Some former Major Leaguers—who were in baseball for the love of the game long before multi-million-dollar contracts—recall a simpler era and the first time they appeared on a Topps players’ card. Former pitcher John D’Acquisto well remembers the first time he saw his image on a card even though that was nearly 50 years ago. D’Acquisto was 23 when he appeared on a 1974 Topps rookie card he shared with three other up-and-coming players. “I thought ‘Wow’ I guess I made it to the show,” D’Acquisto, now 70, told The Epoch Times. “I guess the $5 I got when I first signed my contract with Topps was worth it. Knowing I would live on in the annals of baseball history was pretty darn exciting to me.” Today, collectors and fans see the 2022 season with mixed emotions. Topps, the company that produced the baseball cards since 1971, sold the company …