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Love this card…but come back on Thursday to witness Mr. Downing achieve the first successful nerd-to-non-nerd conversion.
Tags: 1977, brian downing, catcher, glasses, hair, hat placement, one big batting glove or ace bandage or something, prince valiant, topps, turtleneck, white sox
“I can’t believe I forgot to wear my uniform on team photo day! Is this the worst Monday ever?! First, I sprain my wrist, and now this! Guess I’ll have to work from the clubhouse “lost and found” bin.
Alright, this oversized, Ty Cobb era jersey will have to work…and I might as well wear this dickie…and these tinted, wire rim glasses…and…Wow! A Davy Jones wig!… Shoot, the Ty Cobb era cap wont fit over my awesome wig…hand me that truck stop souvenir cap. OK… I’m ready.”
I think he got his hair cut at the same place that Javier Bardem did for “No Country for Old Men.”
I love that he signed his cast, too.
However nerdy this card is, this entry from his Wikipedia page may disqualify him from nerddom:
Known for his hard work and hustle, he transformed his body and career through weight training and became a testament to baseball fans around the country to the power of hard work in overcoming odds.
Hard work + hustle = not nerdy! (Well, maybe David Eckstein)
Vorpy, the card that’s on tap for Thursday will illustrate how hard work and hustle can apparently make you no longer a nerd. By the mid 1980’s, this guy gets jacked.
Ladies (as if any females are reading this) and gentlemen, what an outstanding nerd! Nerd York City, you’ve outdone yourself with Mr. Downing here.