The Cautionary 1974 Topps David Clyde
Day 36 of the 2025 Spring Training Challenge -- A Player Who Flamed Out Early
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1974 Topps David Clyde (#133) - Card of the Day
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Welcome to Day 36 of the 2025 Spring Training Baseball Card Challenge, wherein we take caution in reviewing the card of a player who flamed out early. I’ve written about David Clyde and one of his oddball cards before (right here), so I’ll keep my (soft) promise of “only light reading” on the weekends during this challenge and just leave you with his rookie card here. See you tomorrow!
Check out the entire series of 2025 Spring Training Challenge posts here.
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I didn't know of him until well after his career, but Mark Fidrych seems like one of the great characters of baseball. I heard him tell a story of how to get hitters out and it was one of the funniest things I've ever heard. He started only 56 games, 29 of which were in his rookie season (24 complete games that year). Here's in 1978 Topps card:
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