▁there ▁are ▁un st ated ▁them es ▁that ▁run ▁through ▁the ▁book , ▁or ▁they ▁could ▁be ▁described ▁as ▁threads ▁that ▁hold ▁the ▁story ▁together . ▁ ▁Star ▁players ▁vs . ▁jour ne ymen ▁players — ▁Un like ▁most ▁every ▁other ▁sports ▁book , ▁and ▁specifically ▁those ▁covering ▁baseball ▁players ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁The ▁Great ▁American ▁Baseball ▁Card ▁F li pping , ▁Tr ading ▁and ▁B ubble ▁G um ▁Book ▁does ▁not ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁stars ▁and ▁leg ends ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁but ▁rather ▁on ▁the ▁less er ▁and ▁forgotten ▁players . ▁ ▁Probably ▁more ▁than ▁anything ▁else ▁this ▁is ▁what ▁defines ▁the ▁book ▁and ▁gives ▁it ▁a ▁unique ▁perspective . ▁ ▁The ▁great ▁players , ▁however , ▁are ▁not ▁ignored ; ▁in ▁fact , ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 2 1 ▁presented , ▁ 1 5 ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁Baseball ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame . ▁Among ▁the ▁stars ▁mentioned ▁are ▁Sand y ▁K ou f ax ▁( seen ▁on ▁his ▁ro ok ie ▁card ▁which ▁is ▁dub bed ▁his ▁“ Bar ▁M iz v ah ▁picture ” ▁because ▁he ▁looks ▁so ▁young ), ▁Er nie ▁B anks ▁( rem ember ed ▁for ▁having ▁played ▁on ▁bad ▁teams ▁and ▁being ▁loved ▁by ▁everyone ), ▁Stan ▁Mus ial ▁( because ▁of ▁the ▁un sol ved ▁mystery ▁of ▁why ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁card ▁of ▁him ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 1 ) ▁and ▁Y og i ▁Ber