The other day I was watching a YouTube video when I saw someone post about the infamous 1991 to 1995 MegaCards Company Conlon Collection sets. As I was watching they posted a post that I posted on Sportscardforum.com I had to do 5 takes to be sure I wasn't seeing things but there I was even though its my post I had my friend Greg from The Collective Mind blog take a screenshot of it so I could post a post about it thats the story behind the photo ya see in this post your reading about. You can find the video on the post I appear well.....my name does around the 8:45 mark of the video at least.
Pretty much I was shocked they did an actual posting I made. Anyways it was nice to finally get some press about me (yeah another call out to the resident writer of a certain publication could've done something similar for me about having all them yet I wont mention any names I wont "HOOT" about it lol) like I said it was nice to be noticed. Plus I actually did meet that John Rogers that's featured in the video at a National one year & he told me the exact same bull he told countless of others. I also have a nice collection of the Conlon cards that are featured in the video as well I'm trying to complete the colorized versions of some of them & still check my wantlist for more details.
While the guy makes a valid point about the glass plates being the treasure if you ask me the 2 books that were produced, "Baseball's Golden Age" & "The Big Show" By Neil & Constance McCabe are worth picking up. Every time I look at the photos in the cards that Megacards made as well the photos in the 2 books I am transported back during the time of the game when there was only 8 teams in each league & a trip out west was only to St Louis no pitch counts, No ABS, No huge contracts & you had more 1 team loyalships & as a rookie ya were looked down upon for taking some old veterans job away & if you were injured you had 2 choices continue to play with the pain or take the time off to recover & hopes you can get your old job back.
The Second book
I know some of you could care less about being quoted on YouTube I just still can't believe it. So do you have a favorite card in the Conlon Collections or could care less let me know in the comments below & I leave you with a quote from Oscar Award winner Humphrey Bogart "A hot dog at the ballpark is better than steak at the Ritz."
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