New and saying hi

[FrankWakefield]

Fred Snodgrass, of the New York Giants, told Larry Ritter in that great work, The Glory of Their Times, that Merkle was one smart ballplayer. That Mr. McGraw would sometimes discuss strategy with Merkle, and respected Merkle's thoughts. And that Mr. McGraw wouldn't ask Snograss, or Mathewson or the other Giants what they thought... Snodgrass considered Merkle unduly maligned. Still, that's a pivotal moment for baseball. His cards can be found. Even his autograph once in a while. Woundedduck, you might think of getting The Glory of Their Times on cd, a 4 cd set. Listening to those players talk about baseball can really get you into the spirit of collecting old cards. Many of the players on those cd's are depicted in the white border tobacco card set, T206.

[lharri3600]

Welcome,welcome,welcome!!!

[joeadcock]

Hello and welcome

F.L.

[sportscardtheory]

Good call. With the way the newer market is heading, the fine wine/precious metal of card collecting (vintage) is the way to go right now.

[T206DK]

Nice to have a new vintage card collector aboard here. The Ken Burns series on baseball really sparked my interest in the history of the game and especially some of the 19th century players.