83F Project

August 27, 2007 11:09 PM

1983 Fleer Project As of 8/25/07: 364 of the 660 cards autographed (55%).
posted by dhammond (18 comments total)

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posted by dhammond at 11:10 PM on August 27, 2007

holy shitballs
posted by SmileyChewtrain at 11:10 PM on August 27, 2007

...really?!
posted by SmileyChewtrain at 11:10 PM on August 27, 2007

Awesome that he's also getting the checklists autographed by the respective team managers. That's initiative!
posted by SmileyChewtrain at 11:13 PM on August 27, 2007

I don't particularly like baseball.

I like this very much.
posted by Poolio at 11:13 PM on August 27, 2007

All those glorious moustaches!
posted by dhammond at 11:14 PM on August 27, 2007 [1 favorite]

Irony for that era?
posted by Mach3avelli at 1:37 AM on August 28, 2007

I loved watching this guy from the $1 bleacher seats at exhibition stadium back when baseball mattered to me.
posted by srboisvert at 3:14 AM on August 28, 2007

Better keep those away from cortex ....

Also, am I the only one wondering how many of the 1983 guys are dead by now and what maximum percentage of completion it is possible for him to achieve?

Having said all that: this is Grade-A, USDA-certified awesome.
posted by barnacles at 6:25 AM on August 28, 2007

I care very little about professional baseball, but I love a good magnificent obsession. This project is wonderful.
posted by Faint of Butt at 6:29 AM on August 28, 2007

Awesome.
posted by Kwine at 8:21 AM on August 28, 2007

Kind of sad that Bob Horner had to remind folks he was actually Rookie of the Year back in 78.

I like it that the Candyman signed the *back* of the card.
posted by mattbucher at 8:37 AM on August 28, 2007

My personal favorite

Also, am I the only one wondering how many of the 1983 guys are dead by now and what maximum percentage of completion it is possible for him to achieve?
"Then there are some that have passed away: Dan Quisenberry Tug McGraw Ken Brett Darrell Porter Eric Show Bo Diaz Willie Stargell Al Cowens John Miller Rufino Linares Luis Sanchez Steve Howe Joe Niekro Vern Ruhle"
posted by mattbucher at 9:04 AM on August 28, 2007

Damn you Bill Buckner!!
posted by william_boot at 9:45 AM on August 28, 2007

Thanks, mattbucher. I skimmed the site to find that info, but missed the sidebar somehow (I'm an idiot).
posted by barnacles at 10:52 AM on August 28, 2007

The 'staches are indeed quite magnificent.
posted by silby at 2:08 PM on August 28, 2007

most meta award goes to:

Ron Gardenhire
posted by ericbop at 2:30 PM on August 28, 2007 [1 favorite]

Dave Rozema. Sometime around 1980, the prepubescent jonmc was fiddling with his baseball cards and found out he had something like 12 different Dave Rozema cards, making him the most represented player in his collection. Not on purpose.
posted by jonmc at 5:20 PM on August 28, 2007