[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Klrdds

To the O P I guess your original question could be interpreted 2 ways .
Would it influence my collecting ? Definitely not if I were collecting complete sets involving said player or trying to complete a full set of autographs or pictures with a theme and the said player was part of that theme.
As a player collector , of which I am not except maybe Nolan Ryan , it might influence me a little but I look at the contributions to baseball and their place in baseball history before I do outside factors . I just want the baseball importance and the outside the lines stuff doesn't bother me .
As far as ripping out plaques at the HOF based on character based outside baseball issues and society at the time based issues maybe based upon what I've read only Christy Mathewson would remain in the HOF ...and maybe we should be thankful that social media and the press weren't back then like they are today or he could be out too !!!

There's a story where Grantland Rice is sitting with fellow reporters on the Yankees train and Ruth comes running by in a state of undress chasing a woman. Rice turns to his colleagues and says, it's a good thing we didn't see that or we might have to write about it. Different times.