Al Nipper (#376/75T)

About this episode

The episode discusses Al Nipper and various aspects of his baseball career and trading cards.

If you have evidence that Tom Sandoval tried to inspire his high school classmates to victory by telling them to "Win one for the Nipper," please contact us immediately. Card 326 on Beckett - https://marketplace.beckett.com/southpawcards_272/item/1988-topps-326-al-nipper_87706900 Card 75T on eBay - https://www.ebay.com/itm/205293191459 SABR Bio by Gregory Wolf - https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/al-nipper/ Thoracic Outlet Syndrome - https://www.mlb.com/news/thoracic-outlet-syndrome-facts-causes-symptoms-recovery-time Al throws at Phil Bradley - https://youtu.be/9fJyOGF6KhA?si=WraPdYa8_T1geE2U Al throws at Daryl Strawberry - https://www.reddit.com/r/mets/comments/1rtj03s/on_this_day_march_14_1987_darryl_strawberry/ Al in the Missouri Sports Hall - https://mosportshalloffame.com/inductees/al-nipper/

People in this episode

Hosts: Matt Kuzma, David McEllis

Topics covered

• baseball
• 1988 Topps
• Al Nipper
• sports history
• trading cards

Keywords

• Al Nipper
• 1988 Topps
• trading cards
• baseball history
• SABR
• Phil Bradley
• Daryl Strawberry
• Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SABR, Missouri Sports Hall, Beckett, eBay

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