Paul McClellan pitched eight seasons of professional baseball, including time in the major leagues with the Giants in 1990 and 1991. In 17 major league games he went 3-7 with a 5.26 ERA. In 149 minor league games he went 61-62 with a 3.93 ERA. Recently retired from a career in law enforcement in California, he kindly answered my questions about baseball cards.
"I
have a couple cards in my collection that I keep locked up. Most of my
cards are Greg Maddux and Cal Ripken. I’m not really a big collector
though, but I have a few. I usually get about fifty to a hundred of my
own cards sent through the mail each month and sign them within a
couple of days. When I was a Deputy Sheriff I would let the cards sit on
the table for months because I worked so much. Now I sign and send them
right back. Don’t want that karma bug following me. 
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My two favorite cards of myself are the 92 Fleer and 92 Topps with a
gold border. Both good action shots. I’ve gotten a lot of cards from
people all over the world including cards from soldiers in Iraq and
Afghanistan. Pretty cool stuff with some great stories."
Thanks!
Good stuff.
ReplyDeleteHe probably has a Schmidt locked up, because it's so much better than his Maddux and Ripken cards.
You don't hear about a lot of ex-ballplayers going into law enforcement after they're done playing anymore. It's nice to hear that he's so positive when it comes to autograph requests too.
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