Embarrassing pictures of the worst baseball cards of all time

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What were they thinking? Embarrassing pictures of the worst baseball cards of all time


As some of these baseball players may have realised, being plastered on a trading card for eternity can sometimes be a mixed blessing.

Sporting a uni brow, wearing a sombrero or in some cases just looking a bit worse for wear, several of the player's cards could easily be placed among the worst in the sport's long history.

With the 2012 baseball season upon us, here is a recap of some of the most memorable baseball trading cards.

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Wally Moon, right, sported his uni brow in all of his trading card pictures throughout his 12 year career

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A sweaty Jay Johnstone, who played between 1966 to 1985, looks ridiculous in this contraption as he tries to keep the sun away

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These unflattering pictures were apparently the only ones available for the trading cards for Cal McLish, leftm, and Greg Minton, right


One of the best worst playing cards belongs to Wally Moon who was as well known for his prominent uni brow as his impressive 12 year career which saw him playing with the Cardinals in the 50s and the Dodgers in the early 60s.

Another baseball card of Atlanta Braves' Glenn Hubbard just begs the questions: Why? and how?

The image from an 1984 All-Star Game shows the second baseman with a snake draped around his shoulders, but it remains a mystery how and why the snake came to be at the Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia.

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Glenn Hubbard, left, randomly holds a snake in the middle of the stadium while Tom Henke's card, right, does little for his Terminator nickname

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Bill Pecota fails to keep an eye on the ball for his baseball card picture while third bade Brook Robinson looks like he might be about to throw up

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As Rafael Ramirez and Oscar Gamble may have realised, being plastered on a trading card for eternity can sometimes be a mixed blessing


Baseball cards have been around since as far back as the 1860s, but despite their long history some of the card makers have still managed to get is so very wrong.

In a Topps card for Tom Henke, his unflattering picture does little to back up his 'Terminator' nickname given to him for being the most dominant and feared closers during the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Despite being named the 66th greatest player for the Royals of all time, one of Bill Pecota's trading cards has for some reason gone for an picture showing him completely missing the ball.

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Some of the choices made when selecting pictures for the trading cards, beg the question; why? Like this one of Tim Flannery which shows him in a stadium holding a surfing board

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An American former right-handed pitcher Orel Hershiser, is shown on his baseball card with pieces of lawn

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Jose Canseco for the Rangers is not even wearing his team's kit in his card, while Rodney Craig looks like he might doze off


Others cards are just completely random and other then the player themselves, have little to do with baseball.

One shows Tim Flannery, second base for the Padres, standing in the middle of the field inexplicably holding a surfing board.

Another shows Jose Canseco of the Rangers, doing weights and not even wearing his kit.

While Orel Hershisher's card appears to show him tearing up a lawn.

Other players, including Cal McLish and Rodney Craig, haven't even for their eyes open for in their trading cards.



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Come on, these can't be real.

Or are they???

I know for a fact that the card of Bip Roberts is real. I used to play on a little league team with his stepson, Lantavio. And we would go over to Bip's house on occasion to play video games, go swimming, etc... He (Bip) had a copy of the card framed and hanging on the wall in his den. I'm pretty sure it was a "Score" card from the mid 90's.

¡Viva el Bip!
 

StanScratch

My Penis Is Dancing!
Come on, these can't be real.

Or are they???

They are. I have several of those cards.
There are others. Bob Uecker posed as a left handed hitter twice (he bats right) to see if anyone would notice. No one did, and those poses made it to cards. http://1965topps.blogspot.com/2010/03/519-bob-uecker.html
Aurelio Rodriguez gave his uniform to a bat boy, whose image appeared on a 1969 card. http://www.checkoutmycards.com/Card...hoto_is_Angels_batboy_Leonard_Garcia)/1832511
Billy Ripken sported a bat which sported the words "Fuck face" on the bottom of the handle.http://www.snopes.com/sports/baseball/ripkencard.asp
Billy Martin is seen leaning against a bat in his 1972 card, middle finger extended. http://1972topps.blogspot.com/2009/02/33-34-billy-martin-and-in-action.html
Then there is the 1952 Gus Zernial card, in which he is shown sporting a bat with six baseballs scotch tapped to the barrel, to represent the six homers he hit in three games...creating a mysterious, awkward little picture: http://www.baseballcardbust.com/2009/06/gus-zernial-1952-topps.html
 
actually, that greg harris is pretty badass...

i wish i saved my old cards... there were some real gems. the old football cards couldnt have players wearing helmets, they had some good ones too
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BCT

Pucker Up Butter Cup.
I know for a fact that the card of Bip Roberts is real. I used to play on a little league team with his stepson, Lantavio. And we would go over to Bip's house on occasion to play video games, go swimming, etc... He (Bip) had a copy of the card framed and hanging on the wall in his den. I'm pretty sure it was a "Score" card from the mid 90's.

¡Viva el Bip!

Holy shit, I remember Bip Roberts, haven't heard that name since the late 90's! :1orglaugh
 
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