The back: Bernazard's feat was a big enough deal that there was a special card in the Denver Bears team set year commemorating it.
The man: I remember him best as the assistant GM for the Mets in the late 2000s, when he famously took his shirt off and challenged some Binghamton Mets to a fight. He also offended Carlos Delgado by trying to recruit him to the Mets by speaking “street Spanish”, and got into fights with other players and reporters. At last report Bernazard was working for agent Scott Boras.
My collection: I have 40 of his cards, from 1980 to 1988. I would be interested in trading for 1978 Tiefel & Associates Denver Bears "6 for 6".
I'm convinced someone at Topps had a grudge against Lou Whitaker. He started 3 straight ASG at 2B from 1984-1986. The following year's AS reps in the set - Damaso Garcia in 1985 and 1986 while Bernazard got 1987. Ironically, he got listed in the 1984 set in front of 1983 ASG starter Manny Trillo.
ReplyDeleteGuess I never owned this card, because I didn't realize Bernazard played for the Expos. Remember him with the Indians and White Sox. I just looked him up on Baseball Reference and it looks like he even had a stint in Oakland. Didn't know that either (and according to COMC he has a bunch of cards with the A's).
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