Pags! My favorite Yankee when I started following baseball. I like seeing the old new Yankee Stadium bullpen in the background.
The first cartoon seemed timely with what's been going on in the NBA. The other day the Yankees gave up a run and the crowd cheered, because at the same time it was announced that the Knicks had beaten the Celtics. I've never been a basketball fan and these days I couldn't even name one Knick, but I'm glad they're doing well. Meanwhile, I looked up Charles Pagliarulo and he actually played well in his one minor league season. At the age of 19 he played in C and D league teams in the Cubs organization, and hit .280 with 1 HR, 30 RBI and 13 SB. Unfortunately he hurt his back, ending his baseball career before the age of 20. The "I Like Ike" button is kind of funny, considering a Massachusetts senator would beat Ike's VP in two years. However in '56 Ike won MA as well as every other state outside of the deep south.
I wonder if any Yankees fans read this card back in the day and gave him a hard time for being a Bruins and Celtics fan.
ReplyDeleteI was a big fan of Pags back then, too. He was coming off one of his best years at the plate when this card was issued.
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