HOF chances post 2022

[Fred]

Sorry, just have to say this... "Squirrel"

OP was asking about whether or not to keep/sell signatures because the players may not be making the HOF.

The thread has shifted a little to "who" should make it to the HOF. Lots of good names being mentioned. I saw the Cubans (Tiant, Minoso and Oliva) and I gotta say I like them all. I still remember watching Tiant pitch (on TV) during the '75 series and I can remember how fun it was to watch him that October.

There are lots of deserving players when you consider who's already in the HOF and compare the careers of some of those marginal (OK, I'll just say it - probably not so deserving) players to some that aren't enshrined.


Now back to the OPs original question -

My first thoguht is - "why" did you obtain the signatures? If it's because you liked the players, then I'd keep the signatures. It's a pretty neat list. I like Billy Martin the most (not because of HOF potential) but because of his "colorful" character in the sport. Love that 1972Topps card.

[theshleps]

Originally Posted by Fred

Sorry, just have to say this... "Squirrel"

OP was asking about whether or not to keep/sell signatures because the players may not be making the HOF.

The thread has shifted a little to "who" should make it to the HOF. Lots of good names being mentioned. I saw the Cubans (Tiant, Minoso and Oliva) and I gotta say I like them all. I still remember watching Tiant pitch (on TV) during the '75 series and I can remember how fun it was to watch him that October.

There are lots of deserving players when you consider who's already in the HOF and compare the careers of some of those marginal (OK, I'll just say it - probably not so deserving) players to some that aren't enshrined.


Now back to the OPs original question -

My first thoguht is - "why" did you obtain the signatures? If it's because you liked the players, then I'd keep the signatures. It's a pretty neat list. I like Billy Martin the most (not because of HOF potential) but because of his "colorful" character in the sport. Love that 1972Topps card.

To answer Fred for awhile I was a set collector- all signed cards 1948-69. The collection got too big and I wanted to narrow it down so I changed to HOFers and I wanted to keep potential HOFers too so I wouldn't have to rebuy someone I previously had. So that is the parameters of the collection. I also collect the 1960-61 Fleer sets and the 1960-1 Nucard and a few other items
I appreciate everyones comments and hope they are more

[shagrotn77]

I think Pinson is very underrated, but I don’t see him or any of the others on the OP’s list making the HOF.

[Fred]

Originally Posted by theshleps

To answer Fred for awhile I was a set collector- all signed cards 1948-69. The collection got too big and I wanted to narrow it down so I changed to HOFers and I wanted to keep potential HOFers too so I wouldn't have to rebuy someone I previously had. So that is the parameters of the collection. I also collect the 1960-61 Fleer sets and the 1960-1 Nucard and a few other items
I appreciate everyones comments and hope they are more

A little background is nice. To me it's fun to understand why hobbyists have shifted collecting paths. My collecting objectives have changed a few times through the decades but I have a difficult time clearing out the closet. I always tell myself "one of these days". I think I've given away more stuff than I've sold.

I tend to agree with the posters that have included other players that are arguably more deserving for HOF enshrinement than the list of players that were provided in the initiating post.

[jingram058]

I don't think the HOF matters to anyone I know, other than those who have visited, who say the memorabilia and just the Cooperstown and upstate New York setting is astounding. In fact, after some of the recent admissions and continued oversights/slights, I have had multiple friends, relatives and co-workers, who know my interest in and passion for old-time baseball, tell me they think the HOF has little to no relevance or even credibility anymore. And that to me is sad. Similar comments concerning the Rock & Roll HOF. However, the NFL HOF in Canton is altogether different. My two sisters and a fellow I work with and his family both visited shortly before Covid and said I need to go.