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Old 07-19-2017, 12:23 PM
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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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I'm sorry. I thought this was a post about Madonna and I just couldn't figure out how it got into a card forum.
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I've always thought this picture of Brooks was kinda ridiculous. Not sure if this is necessarily popular among collectors.

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Another one I've never been a big fan of. It's not a great picture of Bob to begin with not to mention the quality of the photo. Add the pink and it just makes him look, well not very intimidating which of course we know he was while on the mound. I know it's actually a great card to own, but I've always felt Bob deserved better for his first card.

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Another one I've never been a big fan of. It's not a great picture of Bob to begin with not to mention the quality of the photo. Add the pink and it just makes him look, well not very intimidating which of course we know he was while on the mound. I know it's actually a great card to own, but I've always felt Bob deserved better for his first card.

I dabbled in collecting Hot Wheels briefly and learned the pink cars are the rarest and most valuable now as boys wouldn't buy them, or if they were gifted one, they would chuck them into oblivion. Perhaps the same effect is in play with the 59 Gibson. With this in mind, I really love (and need for my set) this card.
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I've always thought this picture of Brooks was kinda ridiculous. Not sure if this is necessarily popular among collectors.

Not my card.
Hahaha, I've always thought this was the worst card ever. Such a nice guy with such a sour look on his face lol.

For those of you interested in a laugh, check out the old blog baseballcardbust.com. It's no longer active but has a bunch of hilarious 80's cards with funny commentary. The guys who did it were comedic geniuses. I wish they would revamp it.
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I've always thought this picture of Brooks was kinda ridiculous. Not sure if this is necessarily popular among collectors.

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Every time I see this card, I think, "Omaha, omaha," since I think he looks like Peyton Manning on this card.
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Along the same lines as the '58 Brooksie, for his final card we have Mr. Cub in semi-sneeze or semi-yawn mode at Shea…

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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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