<![CDATA[Deadspin: Ozzie Smith]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/deadspin.com.png <![CDATA[Deadspin: Ozzie Smith]]> http://deadspin.com/tag/ozzie smith http://deadspin.com/tag/ozzie smith <![CDATA[ Steroids, Circa 1992 ]]> ozziestrong.jpgFanIQ uncovers an old set of "Topps Kids" baseball cards from 1992 that probably wouldn't fly today: It looks like every player is on steroids. Even poor Ozzie Smith!

Yep, big heads, ripped muscles, imperceptible testicles ... those look like steroid users to us.

And hey, all you Pirates fans who have been frustrated that Barry Bonds waited until after he left your team to take steroids — and become pretty much the greatest hitter of all time — can take heed: In these cards, Barry's all roided up in the Pittsburgh uniform. So you have that.

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Topps Pretty Much Predicted The Steroid Era In 1992 [FanIQ]

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Deadspin-377836 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:01:32 EDT Leitch http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=377836&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Night Fever, Night Fever ... ]]> mikeschmidtperm.jpgAnyone who tells you that baseball players looked goofier in the '70s than they do now is forgetting out ridiculous the soul patch is going to look in 15 years. (Seriously, what is it with pitchers and soul patch? Is that some bizarre superstition that supposed to keep your sinker down? Anyway.)

That said, we did find this collection of baseball players from the '70s incredibly enjoyable, not just for Mike Schmidt's inexplicable perm, but also our man Ozzie Smith, from back in his Padres days, looking like his Afro is going to run screaming away from his head if it is not somehow contained.

Our favorite picture, though, might be of Don Zimmer. In the '70s, he looked, of course, exactly like he does now. He looked that way from birth, you know.

That '70s Show [Touching All The Bases]

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Deadspin-167325 Fri, 14 Apr 2006 13:45:19 EDT Leitch http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=167325&view=rss&microfeed=true