I was very excited to receive the following:
1985 Dave Rozema Topps 47 (Inscription: "To Kenneth, My Best, 84 Champs) 1 TTM
1983 Dave Rozema Topps 562 1 TTM
1981 Dave Rozema Fleer 464 1 TTM
While I'm not as into inscriptions as some folks are, I do love that my letter made it clear what a big Tiger fan I am. Am I the only one who (in this case) looks at a 1985 Topps and loves that the photo is probably from the 1984 season?
Dave Rozema had a VERY respectable career as a starter and reliever, playing between 1977 and 1986. In that time, he piled up the stats to earn b-r's ranking of 617th-best pitcher ever. (Arthur Rhodes pitched twice as long, and he's 616th.) Rozema had a stellar first season, going 15-7 for a Tiger team that was slowly becoming a mid-1980s juggernaut. He was responsible for 14.4 career WAR. (Hmm...Rhodes only had 13.7.) Rozema held some all-time great hitters to sub-.220 averages: Fred Lynn, Dwight Evans, Kirby Puckett, Dave Henderson, Bert Campaneris.
1985 Dave Rozema Topps 47 (Inscription: "To Kenneth, My Best, 84 Champs) 1 TTM
1983 Dave Rozema Topps 562 1 TTM
1981 Dave Rozema Fleer 464 1 TTM
While I'm not as into inscriptions as some folks are, I do love that my letter made it clear what a big Tiger fan I am. Am I the only one who (in this case) looks at a 1985 Topps and loves that the photo is probably from the 1984 season?
Dave Rozema had a VERY respectable career as a starter and reliever, playing between 1977 and 1986. In that time, he piled up the stats to earn b-r's ranking of 617th-best pitcher ever. (Arthur Rhodes pitched twice as long, and he's 616th.) Rozema had a stellar first season, going 15-7 for a Tiger team that was slowly becoming a mid-1980s juggernaut. He was responsible for 14.4 career WAR. (Hmm...Rhodes only had 13.7.) Rozema held some all-time great hitters to sub-.220 averages: Fred Lynn, Dwight Evans, Kirby Puckett, Dave Henderson, Bert Campaneris.
