Kevin S. from Baltimore said…
I must contend with the claim that Jim Bibby and Oscar Gamble had the largest “fro’s” of the era.

Have you forgotten Shake and Bake McBride from the Philadelphia Phillies teams of the late ’70′s?? Surely his fro was larger than Bibby’s (bigger than Bibby??)

Also, I believe Bryan Clark, spot relief pitcher for the ’82 Seattle Mariners, would have something to say about the large afro debate. The facial expression on his card also begs to be lampooned in some fashion. This was one of my favorites from childhood. Here’s the only link I could find on the web to cherished classic.

http://www.baseballcardproject.com/showCard.asp?Card=Topps~R~1983~789

7:30 AM

Kevin S. from Baltimore said…
just in case you weren’t familiar with the classic Shake and Bake McBride cards of the late 70′s, I’ve found this link. The other card in the image, that of Many Sunguillen, also begs to be mocked.

http://gafflin.com/baba/graphics/manny_sanguillen_bake_mcbride.jpg

7:39 AM

Josh Wilker said…
Kevin S.: Thanks for those links. Man oh man, you might have a case there with Bake McBride. I swear that Bibby at one time equalled the massive size of Bake’s afro, I just can’t find a card in my collection to prove it. Unfortunately, I don’t have a Bake McBride card in my own collection (for some reason I have very few Phillies), but I do have a 1981 Phillie card for the huge-afroed Nino Espinoza, which I’ll have to comment on some day when I feel capable of tackling such a daunting subject.

9:00 AM