Last time there were seven votes (but none from Stuart who had the idea for this series! Hope Stuart is coming back soon). Burgers got off to a hot start with a 6-1 win.
Another instance where the two photos looks very similar. (They won't all be like this!) It looks like the photographer moved slightly between shots, making the backgrounds different even as the pose looks almost the same.
Bair was a lower-leverage reliever and didn't see a lot of work during the Tigers' 40-game hot start, appearing in 8 of the games, with 2 wins and 2 saves. Bair usually appeared in games where the team was losing, way ahead, or deep into extra innings. Overall in 47 games in '84 he went 5-3 with 4 saves and a 3.75 ERA. His one postsesaon appearance came in the Tigers' one loss, a scoreless 0.2 innings in Game 2 of the World Series. Other than a stint as a closer for the Reds in 1978 and 1979, Bair had a long career as a well-traveled middle reliever, pitching for seven teams in 15 years. In 584 games he went 55-43 with 81 saves and a 3.63 ERA. After his playing career, Bair was a minor league coach for many seasons. He is now retired.
burgers!
ReplyDeleteYeah, these really are practically the same card. The main difference I can see is that he's smiling on the Wendy's card, so Wendy's wins.
ReplyDeleteGee whiz, I don't know ... I'll say Wendy's because I haven't seen the photo 300 times like with the Topps card.
ReplyDeleteReason why I don't vote cause I like to stay impartial
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ReplyDeleteGum I guess?
ReplyDeleteBurgers. Image is a little brighter.
ReplyDeleteGoing with Burgers, the sky's a little brighter.
ReplyDeleteBurgers - better facial expression and his hair is sticking out on both sides of his head!
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