Why I Stopped Caring About Baseball – The Root

Once my uncles got me into it, I became a baseball savant. I knew all the stats on each player and position because that directly impacted what I thought a card was worth. I was a card shark in these streets, buying up packs of Upper Deck, Donruss, Topps and Fleer cards and then buying Beckett’s baseball-card pricing guides every few months to keep up with my investment. I still have a tin where I keep all of my most valuable baseball cards. I was focused. You know, back then, when baseball cards were worth something. Thanks, steroids. And thanks, Obama.