(Acid Cow): The 30 Worst Baseball Cards Of All Time
I've never been a baseball card aficionado, so I can't speak for the authenticity of a few of these (you'll know when you see them), but hopefully this is worth a giggle or two.
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I would suggest these are some of the greatest cards of all time, although incomplete. How abou tBilly Ripken’s? Or any Don Mossi?
Is this the only time a baseball card referred to him as “Bob,” or did that happen often?
by JulioBernazard on Aug 17, 2010 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Wasn’t it fairly common with announcers?
In the new Geico commercial, Marte sings "Let me be myself" on Wedge's front lawn (with the cavemen).
by V-Mart Shopper on Aug 17, 2010 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I would suggest google searching 1987 Topps Ed Lynch. Probably deserving of a spot on this list.
Welcome to the Marte Parte
by tribefan2510 on Aug 15, 2010 10:55 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
They’re all real, but this is a stupid list. These aren’t the “30 Worst Cards of All-Time,” they’re “30 Pictures of Hairstyle and Glasses from the 70s and 80s That Look Silly Now.” This has nothing to do with baseball cards.
Mostly, but some of those are great
Where's your crown, KIng Nothing?
by Turkmenbashi on Aug 15, 2010 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed. But some are also pretty bad. That Kusik pic is awful. A close up flash with just hints of the ball park behind it. I refuse to believe that they couldn’t make these guys look more athletic. That Folkers guy looks like he’s 85.
As for design, I know you’re a big card history guy, but that first card is pretty ugly, and the Drabek/Harris/Phelps cards as well.
by dgcambridge on Aug 16, 2010 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions
There are a few legit choices on this list. ‘81 Donruss was a landmark, as that was the first year in decades that a company other than Topps made licensed baseball cards. (Another company, Fleer, led the lawsuit that allowed this to happen). Because of this, I’ve always seen the historical significance of the set and not the design. You’re right; it’s pretty bland.*
I’ll give you Drabek and Harris, but 1987 (Phelps) is one of my favorite 80’s designs.
*FUN FACT: Donruss went bankrupt, Fleer got bought out by Upper Deck, Upper Deck lost its license, and now Topps is once again the only licensed manufacturer of baseball cards!
Became Pinnacle, Pinnacle folded and sold the rights to Donruss, and well, you see what happened there.
Oh, the wild, intrigue-filled world of baseball card companies!
And Bowman was an imprint of Topps, right?
by JulioBernazard on Aug 17, 2010 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Correct. Still is, in fact, as their exclusive license lets them also use the brand names they own, which includes the right to make a set and slap “Bowman” on it.
I think those are boring and ugly as sin. I don’t necessarily miss the UBER TIN FOIL SEE THROUGH HOLOGRAM cards of the 90’s (other than for nostalgia purposes), but the “throwback” movement only works well, IMO, if you accentuate the good parts of “classic” things and add a somewhat modern tinge.
I could have designed that card in three minutes.
Where's your crown, KIng Nothing?
by Turkmenbashi on Aug 17, 2010 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I got out of it in the 90’s when there were about 100 different companies
Where's your crown, KIng Nothing?
by Turkmenbashi on Aug 17, 2010 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions
So apparently a baseball player need only wear glasses to be a nerd.
My primitive mind can't grasp these concepts.
Mustaches certainly help, it seems. But the single easiest way to end up on this guy’s hilarious blog is by simply wearing glasses and not being a household name.
My primitive mind can't grasp these concepts.
Alvaro Espinoza isn’t a household name?
by The Grimace on Aug 16, 2010 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions
That was the one that I felt was really out of place on this list. It’s kind of awesome.
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I just re-did the Big League Baseball School logo! The website, unfortunately, is not under my jurisdiction. My partner and I also did some posters for them, but I’m not sure they went anywhere.
Marketing budgets for these types of places are always miniscule.
Margins at these places are hellaciously tight. Last time I talked to them like 6 years ago, they were doing better on the travel teams. If you think getting ’em to spring for web design was tough, try selling ’em one of these which was what I was trying to do…
by stuart dean on Aug 16, 2010 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Chris Gwynn’s is kinda funny.
In the new Geico commercial, Marte sings "Let me be myself" on Wedge's front lawn (with the cavemen).
by V-Mart Shopper on Aug 17, 2010 12:16 AM EDT reply actions
Glen Hubbard with the boa constrictor has to be one of the best cards ever.
In the new Geico commercial, Marte sings "Let me be myself" on Wedge's front lawn (with the cavemen).
by V-Mart Shopper on Aug 17, 2010 12:18 AM EDT reply actions
Paulie just returned from the dentist.
by odradek on Aug 17, 2010 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I’ve traded cards with that guy, actually. He’s cool. Has some cle.com streaks in him, but nothing we couldn’t work out of him if he ever posted here.
would it be wrong to buy the Harrelson poster off of him just to put it on the dart board, yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaah?
by The Grimace on Aug 18, 2010 12:58 AM EDT up reply actions
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