i loved sandberg when i was a kid, and maybe it's selfish of me, but i really would like that to be how i remember him when i was 10, the only thing i wanted in the world was a ryne sandberg rookie card. the card shop in my town never, ever saw one come in, and i'd know, because i went there every day between school and soccer or basketball practice. i even worked there as a 10-year old. i was paid in baseball cards and pizza, it was a dream job. i never kept enough expendable cash around as a kid to buy a sandberg rookie (the topps one, thank you very much) at a card show whenever one would come to tulsa - i always blew it all on gi joes and more baseball cards, and we didnt have ebay back then. anyway, a couple of years ago, on a whim I bought a sandberg RC off ebay. It really is one of my favorite possessions, just looking at it brings me back to being that 10-year old boy, riding his bike and playing baseball and watching cubs games on wgn every summer day. But i dont want sandberg anywhere near this big league team.