tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763856598750589911.post3206106047972234052..comments2023-11-10T22:02:17.299-06:00Comments on The 1972 Topps Baseball Set:: #374 Jack Heidemann Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01050857323785108411noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763856598750589911.post-74901772607327349502017-02-02T21:02:22.879-06:002017-02-02T21:02:22.879-06:00It was tough times for Indians. The beginning yea...It was tough times for Indians. The beginning years of quarter century of futility ending around 1995. It was Sisyphean in pattern, a certain level would be obtained then it would all crumble down to 100 loss season.Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01050857323785108411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763856598750589911.post-39054133424729946752017-02-02T16:26:21.487-06:002017-02-02T16:26:21.487-06:00Absolutely! The GM/Manager role and bringing up a...Absolutely! The GM/Manager role and bringing up any warm bodies were symptoms of a broke franchise frantically trying to conserve money. Besides Heidemann you can probably lump in Eddie Leon, Rich Hand and others.<br /><br />Yes there was a whole generation of ballplayers who lost seasons (or parts of) to military service.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15207441028604580715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763856598750589911.post-24568131027188399422017-02-02T16:14:43.813-06:002017-02-02T16:14:43.813-06:00When you have a combo GM/manager I take it the dec...When you have a combo GM/manager I take it the decisions are kind of non democratic (I was going to say autocratic but that's a bit harsh). One thing your post made me look up was how little Heidemann played in 1969 because of military commitments. Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01050857323785108411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763856598750589911.post-12777852470572780332017-02-02T11:28:37.576-06:002017-02-02T11:28:37.576-06:00"exceptional minor league hitter that did not..."exceptional minor league hitter that did not translate to the next level" - yep, your typical "4A" player.<br />"one rookie campaign (1970) of regular work..." There's a story behind that. In their infinite wisdom, the Indians and GM/Manager Alvin Dark decided to promote anybody who showed any promise to the big-league team and let them learn at the ML level. The next year Dark was fired. Ahh yes that's the team I've loved for nearly 50 years now...<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15207441028604580715noreply@blogger.com