I think the cards had more flavor than the gum.
And the Yankees sounded best when stuck in the spokes of a bike. Only thing the Yankees were ever good for.
LOL yup. same here. Lotta Yankee fans in my area. My ol Man was a Dodgers fan. when they moved out west he just couldnt stomach the thought of becoming a Yankee fan. So when the Mets came into being. He naturally became a Met fan.
Now this was the era of manager Casey Stengel "Can anybody play this game? Amazins Pre 1969 worst to first team. Where just about every game was a comedy of errors highlight film
So I got teased alot.
Naturally I developed a deep hatred of the Yankees that, even though Im not a huge baseball fan now. Survives to this day
In any event I remember taking Bobby Mercer And Micky Mantle cards and doing that with them out of spite. Much to the horror of my friends.
Yea yea I know. Dont I wish I had those cards now. Hell yea. but fact of the matter is my mother had a nasty habit of throwing away my boxes of "worthless" baseball cards when she did spring cleaning. so I wouldnt have em now anyway.
So I aint kicking myself over it.
She does though LMAO