Posts Tagged ‘1984’
Thursday, August 18th, 2011 by I Love Nerd York City
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Kent Tekulve baseball cards are truly the gifts that keeps giving. No one can touch him in the “lifetime achievement” category.
Question: Is this style pirates cap the tallest in baseball history? More evidence.
Full disclosure: While this card resides in the nerd archives, this is not an original scan, as once again, the scanner here at Nerd Central is on the fritz. I had to use google images to find a digital copy of the card, which is why the image quality is not up to usual NerdBaseball resolution standards. Thank you to this website for the image.
Tags: 1984, fleer, glasses, kent tekulve, photographer who doesn't give a crap, pirates, pitcher
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Monday, May 2nd, 2011 by I Love Nerd York City
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This card may force us here at NerdBaseball to reconsider Chris Sabo’s place in nerd baseball history. While Mr. Sabo is considered by most to be the pioneer of Rec-Specs in MLB, this card seems to suggest otherwise. While Sabo first appeared for the Reds in 1988, we see Mr. Porter here sporting what appear to be Rec-Specs in 1984, almost a half-decade before Mr. Sabo’s rookie season.
But are these really Rec-Specs, or simply weird oversized glasses? The front view certainly suggests Rec-Specs, but the side view above gives me pause.
Either way, this is not the last that we will see of Mr. Porter, and his eyewear selection.
What does everyone think?
Tags: 1984, cardinals, catcher, chris sabo, darrell porter, glasses, rec-specs, topps
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Wednesday, April 14th, 2010 by Nerdicus Finch
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Sticking with 1984 Donruss, here’s Jerry Hairston (Sr.), father of current major leaguers Jerry Hairston, Jr. and Scott Hairston, both of the San Diego Padres. Hairston’s brother, John Hairston, played in 3 games for the Chicago Cubs in 1969, and Hairston’s father, Sam Hairston, got into four games as a 31 year old rookie for the Chicago White Sox in 1951. Sam Hairston’s career batting line (7 plate appearances): .400/.571./.600 (220 OPS+).
Do the Hairstons hold the title for most family members to play in the major leagues? The Alou family was much more accomplished, but there were only 4 of them. Ditto for the Boone family.
Tags: 1984, Alou, amber vision lenses, Boone, candy cane batting glove, Chicago White Sox, donruss, facial hair, glasses, Jerry Hairston, John Hairston, Jr., mesh jersey, outfield, padres, Sam Hairston, Scott Hairston
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Sunday, April 11th, 2010 by Nerdicus Finch
Tags: 1984, blue jays, donruss, facial hair, glasses, hat placement, Joey McLaughlin, mesh jersey, pitcher
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Wednesday, April 7th, 2010 by Nerdicus Finch
Tags: 1984, distorted faces, donruss, facial hair, glasses, Kansas City Royals, outfield, Pat Sheridan, strange approach to gripping the bat
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Monday, December 14th, 2009 by I Love Nerd York City
Tags: 1984, brim, facial hair, fleer, glasses, hat, nerd, OF, orioles
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Thursday, August 13th, 2009 by I Love Nerd York City
Tags: 1984, 3B, distored faces, glasses, nerd, topps, vance law, white sox, writing on the underside of your hat brim
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Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 by I Love Nerd York City
Tags: 1984, batting glove inside the mitt, facial hair, glasses, hat placement, indians, nerd, pitcher, topps
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