T206 Tuesdays: T as in Terrifying

It’s been a long time since I’ve bought a vintage T206 card.  I have about a half dozen now.    I’m pretty selective in which ones I chase because I like to have T206 cards that have a story behind them.  The last card I bought was of Lena Blackburne.   His contribution to the game is felt in every single pitch thrown in every single Major League Baseball game.  

The other day I was reading my Bill James baseball abstract, looking for potential T206 subjects, and came across a mention of Larry McLean.   McLean was noted in the abstract because he was the largest player in the 1910's at 6'5" 289 lbs.  He also had a bad disposition when he'd been drinking.  Further research revealed that he was shot and killed in a bar by a bartender acting in self defense as McLean climbed the bar and attacked him. 

 Out of curiosity, I searched eBay for T206 cards of Mclean.   I found one with a reasonable price and went after and won it.  It came in the mail last week:

 McLean beckons you closer...

Other than the dot on the front, this card is in magnificent shape.  Of the few T206 cards I own, this is by far the best condition of any.  

However, as nice a card as it is, this picture, along with the story of McLean scares and intimidates me a little.  I wonder what this guy was like when he was alive.  And there is something strangely familiar with this picture.  What does it remind me of?  Oh yeah, this:

I will show this card off proudly during the day, but at night it’s getting tucked safely away.  Where it can’t get me. 

This card is definitely a great steak.