Why We Love Collecting Pre-War Baseball Cards.

[Jstottlemire1]

Originally Posted by Yoda

Perhaps I was feeling a bit philosophical this morning, but while perusing a few cards, I began to think about what draws us to pre-war cards.

1. The game itself and how it has morphed over the years and how these changes came about; DH, steroids. middler reliever and closer, medical attention, money etc.
2. The players themselves, who over time seem bigger in life than today's heroes. The Babe is the obvious example but also the tragedy of Lou Gehrig, the battles of Grover Alexander, the travesty of segregated baseball, leaving out players like Gibson and Paige. Modern players, besides being highly paid, are pampered. Players we like are tough, hard men, like Johnny Evers.
3. The historical interest in a period in which America industrialized, consumerism rose, large groups of new immigrants absorbed, and fought in World War I.

Just a couple of meanderings. Love to hear others.

Amen! I love this post and your thoughts here.

[Brian Van Horn]

Harder to find and more variety:

[TheBig6]

I lived in a typical lower middle class neighborhood growing up. White frame 2 bedroom houses the norm. I played on same little league team with major league pitchers son ,who’s family just lived a few streets over. I tried over and over to pull the dad’s card from a pack. On the way to school one day I rode my bike to the local utotem and bought a pack of 59 Topps and put in my top pocket. Sometime during the school day , I was sitting on the can and remembered the pack in my top pocket. Opened it and pulled the beautiful green 59 Topps Bill Henry. Miss those times collecting cards as a kid.