Let's see those avatars...

[Ease]

wow, that was a nice only one to have! ^
Mine is Bill Bergen's t205, absolute worst hitter of all time!

[t206hound]

@shaunsteig... Damn nice way to start

Originally Posted by shaunsteig

so that the thread doesn't die on the last exchange...

My first T206. And until a year ago, my only.

[gnaz01]

Love this piece!

[e107collector]

Great Image in my opinion

[uffda51]

One of my favorite cards.

[shaunsteig]

Originally Posted by Ease

wow, that was a nice only one to have! ^
Mine is Bill Bergen's t205, absolute worst hitter of all time!

Originally Posted by t206hound

@shaunsteig... Damn nice way to start

many thanks. I guess it was fated back then that eventually I would succumb to chase the monster.

also wanted to add a thanks to the OP for starting this thread -- have found it fascinating to see everyone's avatars and learn the back stories behind them.

--S

[Jerry G]

Ed Abbaticchio, recognized as the first major leaguer of Italian descent.

[Vol]

one of my favorites. Cool thread BTW.

[Jaybird]

I had Addie Joss' T205 up there previously because I love that card.

Thanks to the thread for spurring me to change.. My son's nickname is Buddie Petit, after the New Orleans jazz cornet player. My wife is from New Orleans and we've spent much time down there.

[Clutch-Hitter]

Botton right and left: c. 1970's counterfeits, one of which is the blue version found in one company's holders.

Top right and left: repli-cards, which fluoresce purple.

[CW]

Originally Posted by ArchStanton

It is just a picture of me with a reversal of furtune after chugging a pitcher of beer.

edit to add: Where's my avatar?

edit to add: Fixed it. Just wait for that 4th post.

Final edit to cease offending. Sorry.

It was nothing personal, Arch, but when you first posted it looked
like nothing more than a "troll" trying to stir things up by posting
a picture to supposedly shock all of us.

While I wouldn't call your avatar vulgar, I do find it hard to imagine
why anyone here (yourself included) would find interest or amusement
from a picture of someone (yourself included) puking, but to each their
own, I suppose.

Good luck with your collection.

[joeadcock]

Avatar of College Baseball Program of Princeton vs Yale a few years ago.

Included a pic of penciled in score card from 113 years ago in the program. I just image a student in stands filling it in.

Also included cool pic of the Princeton big honcho.

[jimonym]

[jcmtiger]

My avater is 1 of 2 pieces I picked up about twenty years ago. Approximately 2 feet x 3 feet pieces. I also collect Old Judge Detroit cards.


Joe

[Mr. Mitt]

No the typical "old cardboard" that you're all used to, but old cardboard nonetheless. A late 1920's Spalding Babe Ruth fielder's glove box.

[brianp-beme]

I can't even make the avatar bigger--I don't own the card (a 1921 Zeenut, identified by a fellow net54'er in a previous thread, and now conveniently forgotten). I chose this Zeenut at random when I was picking out my avatar from a dealer's website, as at the time I did not have a functioning scanner. Never have changed it, as that is the type of guy I am. At least I collect Zeenuts, so it does have some relevance.

Brian

[rc4157]

This is the card that caused my jaw to drop when I was shown what was to be the start of my future collection and the beginning of my life in vintage cards.
RC

[Exhibitman]

Cousin Ray

[Section103]

Its not much around here, but it a lot to me!

[Collect Equity]

Mine is an e107 Young . . . which is a card I dream to own some day.

This particular card came from the 2009 REA auction. I bet someone from this board actually owns it. Anyone want to own up to be living my dream?
http://www.robertedwardauctions.com/.../2009/116.html

-Jonathan

[OldSchoolBaseball]

Love the Tolstoi image of Walter Johnson....

[joeadcock]

Exibitman

Cool piece of history

[baseballart]

My avatar is "Bob Brown Bear". As some of you might know, my spouse Jennifer Ettinger is an artist who has produced a number of baseball paintings and other pieces of art. As part of a city wide public art project, there was a charity fund-raiser for Easter Seals http://www.spiritbearsinthecity.com

Bob Brown is the father of Vancouver Baseball, and is pictured in the Obak set

As such, it was natural for Jennifer to produce "Bob Brown Bear" as part of the project. Here's a link to a number of photos (127 to be exact) and a couple are here



After a summer downtown, the bears were auctioned off. The owner of the Vancouver Canadians bought Bob Brown Bear, and Bob is now on display at Nat Bailey Stadium where the team plays, and where much of Jennifer's artwork is reproduced for display.


To top it off, the mascot is now "Bob Brown Bear", and they even had a bobblehead night where Bob Brown Bear was given away (seen in the photo below)

[triwak]

The man. The myth. The legend.
Actually, just think its kinda funny! And it is my oldest card.

[Teamsets4u]

Something my folks picked up for me in Mantreal 20 years ago.
Still hanging in my office.

[MilBraves]

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Warren Spahn 1955 Spic and Span die cut

[shaunsteig]

Originally Posted by Teamsets4u

Something my folks picked up for me in Mantreal 20 years ago.
Still hanging in my office.

That's just awesome. Who's on first?