One of the true joys of a player collection...

gracecollector · May 12, 2009

...is finding that really unique oddball item that makes you laugh.

Found this 1982 Rangers spring training scorecard for my Don Zimmer collection (for a whopping $1). What's better than the goofy Zim shoving a hot dog, bowl of nachos and popcorn into his jowls, with equally goofy kids surrounding him? I love the kids wearing batting helmets. Me and my brothers wore the ones they gave away at the ballpark back in the early 80's, but you never see kids wearing fake plastic helmets any more.

If you've got an oddball item that makes you laugh, please show us!

thenumberonemetfan · May 12, 2009

The looks on the kids faces are priceless.I have a Mike Piazza fake helmet around somewhere.

gracecollector · May 12, 2009

thenumberonemetfan said:
The looks on the kids faces are priceless.I have a Mike Piazza fake helmet around somewhere.

Yeah, no one got THAT excited over early eighties Ranger baseball :lol:

KOBEARODLT · May 12, 2009

i had one of the fake plastic helmets signed by PAWS and i use to wear it around at the games haha

dethomas07 · May 12, 2009

gracecollector said:
...is finding that really unique oddball item that makes you laugh.

Found this 1982 Rangers spring training scorecard for my Don Zimmer collection (for a whopping $1). What's better than the goofy Zim shoving a hot dog, bowl of nachos and popcorn into his jowls, with equally goofy kids surrounding him? I love the kids wearing batting helmets. Me and my brothers wore the ones they gave away at the ballpark back in the early 80's, but you never see kids wearing fake plastic helmets any more.

If you've got an oddball item that makes you laugh, please show us!

I'm going to ask a stupid question.....do you have a copy of Mark Grace's book "Winning with Grace"?

David

gracecollector · May 12, 2009

dethomas07 said:
gracecollector said:

...is finding that really unique oddball item that makes you laugh.

Found this 1982 Rangers spring training scorecard for my Don Zimmer collection (for a whopping $1). What's better than the goofy Zim shoving a hot dog, bowl of nachos and popcorn into his jowls, with equally goofy kids surrounding him? I love the kids wearing batting helmets. Me and my brothers wore the ones they gave away at the ballpark back in the early 80's, but you never see kids wearing fake plastic helmets any more.

If you've got an oddball item that makes you laugh, please show us!

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I'm going to ask a stupid question.....do you have a copy of Mark Grace's book "Winning with Grace"?

David

Yeah David, got that. The publisher once tried to sell me 200 extra copies for like 50 bucks if I wanted to try to get rid of them! Turned him down. Thanks for asking though.

MacK · May 12, 2009

Haha, the kid on the bottom is awesome

cgilmo · May 12, 2009

i'm not really a player collector

but this makes me laugh

Bornagaincollector · May 12, 2009

The 80's were so fun! Reminds me of the baseball bunch with Johnny Bench,my favorite epsiode was when Andre [hawk] Dawson on there and the San-Diego chicken thought it was a hawk that would eat him.That was Classic. :lol:

cammy collector · May 12, 2009

LOVE oddballs in a player collection, yours is certainly no exception. Here's mine to contribute, my favorite of the many unique items in my collection, although not quite an "oddball" in the same sense as the two posted already.

-Mike

onionring9 · May 13, 2009

You can't beat the oddballs! Nice pickup!

ronfromfresno · May 13, 2009

Not really an odd-ball, just a funny picture from the local paper, the Fresno Bee. Not sure of the date.

wideright · May 13, 2009

I was cleaning out the garage a few days ago and ran across my old plastic helmets I got back in the 80's. Adjusted the bands inside, and my 5 and 2 year old boys were sporting the Padres and the Tigers, and I had a beat up Montreal Expos! It was awesome!

BunchOBull · May 13, 2009

I have a magazine with Big Frank on the cover, standing at a charcoal grill serving up 1995 Leaf cards...I remember the cards because one of them is a Statistical Standout, my favorite card at the time.

I'll try to scan if I remember.

theplasticman · May 13, 2009

haha, classic!

ajw · May 13, 2009

Here are a couple of oddballs that I've collected. I have no idea what year they're from...

I also really like this hat. I had one back in the day, but it fell victim to some sort of high school shenanigans, I think...

onionring9 · May 13, 2009

I always thought this was pretty dang oddball

nurvanna · May 13, 2009

cgilmo said:
i'm not really a player collector
but this makes me laugh

that's not funny.

i know someone else that did that same thing and maybe took it way too far( though i still have the box to get as well

)...
expired redemption

sealed pack

wrapper

checklist

*ps sorrry i hijacked this thread*

ffgameman · May 13, 2009

Inside cover of a 1995 Beckett commemorating Mickey Mantle has that too!

I have his Statistical Standout and .300 Club cards from that product - two of my favorite cards just because they were favorites as a kid.

BunchOBull said:
I have a magazine with Big Frank on the cover, standing at a charcoal grill serving up 1995 Leaf cards...I remember the cards because one of them is a Statistical Standout, my favorite card at the time.

I'll try to scan if I remember.

HawaiianLance · May 14, 2009

Long story short: I wanted to scan this for you years ago, but life (as usual) got in the way. Found it again after tearing through my apartment these past two hours for a board member (who will likely be disappointed when I have report to him that I lost something - sigh)

But at least something good came from the time invested. It doesn't make one 'laugh' per se, but I thought it might bring a smile to your face Brad:

BTW, this pub is extraordinarily large & unwieldy: 12"W x 16"H. What would prompt a publisher to pick that size to print onto fragile newsprint?

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