Yes, Jayson Werth, he of the lycanthrope’s beard in Philly and the turgid contract in D.C., once allegedly looked like this …
My only hope is that Detective Edmund Exley, that crass careerist, redeems himself by the end of the movie …
Shhh, don’t speak.
Showing an acuity of taste that has become his trademark, my colleague, Mr. Navin Vaswani, elected today to revisit a too-neglected category of posts here at NotGraphs, Great Moments in Spectacles, treating all of us to an image of former Rookie of the Year and Notable Spectacle-Wearer Bob Hamelin.
In this edition of Great Moments of Spectacles, the internet has revealed the image you see skilfully embedded above — namely, an photo of a bespectacled Dick Allen (a person of interest here at NotGraphs) doing his best to lay asunder Indians infielder Luis Alvarado circa August 1974.
I believe I’m speaking the truth when I say that, like a canvas by Pieter Bruegel (Elder or Younger, take your pick), the extent of this image can’t be entirely apprehended in one sitting.
Image courtesy of Dick Allen Hall of Fame via Big Hair and Plastic Grass.
Bob Hamelin. An oldie, but a goodie.
A Great Moment In Spectacles, undoubtedly. And, yes, a most heinous crime against baseball cards, too.
Conservative Canadian props to my colleague and friend Mike Miner for sending the Hamelin gems — this one, too — my way. A quick story, if I may: Monsieur Miner is a Baltimore Orioles fan. Yep, Toronto’s only one. Before he met yours truly, he didn’t mind the Blue Jays so much, he says. Today, he hates them. All thanks to me. This brings me great joy.
Remember, if you know of a Great Moment In Spectacles that ought to be celebrated, please, be in touch: not+tips@fangraphs.com.
Image, by no means easy on the eyes, courtesy of The Trading Card Database.
Reader and writer Bryz directs us to this image of Eric Sogard (from the latter’s MLB.com page), whose omission from Team Joy Squad may or may not represent an error on the part of this author.
