Posts Tagged ‘turtleneck’

Tony Pena 2.0

Monday, July 25th, 2011 by I Love Nerd York City

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Mr. Pena made five All-Star teams, and won four Gold Glove awards.  He managed the Royals from 2002 – 2005, and is currently a bench coach for the Yankees.

Bonus points for the turtleneck and huge jersey.

Robby Thompson

Thursday, April 14th, 2011 by I Love Nerd York City

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You’ve got to hand it to the Studio sets.  They had a vision, and that vision was realized.

Mr. Thompson was in the National League’s top 7 in WAR twice in his career.  According to Wikipedia, he used the same glove for almost his entire career, and was offended when the San Francisco Chronicle published a story titled “Thompson’s Ugly, Pathetic Glove is a Gem.”

Brian Downing

Monday, September 21st, 2009 by I Love Nerd York City

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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.