A collecting theory: the wife test

[kmac32]

1. Mr Cub Ernie Banks HOF
2. Lee Smith HOF
3. Fergie Jenkins HOF
4 Ryne Sandberg HOF ( nice butt according to my wife)
5. Bill Buckner (again nice butt according to my wife)
6 Elmer Miller ( Great Great uncle of mine)


Note the cubs theme being married to me also honorable mention, Harry Caray and Pat Hughes.

[Peter_Spaeth]

I would immediately divorce any woman who did not know baseball better than that.

[MR RAREBACK]

Babe Ruth
Ichiro
Matsui
Darvish
Ohtani

[YazFenway08]

i met my beautiful bride at a baseball game…so she was up for the challenge. i asked her to quickly name 5 players

(1) hank aaron
(2) big Papi
(3) yaz
(4) jeter…but she strangely thought his first name was f**kin’, can’t imagine where she got that
(5) Pete Rose

bonus coverage…from my 16 year old daughter…

(1) ty cobb (school project)
(2) mookie betts (tennessee’s own)
(3) albert pujols
(4) mike trout
(5) dansby swanson (crush…and she’s a little bitter about him (a) getting married and (b) leaving the braves…in that order

interesting mix…i’m a little proud

[Tyruscobb]

No Mickey Mantle thus far?

[darwinbulldog]

Originally Posted by Tyruscobb

No Mickey Mantle thus far?

My mom would name Mantle. My wife would not.

[Eric72]

My wife was already a Phillies fan when we met nearly 20 years ago. If I used the “wife test” to shape my collection, it would have a decidedly hometown feel.

[DeanH3]

I got,

Babe Ruth
Jackie Robinson
Hank Aaron
Willie Mays
Willie McCovey

I was expecting at least Mark McGwire or Jose Canseco since we grew up in the East Bay during the Bash Brother's heyday.

[JimC]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I would immediately divorce any woman who did not know baseball better than that.

Nice flex, Peter. Here in North Carolina we have a one year waiting period so we can't divorce anyone immediately!

[Touch'EmAll]

My wife said:

Yogi Berra
Ichiro
Mark McGwire/Sammy Sosa
Babe Ruth
Hank Aaron

Interesting to see all the replies.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by JimC

Nice flex, Peter. Here in North Carolina we have a one year waiting period so we can't divorce anyone immediately!

Separation then. No amount of other qualities could make up for not knowing baseball. Not knowing football, I could forgive, but we are talking about BASEBALL.

[sforaker]

My wife did great:

1) Babe Ruth
2) Joe DiMaggio
3) Mickey Mantle
4) Honus Wagner
5) Jackie Robinson
6) Lou Gehrig

[steve B]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Separation then. No amount of other qualities could make up for not knowing baseball. Not knowing football, I could forgive, but we are talking about BASEBALL.

I'd hope you knew about the lack of baseball knowledge going into it.
Unless it was one of those "I did what?!" Vegas marriages....

[Exhibitman]

So, when you told your significant other about collecting cards? For me, it was kind of like confessing to having an addiction. Hoped she'd accept but expecting to be kicked to the curb.

[steve B]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

So, when you told your significant other about collecting cards? For me, it was kind of like confessing to having an addiction. Hoped she'd accept but expecting to be kicked to the curb.

My collecting cards was sort of obvious. I had a smallish apartment, and boxes tucked away all over. Plus stacks I was sorting out on tables.

she actually surprised me and showed up to visit a day early. To get to see what my place was actually like... We were both a bit on the older side, and I was well past the "omg what will she think" phase, more like the "this is me and if you don't like it that might be a problem"

She was ok with the cards and other stuff. As long as I was ok with her books. (A whole new batch of new reading material! and free, and actually better than the local library... )