On the blog today, we add Milwaukee Brewers legend Robin Yount to my custom "Classic Baseball" set, which I hope to produce later this year, celebrating the great game:
Just a fun image of the teen-aged Yount as he was launching what would turn out to be a Hall of Fame career.
A Milwaukee Brewer for life, Yount finished his great career with 3142
hits, 1632 runs scored, 251 homers and 271 stolen bases, taking home two
A.L. MVP Awards and incredibly only making three All-Star teams. How on
earth?!Anyway, it’s amazing to realize that when he had his first true All-Star season in 1980, after what was already seven years in the Big Leagues, Yount was STILL only 24 years of age!
He was on cruise-control from then on, elevating his game to become one of the elite players in the American League, with 1982 the high point when he led the Brewers to the World Series and taking home his first MVP Award.
What a player...
