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Tuesday, November 01, 2011

Mid (To Late) 70’s Baseball Dudes

Radio City Matinee just had to go and give Jon Gnagy’s Beard a show.

As a kid I was into reading biographies of athletes that were before my time. I was too young to have seen them play, but pictures of giant fro’s and mangy beards caused me to build them up in my head as awesome, wild legends.

Mid (To Late) 70’s Baseball Dudes is an ongoing drawing project. It’ll probably be complete once I have enough to make a cool zine or when I can’t think of anymore dudes to draw.

Thanks to Peter Schilling.

Repoz Posted: November 01, 2011 at 05:08 PM | 12 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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1. depletion Posted: November 01, 2011 at 06:02 PM (#3984392)

May I suggest Dave Kingman and Reggie Jackson?
Jeff Leonard was a rookie in 1979 and Willie Mays retired in 1973, so I understand there is artistic license in the term "mid to late '70's"

2. Shooty is in the Trust Tree

Posted: November 01, 2011 at 07:09 PM (#3984450)

Gotta do this guy.

3. Harmon "Thread Killer" Microbrew Posted: November 01, 2011 at 07:21 PM (#3984459)

I dunno if it's the colour schemes or the eyes, but these totally remind me of this creepy (but excellent) music video.

4. phredbird

Posted: November 01, 2011 at 07:31 PM (#3984468)

THIS IS TEH AWESOME!!111!!!

dock ellis looks like he's in the middle of his acid trip ...

5. Sunday silence Posted: November 01, 2011 at 07:34 PM (#3984472)

Elliot Maddux had a big fro too IIRC. Al Hrabsowsky and Mike Marshall also had big mustaches.

6. salvomania Posted: November 01, 2011 at 07:44 PM (#3984474)

Dennis Leonard of KC had some decent facial hair

7. Crispix Attacks 2: Swag Airlines Posted: November 01, 2011 at 07:49 PM (#3984479)

This is pretty awesome despite the lack of Warren Brusstar, Randy Lerch, Garry Maddox, or Bake McBride. No Phillies at all!

"Davey Lopes" is spelled wrong.

8. Sunday silence Posted: November 01, 2011 at 08:02 PM (#3984485)

Didnt Luis Tiant have a fu manchu? I guess so did Marshall and Hrabowsky.

I meant Garry Maddox above..

9. The Mighty Quintana Posted: November 01, 2011 at 08:32 PM (#3984513)

Bob Watson eases into BP

10. puck Posted: November 02, 2011 at 02:14 AM (#3984710)

Fro?

11. puck Posted: November 02, 2011 at 02:20 AM (#3984714)

Kent Tekulve would be another good one.

and Reggie Smith

12. Misirlou is bad, he's nationwide Posted: November 02, 2011 at 02:41 AM (#3984724)

Bill Buckner Dave Parker Bill Madlock

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