What a card: This is the 10th rookie card in the Traded set. Greg Gagne would bat a mere .225 in 114 games his rookie year in 1985.
My observation on the front: What a wonderful scene on this card! What bright colors! It's spring training at its best.
More opinion from me: Some of the Traded cards in this set are cut like the O-Pee-Chee cards from this time period. The bottom edge of this card is rough, although you can't tell by the way I've cropped it.
Something you might know: Gagne played 10 seasons for the Twins at shortstop. He was a regular on Minnesota's title teams in 1987 and 1991.
Something you might not know: Gagne is the most recent player to hit two inside-the-park home runs in one game, which happened on Oct. 4, 1986. It's happened just two other times in the last 70 years.
My observation on the back: Reggie Jackson had the last laugh by the time his career was over. He finished with 11 grand slams to Yogi's nine.
The blog wants to speak now: The ballgames category is updated.
Wow, I have never seen this card. For whatever reason, Greg Gagne and Wally Joyner would absolutely mash whenever I used to play as a the Royals on Hardball 4 for PC.
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