The Worthless Card Collection
There's not even free gum included in this pile of cardboard garbage.
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After a traumatic incident in the grade school cafeteria, Glenn Gulliver was rendered nauseous every time someone mentioned the word "cheese".
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A slave to superstition, even after earning a job as a Major League third basemen, Tim Foli refused to take the field with anything other than the plastic glove he first debuted in a 1958 Little League game.
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The minute he found out that the Topps crew had run out of Carl Buddig Roast Beef in the lunch spread, a disgusted Bert Roberge grabbed his stuff and bolted.
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When injuries ravaged the Pirates roster in 1984, manager Chuck Tanner was forced to start the clubhouse chef at catcher for 13 games.
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Even at a time when 85% of the league had wispy mustaches, John Candelaria still managed to come off as "creepy"
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Although it was originally viewed as an act of arrogance in the Pirates clubhouse, teammates soon realized that when Jason Thompson wanted to interview himself, it was best to just let him go.
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It never failed, every time Don Robinson went to the bars wearing his yellow pants and matching hat, he took home with the hottest chick in the house.
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Joe Sambito didn't care if the standoff lasted all day long, that little kid was going to ask him for his autograph.
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While his on field accomplishments were minimal, Mike Loynd made his impact on the league by becoming one of the Union's preeminent advocates of advanced acne treatments for ballplayers.
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Some players chewed tobacco or sunflower seeds during games. Joe Orsulak chewed hunks of raw porterhouse.
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In a 1987 contest vs. the Reds, the Padres clubby mistakenly forgot the team’s catching equipment rendering Terry Kennedy to wear the team’s X-ray shield as a chest protector.
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Even though they already had elastic around the ankles, Mitch Webster still insisted on tight rolling his baseball pants.
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In 1987 Sixto Lezcano was voted Vice President of the Pittsburgh Pirates Dungeons and Dragons club operated by teammate Lee Tunnell. Lezcano had no idea.
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Leyland was certain that the idea for his team to take the field wearing 36-inch stove top hats as part of their uniform would result in a significant spike in Pirates merchandising revenue. He was wrong.
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In July 1982, Mike Brown was suspended for two games by his manager after skipping a Thursday night game against the Padres, in order to camp out for tickets to the world premier of the movie Tron.
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It was not uncommon for Barry Jones to completely forget how to spell his name during autograph sessions.
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Pitching his first game for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Larry McWilliams became an instant fan favorite when he took the mound wearing a full pirate costume complete with eye patch and plastic parrot. He pitched 2 innings giving up 9 runs.
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In 1985, Jim Essian beat all odds when he started a major league game despite having a skull that was made up of 90% Kevlar plastic. Jim painted the plastic green in honor of the A's team colors.
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In 1981, Enrique Romo was sued by reliever Al Hrabosky for trademark infringement when Romo began referring to himself as the "Mad Hispanic". Without the gimmick, Romo's career fizzled quickly.
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Lee Tunnell is credited with creating the first MLB Dungeons & Dragons club of which him and teammate Sixto Lezcano were the only active members
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In 1987 Bob Walk lost out to Charles Bronson for the lead role in Death Wish 4: The Crackdown.
Charlie Puleo
It sort of freaked him, but Charlie Puleo couldn't help it. Mr. Met just sort of made him feel funny in his pants.
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