one of the manager greats

Fred McGriff did not disappoint the Padres with his 1991 performance. As a key player in the December 1990 blockbuster trade with the Blue Jays, he became a quality hitting companion to perennial great, Tony Gwynn.

Fred continued to swing a powerful bat as he hit 31 round trippers, the 4th straight year he has hit 30 or more. He was a league ranking hitter in HR, RBI (106-a career high), Slugging (.494), on-base-percentage (.396) and led the majors with 26 intentional walks.

Padres fans can look for a decade of great performances from him.

1980 Topps Padres team card — featuring two men who are part of my story in a unique way. My uncle, Jerry Coleman (by marriage on my dad’s side), and Rollie Fingers, who was married to my mom before my dad — making him my half-sister’s father.

For a brief time in 1980, Uncle Jerry stepped out of the broadcast booth to manage the Padres, and this card captures that moment. Even better — this one’s signed by him.

Baseball cards are usually about the game… but every now and then, one becomes something a lot more personal.

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