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Posted By: Scott Forrest

I always felt sorry for the Cubs, so when I started collecting vintage cards I was very interested in the old Cubs teams that actually won World Series - it became obvious to me that Ed Reulbach had been a huge star for them and that without him and Mordecai Brown, they wouldn't have had the pitching to be so good. It's also apparent (to me anyway) that Reulbach got screwed out of the Hall of Fame...have I said that before?

Nap Rucker is from Crabtee Georgia - so small that he is frequently said to be from nearby Alpharetta. I lived within a few miles of Crabtree for several years and collect anything associated with Nap Rucker except cards - the common ones are too easy and the rare ones too expensive (like his Boston Garter). No, I don't think Rucker deserves to be in the hall - even when he was active the Brooklyn press was very hard on him. He seemed to lose a lot of games he should have won, but he also regularly beat the star pitchers of his day since he was always matched against them. A ball from his no-hitter sold in a Mastro auction for $600 two years ago, but I was broke and couldn't bid.

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, etc....time to go cook the traditional two days before Christmas Greek meatballs and rhumaki.