Reminiscing about the "Good-Ole-Days" in this Hobby

[darwinbulldog]

Originally Posted by RCMcKenzie

As a kid I subscribed to Baseball Digest. Here's my copy from Sep. 1980. It's sitting right here in my office. I like how they addressed me as "Mr. R McKenzie" when I was 11 1/2.

Re-reading this magazine today, I was struck by how normal, friendly, and informative the articles were compared to today. i.e. Plaschke, etc.

Not from this issue which has 70-80 cards for sale. but from other issues I bought 33 Goudey from dealer ads.

I added a 1980 Topps JR Richard oversized card. I like how it says on the back, "Topps For the Fun of It."

Interesting that there's no mention of Willie Wilson in a September 1980 article about there never having been a 700 at-bat season. Wilson surpassed the mark the very next month.

[RCMcKenzie]

Originally Posted by darwinbulldog

Interesting that there's no mention of Willie Wilson in a September 1980 article about there never having been a 700 at-bat season. Wilson surpassed the mark the very next month.

That's an interesting stat. I vaguely remember that happening. Magazines used to go to subscribers earlier than the date on the cover. They mention in the last sentence, which I don't think I included, that Omar Moreno, Mickey Rivers, and Willie Wilson are the most likely to accomplish 700 AB.