Baseball is OK these days, but the players just aren't as cool. Let's think back to about the mid 80's and name some tight players. Maybe some guys you'd see when you opened a pack of Topps. I was doing this the other day with my buddy and we were having a blast.

I'll get it started.

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Kent Hrbek. I used to call him "Kent Home Run-bek." This cat was a slugger for the Kirby Puckett era Twins. Awesome!

I'm going to love this thread on a day when I have more time.

Until then, I'll leave you with Dan Gladden, owner of one of the best mullets of all time.

http://www.1980olympichockey.com/images/14036.jpg

I loved Kent Hrbek.


How about the Wizard of Oz??:

http://images.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/_photos/2002-01-07-inside-ozzie.jpg

That whole Twins team was great:

http://www.homeruncards.com/imagesplayers/brunansky.jpghttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/pics/gary_gaetti_autograph.jpg
http://www.brettritchey.com/AutoImages/reardon.jpg
http://www.homeruncards.com/imagesplayers/viola.jpg

[smilie=2thumbsup.g: I'm loving this! Great work fellas. [smilie=great.gif]

Next-

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Skates.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bpv/images/e/ec/Smithlonnie.jpg

Remember this little guy? Whatever happened to him....

http://www.homeruncards.com/imagesrc/1986-topps-bonds.jpg

One of the last of the great Basestealers:

http://www.theseventhgame.com/playerimages/coleman_vince.jpg

I think I have like 5000 of these 89 donruss cards at home.

The great Billy Ripken scandal:

http://www.nihiser.com/images/090304/fuckface.jpg

Old school Bonds:

http://www.chuckthomas.com/_bbacrd2.jpg

I loved the Pirates pillbox hats.

Julio Franco.

Card's from 1990, but he's been in the league since the dawn of time, so why not include the period when he was rockin with some longer hair.

http://wilher.4t.com/images/domincan_baseball_cards_013.jpg

HAHA -- I forgot about those 1990 Topps cards. They looked absurd.

Classic 80s pitchers:

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http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/pics/mark_langston_autograph.jpghttp://rndng3rd.com/NYMHall/players/A/Ricagu.jpg
http://www.rndng3rd.com/NYMHall/alldec/p89.jpghttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/pics/oil_can_boyd_autograph.jpg

The great Billy Ripken scandal:

http://www.nihiser.com/images/090304/fuckface.jpg

Freaking hilarious! [smilie=great.gif] I never saw that before!

Gotta tap into the old school Tigers!

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Was this guy really a major league 3rd baseman? He looks like a dirty old high school science teacher.

I always thought Darrell Evans was a Hall Of Famer when I was a kid:

http://mikecucinella.tripod.com/evans_fanfavorites_2003.JPG

I must say that baseball holds a special place in my heart. My parents tell me that I used to read the box scores as early as 5 years old. They even have a picture of me laying nude in the kitched reading the box scores. I was into numbers, err not like rainman.

Here's a few that I recall from my childhood....some lesser talked about guys.

Ed Farmer - Always seemed like he was headhunting or fighting.

Favorite Tiger growing up: Champ Summers

JR Richard - first pitcher I remember throwing over 100 miles an hour

Kent Tekluve - who didn't try to imitate his submarine deliery?


oops gotta get going to the Pistons game, I'll add some more later.

I must say that baseball holds a special place in my heart. My parents tell me that I used to read the box scores as early as 5 years old. They even have a picture of me laying nude in the kitched reading the box scores. I was into numbers, err not like rainman.

Here's a few that I recall from my childhood....some lesser talked about guys.

Ed Farmer - Always seemed like he was headhunting or fighting.

Favorite Tiger growing up: Champ Summers

JR Richard - first pitcher I remember throwing over 100 miles an hour

Kent Tekluve - who didn't try to imitate his submarine deliery?


oops gotta get going to the Pistons game, I'll add some more later.

Super tight, but how old are you man? [smilie=huh.gif] I don't remember any of those cats and I vividly remember the '84 Tigers. (I was 4)

Looking back, when you're a child the players you like or that stand out can be so off the beaten path.

I liked the Orioles at one point, whatever year they went to the WS (1983?) Al Bumbry and Tippy Martinez was my favorite players from this team.

The Brewers reall stand out to me back then too. Some pretty good teams with Molitor, Yount and Cecil Cooper.

The dude that used to play in the field with a toohpick in his mouth I remember too, UL Washington SS I think?

I lived to watch TWIB with Curt Gaudy. It came on Saturdays mornings. best damn intro theme music for a sports show ever! Beats Hockey Night in Canada's if you ask me.

I would be remiss if while reminicing about the 80's I didn't mention Morgana the Kissing Bandit.

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I used to love watching those old Braves teams from the early 80's on WTBS (then WTCT).

Here's a few of my old faves:

Glenn Hubbard (The Hub) and Rafael Ramirez (Raffy)
http://www.sportscollective.com/premier/jwhcards/storepics42/88929.jpg

http://mpph1.home.mindspring.com/scans/Gene-Garber.gif

Big Bob Horner
http://grandstandsports.com/images/13191.jpg

The Mad Hungarian
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http://mattspenandpaperheroes.home.mindspring.com/scans/Rick-Camp.gif

And, of course, Rick Mahler
http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nl/atlbraves/Mahleratl.JPG

What about-
http://dalemurphy3.home.mindspring.com/scans/Dale-Murphy-90F.gif

He was the first player I knew that wasn't on the Tigers.

Here are a couple classics:

http://mpph1.home.mindspring.com/scans/Cory-Snyder.gifhttp://www.grandstandsports.com/images/1612.jpg

Sabo's a local Detroit product.