Friday, November 8, 2024

REVISITING A POST FROM 10 YEARS AG: "MISSING" 1979 MARDIE CORNEJO

On the blog today, we revisit my "missing" 1979 card for former New York Mets pitcher Mardie Cornejo:


Cornejo is a bit of a mystery since he appeared in only one season of Major League ball (1978), and performed rather well, posting a 4-2 record with the Mets while posting a 2.45 earned run average over 25 appearances and 36.2 innings, all out of the bullpen.
So why no other action in his career? Anyone familiar with Cornejo and what happened?
Nevertheless it was awesome finding this photo of the guy so I could whip this card up for the blog.