By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com
There are few more intense emotional bonds between people and things than the connection baseball fans have with their baseball cards.
How much are baseball cards worth? Well, you can look up the values online. They baseball card experts say make sure you store them in plastic sleeves for maximum protection.
People might assume that the baseball card collecting industry might have died in light of our digital world, but The Atlantic has an interesting take on that topic.
Today LVSportsBiz.com takes a break from reporting about Dana White and UFC 249; where and when will the MLB, NBA and NHL play their games eventually in light of this pandemic; and how teams are staying relevant in the age of COVID-19. LVSportsBiz.com is publishing its top 25 funny, weird, bizarro and offbeat baseball cards from our collection. Let’s stroll back in time:
Ed Kranepool, The Krane
Mike Kekich and Fritz Peterson, wife swappers
Tim Flannery, surfer
Mickey Hatcher, glove man
Walt Williams, no neck
Kurt Bevacqua, Mr. bubble gum
Ken Griffey, 5 tool man who liked cartoons
David Cone, the splitter
Mike Benjamin, having fun
Julio Franco, bat lover
Oscar Azocar, bat lover II
Jose Canseco, Jose being Jose
Rich Allen, man for all cards
Kent Tekulve, funny man
Sammy Stewart, funny man II
Roger Bailey, send money
Rollie Fingers, pre-mustache
Craig Counsell, two card man
Rob Dibble, bad boy
Brady Anderson, when he was skinny
Brett Butler, before cell phones
Omar Vizquel, documentarian
Steve Lyons, kinda crazy
David Ortiz, before Big Papi
Marvin Miller, he had a baseball card too
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