I never think of Gladden as a "Danny," always a "Dan." I also think of him as a Twin and looking like this. Whoever created that had a pretty funny idea. (It's supposed to be George Brett sprinting out of the dugout during the pine tar game.)
It's a pretty boring card so I'll get right to his career. After getting out to a blazing start as a rookie, hitting .351 over 342 ABs, Gladden settled into his role as a light-hitting, defensive-minded, stolen base threat. He never did much with the bat, but was a big part of the Twins' World Series wins in '87 and '91, scoring the winning run in game 7 against the Braves in '91.
Checking out his Wikipedia page, there's a good piece of trivia. Gladden was one of 7 Twins on the team for both World Series teams. Who can name the other 6? Without looking of course.
How can you let a 'stache like that go unmentioned?
ReplyDeleteI remember that Danny Gladden, as a Detroit Tiger, hit grand slams in back to back games. That was a pretty big deal. I always thought he was a pretty good player.
ReplyDeleteHave this cardbut it was cut wrong...know how much that might be worth?
ReplyDeletePuckett, Hrbek, Gagne, Gene Larkin, and then I draw a blank. Gaetti wasn't there, anymore. Viola went to the Mets before that '91 series. Reardon was done, Laudner was done, Brunansky was done. It's gotta be pitchers or bench players. I'm thinking bench players. Gene Kelly had a solid bench that seemed to stick with him through those 2 titles. Who else was there? Randy Bush, Al Newman, Roy Smalley? I think no to Smalley because I'm pretty sure he was out of baseball, but the other two might have still been around. I think Bush was, for sure, but I don't recall if Newman was. I'll have to check out the wiki page after posting to see how I did. If I'm anywhere near right, I am probably showing my age. :P
ReplyDeleteHoly, mackerel! TOM Kelly. Gene Kelly didn't dance the Twins to 2 titles.
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