Well, it's my birthday, and as is customary on my birthday, I will be featuring a pair of cards from
Tim Wallach, who was also born on September 14th, albeit over 20 years before me:
Since
the last time I featured him, he's been named a bench coach for the
Miami Marlins, a team I'm surprised still exists, considering it's owned by
Jeffrey Loria.
This Loria, and
this one as well.
His son
Chad was a Marlins draftee - which perhaps helped convince him to continue his coaching career there - while his two other sons,
Matt and
Brett,
were drafted by the
Los Angeles Dodgers. Matt and Chad are both products of California State University Fullerton, as was their father, the first from that school to hit a home run in his first Major League at-bat.
At 260 career home runs, Wallach is tied with
Derek Jeter,
Eric Chavez, and
Javier Lopez for 195th all-time. He is right outside the top-100 for career doubles and was a force defensively (click on the picture for higher resolution:
Most cards, however, picture him at bat, usually post-swing, wearing the Expos' powdered blue (away) 1980s uniform, as is the case with these two, which he signed in blue sharpie; first, here is card #263 from
Fleer's
1983 Fleer set, one that carries a similar design to those of
Donruss at the time:
And there's card #198 from
Fleer's
1988 Fleer set, with what I felt was a wildly original yet hard on the eyes design at the time, that I now am blasé about in terms of a "wow" factor and just feel looks ridiculous:
I'll never feel blasé about Wallach, however, who definitely makes the starting third baseman position on my All-Expos All-Time team.
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