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When I was growing up and living with my parents, I stored all of my baseball cards in a closet in the TV room. Recently, my parents began renovating this room and had to empty out the closets. Upon doing so, my Mom made it clear to me that I had to store my baseball cards in my own house. This has resulted in tens of thousands of (mostly worthless) baseball cards sitting in boxes in my sunroom.
I was flipping through some of the cards the other day and found Mr. Barber, one of many 1992 Topps Draft Pick cards that features really awkward photos straight out of school picture day. Barber was selected in the first round (22nd overall) in the 1991 draft by the St. Louis Cardinals. From 1995-99, he got into 26 games for the Cardinals and Royals, going 5-8 with a 6.77 ERA.
Tags: 1992, Brian Barber, douche chills, First Round Draft Pick, My Parents' TV Room, nerd, royals, School Picture Day, St. Louis Cardinals, topps
I assume he received a hefty signing bonus from the Cardinals. How else to explain a high schooler with an actual “Polo” brand polo shirt in 1991?
I also like the leather band wrist watch turned backwards.
Positioning your watch face on the inside wrist was huge in the early 90s.
It’s hard to tell, but that leather watchband may be braided. If so, he likely wore a matching braided leather belt. Back in the early 90s, people didn’t want to be limited by pre-set belt holes.
Douglas Randall Sisk is definitely Nerd Baseball’s very own Matlock. Not even the slightest, most subtle detail of a nerd card is small enough to slip past him. Nice work.
Do you think the school photographer guy got any money for this photo? Or did all the money just go straight to Lifetouch?