So, Blog Bat Around readers , you wanna know why I collect what I collect, eh? Well, I can sum it up for you in two words: Lou Thornton. He's the reason I'm a set collector. Who the hell is Lou Thornton? Funny, I asked myself that same question when he arrived amid two stacks of 1986 Topps cards from dayf this week. But you know what? Instead of tossing him aside because I don't know him or because he isn't a star, or because he doesn't have a piece of fabric attached to his card, I did a little jig (well, in my head, of course). I couldn't believe my luck: today, I get to find out who Lou Thornton is!! This is the beauty of set-building, and living the so-called first-world life. Set-builders get to find out who each individual ball player is. Every player has a story, whether they are a revered star or an ignored utility pinch-runner. And some of the stories I've found through set-building are amazing. I am also a team collector. That's quite obvious w...
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