Why this card is awesome: Because even though this card is 20 years old, current Tigers manager Jim Leyland looks just as old then as he does now. I guess he went gray a little early.
Cool stat: The back of the card is a who's who of late 80s Pirates (duh) and if you're like me, it reminds you of how the Pirates won their division three years in a row but never advanced past the NLCS. Remember, this was before the days of the wild card, so winning the division was a big deal.
His 2007 and 2008 Topps cards make Leyland look like some sort of thirsty old vampire.
ReplyDeleteOld and thirsty certainly, but I guess he'd have a problem managing during the day as a vampire.
ReplyDeletehe does smoke .........alot.....so that might be a reason
ReplyDeletebut he is still a favorite of mine
Imagine if the buccos won 1 or 2 WS. Add that to 97, and leyland would of been considered one of the best ever......but no...