The back of the cards...

[Leon]

Made me think of the back of this card. For some reason I always remember him as a shifty infielder after I read it.

[bn2cardz]

Originally Posted by Leon

Made me think of the back of this card. For some reason I always remember him as a shifty infielder after I read it.

I like that last sentance on that card "They never catch him with that eternal smile wiped off"

I tell my wife that reading the back of cards allows you to know more than you can know if you were reading about the players in books or online because it gives you a snap shot of what people thought at the time the player played. This card back embodies this thought with my favorite line from that card:
"They never catch him with that eternal smile wiped off"

You would never get that he was always smiling and "shifty" if you just read his stats on Baseball Reference.

[slipk1068]

I don't remember where I read it or the exact quote, but Ty Cobb commented how that goofy grin on his face made him want to bunt. He would get thrown out every time he tried it.