UD Griffey what is going on

[Peter_Spaeth]

Has Jeter lost a bit of the iconic status he had a couple of years back? I don't know, I don't follow it closely, but I suspected that eventually he might drop a bit due to not being a home run hitter. On the other hand, despite a very long stretch of mediocrity by the metrics, Pujols with his 700 HR I think will endure. And we have seen what happened to Mike Trout, now seemingly destined to be a .230 hitter as he plays out his career. How do you now rank the post 1980 hobby icons? Griffey seems clearly at the top. After that?

[bk400]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Has Jeter lost a bit of the iconic status he had a couple of years back? I don't know, I don't follow it closely, but I suspected that eventually he might drop a bit due to not being a home run hitter. On the other hand, despite a very long stretch of mediocrity by the metrics, Pujols with his 700 HR I think will endure. And we have seen what happened to Mike Trout, now seemingly destined to be a .230 hitter as he plays out his career. How do you now rank the post 1980 hobby icons? Griffey seems clearly at the top. After that?

I would say Pujols and Ichiro. Barry Bonds' paper seems to move well also.

[Brent G.]

Originally Posted by bk400

I would say Pujols and Ichiro. Barry Bonds' paper seems to move well also.

I was interested in this card this week until it went absolutely insane. The Bonds market appears very strong.

[packs]

I think the 86 Topps Traded Bo Jackson will be a lasting card too. Not rare but as soon as future collectors find out who Bo Jackson was they’re going to look for it.

[Brent G.]

Originally Posted by packs

I think the 86 Topps Traded Bo Jackson will be a lasting card too. Not rare but as soon as future collectors find out who Bo Jackson was they’re going to look for it.

That photo is iconic, no doubt. I'm partial to the '86 Donruss Rookies use — getting this card signed at a local show is what reeled me back into the hobby::

[packs]

Here's mine. I think Bo will be one of those guys who will forever be collected. He has a lot more going for him than Deion. I don't know anyone who wants Deion baseball cards:

[saucywombat]

Let Spike Lee tell you about it...

https://youtube.com/shorts/Im_RYVvWQ...oWgB2exAO0P3OE

This stuffs better than stocks.

[Seven]

Originally Posted by bk400

I would say Pujols and Ichiro. Barry Bonds' paper seems to move well also.

Bonds is not surprising to me. As time goes on less and less people care about the PED usage, and the generation that watched him play as children grow older. 10 year old me, did not even know what steroids were. He did know that Bonds was built like Hercules and clobbered 500 foot moonshots.

And on paper, even with an asterisk attached to his name, He's still has 7 MVP's, a slew of gold gloves and 762 Home Runs. Unless if his records are stricken from the books (Which they won't be) his numbers will continue to live on in infamy.