It’s marvelous how stories connect when you would least expect it. The first player inducted into our All-Supernova team was a center fielder for the best period of his career and our next nominee was one of the top first basemen in the history of this organization; yet in 1983, their careers overlapped.
When Bobby Murcer announced his retirement in the middle of the ‘83 campaign, it was because the Yankees needed someone to more capably fill in at that corner outfield spot. The ballclub announced that it was calling up a lefty-swinging Indiana native who was tearing through the minors in Triple-A Columbus with a .