What a card: Al Holland came to the Pirates in a deal with the Phillies on April 20, 1985 that sent popular reliever Kent Tekulve to the Phillies.
How'd that go: About as well as the Pirates' trade for George Hendrick mentioned a few posts ago. Holland, who had saved more than 20 games for the Phillies the previous two years, saved but five in 1985, posted a 1-5 mark and was shipped along with Hendrick to the Angels in August of that year.
Backatya: I wasn't aware that Holland began with the Pirates, so this was a return to where it all started.
Back-to-back: The flagship card is No. 185 and was originally blogged on June 13, 2013.
I prefer the flagship card. The Pirates' pillbox caps weren't as much fun when the Pirates stopped wearing the wild gold-and-black unis.
The blog wants to speak now: The Ballgames category is updated.
Typo alert - this trade sent Kent Tekulve to the Phillies, not to the Pirates.
ReplyDeleteAnother late night post after work. Fixed.
ReplyDeleteThe Phillies were anxious to get rid of Holland, not only for is dismal performance in the 1984 World Series but because of his cocaine use.
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