Saturday, February 7, 2026

Burgers or gum? Barbaro Garbey

Last time Wendy's won a close one, 4-3. This time will it be Barbaro Burgers or Garbey Gum?

Wendy's goes for Garbey looking glum while holding his bat, while Topps has Garbey looking glum with no bat.

Barbaro Garbey defected from Cuba to the US in 1980. Known as a great player in Cuba, he was quickly signed by the Tigers and worked his way through their system. He made the team out of Spring Training in 1984 and got off to a very good start - at the team's 35-5 high-water mark he was hitting .355. However, he tailed off significantly after that, ending the season hitting .287 with 5 HR and 52 RBI in 110 games. He also spent some time with the Tigers in '85 and the Rangers in '88, but made little impact. Since his retirement he had a long career as a minor league coach, and is now a Spanish-language announcer for the Tigers.
 

4 comments: