Robin Fuson pitched ten seasons in the minor leagues, mostly in the Indians and Red Sox organizations. In 228 games he went 91-74 with a 3.79 ERA. After his baseball career ended he was a coach in the A's organization, then went to law school and became a prosecuting attorney. In 2018 he was elected as a Circuit Court Judge in Florida's 13th Judicial Circuit, a position he still holds. He kindly answered my questions about baseball cards.
"Regarding my Pawtucket card, I had been sent back down from big league, spring training, being the last guy reassigned and I wasn’t happy. So early in the season to kinda mess with my manager Rac Slider, who was a sticker for the rules I shaved half of my mustache off. I grew a mustache in college in the 70s and maintained that mustache my entire career up until 1985 when I shaved half of it. That happened to be the same day they were taking the pictures for our baseball cards and I didn’t want to look completely insane so I shaved the other half off. So there was no mustache in that picture.
My first card in 1978, they listed me as an infielder. I guess technically that’s correct since I stood in the middle of the field.
I was in AAA with Cleveland three separate times, once with Seattle and twice with Boston. Out of all of those chances I was in the city at the time of the baseball card shoots only once, that being Pawtucket.
My favorite card is probably the Buffalo card from 1983. Buffalo has a long history of some of the greatest players wearing that uniform and the stadium was War Memorial, the Rockpile, which had its own history. And the movie The Natural was filmed that summer as well.
I don’t collect cards, but I have two Tom Seaver baseball cards because he was my idol."
Thanks!
Very cool of Judge Fuson to share some stories about his cards.
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