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Stingray · October 13, 2014 7:48PM

Biggest wad of gum or chewing tabacco. I'll start:

flcardtrader · October 13, 2014 8:13PM

I was 9 when this card came out and it was an instant favorite of mine.

I looked forward to a similar card in 1977 but was disappointed that they did not keep up the tradition. Such is life.

billwaltonsbeard · October 13, 2014 8:53PM

I'm curious to see the most recent card with the biggest obvious tobacco chew. Now that MLB players are all PC and stuff....

Dboneesq · October 13, 2014 9:22PM

Here's one I remembered off the top of my head. Will have to look for more.

EDITED TO ADD THE FOLLOWING:

Well, they are not on a card, but this is a good one with Zimmer and Fox:

Not a wad, but a big bubble:

Not too sure he had any while in jail:

Much rather see the gum then the tobacco:

miwlvrn · October 13, 2014 9:42PM

I'm not sure what card would show it the most, but my initial reaction was that it was probably most likely a competition between Nellie Fox and Mickey Tettleton.

downtown · October 13, 2014 10:01PM

Any cards of Carew? I know he always had a wad. I believe he said it tightened his cheek to help him see the pitch better.

miwlvrn · October 13, 2014 10:47PM

miwlvrn · October 13, 2014 10:49PM

You never can be sure in these photos if they have a wad in their mouth or if it is just the photo showing a huge cancerous tumor that ended up killing them.

flcardtrader · October 14, 2014 2:06AM

<< <i>You never can be sure in these photos if they have a wad in their mouth or if it is just the photo showing a huge cancerous tumor that ended up killing them. >>

This comment is morbidly spot on.

The 88 Tettleton is a good one above. I could not think of any recent cards with the similar wad that is prominent in the 60's.

miwlvrn · October 14, 2014 3:20AM

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<< <i>You never can be sure in these photos if they have a wad in their mouth or if it is just the photo showing a huge cancerous tumor that ended up killing them. >>

This comment is morbidly spot on.

The 88 Tettleton is a good one above. I could not think of any recent cards with the similar wad that is prominent in the 60's. >>

Mickey Tettleton hit some good home runs while he was in Detroit, though I still remember when meeting him it seemed like the guy had an entire baseball inside his cheek. Can't even believe they managed to find some photos for his cards w/o it showing.

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