What a card: This is the 16th rookie card in the 1985 Topps Traded set. Tim Hulett appeared in 141 games during his rookie year of 1985, although he came to the plate just 437 times.
My observation on the front: Seeing Hulett take batting practice in those wacky old White Sox duds in ancient old Tiger Stadium gives me all kinds of nostalgies.
More opinion from me: Hulett is 6-feet tall. He looks like a toothpick.
Something you might know: Hulett's son, Tug, played in 45 major league games for the Mariners and Royals as a utility player in 2008 and 2009.
Something you might not know: When Hulett was still playing, his 6-year-old son, Sam, was killed when he was struck by a car. Hulett was placed on the disabled list because Major League Baseball didn't have a rule in place for bereavement leave. The MLB bereavement list was established in 2007. Wikipedia says Hulett's situation helped lead to the establishment of the bereavement list, but I couldn't find a direct connection.
My observation on the back: Regarding the trivia question, I wrote a post on the other blog stating that the above achievement likely never happened.
The blog wants to speak now: The Pop Culture tab is updated.
No comments:
Post a Comment