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Over at SI Vault, there's a gallery of sports posters from the '80s. I had several of them on my wall as a kid. And this one was especially hard to avoid in Bay Area homes:
Trivia time: That was the actual bat that McGwire used to hit #62. He grew into it. Lots of broccoli, to answer your next question.
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They produced a Cory Snyder poster?
by chapman_123 on Jan 19, 2012 12:53 PM EST reply actions
If it were him in a Giants uniform
It would be on my wall right now.
by Grant Brisbee on Jan 19, 2012 1:31 PM EST up reply actions
Both of my sisters...
….worked for John Costacos during that period. I think i had about 20 of these myself. And had the pleasure of meeting Charles Barkley at one of their Christmas parties in 92.
by sliderinside on Jan 19, 2012 1:13 PM EST reply actions
It's 1,800 miles to Chicago.
We got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it’s broad daylight…and we’re on steroids.
Hit it.
"[The Cubs] have a very famous tradition in baseball, and it will be nice to be part of turning it around." ~ Jamie Quirk, Bench Coach
by daver on Jan 19, 2012 1:13 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
We got this poster just last season
Yes, some clocks should not be turned back.
by J0SER on Jan 19, 2012 1:30 PM EST reply actions
Miguel Olivo and Justin Smoak?!?!?!
Now there’s some star power.
by GBSimons on Jan 19, 2012 5:21 PM EST up reply actions
Notice they only have one bat between them?
Yeah.
by J0SER on Jan 20, 2012 5:38 AM EST up reply actions
by steel sox on Jan 19, 2012 5:51 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
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