1988 Topps

Dennis Eckersley (#72)

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One of the best pitchers of his generation battles fear, the bottle, and family tragedy on his way to the Hall of Fame. Cheese for the kitchen and a yakker for the kudo.  

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  • Card on Beckett
  • Peter Gammons, "One Eck of a guy"
  • OMG that #look 
  • Eck talking on-air about his ex-wife and ex-friend
  • Richard Marx "Take This Heart"
  • For the stats-heads: check out Eck's 1988-1992 stats 
  • SABR: "The last 1000-100 man"
  • Eck pitches to Gibson, 30 years later
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