Link of the Day [10.28.09]
I read some of the blogs linked off of Camden Chat. Normally, it's an Orioles news site such as Roch Kubato (sp?) of MSN or other Orioles blogs such as Roar from 34, but some of the time I find time to check on Orioles specific blogs. One of the early ones was Orioles Card 'O' the Day. It takes a look at past and present Orioles via baseball cards. It's a cool site that allows you to see Orioles history and to remember some of the team's players.Looking at all these baseball cards has gotten me to think about my own history of baseball card collecting. Yes, I've got baseball cards. It's what every all American male would have been doing as a kid. My brothers and my dad also contributed to this passion. My dad, especially, was keen on this hobby. He would buy us a pack or take us on to card shops and buy some older cards. He would continue to collect even when his sons out grew the hobby. We still have his boxed 1987 (year?) Topps complete collection somewhere, although, my older brother seems to be hoarding these for himself for safety (hee hee). Anyway, visiting baseball card blogs recalls my fondness for those cardboard collectibles, and in particular my passion for it during the halcyon days of 1980. It was the year I truly bought lots of cards. They were only $0.25 for a pack. I remember buying lots at a time. Of course, the Orioles of that time were the only cards I really cared about. I have a fondness for Jim Palmer because of that year as I seemed to have many multiples of his card. The Pittsburgh Pirates cards I hated, and it seemed that I had plenty of the damned Kent Tekulve. I must burn his card any chance I get.Today's link is to a baseball card blog that's going through each individual card of the 1980 Topps set. How nostalgic.http://1980toppsbaseball.blogspot.com/
