Overrated / Underrated / Favorite / Least Favorite (OUFLF)

[Exhibitman]

Fun idea; the marry screw kill game for card nerds.

I will do the single player/single card version.

Overrated: Thurman Munson 1971 Topps. Kills me to say so but his card prices do not accurately reflect his value as a player. Had he not taken lessons at the Richie Valens Flight School he'd be Ted Simmons.

Underrated: Larry Doby 1954 Bowman. The Buzz Aldrin of integration had just as rough a road as 42 but none of the accolades, yet was just as important to ending racial bias in baseball; if he fails, who knows when the AL tries again given that it took over a decade to break the last color line. The fact that you can buy nice copies of his 1950s cards for about the same as Billy Martin is a crime.



Least Favorite: 1968 Topps Mantle. I am Sick of the Mick. Really. And this set sucks. The burlap borders and bland photography, blech.

Favorite: 1980 Topps Nolan Ryan. A nice, crisp set and a great action photo of Ryan at his peak. Great subtle integration of team colors into the card, last Angels card. FWIW, the most exciting player of my youth.