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12-05-2018, 04:05 PM
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Time for me to take a deep breath and find my happy place...
This thread reminds me of each and every thread in the memorabilia section where someone asks people to identify the player(s) in a picture, and the responses are so ridiculously off that I don't know what to do with myself. Apparently every picture taken early in the last century had Joe Jackson or Ty Cobb in it. Oy vey. Please know that there is no offense intended to anyone whatsoever, but the MLB silhouette doesn't look like Killebrew at all, come on!!! How can anyone possibly believe that?? Seriously, what am I missing??? He had a round, maybe bulbous, head. This 'player' has a thin, long head with a prominently pointy nose. It portrays a slender guy. No chubbiness in the face (no offense, Killer). The artist apparently said it was an amalgam of players, but if it was based mostly on an actual player, it was Pete Rose. It's basically a dead ringer for him (and his head). Maybe it's a generational thing, but I literally can't understand how anyone looks at the MLB logo and DOESN'T immediately see Charlie Hustle (random pictures from the 60's grabbed quickly from the internet)... gettyimages-177153497-1024x1024.jpg th.jpg signed_pete_rose_autographed_8x10_photo_cincinnati_reds_psa_dna_certified_p168787.jpg pete_rose_1966_07_01.jpg 58569-11Fr.jpg ...end of rant, and another deep breath taken.
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12-05-2018, 10:04 PM
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I always thought it was Killebrew, but I was an impressionable Minnesota kid who saw him bat so many times it may have just seemed logical.
 Harmon had a classic but somewhat distinct batting pose, with the shoulder and elbow generally kept a bit high and the chin tucked into the sleeve/logo area when early in the AB. The logo seemed to capture that to me. The only player who I've seen bat like that since was Matt Williams.
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