yep i have a bunch also...I have a Joe Montana Rookie card that i will surprise my brother with one day. It was originally his..Too bad Ken Griffey junior didn't pan out later in his career...i have like 20 upper deck rookie cards of his...you guys talk about rookie cards, my oldest brother was born in 1963, my other was born in 1968 and I was born in 1973. Every year for Christmas my parents would buy us the complete set of TOPPS baseball cards. So, since 73 I have complete sets. My older brothers would still buy cards at the grocery store checkout lines, so I was able to land some doubles that they had from other years.
Some of my prized rookie cards are Robin Yount, Nolan Ryan, Barry Bonds, Chipper, etc...
I have to go through them and see all of the big names. It's been awhile.
I stopped getting complete sets in about 1993 or so.
Now that I mention this, I might have to start doing this for my boys. Like mentioned earlier, the card market sucks now, but it's still cool to have them.
Jesse, I have a great Pete Rose collection that you would love. Of course, it includes his Phillies days too.
Great ball player on the field, dedicated too the team which is a rarity these days..... I have a lot of respect for his plying ability just as a man off the field he's no differant then most of them..... I guess it comes with the rockstar status of being an athlete..... Very few players of old could stand the scrutiny either.....
Great point! Love seeing guys stay with one team throughout their career. Are there any others right now that are great players that are with one team?
Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera come to mind. Rivera may have been somewhere else, not sure.
Trust me, I despise the Yanks, but Jeter is a great player.
U should love Jeter, He is a UM alum. I have a shit ton Jeter rookies, Brett Favre, a bunch of HOF players.
Funny you mention that. I have a good friend who is a huge UM fan. We had an argument one day about Jeter's role at UM. He basically had no role in the baseball program there and was only on campus for a short time. Of course, he claims Jeter is a UM alum! Lol
It's all good. He did have a full ride there, but didn't need it, of course.
Good story here about Jeter.
http://www.examiner.com/article/remembering-derek-jeter-s-days-at-university-of-michigan