tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373371228120150408.post7711195795591695791..comments2023-10-31T05:35:40.987-07:00Comments on Pack War: Does A Moving Van Make A Difference To Collectors?Corkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02344136023470368021noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373371228120150408.post-71191205412162736822015-04-10T07:52:54.103-07:002015-04-10T07:52:54.103-07:00I'm a lifelong Oakland A's fan and have no...I'm a lifelong Oakland A's fan and have no problem adding Kansas City or Philadelphia Athletics cards to my collection.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373371228120150408.post-51808248758676222512015-04-10T06:43:26.762-07:002015-04-10T06:43:26.762-07:00As a collector of two teams which both experienced...As a collector of two teams which both experienced moves, I'm on the same page as you Corky. I don't care about Seattle Pilots cards -- despite the glorious ugliness of their uniform and their enshrinement in baseball lore through Ball Four. It's a nice little back story, but seriously less than 50% of the Pilots roster even appeared in Milwaukee.<br /><br />I also don't collect any Braves other than Milwaukee Braves. That makes things a bit frustrating when looking at online checklists at times because there are a number of inserts where people just pick whatever version of the Braves they want -- Atlanta, Boston, or Milwaukee -- without concern as to which uniform the guy is actually wearing. Trying to put a checklist together is a bear as a result.Tony L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01349226671097456632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373371228120150408.post-65918475705813441742015-04-09T22:33:51.576-07:002015-04-09T22:33:51.576-07:00So I am not alone, I collect Seattle Supersonics b...So I am not alone, I collect Seattle Supersonics but I will not touch anything from the team that was stolen and moved by the ass Clay Bennett. The other teams I collect (Mariners, Seahawks & Suns) haven't moved, though there have been some tense moments for both the Mariners and Seahawks, so I didn't even take it in to consideration until the Sonics left Seattle and I decided I was done collecting anything connected to ex-Sonics after the theft. <br /><br />When there was talk of teams like the Sacramento Kings and LA Clippers moving to Seattle I felt bad for those team's fans because I know the feeling of having a team taken by theft. If the NBA returns to Seattle (now that Stern is gone it may eventually happen) I hope it is as an expansion that would be a rebirth of the Sonics similar to the Browns in Cleveland.Corkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02344136023470368021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373371228120150408.post-8707941272773481542015-04-09T19:24:28.499-07:002015-04-09T19:24:28.499-07:00I'll provide sort of a counterpoint to Angus. ...I'll provide sort of a counterpoint to Angus. I was a Baltimore Colts fan. I collected (and still do) Colts cards up through 1983. Once they moved I was done with them. I do not collect current Colts or Ravens cards or root for them in any way. <br /><br />I understand Angus' bitterness. I viewed the Ravens as another 'stolen' team. Rooting for them would have been hypocritical I believe.<br /><br /> I've moved on, the Texans came to Houston and so I have a 'new' team. Commishbobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069472376708715755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373371228120150408.post-87428958215446580352015-04-09T18:51:51.712-07:002015-04-09T18:51:51.712-07:00I collect Cleveland Browns cards. My collection is...I collect Cleveland Browns cards. My collection is a little tricky. By that I mean that I collect cards that are labelled as Browns no matter what uniform the player is wearing, and I collect players in Browns uniforms that are identified as being on other teams. That was fine when Eric Metcalf went to the Falcons...I still wanted the cards of him in a Browns uniform.<br /><br />Then came the move to Baltimore. The first thing that happened is that I stopped collecting - well, really I stopped watching football for 1.5 years until some friends needed someone to fill in for a last-minute vacancy on a sports road trip.<br /><br />After the Browns came back, I really didn't know what I wanted to do. I wasn't sure if I wanted to collect those Ravens no matter that the players were wearing Browns uniforms. (And yes, I'm still very bitter.) Eventually I figured out that yes, I wanted those last cards of players I love in Browns uniforms. So I've collected them but still have a bad taste in my mouth when I look at them.<br /><br />If the Browns didn't come back, I would not have followed the team and collected the Ravens.Angushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11652380890985105416noreply@blogger.com