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Originally Posted by D. Bergin
#1. New York Yankees lineage
#2. 1952 Topps #311
I think this card casts a shadow on all other Mantle cards, the same way the T206 Honus Wagner, kind of casts a shadow on all of Honus's other cards.
In a perfect world I think Mickey, Mays and Aaron would all exist on a very similar plane in collectors minds. It kind of blows my mind how much Aaron lags behind both Mantle and Mays.
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I think part of it was that Aaron was a very low key personality. Mays played with flair and joy -- the Say Hey Kid. The basket catches, the hat flying. Aaron was just lethal and steady.