![]() Buyback Franken-set: Offf the Wall Part VI - The.Barely Treading Water in a Sea of Generosity.Buyback Franken-set: I Get Buy(backs) with a Litt.Buyback Franken-set: The End of the '70s.Buyback Franken-set: A Hand-Picked Quartet Shop 1978 Topps 296 Biff Pocoroba Braves (NM/MT) and more authentic, autographed and game-used items at Amazons Sports Collectibles Store.Trades from Collectors (Five Tool & Pedestrian) 1978 Topps Larry Anderson / Tim Jones / Mickey Mahler / Jack Morris.A Little Piece of Stick from The Little Ball of Hate.With a card number of 688 I thought for sure this would be a franken-set need, but amazingly enough that slot is already filled: Another bit of random trivia.all three of Guidry's losses that year came at the hands of opposing pitchers named Mike! This was just the third (and final) time that Guidry lost a decision in '78. In an outcome that few could have predicted, Guidry was hammered hard by the Jays and was pulled during just the second inning, whereas Willis threw a complete game and allowed just one run. Mike was thrown in as a spot starter for Toronto that day (one of only two starts he made on the season), and had to face off against Ron Guidry of the Yankees, who was enjoying one of the finest pitching seasons to date with a 22-2 record and a sub-2.00 ERA at the time. I would venture a guess that the high point of Mike's career was reached on September 20th, 1978. Mike stood at 6'2", though he looks about 8' tall in this photograph. Pocoroba had an arm that could nail the swiftest of base thieves and a glove that could spear Phil Niekro's. 'Braves owner Ted Turner called him the next Johnny Bench. Last '79 Topps buyback for today features southpaw Mike Willis. This Biff Pocoroba baseball card checklist includes every known baseball card that Biff Pocoroba has appeared on, in chronological order.
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