You know you've been collecting baseball memorabilia for too long when...

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by mr2686

1. You refer to your wife or girlfriend as your companion piece
2. You have 10 of the same autograph, card, memorabilia piece...all of which is in better shape than the next, but you can't bare to part with any of them.
3. You've never met your best friend, but you message and trade with him regularly.
4. You name your child after an obscure ball player that's been dead for 100 years.
5. You tell your wife that you don't have a problem and that you can quit collecting anytime.

Very good, Mike! Here are a few more (we'll call these # 6 and 7):

6. You've transitioned from attempting to collect everything to becoming a "specialist". This allows you to emotionally part with way too many collectibiles that were formerly viewed as being "untouchable" in the collection....

7. As a "specialist" you determine that creating new "subcategories" of a particular collection is a great idea. For example, instead of just collecting the autograph of a particular player, you now feel that collecting an index card, GPC, signed check and a signed photo or photo postcard of the player is an absolute must! (Please refer to point # 2 above)
LOL

BTW, I haven't yet began calling my wife the "companion piece", but I do feel that that day may be coming soon!

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

6. You've transitioned from attempting to collect everything to becoming a "specialist". This allows you to emotionally part with way too many collectibiles that were formerly viewed as being "untouchable" in the collection....

This is exactly where I'm at.

[cliftons8]

My son's initials are MLB..and this is no accident. Once my wife decided the first name of Mitch, I knew his middle name would start with an L.

Mike

[olsport]

I named my son after James Bond 007 "SEAN" Connery. His name is Sean Paul, which sounds dignified (like the pope John Paul) since my first name is Paul.
I have the same birthday as Bob Feller Nov. 3 and grew up within 5 miles of where he did. I plan on going to the Bob Feller museum in a few weeks in Van Meter, Iowa http://www.bobfellermuseum.org/theMu...tion_Hours.asp

[thekingofclout]

My folks gave me the middle name of Joseph, from Joe D. And for my seventh grade conformation I chose the name Paul so my name was James "Joseph Paul" to finish what my parents started with my middle name being named after that great Italian Baseball legend... Joseph Paul DiMaggio.