(On this day after Easter, what am I appreciating? Whoever the genius was who first figured out that chocolate and peanut butter tastes good together. Brilliant! It's time for Cardboard Appreciation. This is the 26th in a series): Is it possible to like a player forever based on his appearance on the first baseball card of his you ever saw? You bet your sweet hedge fund it is. Because that's the case with myself and Cecil Cooper. This was one of my favorite cards as a kid. Why? Well, because the guy is smiling, of course. I think it's time we come up with a name for the impact a card of a smiling player has on a kid. Perhaps the Lucy effect ? I don't know what it is, but kids are naturally drawn to cards like this. Or at least I was. I had no idea who Cecil Cooper was when I first obtained this card. But I followed his career from that point. I rooted for him to become a regular for the Red Sox, and then when he was traded to the Brewers, I cheered him on when he hit ....
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