starting lineup
There’s not a man among us who didn’t have at least one or two sports figurines growing up. Sure, they weren’t always the most detailed or accurate, but we got the point. However, looking back, a lot of our childhood heroes had toys, statues and bobbleheads modeled after them that could just barely qualify as being in their likeness. Here is a list of some of the worst offenders. Roy Halladay, 2012 (MLB.com) Let's start with a collectible that drew a lot of negative attention from fans when it first showed up on MLB’s website. Along with Halladay’s uncharacteristically happy face, he ...
Take a look at this Starting Lineup figure of 1995 rookie Jason Kidd. Does something seem a little off? If we didn't know any better, we'd think that it was supposed to be his Dallas Mavericks teammate Jim Jackson, and they just got the jersey number wrong. But alas, Jim Jackson had his own figure that same year (pictured on the back of the box). So maybe Starting Lineup was just preparing for a Rajon Rondo figure 11 years before his NBA debut. Probably not. Either way, this definitely does not look like Jason Kidd. Close-up shot: ...
