Why We Love Collecting Pre-War Baseball Cards.

[lampertb]

Originally Posted by Chuck9788

One thing that attracts me to vintage cards (especially pre war) is wondering who the original owner was and how over time the card ended up in my hands.

Exactly why I actually like cards with personalized stamps on the back. I remember a number of years ago there was a long T206 thread about who this one particular guy was who stamped hundreds upon hundreds of T206s, which are now dispersed around the market. Such stuff is simply interesting!

[FrankWakefield]

Between the two, Joe Buck, barely. Barber was great.

Scully, true greatness.

I know there are McCarver haters out there, bunches of them; but I liked him. He knew baseball, knew baseball history, he was a ballplayer. I liked when he'd get revved up so that he could try to explain something. I really liked Jack Buck. I recall him adding color for Harry Carey. Thumb's up for Carey, two thumbs up for Jack.

Garagiola and Kubek were a good team. Waite Hoyt adding some color and knowledge. I liked Shannon adding color for Jack Buck... during a pitching change, I think, where the Braves were beating up on the Cardinals, H Aaron had just doubled in a run or two and was standing on second base... Shannon says something close to this, "Folks, there's two baseball superstars standing out there at second base, Hank Aaron and Dal Maxvill." I loved it!

I liked Joe Morgan and Jon Miller. I liked Joe Nuxhall, "the old left hander rounding third and heading for home." Not a fan of either Brennaman; nor of Skip Carey. Thumbs up for Eduardo Perez, and Ron Darling, and Mr. Hershiser.

[darwinbulldog]

I don't pretend to know what caused it, but I suppose I'm lucky it's baseball cards that hooked me and not something more psychoactive.