My favorite player of all time is Hall of Famer Willie McCovey. I
have amassed a collection of over 1200 different McCovey cards since I
started collecting him in the late 1980s. I will show off one of my
favorite cards every Monday. Stretch was one of the most feared hitters
of all time and I am excited to show off my collection.
I haven't done a McCovey Monday post in a little while and this time I am not going to share a card. Recently I picked up this cool Oyo action figure of Willie on eBay. I had been eyeing one for quite a while but finally decided to pull the trigger on one for about $12 delivered right before Christmas.
Here is the front and back of the box:
The front of the box displays the figuring nicely and has a good graphic. I am glad they have the proper graphic from each player and didn't just go with something generic for all the figures. The licensing is a great touch so the Giants logo is in use. The back is nice showing Willie Mac's Hall of Fame plaque and some stats down the left side. I find it curious that one of the stats shown is the number of outs he made. Seems like his 521 Home Runs would have been a better one.
When I took off the cellophane, here is how it is packaged:
As you can see, in addition to the figure, you get a home plate, a bat, a ball and glove as promised on the front. I think they did a solid job in building a package to contain the pieces.
Here is the figure:
Of course I had to build him! Here is Stretch with all his equipment from the front view. This uniform is patterned after his late career, 2nd pass through with the Giants - the uniform of my use.
Here is the back with his name across the top of the uniform number. I am guessing that each figurine had it's own unique identification number. Not sure what that adds. I am very happy with this purchase and it will look nice displayed in my room.
I gave a fleeting thought to going after all the Giants but did a quick eBay search and realized the checklist is deep (guys like Marco Scutaro and Jean Machi have figures). The only other 2 retired Giants legends I saw were Orlando Cepeda and Juan Marichal. For now I am just going to enjoy my McCovey Oyo Figurine.
I hate that these are so expensive. When I was visiting Cooperstown this summer, these things were everywhere, either for $12.95 or $9.99 depending on the store. I wanted the Winfield, but just could not justify $10-$13+ for a tiny, plastic knock-off Lego figure. I know eventually these will all sell out and the price will probably go up, but I still feel that $10-$13 should get me at least a three pack of these.
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