I didn't grow up with a lot of the same hobbies I have now. I never read comics, wasn't big into movies, and classic NES and Genesis games were just something that occupied time. I threw all of my passion and study into sports. I would always study NFL roster, obsessively track stats in Tecmo Super Bowl, and even draw up my own playbooks. As any kid would have, my toys reflected my passion: I was a massive collector of Kenner's Starting Lineup figure series.
The figures were of sports' biggest stars. Some would have a better resemblance than others. Ultimately, they let me put together my ultimate teams (even though they were mostly quarterbacks and pitchers). Join me after the jump for a video sharing these figures of my childhood.
Was never into sports but picked up a few of the Starting Line-up figures and a lot of cards as a kid. Of course, you did have guys like Michael Jordan who were bigger than their sports (which is part of the reason why I laugh at Lebron-Jordan comparisons, since Lebron hasn't done much outside of the game).
One of the sports figure series I've been eyeing lately is the Playmakers stuff, which has crazy articulation. I'm probably less into sports now than I was then, though.
You're probably one of Tomopop's more engaging speakers Oo Very nice vid for something not entirely in my interest area (although I'm somewhat nostalgic about). Also, congratulations.
I still have a couple of boxes of unopened Starting Lineups sitting in my closet at home. Most of them are long gone baseball players, but I think I still have a couple of unopened Griffeys and Larkins.
I also remember when these were going for lots on the resellers market.
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This month, you can look forward to:
A goddess
A scout
A pop star
A glorious mustache
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