The ODDBALL thread

[DaClyde]

Because it was 1989 and everybody got a card!

 

[Yanks2151]

Because it was 1989 and everybody got a card!

Years ago I used to ttm these guys in the Yankees team sets when I first was able to Google.

 

[Yanks2151]

Happy to add this Leiter oddball to my Yankees collection. I had to pick up a whole lot to get this one but it did have a Mattingly variation I didn't have.

 

[DeliciousBacon]

Because it was 1989 and everybody got a card!

Years ago, I had a very strange card from the 1989 Procards set that I can't find anything about now. Guy's name was Joe Eick, he was a radio/TV guy, something like that, and a team gave him a chance to play in a game and ProCards made a card for him.

I ended up with a trainer's card from some indy league team set, and it borders on gay ****. The card shows a player, on his back, leg up in the air, and the trainer bent right over that leg, giving his groin a nice big stretch.

 

[DaClyde]

Those Phoenix Giants sets were great. Ethan Blackaby was rockin' the 70's hard on his cards every year. He's like the minor league Oscar Gamble.

 

[weight333]

That's awesome! I think I'm gonna have to pick up some of those Blackaby's just for novelty sake. What a ladies man!

 

[DeliciousBacon]

That's awesome! I think I'm gonna have to pick up some of those Blackaby's just for novelty sake. What a ladies man!

Many of those great 70's minor league cards of him go out of their way to point out that he played with Hank Aaron. Blackaby played a few games in the early 60's with the Braves, so it's true, but it comes off like a guy writing his own card backs to show how great he was. "Hey, look at me! I played with Hank Aaron, there I too am a superstar!"

 

[gracecollector]

Hey now, "Hammering" Hank and "Easy Out" Ethan combined for 3,774 Career Hits and 755 HR. And Ethan played for my alma mater!

Many of those great 70's minor league cards of him go out of their way to point out that he played with Hank Aaron. Blackaby played a few games in the early 60's with the Braves, so it's true, but it comes off like a guy writing his own card backs to show how great he was. "Hey, look at me! I played with Hank Aaron, there I too am a superstar!"

 

[BiggioBrooks755]

Anyone have any info on what this could/might/maybe be:

What is this:

1997 All-Star NL Game Pins #2 Kenny Lofton/Craig Biggio/Tony Gywnn/Jeff Bagwell/Mike Piazza/Larry Walker/Barry Larkin/Ken Caminiti