tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2327798346644458245.post8220835249937397564..comments2023-10-22T05:15:33.468-04:00Comments on 88 Topps Cards: #529 Tim BurkeAndyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05644396308532248413noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2327798346644458245.post-43265985478650791842008-07-16T12:00:00.000-04:002008-07-16T12:00:00.000-04:00Tim Burke was regarding as a good, but not great c...Tim Burke was regarding as a good, but not great closer in his day. He was a multiple time All-Star, but he put his family above baseball. He left a million dollar contract on the table when he retired and was even willing one year to forego the All-Star game to go to Mexico to adopt a special needs child (the team arranged to have a helicopter on site to take him to the airport after he pitched his inning). Read his story in his autobiography "Major League Dad." Tim is one of the classiest men to ever wear a major league uniform.MMayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09893007769493689849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2327798346644458245.post-88137498141447220692008-07-14T12:04:00.000-04:002008-07-14T12:04:00.000-04:00Yeah, Burke was definitely regarded as a good reli...Yeah, Burke was definitely regarded as a good reliever and at one time a decent closer. He also walked away at age 33 when it seemed that he might be able to pitch effectively for a number a years longer.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05644396308532248413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2327798346644458245.post-74112576590027278792008-07-13T12:25:00.000-04:002008-07-13T12:25:00.000-04:00ol Pat Rooney paid great dividends for the buccos ...ol Pat Rooney paid great dividends for the buccos eh?.....pffffffffffft....<BR/><BR/>sure coulda used an arm like burke's!!!Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15521371257268577443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2327798346644458245.post-23677973350252596952008-07-13T11:07:00.000-04:002008-07-13T11:07:00.000-04:00Was this guy recognized at the time as one of the ...Was this guy recognized at the time as one of the best relievers in the game? Because, wow, it looks like he was really, really good, but I've never heard of him before now.Cannonballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17926818229066814079noreply@blogger.com