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Old 08-21-2014, 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Shoebox View Post
Well I'm a Cubs fan and this card was from when I first started tearing packs as a kid. For me a rookie card of my teams #1 pick felt like a big deal and resprestented hope for the future.
I like it! Thanks. I always wanted a 1984 Don Mattingly rookie when I started collecting in 1987, since he was a slow-footed first basemen, just like I fancied myself at the time. ;-)
Now my acquaintance Mark Teixeira is filling his role at 1B in the Bronx. Living vicariously through him...
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