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Old 08-15-2025, 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by rats60 View Post
Wagner, Plank and Lajoie are the only 3 musts. They are the foundation of the hobby and were iconic when the rest were commons. Mantle represents the Topps era and Griffey the modern era and definitely belong on the list.
I don't think 89 Griffey can represent the modern era because it has no parallels. We've been in an era of parallels (I'm thinking Chrome colored refractors to build a rainbow) for 25ish years. Gotta include Trout or Ohtani to get that on the list.

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