Just a whim that hit me in my last year working in my profession - some memories, but also a connectivity to the long line of history of heroes. And most of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Those Conlon photo reprints for the 30's stars. Got others for the '60s, '70s, and '80s stars. And tons of Greg Maddux.
Loyalty changes from a location to talent.
With trades the way they are now, it's hard to be loyal to a team like we used to be in the '50s. You get loyal to a player, and he's wearing a different uniform the next season. And the strike took something out of it too. They aren't loyal to us. Most of them aren't driving through neighborhoods signing free autographs for little kids who run up to their car.