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I have 2 cards that would instantly become the 2 most expensive cards in the set: Babe Ruth 1923 (MVP) and Mickey Mantle 1957 (MVP).
This brings to mind the debate we had on the boards back when adding an additional Mantle and Ruth was being discussed. The consensus then was 21 was Ruth's best year and 56 was Mantle's. Not sure the 57 card would become the most expensive. Slugging percentage 40 points lower than 56.
But good golly, a Ruth card with almost a .400 BA!!!! Not sure that is not fair. And it was his only MVP year according to baseball-reference.com. That site shows Ruth finishing 5th in 1931 and 6th in 1932. Does not list him placing in the MVP voting for any other year! Is it really true Ruth finished so far out of the MVP race in all other seasons he was not even in top 10? Impossible. But if true that shows that from the beginning the MVP vote was just as bogus as it is today.
Goes without saying I want both those cards in the ATG set.
In addition I think for every HOFer we should have the first full season, the season as close to their career stats as possible, their 3 best seasons.