Friday, January 9, 2026

Burgers or gum? Tom Brookens

Last time it was 6-1, gum. Will this be closer?

Wendy's has Brookens in his jacket in spring training, while Topps has him sprinting out of the batters box, eying a fly ball. Brookens was primarily used as a defensive replacement late in games for the Tigers in '84. In 113 games he had only 224 at-bats, and hit .246 with 5 HR and 26 RBI. He went 0-for-5 in the postseason (0-for-18 lifetime).

Tom Brookens was a utility infielder for the Tigers from 1979 to 1988, and ended his career with a year each for the Yankees and Indians. In 1,336 major league games he hit .246 with 71 HR and 431 RBI. Brookens was a longtime minor league manager and major league coach in the Tigers organization. He is now retired.

6 comments:

  1. Once again, burger has the tiny details that make it a winner!

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  2. I'm going with burger for the jacket.

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  3. Gum by a massive amount over burgers.

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  4. I’ll take a burger & a coke, please.

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  5. Burger. But it's not because the gum card is bad by any means. I like both of them.

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