Have you ever collected a player because he was a nice guy?

scashaggy

I was wondering. I have collected a few local players because when I met them they were really nice to me, nice enough to carry on a conversation and such. These guys never amounted to much but it's fun to root for a good guy.

zep33

I always liked Nascar's Mark Martin after meeting him about 15 years ago.

bigwilli

I do mainly collect Chipper Jones but i do pick up an Ozzie Smith card every now and then because he was so nice
when i met him several years ago in Cooperstown

magellan

Brooks Robinson actually. He seems like a great guy , did meet him at a show back in 1990ish.

Enos Slaughter was another cool dude. We talked for a while outside the show.

itzagoner

John Lackey was that rare person who actually stopped to converse, pose for a photo and spend some time with us in a parking lot at Spring Training several years ago, so my son has a few items in his collection and i consider John one of the coolest ballplayers on the planet.

TheThrill22

Yes, Toby Hall as he was nice to my daughter during his stint in the Arizona Fall League.

Tedw9

Actually, I prefer to collect nice guys. I find it easier to root for a nice guy, especially if they have been nice to me. Because of interactions I've had with them, I now collect Adam Vinatieri, Dwight Evans, Carl Willey and Jonathan Papelbon.

jswieton

I usually only collect the good looking ones.

MULLINS5

Not because he was a nice guy...but Mike Bossy was great when I met him.

I do collect Bobby Hull and Maurice Richard too, because they were so nice when I met them.

...eventually I will collect Mantle, some say he was "so so" but I thought he was a pretty nice guy



Patrick

BunchOBull

Part of the reason I've always collected Frank Thomas and always wanted to collect Roberto Clemente as a kid is because they are/were always charitable, fan-friendly, and all around nice guys. As a child, honor, morality, and ethics were extremely important to me; I saw those as being highlights of both men.

ironranger

You won't meet a finer gentleman than Bart Starr.

jradke4

i gotta agree with the Bart Starr mention...to bad Brett is a little needy of attention. two years ago i would have put him up here but alas...

elsnorto

Nice guy?

More like hero.

Rest in peace, Joe Delaney.

Snorto~

Dboneesq

<< <i>You won't meet a finer gentleman than Bart Starr. >>



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Ahzzy

I started a player collection of Lou Piniella awhile back since he's such a nice guy.

storm888

Since I lost so much money collecting quantities of "not nice"
guys, I now only buy "nice guys'" - or dead guys' - cards.

lsutigers1973

When I was a teen, I collected Ron Gant cards after meeting him at a card show. Signed 3 rookies for me even though he was only supposed to sign one per person. Then posed for pics with me and some buddies and even took the time to talk a little baseball.

thekid8

Yep --- Gary Carter --- was the first to personalize an auto request back in the 80's added Good Luck and God Bless. Being a kid it felt that he took the time to read my letter and respond the way he did just for me. Flash forward 20 years and when I met him for the first time he was everything I hoped he would be and more.

ndleo

Andre Dawson. He stayed after a card show and took a picture with me. Hope he gets in the HOF next year.

PowderedH2O

Bob Feller and Lew Burdette - they chatted with me for over an hour at a signing that I was the only one there for an autograph to show up. Bob Feller also rocked my infant daughter to sleep and sung her a lullabye. Class acts in my book and I am holding out hope that Bob Feller lives to be 100!

al032184

I always keep an eye out for Ashburn, Early Wynn, and Warren Spahn stuff. I met all these guys just before they died, and though I was pretty young when meeting them, I could tell they were stand-up guys.
I have never met him, but I hear Shane Victorino is a real fan-friendly guy. And though he wasn't a player, Harry Kalas was an amazingly fun guy to meet.

FavreFan1971

<< <i>You won't meet a finer gentleman than Bart Starr. >>

racy1019

Ned Garver is a wonderful gentleman. I have collected all of his Topps and Bowman issues, and still look for oddball items.

ghooper33

I have heard from reports that Craig "Ironhead" Heyward was not a likeable guy, but I met him at a card show and he couldn't be nicer. He told my four year old son jokes (clean ones ) and gave him a dollar for doing push ups. I have always collected his stuff on the side because of how nice he was.

daddymc

I'll have to second the Bob Feller mention. IMO you'll never meet a nicer guy. He truly loves the game and his fans.

Another nice guy I like to collect is Kurt Warner.

TheThrill22

Jeremy Roenick, Wendell Young, and Steve Martins (former Blues/Sens, current Chicago Wolves player) are also favorites in our house. All 3 have been very nice to me and my family.

WinPitcher

Harmon Killebrew.

Nicest guy you could ever hope to meet.


Steve

jimq112

<< <i>Enos Slaughter was another cool dude. We talked for a while outside the show. >>



I spent some time with him, talking baseball, before a show. I thought the same thing. After reading a lot more about him I got rid of his cards.

magellan

What about Jim? You can pm me if you don't want to post.

akuracy503

How do you think I got started on my Wilie Mays collection?
The guys a legend and scholar.

TNP777

edit: after rereading what I typed, it didn't come off as being very respectful of the previous poster's collection. My apologies.

akuracy503

<< <i>edit: after rereading what I typed, it didn't come off as being very respectful of the previous poster's collection. My apologies. >>



Are you dissing the Mays?