Who is the man: Ron Reed was coming off a disappointing 1970 season in which he missed nearly half the year. He broke his collarbone in spring training when he tripped over first base during a fielding drill.
Can ya dig it: Should he be raising his arms that far over his head after a broken collarbone? What makes me think this is an old photo?
Right on: That is a good way to hide that fact that there is no ball in your glove.
You see this cat Reed is a bad mother: The man played professionally in two of the "big four" sports. He was a member of the Detroit Pistons from 1965-67 before playing in the major leagues from 1966-84.
Shut your mouth: Reed pitched for the Phillies from 1976-83. When famed Phillies announcer Harry Kalas died, Reed said he cried for the first time since his mom died.
No one understands him but his woman: Before Reed came to the Phillies, he was primarily a starter. When the Phillies told him he was going to be a reliever, he asked to be traded. But with some encouragement from fellow reliever Gene Garber, Reed tried it and he pitched eight more years as a reliever.
(A word about the back): Now that is an interesting write-up! Sure, I already told you most of it, but it's still a lot more interesting than most of the 1971 bios.
Ron is special to me for he was my first blog entry of my 1972 set. One hundred and fourty or so cards later I'm still at it.
ReplyDeleteFor those that haven't seen Douglas' blog or haven't connected the dots, Reed has the final card issued in the 1972 series - # 787.
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