrig and Willie Mays! I'd tell myself "hmmm, I think I read a thread or two about them, but I can't quite remember what they were about! I think I will just buy another Cobb!"

Take a look at this list below:

https://www.baseball-almanac.com/leg.../lisn100.shtml

Look at all those awesome players that never get mentioned here - pretty crazy, isn't it?

And that's my rant for the day.

~The End~