️ Immaculate Grid 794 9/9:
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The entire 300HR row is my Reds nonsense. So are Mat Latos and Reggie Jefferson (though he’s also Tallahassee nonsense).

Rico Carty is a favorite.

For Marlins, I was relieved to remember Cangelosi from the ‘97 Champions. Destrade was a big deal for the ‘93 expansion team—a Cuban-born slugger 1B who’d raked in Japan coming to Miami.

Cruz is an APBA memory: Cleveland in 79, Pirates in 81.

Honestly, I saw the Pittsburgh/Cleveland square and thought, “Blyleven’s too obvious.”

Then I thought, “Victor Cruz.”

Then I thought, “Who the hell is Victor Cruz?” and looked him up. Sure enough, I know I played APBA with his ‘79 and ‘81 cards. The brain is weird. Simultaneously remembered and didn’t remember Victor Cruz.

@ArthurCopeland4 that’s an excellent pick!

Honestly, I saw the Pittsburgh/Cleveland square and thought, “Blyleven’s too obvious.”

Then I thought, “Victor Cruz.”

Then I thought, “Who the hell is Victor Cruz?” and looked him up. Sure enough, I know I played APBA with his ‘79 and ‘81 cards. The brain is weird. Simultaneously remembered and didn’t remember Victor Cruz.

@ArthurCopeland4 to tie your post together.. Cruz was traded for Blyleven

@seaks @ArthurCopeland4

Owchinko was a Pirate? Turns out he was traded before the season started to the A's for Ernie Camacho.

However, he signed with the Bucs in 83 as a free agent and pitched one game spending the season in AAA.

@beisbolcards @seaks

Donruss printed after the 12/9/80 trade to Pittsburgh, but before the 4/6/81 trade to Oakland.