Happy ’80s Birthday to Edgar Martinez, who was called up in 1987, went 16-43 in 13 games, and ended up in the Hall of Fame. Dude could hit.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Greg Swindell who was the number 2 overall pick in the 1986 draft. The Indians felt 18 innings in A-ball was plenty and called him up. Two years later he won 18 games for a team that finished 14 games under .500.
Happy ’80s Birthday to David Cone, who won 194 games, a Cy Young Award, five rings and threw a perfect game. That’s not too shabby.
Happy ’80s Birthday to Jim Essian, who spent 11 years in the big leagues and was lookin good back in the day.
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