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Posted By: Eric Brehm

Here we go, a numerical scoring system for determining the "best" rookie card of a player, when the choice isn't clear:

http://www.mastronet.com/delgado.cfm

This to me is a classic example of convincing oneself that something is meaningful, and then analyzing it to death. Can you imagine deciding what painting you like best based on some set of weighted numerical attributes?

Above all, will someone please explain to me why rookie cards (given that we can figure out which ones they are) are so desirable in the first place?