Cardboard Heroes: Favorite Baseball Cards From My Childhood Collection

This book is an homage to a golden era of baseball card collecting when they were acquired one card or one wax pack at a time, handled, mangled, and worn out. As a young baseball fan, there was nothing more exciting than opening a new pack of baseball cards and slowly revealing who was included. Would there be a major star, a favorite Giants player, or somebody I had never even heard of? As they say in baseball, “hope springs eternal.” The next pack could be THE pack! This book is a compilation of these players’ stories as told through my accounts surrounding 360 personally curated cards from my childhood collection. The cards range from the late 1950s to the late 1970s and include examples from every team in that era. I selected these cards for a variety of reasons: the player, the picture on the card, the uniform, a collecting memory, or a personal connection to the player. You will see and read about Hall-of-Famers, virtual unknowns, great trades, bad trades, nicknames, and more. “This is a true labor of love by a lifelong baseball fan. It will touch the hearts of not only other baseball fans, but also other collectors of all kinds. Rob’s passion for baseball, his cards, and their stories comes through on every page, and his smooth writing style makes this book a joy to read. This is not just a story about baseball, it is a time capsule about life. There are treasures hidden everywhere!” Scott Ellis, author of The Pragmatic Manager’s Toolkit and USA 2020: The Ultimate Crisis “Cardboard Heroes isn’t just about baseball cards – it’s about sweet memories, passing time, and learning to appreciate the things that matter most. This book is a joy to read for anyone who’s ever opened a wax pack, traded cards on the playground, or scribbled a mustache on the opposing team’s pitcher. Reading Cardboard Heroes feels like sitting down with an old friend and sorting through a shoebox full of memories. It’s a funny, nostalgic, and even an analytic ride through the history of the game and the hobby that speaks to all of us who grew up with cardboard heroes in our pockets…or pinned to our bicycle spokes.” Adam Hughes, Publisher and Editor of the Wax Pack Gods website and newsletters.
ASIN: B0FW89BQDV
VSKU: BVV.B0FW89BQDV.VG
Condition: Very Good
Author/Artist:Hurd, Bruce|Adams, Rob
Binding: Paperback
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Condition Notes: Book has little sign of wear or use