What a card: Dave LaPoint moved from the Cardinals to the Giants in the Jack Clark deal on Feb. 1, 1985 that also sent David Green, Gary Rajsich and Jose Uribe to the Giants.
How'd that go: Well ... in 1985 with the Giants, LaPoint set a career high for innings pitched (206.2). His ERA was 3.57. But the Giants were a bad, bad team, LaPoint lost a career-high 17 games and he was dealt to the Tigers after the season.
Backatya: I'm no closer to figuring out the youngest pitcher in big league history to gain a win in each league than I was when I blogged his flagship card. But I do know that they could have put an "A" and an "L" in "Glens Falls" in the vital stats. We Upstate folks need proper credit!
Back-to-back: It is totally appropriate that LaPoint is laughing on his Traded card. He was known for being a chatty cut-up, almost as much as he was known for his love of food (his nickname is "Snacks"). He also was once removed from a game because he couldn't stop laughing after hitting good friend Tim Wallach on the foot with one of his "slow balls".
The flagship card is No. 229 and was originally blogged on Nov. 1, 2013.
The blog wants to speak now: The Music tab is updated.
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