The Phoenix--rising from the ashes!

[JasonL]

I started collecting in 1984 when my Mom brought home a pack of 1984 Fleer from the grocery store to assist with my boredom during the sumemr break. Never looked back.
I love baseball history, had a couple of cousins who played MLB in the 30s and 40s, and listening to my Dad's stories of his favorite players (Eddie Mathews, Roy Campanella, etc...) helped fuel my interest in the older cards...been lost to the habit ever since.

[scmavl]

I collected in the late '80s-90s, but got out of it around '91. Most of my time and money went into music & instruments. A little over a year ago, I started watching baseball again when I got HD and found the MLB Network. I loved the old games they would play and the history shows (it was the off season) and started thinking about the box of cards at my parents house. That's what got me back in it, but still mostly collecting 50s-60s cards and modern. Then I started getting into some pre war after watching Ken Burns Baseball and finding sites like this one. I still collect mostly 50's, but my nicest three cards are pre war (Ruth, Gehrig, and DiMaggio).

[ls7plus]

Thanks for your feedback, guys, and I am in complete agreement re the history of the game. Back in the early to mid-nineties, a collecting friend and I did our best to analyze/simplify the attraction the vintage cards presented, and we came up with this: the cards connect you vicariously to the player, and take you right back to the time. They truly are the history of the game you can hold right in your hands!

Larry

[tonyk1975]

Originally Posted by ls7plus

Thanks for your feedback, guys, and I am in complete agreement re the history of the game. Back in the early to mid-nineties, a collecting friend and I did our best to analyze/simplify the attraction the vintage cards presented, and we came up with this: the cards connect you vicariously to the player, and take you right back to the time. They truly are the history of the game you can hold right in your hands!

Larry

That is so true

[ls7plus]

Now if only my wife could appreciate that!

Larry

[tonyk1975]

Originally Posted by ls7plus

Now if only my wife could appreciate that!

Larry

LOL good luck with that