collecting a player....

[carrigansghost]

Glad to see that I'm not the only one with an addiction.

Rawn

[Big Red Machine]

The two primary players I collect are Bench and Seaver.

[Anthony S.]

I've yet to engage in postmortem stalking of any specific player, but this thread is intriguing. Good stuff.

[bijoem]

For the most part, I try to focus on four players.....
Matty, Wajo, Cobby,

and this guy.....

I don't collect a certain player altough I like Edward Phelps. I have seen a few T205's in this thread I would love to add to my collection though

Amazing Wolter BL back T205 *****

[baseballfan]

pete gillespie, played LF for new york from like 1882-1886. i have these so far always looking for more but some of his others are expensive because of the sets he was in. he's from my home town small town about 10,000 people now bigger during the coal age. Carbondale actually had the LF from the other NY team at that time as well, pretty cool to think that both LF for the NY teams came froma small coal town even if it was the 1880's

[Brian Van Horn]

I don't collect specific players, but I have several cards of several players including Hall of Famers. I chose Sisler because he usually (not always) had distinctive poses more so than other players:

[tedzan]

Early 20th Century favorite............






..........Piedmont 460 Factory 42.................T213..................Sweet Cap 460 Factory 42




Post WWII favorite............


My 1st Mantle....upon opening a 1952 Topps 5 cent pack in the Fall of '52



Many Mantle's in between......and, my last Mantle (rare dark blue printing)





TED Z

[pete zouras]

[FrankWakefield]

I have a Sweet Caporal pin somewhere, and a few more white border cards that have been gathered since this was taken.

And Ted, I'll dig out the box that has the answer to your American Beauty question in a day or so...

[JamesGallo]

I have several players sets going, but are furthest along on my Abe Attell (boxing) set. Also I have a large number of Ray Schalk cards, but I haven't sat down and made a list of what I need. Seeing as he is in all those 1917 and early 20s sets there are plenty of back variations I don't have but as others have mentioned he has a few differnt images and his cards are pretty available.

I do agree that once you get to the last few cards finding one you don't have is a really good feeling, winning the card is a better feeling and putting it with all it's friends, well that is priceless :-)

James G