Comments on: The Rookie Card

By: chemgod

chemgod — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:44:26 +0000

You could be right, but there was no pitching stats for him. Must have blown out the arm prior to pitching a live game. That doesn’t give me much hope for him as a pitcher.

By: dayf

dayf — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:25:32 +0000

Did Matt Bush retire? The last I heard the Padres converted him to a pitcher but he blew out his arm and had to have Tommy John surgery. I was under the impression he’d be back pitching sometime next year.

By: chemgod

chemgod — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:17:39 +0000

Interesting point there David. I agree that if we pooled our resources and contacts it might very well be possible to put together a card company. But with so many minds could we possibly come up with a vision on how to set up a set? Would we follow the Topps entry level set model? Or go crazy with parallels and short prints?

By: --David

--David — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:02:33 +0000

Additionally, the “forced” branding of what constitutes a “Rookie Card” has driven things completely out of whack. Part of the ‘mystique’ in early rookie cards was the fact that not everyone agreed on which card really was the rookie in some cases. I still say a bunch of us in the blogosphere could pull together enough money and talent to launch our own card company and bring the hobby back to its senses…