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Old 07-19-2017, 11:39 AM
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There are quite a few popular cards out there - some of them are worth quite a bit of money - but look butt-ugly. For example, I have always found the 1938 Goudey Dimaggio to be an ugly card. Now I love what Goudey did with this set by putting a player's head on a tiny cartoon body. Doing that was pretty creative, but why on earth did they have to choose that specific face shot of Joe for this set? Take a look at it below:



That's how I look like when I'm on the toilet seat.

Now I could post a few more examples, but I want everyone on here to participate. So go ahead and tell us which card you find very ugly, but nevertheless is a very popular one among collectors. Oh, and it doesn't have to be baseball either (football, hockey, boxing, etc. is fine).
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Fairly popular but not really a fan of this Young card...(not my card any longer)

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Pete Rose rookie card....I mean ....really.....floating heads.....shares with 3 other guys?? Fugly.

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Fairly popular but not really a fan of this Young card...(not my card any longer)
that image reminds me of tenessee tuxedo! YUK!
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Old 07-19-2017, 12:19 PM
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that image reminds me of tenessee tuxedo! YUK!
Heh! Great reference!

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Fairly popular but not really a fan of this Young card...(not my card any longer)
I believe that image has been shown to be Irv Young aka "Young Cy", not the HOFer.
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I believe that image has been shown to be Irv Young aka "Young Cy", not the HOFer.
I believe it has been ascertained this is in fact not Irv as Irv was left handed, as in E97 Young/Irv.....
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Creature from the black lagoon?
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the quintessential UNIBROW!!!!!!
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I believe it is Irv-- it looks very much like him. I also believe he is stretching out his right hand to receive the ball and is not in follow-through, although the pose is inconclusive (could be reversed too). It looks nothing like Cy, IMO.
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I believe it is Irv-- it looks very much like him. I also believe he is stretching out his right hand to receive the ball and is not in follow-through, although the pose is inconclusive (could be reversed too). It looks nothing like Cy, IMO.
It could be Irv.... I thought it had been previously thought to be Cy...lf it is Irv it doesn't bother me but it might have Cy..... (for reference below) ...and I agree the E92 looks more like Irv than Cy....

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I believe it is Irv-- it looks very much like him. I also believe he is stretching out his right hand to receive the ball and is not in follow-through, although the pose is inconclusive (could be reversed too). It looks nothing like Cy, IMO.
Lots of old threads out there discussing Irv "Young Cy" Young vs "Old" Cy Young on his E90 E92 E97 E98 E105 etc. I suck at using the search, but here are a few ...

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=124640

http://net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=85582

http://net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=81776
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That's how I look like when I'm on the toilet seat.
Solid hitter and hits record holder that he was, Joe could likely hit sitting on the toilet seat . . . could you?
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I asked Robinson about that card. He said he hated it, that it was taken right after running wind sprints.

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Mossi is too easy of a target here .. I remember as a kid I hated this Gaylord Perry Card - reminded me of Herman Munster.
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When I saw the thread name the Mossi card was the first one that popped into my head.

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I asked Robinson about that card. He said he hated it, that it was taken right after running wind sprints.

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True! I have read that same statement several times over the years in Orioles books, publications, etc. regarding Brooksie.
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