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| Glenn Abbott, Seattle Mariners, Pitcher, Topps, 1979. |
Player O The Week: Glenn Abbott 1979
August 10th, 2008 @ 2:42 am by Cliffe | Sorted Old Sport |
Old Sport is back, old sport. In this week with Player O The Week honors is pitcher Glenn Abbott. The M’s drafted him in 1976 during expansion and he stuck around longer than any other player from that first season (77-81). After all these years, he has landed back in the Pacific Northwest as pitching coach for the Portland Beavers (see modern day photo here). Click on the thumbnail for a full-res look at Glenn’ s 1979 Topp s card.
Check out the gnarly green blob in the background.
I like how even big leaguers enjoy a plug of Big League Chew bubble gum.
Glenn Abbott! “The Tall Arkansan”! That brings back some memories.