mike marshall hits the big 5-1 today, so i thought i would recognize his birthday with some cards that he signed for me through the mail over the last couple of years.
this is the guy who, along with candy maldonado and greg brock, had me sort of ok with the idea of ron cey, reggie smith, and steve garvey leaving the dodgers. don't get me wrong, i was really bummed when they didn't re-sign garvey, but i knew all about the numbers those three guys were putting up in the minor leagues. marshall won the triple crown at albuquerque in 1981 with a line of .373/34/137 in 128 games. slobber. of course, i now know that the numbers coming out of new mexico and perhaps the pcl in general don't translate.
still, marshall made his mark with the dodgers. he had a good 1985 season and had some big hits in the 1988 post season. it wasn't all good, though, as i also witnessed him badly misplay an 8th inning fly ball into a triple against the mets in the 1988 pennant race, allowing the tying run to get to third base in a game the dodgers would lose 2-1. even though his nickname was 'bigfoot', i remember him as 'general soreness' as he once begged out of the lineup due to that malady. on to the cards.
1982 donruss
a rookie card. that's tommy just off of marshall's right hip. it won't be the last time tommy lurks his way onto one of marshall's cards. nor will it be the last time marshall obscures him with a pen.
1984 topps
1985 donruss
1985 topps
1987 topps
1988 topps
1989 upper deck
1990 topps
the last of his dodger cards, and another swinging photo. by the way, i think they were all taken in shea stadium, which is where marshall was sent by the dodgers in a deal for juan samuel.
happy birthday general, and thanks for the cards!
2 comments:
Very nice! I have to display my Marshall autos. He was a regular signer at my LCS as a kid.
He was a disappointment, no doubt. Seems to have made up for it by being a good signer.
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