Long, potentially boring nostalgia post. Or, "Where Have You Gone, Biff Pocoroba?"

[JackLondon]

Re: Long, potentially boring nostalgia post. Or, "Where Have You Gone, Biff Pocoroba?"

I meant to add this to my initial post. As a Dodger fan in Oregon, I didn't have a connection to Bostock. However, I sure knew who Thurman Munson was. Andrew mentioned that he felt his childhood come to an end when Bostock was shot - I think my moment was a season later when Munson died. I already had an intense dislike for the Yankees, but for some reason Munson's death really hit me.

I agree. While Bostock's death changed me, Munson's shook me up badly, too. It almost seemed, at the age of 11, that things were out of control somehow. As if the "stability" that I imagined was embodied by professional baseball players had lost its structure and certainty. I had dealt with the deaths of several older family members by that time, but those seemed to make sense, in that I understood that death came to the old and the sick. But Major Leaguers?

Tough lessons to learn.

 

[joey12508]

Great set and year, cards do bring us back to a time we once knew. the bird was short lived but such a special time. thanks for a great post.

 

[tramers]

nice

 

[George_Calfas]

Andrew great post. I think [MENTION=1720]cgilmo[/MENTION] could use this as main page literature since it speaks to so many people in the hobby.