tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684429.post2467604243380465223..comments2024-03-20T04:07:19.586-04:00Comments on The Baseball Card Blog: Spanky the Gunnerjosh Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10212453263195870177noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684429.post-59345078499125744882012-04-13T09:39:27.778-04:002012-04-13T09:39:27.778-04:00Another thing that 80s players had working against...Another thing that 80s players had working against them - as this card makes abundantly clear - were the much tighter fitting uniforms. Seems the jerseys are a bit more loose fitting these days so the pudginess doesn`t show up as much.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684429.post-62641844504225692542012-04-05T17:08:58.910-04:002012-04-05T17:08:58.910-04:00Yes he was, Jeff. Pretty sure Spanky and Slaught w...Yes he was, Jeff. Pretty sure Spanky and Slaught would hold down the fort of any clubhouse, modern or otherwise. Also, "Spanky and Slaught" would make for an awesome sitcom about baseball. Or cops. Or two former baseball players who become cops.mkenny59https://www.blogger.com/profile/05234341530938587397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684429.post-23322272860574745772012-04-05T14:45:51.340-04:002012-04-05T14:45:51.340-04:00Oh, how I long for the days of Mike LaValliere. H...Oh, how I long for the days of Mike LaValliere. He was a fantastic defensive catcher and a great "old school" player. His backup was Don "Sluggo" Slaught, who picked up some of the offensive slack. Spanky might not have been the most athletic of all time, but he was a heck of a baseball player.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11645669465001214127noreply@blogger.com