I’m not sure if I should be proud of it, or if I should view it as an unfortunate side effect of growing up in the 80’s, but for whatever reason I still enjoy baseball cards.  It’s not that I have any interest in the “investment” side of the hobby, that dream faded out with my stash of Ben McDonald and Todd Van Poppel Rated Rookies.  For me, the true enjoyment comes in the comedic value of the old Fleer/Donruss/Topps/Score cards that featured a potpourri of horrible haircuts, facial hair, eyewear, uniforms, etc, which was the ultimate inspiration for the Worthless Card Collection for JoeSportsFan.com.

With that in mind, it’s time to play a game that I just made up ten minutes ago. Â Let’s call it “What Was Eric Show Thinking?”Â

When A’s pitcher Eric Show took this picture for his Leaf “Studio 91” card, what was going through his head?Â

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Here are my choices, feel free to add our own in the comments section:

a.)Â If this camera guy says I remind him of his pedophile neighbor one more time, I’m kicking the crap out of him.

b.) I followed Eckersley’s “Maintenance and Grooming” manual step-by-step this time, so my mustache better freaking look good in this picture.

c.)Â Man, I hope this photographer pans out a little, these Jordaches are tighter than my baseball pants.  They deserve camera time.

d.) Hurry up, man. There’s only twenty minutes until the season premier of ALF.  I’m officially starting to get nervous.Â

For more baseball card fun…
JSF Worthless Card Collection
The Baseball Card Blog
Mr. Irrelevant’s Favorite Cards