Ihadbeenanavidbaseballcardcollectorasayouth,oftencollectingandsellingdrinkbottlestopayformypacks.Iremembersittingonthefloorandarrangingthecardsforhours,puttingtheplayersinpositiononanimaginaryfield,stackingtheminnumericalorderorbyteams.Asesparechange.Iboughtacoupleofpacksandtookthemhome.
ThecardsIbought,Topps,stillincludedapieceofgum,unlikemanyoftheneeofthecardstomyeight-year-oldson,lyseededpleteseteoldandvaluablecards.Butthere'sonecardIwouldnevertrade,notevenforaMickeyMantlerookiecard.IstillhavethatKenGriffey,Jr.,theonewiththeunevenbordersandtheraggedcorners,theonethathasonlyplaingraypasteboardonthebackinsteadofstatistics.
Thatcard,tome,iswhatbaseballisallabout.It'salsowhatloveisallabout.
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