Hobbies - Fisk mentioned woodworking and reading. Nothing else of note is mentioned.
#27 Steve Carlton - he passed Bob Gibson to become the NL all-time strikeout leader.
#26 Ron Guidry - George Steinbrenner outbid 16 other teams to re-sign Guidry in the off-season.
#25 Carlton Fisk - he hit a game-winning homer on opening day against the Red Sox in Boston in his first game with the White Sox. He is a master at stalling the game when a relief pitcher is warming up.
#24 Gary Carter - he led the team to its first playoff appearance.
not on the card - the team led the league in 1994 but the strike canceled the season. The league didn't want the Expos in the playoffs I guess since the Expos only qualified for the post-season in 1981.
#23 Keith Hernandez - "Hernandez is for real". That's a nice way to start a bio.
#22 Dave Concepcion - he is said to have invented and perfected the one-hop throw to first base that works so well on Astroturf. I didn't remember that one.
#21 Don Sutton - he decided to "fatten his wallet by playing out his option in 1980". Well put.
#20 Neil Allen - as a vote of confidence to Allen's closer status, the Mets traded Jim Kern who they thought would be their closer.
not on the card - he became a starter in 1983. He was traded to St. Louis for Keith Hernandez whose card is directly below his on my nine-pocket sheet. Nice trade for the Mets.
#19 Dave Kingman - talking about his career-best 1979 season with the Cubs the card says "The ivy on the outfield walls of Wrigley Field is only now recovering from that barrage". Nice.
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