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Chris Sabo 2.0

I Love Nerd York City — Thu, 05 May 2011 09:56:29 +0000

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After Monday’s post questioned Mr. Sabo’s place in baseball eye-wear history, I wanted to remind everyone of why most people associate him with Rec-Specs in the first place. Whether or not he pioneered their use in MLB, he wore them well, and wove the Rec-Specs name into the consciousness of 7-13 year old baseball card collectors. And he was featured in this amazing “Diamond Kings” card.

Darrell Porter

I Love Nerd York City — Mon, 02 May 2011 10:42:18 +0000

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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?

Chris Sabo

I Love Nerd York City — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:07:53 +0000

We here at Nerd Baseball were torn about whether or not to add any Chirs Sabo cards to the Nerd Archive. On the one hand, he single handedly brought Rec-Specs into the public consciousness. On the other hand, those things never really took off, and he ended up being one of the only guys to wear them. On the one hand, among casual baseball fans, he ranks extraordinarily high on the name-recognition scale (for a nerd). On the other hand, finding Chris Sabo nerd cards is almost too easy. There’s no sense of wonder, or discovery, when you find one.

In the end, we found a couple that we decided were keepers.

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Happy Opening Week everybody. Regular nerd schedule resumes on Monday.