Used Shower Shoes - Cool or Weird?

[sox83cubs84]

This thread has been good for many laughs. It brings back the one-sided conversation that Crash Davis was delivering to Nuke LaLoosh in Bull Durham:

"Think classy, you'll be classy. Once you win 20 in The Show, then you can let the fungus grow on your shower shoes and the press will think you're colorful.

"Until then, it means you're a slob!"

Dave Miedema

[TheKid19]

Are we talking about the Braun blue shower shoes?

[sox83cubs84]

As disgusting as some might find shower shoes to be, I know of at least one that, to me, is worse.

In the late 1970s, when genuine game-used equipment was still a fledgling part of the hobby and both supply and demand were limited, one New Jersey collector, on his price list, offered game used jock straps and under pants of Phillies players .

Can anyone top that?

Dave Miedema

[emann]

Top that? No, but more recent examples of Sportsworld offering used jocks/underwear up (the framed pair from Papelbon always makes me laugh):

http://bostonherald.com/inside_track...ave_sox_appeal

http://bostonist.com/2007/12/23/red_sox_jock_sn.php

[camarokids]

I do not collect anything under the waist. Except, I do have a pair of game used catcher's shin guards......

[rudyjj18]

Are we talking about the Braun blue shower shoes?

Bingo

[yankees506]

Shower shoes= naked man= soap scum= wtf

[johnsontravis@ymail.com]

Shower shoes= naked man= soap scum= wtf

With most of my non photomatched items I always look at it and imagine the player wearing it...Not a good item for me .