@JRSIV 81: As a legit pitcher, I want the photo on my baseball card to show me running the bases w my warmups

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In 1984, Mr. Mulliniks was named to Sport’s Illustrated’s “Dream Team” as a utility infielder.  He had five seasons in which he played in over 119 games, with an OPS+ over 124.

We are looking to get back to a more regular posting schedule, but for now, enjoy this Tom Henke card from Vorpy McNerd.  He doesn’t know what set it’s from, but it looks like 1988 or 1989 Topps to me, and it looks like he cropped Mr. Henke’s name off for some reason.

Anyway, baseball is back.  Life is good.

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Until then, enjoy this nerd card, straight from the “what were they thinking?” file…

Another one from 1984 Donruss, Mr. McLaughlin was a fairly effective relief pitcher whose best season was 1981, when he posted 10 saves and a 140 ERA+ for Toronto.

According to Wikipedia, Mr. Eichhorn seems to have had an amazing career.  In 1982, only 38 innings into his pro career, he suffered a major shoulder injury, which robbed him of his velocity.  He didn’t resurface in the majors until 1986, with an extreme sidearm delivery.  That year, he pitched 157 innings, AS A RELIEF PITCHER! His ERA was 1.72, his WHIP was .955, and he struck out 166 batters.  Had he pitched five more innings, he would have qualified for the AL ERA title.

In his 11 seasons in the pros, Mr. Eichhorn had three seasons in which his ERA+ was over 200, and five more seasons when it was over 123.

Oh, and for part of his career, he was the setup man for Tom Henke.