December 20th
Happy Birthday to Cecil Cooper, the Mets trade Juan Samuel, and the Red Sox make a big mistake on December 20th in 1980s Baseball.
Happy Birthday to Cecil Cooper, the Mets trade Juan Samuel, and the Red Sox make a big mistake on December 20th in 1980s Baseball.
Happy Birthday to Atlee Hammaker, the Mets are sold, and Orel Hershiser collects more hardware on January 24th in 1980s Baseball.
Fans of ‘80s baseball remember Ellis Valentine. He had an absolute cannon in right field for the Expos and was part of an incredibly talented outfield trio that featured, at various points, Tim Raines, Andre Dawson, Warren Cromartie, Ron LeFlore and others. Substance problems derailed his career somewhat but I recently ran across this story …