Last week, Sports Collectors Daily posted on its Facebook page , the following question: "Complete this sentence: The most underrated baseball card set of all-time is _________ ." (and remember it's underrated, not necessarily best). What followed was an abundance of comments, and true to what I have experienced with many Facebook comments, it's obvious that no one reads anymore. Completely ignoring the original question, commenters shouted out sets like 1971 Topps and 1975 Topps and ... lord, amighty, did someone just say 1987 Topps is the most underrated set of all-time???? Two of my loves were being assaulted at the same time: my love for baseball cards and their history and my love for the English language. Underrated! Does anyone know what this means? "Underrated (adj.): Having more importance, value, skill, power, etc., than people recognize." 1987 Topps, even if it was the first set you ever saw, is not being shortchanged in any of tho...
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