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Catfish Hunter back in the glory days of the Oakland A's
He was born James Augustus Hunter but Charles O. Finley, owner of the Oakland A's decided it would be more colorful to call his young right-handed pitcher "Catfish" and that is how he entered the Hall of Fame.Hunter won at least 21 games for five reasons in a row and in 1968 hurled a perfect game against a Minnesota Twins team that had Rod Carew, Harmon Killebrew, and Tony Oliva batting in a row.Hunter was the mainstay of the A's team that won three World Series in a row and picked up a Cy Young award in 1974.He then signed one of the first big-time free agent contracts ($3.75 million for five years) and finished his career with the New York Yankees at the age of 33, winning another two World Series, his career shortened by injuries.First he was diagnosed with Type I diabetes and then he developed a swollen ligament in his arm.After his retirement he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known to everyone in and out of baseball as Lou Gehrig's disease, and died at the age of 53 in 1999.

In 1975 when Hunter hit New York City, Bob Dylan wrote the blues ditty "Catfish."In 1987 he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.His plaque at Cooperstown shows no insignia on the cap, but for this 2005 McFarlane Toys action figure Catfish is decked out in the colorful uniform of the Oakland A's of the 1970s.That means the Kelly green jersey with the yellow sweatshirt underneath to go along with the long hair (by the standards of the time, not by today's world with Johnny Damon running around in it) and the mustache that Finley paid his players to grow.I never could figure out how it was comfortable to have the index finger on your glove hand outside of the glove like this, but apparently that is the way it is done.This action figure is 6 inches tall and includes a pitcher's mound as the base.

The rest of the MLB Cooperstown Series 2 figures are for Cal Ripken, Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles, Mike Schmidt of the Philadelphia Phillies, Willie Stargell of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Willie Mays playing for the San Francisco Giants, and that Babe Ruth fellow who hit a whole lot of home runs without ever taking steroids (not to mention ever playing a major league game at night, on the West Coast, or against an African-American pitcher: no wonder baseball fans like to argue out the relative merits of old-timers versus the ballplayers of today).If you missed Series 1 then you need to track down Yogi Berra, Bob Gibson, Reggie Jackson, Brooks Robinson, Nolan Ryan and Tom Seaver.It is really great that McFarlane Toys is going back to these great old school players and I eagerly await Jackie Robinson steal home. ... Read more

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john "Bradshaw" Layfield
i agree with the other reviewer they could have done a better job with that hair other than that pretty good job with it.

JBL
This is a pretty good figure.JBL has great tights! The knee supports are a great addition to this figure.The only thing that kills the rating is the HAIR.The hair is to light blond.It comes with His Title. ... Read more

Editorial Review

WWE action figures have been popular for quite a while. But it always seems a bit incongruous to have them fight one another in a shoebox or on a desktop. For more realistic altercations, this ring is just the trick. It's simply built, a mat surrounded by ropes held up by turnbuckles, but there are some key elements that make it pretty impressive. The mat, like the ones used by the WWE, is padded so that figures will bounce up a little bit when flung to it in the heat of battle. Furthering the authenticity, the turnbuckles are padded and the ring features a WWE.com logo on the cloth apron. Of course, there is no rule that only WWE action figures should wrestle within the ring. Almost any mid sized figure would do just fine. Imagine the possibilities: Spiderman takes on GI Joe, Spawn dukes it out with Batman. --Charlie Williams ... Read more

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WWE Stunt Action Ring
As many have already said, this ring is great. It seems to be also very durable. This ring comes witha RAW sticker, a Smackdown! Sticker, two wwe.com stickers in both Smackdown and Raw forms, WWE signs for the turnbuckle things, and a WWE logo sign for the middle of the ring. This ring comes with black ropes and the classic red, white, and blue ropes. I prefer the red, white, and blue ones. The ropes seem slightly small which makes the ring more tight. As for the mat, my figures do not bounce off. However, my figures do bounce of the ropes REALLY well. To me this ring is sort of small. The ring is not fit for the current figures, but more for the 6 inch rubber figures from the late 90s. Those figures cannnot be found anymore, but if someone still has them and plays with them, then this ring is perfect for. Overall, this is a great ring and is worth the purchase. Great for play or display purposes.

BEST WWE RING EVER!!!!!!!
THIS IS SO COOL!!WHEN BOUGHT IT HE WENT SSSSOOOOOOOOOO CRAZY HE LOVED IT BUT WATCH OUT BECAUSE U DONT WANT TO TRIP ON IT BECAUSE WHEN MY SON TRIPED ON IT THE POST SNAPED IN HALF SO I BROUGHT HIM A NEW ONE BUT STILL THIS IS GOOD FOR A YOUNG WWE FAN!!!!!

STUNT ACTIOM RING
THIS RING IS DA COLLEST WWE AND WWF RING I PLAYED WITH.

My ring
this ring is a really fun toy and very durable just dont tie the ropes too tight cause it may break it will last you many battles . try to keep it out of the way because people tend to trip on it alot .it doesnt have an educational purpose but overall its an awesome toy .

great
I bought this toy two and its great. If you tie the ropes to tight the posts will bend and break. The ring mat is very strong so you can do some cool moves on that, just be carful with the posts. Over all this is a great toy and its worth the money. ... Read more

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WWE Classic Superstar: Brutus The Barber Beefcake
As always, Jakks never cease to amaze us with yet another great classic superstar figure. To begin with, the best thing about this figure is the face and hair. Jakks could not have done a better job with that because this looks perfect with the big smile, and flat top looking hair. Another great feature on this figure is his pink and white jacket. This jacket comes with the fish net shapes cut out. His pants are the same color as his jacket. This figure is finally complete with a pair of scissors. I forgot to mention the this figure also comes witha little bow tie thing on his neck. Great figure, but I did not like Beefcake as a wrestler because he was always interested in cutting someones hair rather than concentrating on his opponent. Buy it, because it is the most complete figure out there (meaning it has everything).

FINALLY THE BARBER HAS COME HOME!
Brutus the barber beefcake from superstar series 5 is amazing.He is wearing his pink and black striped pants from wrestlemania 6 and his jacket is detailed just like his real one. his face sculpt is accurate.he also comes with his barber trimmers he even has his lil bow tie around his neck.This is another great superstar figure from series 5.

Brutus Barber Beefcake
This figure looks great.It has the barber robe and the cutters.The head scan looks just like him. ... Read more

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mcfarlane sports, hocky two pack
this a average toy. it would be better if one of the players was a goalie. Then you would have a player shooting the puck and seeing if the goalie could save it. This puts up a good package but it is just boring. it is just ok.

go wongs go
I have just about all the wings fugures.....man they look good too. they do a great job with the details on these...and you really cant beat the price. as far as them using a different model for blake..yeah that is kinda lame of them. but if you really think about it...who wants to look at an Avalanche player anyway....i just got it for the Wing that is on it...WOOOHOOO go Wings Baby....Three Cups in six years...about to be 4 in 7!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GO AVS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This set helps to celebrate the greatest rivalry in hockey today. AVS and WINGS. Any AVS fan hates the WINGS and any WINGS fan hates the AVS. My only problem is what has been said before, the blake does not look like blake. The Blake is actually the same mold used on Scott Stevens from NJ in NHL series three. I hope that Mcfarlane toys will come out with a real Blake soon. Any AVS fan or WINGS fan needs to own this!...GO AVS!!!!!!!!!!

Impostor Blake
The reason Blake doesn't look too real is because he's a repainted version of a previous figure. I can't remember who it is (some Devil), but that's what McFarlane did for these 2-pack deals - he took old figures and repainted them either to just be guys with new jerseys or to be different players altogether. If you're gonna have to hand over an Andy, you should at least get the real deal. That said, Go Avs!

GO AVS!!!!!!!!!!
GO AVS!!!!!!!!!!! This item is yet another great Mcfarlane toy. This is part of the greatest rivalry in the NHL. Rob Blake does not look too real but everything else is great. ... Read more