What athlete have you discontinued collecting because of something stupid they may have done?

Hallco

Either in sports(gambling, "alleged" steroids, etc...) or outside the game(scandals, legal issues,etc...) Love to hear who you have dumped and why....or....if you have done the "stand by your man" thing! And why?

1acid

Well this might blow ur minds, but i just learnt yesterday that Pete Rose will not make it into the HOF.... I know im a bit slow....

All these ppl on ineligble list? Will they never make it to HOF? Will any players from this era be able to bipass the steriods scandel and make it to HOF?

Craig

itzagoner

if i discontinued collecting pictures of athletes because they did something stupid, i would no longer possess any pictures of athletes.

TheBusiness

I ONLY collect guys who do stupid sh*t and/or stay in trouble with the law...Straw, LT (the original LT), Mike Vick, Charles Barkley, Dennis Rodman, OJ, etc.

thunderdan

I dumped all my Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens cards once it was pretty clear they were lying about what they had taken. But part of it was because I was pretty sure their cards would drop in value over time, and that has turned out to be the case.

And yet, strangely, I continue to hold on to my Pete Rose RC.

bishop

Topps 1958 card # 145 of Ed Bouchee

FavreFan1971

Favre - I used to have over 9,000 individual cards. I have kept the rookies and sold off nearly 8000 cards.

Hallco

<< <i>Favre - I used to have over 9,000 individual cards. I have kept the rookies and sold off nearly 8000 cards. >>



Are you THAT upset at him for leaving the Packers?????

CollectorAtWork

Rafael Palmeiro used to be my favorite player. I believed him through his Congressional testimony. I was looking forward to his having 3000 hits and 600 home runs. Then his steroid test came back positive, and I've dumped him.

jivan

sad to say, my childhood hero DR. J.......we all pretended to be him in the 70's when we played basketball... a truly nice guy whom kids could look up to...till he started sprouting kids all over the country !!!!! while married to his wife Turquoise....wow, what a let down...........

EAsports

I collected Rick Mirer AND Tim Couch for a time, so if their play on the field counts as something stupid, sign me up.

JoeBanzai

I started collecting Chuck Knoblauch when he was a rookie with the Twins and had a good start on having all of his cards. Then he really changed his attitude toward the collectors and fans. Finally he just seemed like he was a goofball and I quit buying his cards. Soon after he signed a contract with the Twins he wanted out, went to the Yankees and the rest is history.

Anyone want to buy a couple of his ROY mini bats? LOL

Hate to say it, but loved the headlines when he had his meltdown. I didn't take pleasure in his throwing problems though, and thought he was poorly treated when he returned as a Yankee and played here in left field.

At one time this guy looked like he was going to have a great career!

Joe

Dpeck100

Chuck was a jerk from day one. He played for the Orlando Sun Rays when he was in Double AA and my twin brother Bill got a broken bat from him. He barely would sign for anyone and reluctantly signed the bat.

twiley

Pete Rose. After it became clear that he was lying. I gave up on him and sold off all my Pete Rose cards (including his rc).

AUPT

For me, in the 1950s, it was all a matter of the team. If you got traded away from the Milwaukee Braves, you were dead to me.