Scorecards

 My buddy Troy sent me a little something that arrived in the mail today.  A souvenir scorecard from an exhibition game between the Chicago Cubs and their AAA affiliate in Iowa.  Even better, the scorecard is from 1984, right when I first really started paying attention to the Cubs, their players and just what this thing called Major League Baseball was.  Fun to see the Cubs' roster still shows Bill Buckner, who gets traded to the Red Sox in a deal that brings Dennis Eckersley to Chicago.  Fun to see that coaching staff...Jim Frey, Ruben Amaro.....Don Zimmer......

There's a meme going around saying that there's no stronger advocacy than an average baseball player and a kid who watched him when he was 9 years old.

Well, I was 7, but I have a lot of love for both Bobby Dernier and Keith Moreland.  And oddly, Thad Bosley, who's listed on the Iowa roster for this game.

Thad Bosley is maybe my favorite answer for Immaculate Grid, when the Cubs and Royals cross over.  Also if the cubs and Rangers, or Cubs and Angels cross over.  Or any combo of those teams cross over.  He's usually good for a 0.5% or less percentage answer.

It is also because of Bosley that I have a fondness for the pinch hitters, extraordinaire, of the game's history.....