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Archive 12-21-2008 06:46 AM

Oddball Poses
 
Posted By: <b>Steve Murray</b><p>Jason's post of his T210 on the most recent pickup thread prompted me to think of cards with poses that are truly strange. Here's my &quot;Most Odd&quot;. Let's see yours.<br><br><img src="http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g5/jacklitsch1/Zeenuts/Z13Leard.jpg" alt="[linked image]">

Archive 12-21-2008 06:53 AM

Oddball Poses
 
Posted By: <b>Jodi Birkholm</b><p>--Any card picturing Hughie Jennings doing that dance is bound to be odd.<br><br>--'51 Bowman Paul Richards with the giraffe neck.<br><br>--'63 Topps Tex Clevenger where he's picking his fingernails.<br><br>--'63 Topps Choo Choo Coleman. His facial expression cracks me up.<br><br>--'70 Topps Jim Fregosi where he is picking up a ground ball that looks more like a pickup truck.<br><br>--'91 Fleer Kevin Mitchell. It looks like he's missing half his leg.<br><br>Sorry for the post-war, but funny is funny.

Archive 12-21-2008 08:53 AM

Oddball Poses
 
Posted By: <b>leon</b><p>I love the weird ones.....<br><br>Ruth pitching a football right handed....<br><br><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1229878397.JPG" alt="[linked image]">

Archive 12-21-2008 08:54 AM

Oddball Poses
 
Posted By: <b>peter ullman</b><p><img src="http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i176/ullmandds/sc0024da8e.jpg" alt="[linked image]"><br><img src="http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i176/ullmandds/melchoird311.jpg" alt="[linked image]">

Archive 12-21-2008 09:03 AM

Oddball Poses
 
Posted By: <b>Steve Murray</b><p>The Melchoir is a classic. <br><img src="http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g5/jacklitsch1/Personal/melch21.jpg" alt="[linked image]">

Archive 12-21-2008 09:06 AM

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Posted By: <b>Jodi Birkholm</b><p>Looks like he's doing his James Brown imitation!

Archive 12-21-2008 09:33 AM

Oddball Poses
 
Posted By: <b>Anonymous</b><p>Similar pose in his PCL card as well:<br><br><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1229880769.JPG" alt="[linked image]">

Archive 12-21-2008 09:47 AM

Oddball Poses
 
Posted By: <b>Jodi Birkholm</b><p>Gedeon was banned for life, and is a nearly-impossible signature to locate. The one in my collection is the only one I have encountered. He's just not out there.

Archive 12-21-2008 09:59 AM

Oddball Poses
 
Posted By: <b>Rob D.</b><p>Billy Martin's 1972 Topps card always makes me chuckle.

Archive 12-21-2008 10:28 AM

Oddball Poses
 
Posted By: <b>Fred C</b><p>The funny part of the Billy Martin card is that he probably did it intentionally to see if he could get away with it.

Archive 12-21-2008 10:43 AM

Oddball Poses
 
Posted By: <b>Dwight</b><p>What's Bridwell supposed to be doing in this pose?<br><br><br><img src="http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff242/unclerube/bridwelcropped.jpg" alt="[linked image]">

Archive 12-21-2008 10:55 AM

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Posted By: <b>jay wolt</b><p>Always liked the Buchner's &quot;air guitar&quot; pose that they have for a few players<br><br><br><br><img src="http://www.qualitycards.com/pictures/1233491016.jpg" alt="[linked image]">

Archive 12-21-2008 11:09 AM

Oddball Poses
 
Posted By: <b>Ray V</b><p>Please forgive the OT, this is the funniest card I've ever seen! <img src="/images/happy.gif" height="14" width="14" alt="happy.gif"><br><br><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1229886474.JPG" alt="[linked image]">

Archive 12-21-2008 02:14 PM

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Posted By: <b>Ben</b><p>Actually, Billy Martin not only did it on purpose, he did it to get back at Topps. The story is that the Topps photographer had been bothering Martin at practice all day and when it came time for his pictures, he simply extended his middle finger down the bat he was leaning on to let Topps know how he felt.<br><br>Not pre-war, but one of my favorite cards of all time.

Archive 12-21-2008 04:06 PM

Oddball Poses
 
Posted By: <b>howard</b><p>&quot;He runs like a sissy&quot;<br><br>For some reason this had me laughing like a half-wit. Well done, Steve.

Archive 12-21-2008 04:12 PM

Oddball Poses
 
Posted By: <b>Steve Murray</b><p>but I can't lay claim to it's discovery. I think it was Joe D. who first posted it. I could be mistaken.

Archive 12-21-2008 04:35 PM

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Posted By: <b>Anonymous</b><p><img src="http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a47/zouraspm/browning.jpg" alt="[linked image]">

Archive 12-21-2008 04:43 PM

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Posted By: <b>Anthony S.</b><p>I can't believe you just called the dude on my card a sissy.

Archive 12-21-2008 05:07 PM

Oddball Poses
 
Posted By: <b>Bob</b><p>What, exactly, is on Lou Chiozza's mind here?<br><br><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1229907804.GIF" alt="[linked image]"> <br><br>And how did Jimmy Foxx ever throw out anybody at second with what appears to be a knuckleball?<br><br><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1229907847.GIF" alt="[linked image]">

Archive 12-21-2008 05:14 PM

Oddball Poses
 
Posted By: <b>Fred C</b><p>Before Billy Martin pointed his middle finger down the bat there was (I think) Hoss Radburn doing the bird on an OJ!

Archive 12-21-2008 05:57 PM

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Posted By: <b>Kenneth A. Cohen</b><p><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1229910678.JPG" alt="[linked image]"><br><br>I've had the pleasure of a couple of conversations with Mr. Robinson, a most affable gentleman. I asked him once if he ever got ribbed about this card. He replied, &quot;yes, many times,&quot; and explained that the shot was taken by a photographer who put the camera right in his face just as he had concluded some wind sprints while wearing a sweat suit. I had never really noticed the collar of the sweat suit until after he had related this story.

Archive 12-21-2008 06:01 PM

Oddball Poses
 
Posted By: <b>Anonymous</b><p>What party were those photos taken at?<br><br><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1229911195.JPG" alt="[linked image]"> <img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1229911223.JPG" alt="[linked image]">

Archive 12-21-2008 06:15 PM

Oddball Poses
 
Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>The Appling and Bonura cards look like gangster mugshots from the 30s.

Archive 12-21-2008 06:17 PM

Oddball Poses
 
Posted By: <b>Richard Cline - RC</b><p>I agree Dan, Appling looks like Sonny in The Godfather.<br><br>


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