Ok guys, am I the only one who ever got weirded out by Darrel Chaney's 1977 Topps card (#384)?
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| Not a "baseball-card pose" my friend... |
Seriously. I remember the first time I ever saw the image and thought to
myself, "This seems wrong", even at the young age of eight when the 1977
set first came out.
What a creepy shot. Who is he leering at like that?
Ugh…What a strange photo to use.
Like a bad vanity portrait of some lounge act on the Vegas strip.
Chaney was a light-hitting infielder, one of many that found some playing time during the decade.
1976 actually was his only full season during his eleven year Major
League career. In it he hit .252 with a homer and 50 runs batted in.
By the time he hung them up after the 1979 season, he had a .217
average while playing for the Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves.
He was lucky enough to find himself on the 1975 Reds squad that
went on to a World Series Championship over the Boston Red Sox, as well
as their 1970 and 1972 teams that lost to the Orioles and A's in the
Series.
But THIS card is what I'll always remember him for…
