tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72805078553416215.post5230797402590270431..comments2024-01-21T00:40:03.840-05:00Comments on Topps 1971: no. 688 - sparky andersonnight owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72805078553416215.post-32819532257104759252020-11-21T11:06:54.852-05:002020-11-21T11:06:54.852-05:00Hard to believe sparky was 36 in this pic; he look...Hard to believe sparky was 36 in this pic; he looked old his whole life!!Witzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18097478168797068657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72805078553416215.post-40763784492618439522017-08-07T12:26:40.126-04:002017-08-07T12:26:40.126-04:00Sparky had one of strangest playing careers of any...Sparky had one of strangest playing careers of anyone I've heard of. A one year regular for the Phillies playing in 152 games then never played a game in the majors afterwards. Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01050857323785108411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72805078553416215.post-44421724341525867442017-08-07T09:11:03.619-04:002017-08-07T09:11:03.619-04:00Bill James' reply to Sparky's putdown was ...Bill James' reply to Sparky's putdown was classic: "Actually, I’m seven inches taller than Sparky is, but what the heck, three out of four ain’t bad, and it sure beats being described as the guru of baseball statistics.”EddieKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482006988856971465noreply@blogger.com