Infielder Chip Conklin played six seasons in the Mariners and A's organization. In 555 minor league games he hit .254 with 62 HR and 257 RBI. Now a Senior Managing Director at the commercial real estate firm Savills, he kindly answered my questions about baseball cards.
"As a boy I collected cards, but have not done so since that time. I
still have most of the collection today. Honestly, I do not have a
favorite card of myself or any story of interest to tell about them. 
If
push came to shove, I would have to say that my most treasured card is
of Mickey Mantle as he was my boyhood hero. I think the card is from the
1968 Topps series."
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It's interesting to see how many of these former career minor leaguers found success in business/finance/real estate after finally giving up their dream of playing in the bigs.
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