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Rookie Card Determination
Posted By: Cat
Among other things I collect rookies, but some times with some players or issues, it's not always evident which card is considered a rookie for a given player. I tried solving this on my own...googled many times and cannot find a site or a source to easily determine which card may be considered a "rookie" or what rookies may be contained in a certain issue. |
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Rookie Card Determination
Posted By: Anonymous
When I am in doubt, I ask Hal Lewis. |
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Rookie Card Determination
Posted By: Anthony
Post War |
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Rookie Card Determination
Posted By: Hal Lewis
And when I am in doubt... |
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Rookie Card Determination
Posted By: identify7
I am not a rookie card collector, but I find that hobby segment fascinating, particularly with regard to the prices which these cards demand. However, I do note that some cards which are termed rookies actually show the player well after he has established himself. O'Rourke is a primary example of this, in that his initial card was issued well after his first decade of play. I believe a more recent example is that of Musial, whose first card depicts him in (perhaps) his fifth year. Of course the FROOKIE cards are a pleasant accompaniment to this card subset, as are the preference by some for PROOKIES. |
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Rookie Card Determination
Posted By: Hal Lewis
As Gil points out, there are a LOT of problems with "rookie" cards -- both in the old days AND in the modern days. |
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Rookie Card Determination
Posted By: darren
The "rookie card" hype is a product of the eighties. I respectfully prefer to refer to a player's initial pre-1948 issue on collectible cardboard as his "First Card." |
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Rookie Card Determination
Posted By: warshawlaw
Ah, the world waits breathlessly for my article on the subject for a future issue of Old Cardboard. |
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Rookie Card Determination
Posted By: fkw
I also believe a First Card is more significant than a first major league card. I will always call the 1914 Batimore News Ruth his rookie before Id call the M101-4 Ruth one. But thats just me. I find the more obscure minor league cards of future greats in more demand. |
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Rookie Card Determination
Posted By: Paul
Frank, don't forget the 1950 Big League (V362) of Tom Lasorda. |
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Rookie Card Determination
Posted By: B.C.Daniels
I ask Leon who then asks Hal Lewis! |
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Rookie Card Determination
Posted By: Hal Lewis
For the life of me, I just can't see the fascination with a MINOR League card. |
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Rookie Card Determination
Posted By: Wesley
I agree 100% and also cannot understand why rookie card collectors would collect minor league cards as a part of their rookie card collections. The reason the minor league cards in some cases are more expensive have more to do with those cards being rarer rather than the fact that they are released earlier. |
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Rookie Card Determination
Posted By: Preece1
If you can't understand the desire for minor league cards, why were you so eager to buy a T210 Jackson??? |
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Rookie Card Determination
Posted By: Hal Lewis
I wasn't. |
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Rookie Card Determination
Posted By: Cat
Which one is the rookie? |
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Rookie Card Determination
Posted By: Hal Lewis
Both are from 1922. |
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