Faces of Chicle – Scott Feldman

I’ve always felt bad for pitchers when their baseball cards caught that straining, every-last-bit-of-effort look just before unleashing a fastball.  I feel even worse for them when a painting depicts it, too.

Faces of Chicle – Torii Hunter

You know that this painting is Torii Hunter because you saw the post’s title.  My first guess upon seeing it in the pack was Chone Figgins… I forgot that he’s no longer an Angel.

Faces of Chicle – Michael Young

One of my favorite things about being Italian – other than a natural ability to make killer meatballs – is the ability to grow thick, even facial hair.  Of course, it also means I’ve got to shave somewhat regularly or risk looking like this guy, a losing situation for everyone involved.

Michael Young just looks awkward when he doesn’t shave:

Does Michael Young look miserable in every picture he’s in, or is it just me?

Faces of Chicle – Josh Thole

I’ve never heard of the guy, but there’s no denying the fact that he has possibly the smoothest skin in the majors:

The more I look at these cards, the more I think I like them.  They’re actual paintings, not photos printed to look like paintings (which I suspect is the case with sets like Masterpieces – they’re too true to form to be drawings.)

Faces of Chicle – Dale Murphy

I only pulled one Braves card in my lone pack of 2010 Topps Chicle, and it wasn’t the Babe Ruth/Chipper Jones travesty I’d been hoping for.  Instead, it was Dale Murphy, who’s career was winding down as my collecting was heating up.

I suppose this looks like him.  The only way I’d recognize Dale Murphy if I ran into him would be if he was holding up his ’88 Donruss card as identification:

Faces of Chicle – Eddie Murray

My first pack of Topps Chicle was… interesting.  I don’t think it was worth the $5 price tag (but then again, most packs aren’t… ah, the joys of wax), but I do like them.  I think.  All of the card backgrounds in my pack were bland, but the same can’t be said about the players’ faces.  Some are scary, like Eddie Murray, while others are lifeless.  I’ll occasionally post faces that amuse me, starting with this one: