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04-23-2015, 05:01 PM
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Many, many of the cards for Meyers and Bender are last-name only and yet are slabbed with their nicknames. SGC even labels T205 Meyers as Chief, when his card carries a faux auto and back name of J.T. Meyers. They label him as Chief and not J.T. "Chief" Meyers or John "Chief" Meyers even when Chief is nowhere to be found on the card. Same for Cracker Jack Bender.
As for C46, while I don't collect them, I believe they label all cards in that set by last name only, so uniformity might dictate why he is not labeled Dummy Taylor.
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the cruelty ...
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04-24-2015, 11:38 AM
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What's so bad about Deacon ? I'm 28 so maybe this is an older term I'm unfamiliar with ?
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04-24-2015, 12:47 PM
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They called him Nig to diminish him and make him feel less than. It's not some antiquated nickname. It was meant to do him harm by insinuating he was a little too dark for comfort.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe he signed his name with his nickname. I remember seeing a single signed baseball up for sale last year somewhere where he signed his nickname...
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04-27-2015, 09:39 AM
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For what its worth.......
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04-28-2015, 07:47 AM
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More hobby PC
PSA Jap.jpg
Another example of hobby kowtowing to political correctness is manifested in PSA's avoiding the now-perjorative "Jap" on its slab labels for many World War II era cards.
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04-28-2015, 08:40 AM
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How about all the Topps cards that called Roberto Clemente, Bob - I realize by some comparisons, it is not as bad, and it may seem like splitting hairs, but this was a Great player and a Great Man and he should have been treated with more respect.
Sure Bob and Bobby are almost universally accepted nicknames for Robert, it may not have been that way for Roberto in Puerto Rico and just like Giancarlo Stanton, Mr. Clemente should have had the right to be called what he wanted to be called.
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