▁the ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁youth ▁that ▁involved ▁collect ing , ▁trad ing , ▁and ▁f li pping ▁baseball ▁cards . ▁ ▁Se ctions ▁ ▁The ▁book ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁four ▁sections : ▁▁ ▁Where ▁Have ▁You ▁G one ▁V ince ▁Di M aggio ▁( Some ▁Ref lections ▁On ▁a ▁Baseball ▁Card ▁Child hood ) ▁ ▁This ▁Kid ▁Is ▁Go ing ▁to ▁Make ▁It ▁ ▁Pro files ▁ ▁Some ▁Final ▁Observ ations ▁on ▁Tr ading , ▁Ho arding , ▁Collect ing ▁and ▁Other ▁Aber r ations ▁of ▁the ▁Baseball ▁Card ▁Life ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁section ▁rem in is ces ▁in ▁a ▁rapid - fire ▁stream ▁of ▁conscious ness ▁flow ▁about ▁growing ▁up ▁and ▁eventually ▁coming ▁of ▁age ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁sub urban ▁America ▁with ▁Pe z , ▁cap - g uns , ▁Ju jub es , ▁and ▁baseball ▁cards . ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁section ▁del ves ▁into ▁the ▁To pp s ▁trad ing ▁card ▁company ▁and ▁its ▁pione ering ▁executive ▁Sy ▁Ber ger ▁circa ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁" There ▁was ▁To pp s ▁and ▁then ▁there ▁was ▁To pp s ," ▁Harris ▁says ▁in ▁the ▁introduction ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁re issue . ▁( ref ▁ 2 ) ▁ ▁The ▁bulk ▁and ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁is ▁the ▁section ▁called ▁" Pro files ," ▁containing ▁the ▁card ▁images ▁and ▁player ▁bi ograph ies . ▁ ▁Usually ▁one ▁or ▁two ▁players ▁are ▁featured ▁per ▁page ▁and ▁the ▁bi ography ▁is ▁by ▁no ▁means