The 1980's were a big time for guys with 2 first names: Elton John, Billy Joel, Juan Samuel?

Card 398 on eBay - https://www.ebay.com/itm/286511994193

Card 705 on Fanatics Collect -

https://www.fanaticscollect.com/buy-now/4f356043-1344-4d98-99af-0056e04ae582

Hall of Fame Card Corner - https://baseballhall.org/discover/card-corner/1988-fleer-juan-samuel

SABR Bio by Thomas J Brown Jr. - https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/juan-samuel

Baseball Card Snark on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/baseball.card.snark/

Harry Kalas narrating Juan’s Highlights - https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1171137844119983

1984-87 2B WAR leaders - https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/tiny/AoaDi

1989 NY Times article about Juan - https://www.nytimes.com/1989/08/15/sports/samuel-is-making-an-impact.html

Juan Interviewed on the Dirt Podcast - https://youtu.be/8a4MHn8dhNM?si=9XCLe9QeCUNkjMx6

This Team USA standout won a gold medal, played baseball in five countries, married a cheerleader, and became a stock broker. No chagrin to be found.

Card #130T on ebay - https://www.ebay.com/itm/197023560084

Randy from PeeWee’s playhouse - https://youtu.be/tjlFMKQ2UiE?si=Y4p1gSbTuK2tP-QM

Greatest 21 Days blog about Traxler - https://www.greatest21days.com/2025/10/brian-traxler-took-fundamentals-to-9.html

Greatest 21 Days blog about Wood - https://www.greatest21days.com/2020/04/ted-wood-added-strength-in-minors.html

Ted Wood SABR bio by Rory Costello - https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Ted-Wood/

Chagrin Falls by the Tragically Hip - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40zlzmXvkpw

CAUTION: Sliding headfirst can lead to broken bones ... and marriages??

Card 441 on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/1988-Topps-Baseball-Card-Manning/dp/B00JE215JA

SABR Bio by Kelly Boyer Sagert: https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Rick-Manning/

Rex Manning Day! https://youtu.be/gf3MsD5FCug?si=r1ibnaojiUppE4CB

Eck Throws Shade at Rick: https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/94es0c/dennis_eckersley_throws_shade_at_former_teammate/

The 1978 Cleveland Indians: https://www.coveringthecorner.com/2023/12/11/23996213/75-years-and-counting-the-story-of-the-1978-cleveland-indians

Rick Catches the final out of Len Barker’s Perfecto: https://youtu.be/tvnkj8sbpVg?si=67kBJnhmX-ttdC0W

The Baseball Bug: https://www.milb.com/news/baseball-bug-x6063

Robin Yount moves to Centerfield: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1b4mm4KgRD/

Rick robs a home run: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S31r1jN6Lm4