[Pinetarpress]

My favorite TV photos are of players who never showed up in an actual Topps Baseball Card....My second favorite are of big leaguers in a uniform that never ended up on a Topps card. In this case, Clint Hurdle "the SI cover boy" from the Royals who was in camp with the Mariners in 1983. He was signed as a Free Agent in February and released 2 months later to close camp. Hurdle was coming off a poor season with the Reds and it looked like his once promising career was coming to an end....after his release he signed with the Mets getting into 13 games with them in 1983. His career wasn't over as he played a bench role for the Mets and Cardinals into the 1987 season.....he certainly never reached the level so many Royals fans had for him