I Feel Like Mickey’s Glove
I was putting some cards away in a binder tonight and I came across this card I had stashed away. Its not everyday you get to see a baseball glove on Steroids but here it is. It is a 1986 Fleer Mickey Hatcher #396. Just because I feel like the glove looks doesn’t mean I was injected by my personal trainer. No, sometime late last week I was inadvertently infected with the cold virus. By the time I woke up this past Saturday my head has felt like Mickey’s glove, bigger than the rest of me.
I wish the back of this card told us a thing or two about the giant glove Hatcher is wearing but instead it tells us in 1984 he was a “Fine” clutch hitter. Maybe Blake over at Twins Cards can tell us about the glove. Anyway, its about time for another round of medicine. I can’t wait to get my glove, I mean head reduced back to its normal size. Hey Mickey, do you have the matching hat, it would probably fit me right now.
January 29th, 2008 at 9:16 am
I believe Hatcher was a notorious prankster during his career, and the glove was a part of that (his time around Jay Johnstone may have had an influence on some of that?). I think the glove made another appearance on a card too–I can’t remember for sure, but I’m thinking one of his later appearances, like ’90 or ’91 Upper Deck, perhaps.
January 29th, 2008 at 9:28 am
Thanks for the info Tony. I read Johnstone’s book and it was hilarious. I think you are right about the Upper Deck card too. Thanks for stopping by.
January 29th, 2008 at 9:47 am
I think that might be the same glove Jason Michaels used on his 2004 Topps card.
January 29th, 2008 at 8:16 pm
I love that card!
Has anyone considered that Mickey Hatcher might be really, really tiny?
January 30th, 2008 at 4:45 pm
Great card. I know how you feel. Hope your head gets back to normal.
January 30th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
Its slowly coming around Spiff. I made it back to the office today but it was not fun. I am so sore from the coughing that breathing was tough.