Anyway, as experienced by most late-twenties males, I was recently faced with the task of trying to figure out what to do with the massive collection of useless baseball cards I spent all my boyhood allowance on to acquire. I seriously had about 60 pounds of cards sorted and grouped in a very large box. My first thought to get rid of them was to put an ad on Craigslist. Maybe all that investing in cards I did back in the day would pay off! Well it seemed like everyone in Seattle was selling their early 90s baseball card collection too and for only $10. I went through the entire collection and picked out the best cards I had - players like Nolan Ryan, Ken Griffey Jr., Sammy Sosa, etc. - and filled up one binder, which was the limit I decided on. I saved a few for my bike spokes, and burnt the rest. If I spent all that cash on them, I was at least going to have a memorable farewell.
Things do change though when you grow up. As I was collecting the cards, all I cared about was getting the "good" cards for bragging rights with my friends. Now, as I sorted through the 60 pound box of cards in order to rid myself of the extra poundage, I was most entertained by the "worthless" cards that featured a chap with a dazzling expression or a humorous name. Willie McGee, Ross Grimsley, Steve Trout, thanks for making baseball entertaining...
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