Ken Vining's favorite baseball cards

Ken Vining pitched seven years of professional baseball, making the major leagues in 2001 with the White Sox. He is now Assistant General Manager & Pitching Coach at the On Deck Baseball/Softball Skill Development Academy in Pineville,NC. He kindly shared with me his thoughts on his favorite cards.

"I did collect cards when I was a kid. I was able to save most of the cards that I had collected. I am sure I will pass them along to my son when he gets a little older. There are a few cards that stick out in my mind as favorites. Obviously, my major league card is a favorite. I also had a minor league card where I posed as a left-handed catcher...haha! I got fined in kangaroo court for that one.

The card of Glenn Hubbard holding a snake was a card I had for a short time, but traded it. I was never able to get it back. Some of Roger McDowell's cards were pretty funny. I had him as a pitching coach in Double-A...he was hilarious! My favorite card of all time was unique. It too was a card I traded away, but I found the card on Ebay years later and outbid everyone for it. It was Dale Murphy's rookie card in metal....or aluminum...or something."

Thanks! I couldn't find a picture of that minor league card - maybe one of you has it?