TTM Success - Clint Hurdle

Another Spring Training success came in that I really didn't think would, when I got these cards back from Clint Hurdle.  I hadn't seen that he was as prolific a signer as some other managers (Buck Showalter), but I figured I had a shot to get him.  I'm really glad I did as this 1986 Topps turned out really nicely.

I also had his 2005 Topps, which looks pretty cool.

Hurdle (b. 1957) played in the majors from 1977 to 1983 and 1985 to 1987 for the Royals, Reds, Mets and Cardinals.  He had 360 hits, 32 home runs and a .259 batting average.  He was a first round (9th overall) draft pick in the 1975 June Amateur Dradft by the Royals.

He would go on to manage the Rockies from 2002 to 2009 and the Pirates since 2011.  He led the Rockies to the World Series in 2007.  He was the NL Manager of the Year in 2013.  His career managerial record stands at 1,118-1,174 (.488%).

I mailed to Hurdle on February 10 and got the cards back on February 23, for a 13-day TAT.