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

[gracecollector]

...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]

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

 

[gracecollector]

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]

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

 

[dethomas07]

...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]

...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

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]

Haha, the kid on the bottom is awesome

 

[cgilmo]

i'm not really a player collector


but this makes me laugh

 

[Bornagaincollector]

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]

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]

You can't beat the oddballs! Nice pickup!

 

[ronfromfresno]

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

 

[wideright]

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]

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]

haha, classic!

 

[ajw]

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]

I always thought this was pretty dang oddball

 

[nurvanna]

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]

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.

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]

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?