My Two Cents- I am a huge Brian Jordan fan, he's easily one of my favorite 1990s Cardinals players. Honestly, he should be a more broadly popular player given his status as a two-star athlete. If you are not familiar, Jordan played a few seasons with the Atlanta Falcons as a safety in the same defensive backfield as Deion Sanders. He quit playing football when the Cardinals signed him to a contract that included extra money to retire from the Falcons. Deion or Bo? If we're talking about baseball, then I am taking Brian Jordan. He easily had a better baseball career than either of those other two players. In all, Jordan played 15 seasons with the Cardinals, Braves, Dodgers, and Rangers and posted a 32.9 WAR with nearly 1,500 hits and almost 200 home runs. Great player, best two-sport baseball player, and a fun career to follow.
The Card Back- The back features a nice photo of Jordan smiling, standing around the batting cage. The stats on the back of the card are from 1998, which was one of his better career years. He frequently batted fifth in the Cardinals lineup behind McGwire and Ray Lankford. I found the "Hates To Face" line interesting because his .256 batting average against the Giants does not seem all that bad. I did a little digging into Baseball Reference Jordan had some lower averages against other teams, but also had multiple home runs against them. For example, he only hit .258 against the Mets, but had 3 home runs and 8 RBIs in just 9 games. As I was saying, 1998 was a good year for Jordan. The "DYK" section mentions his two sport stardom.
Video Highlight of Brian Jordan
A. Miss the 2 sport athletes of the early 90's.
ReplyDeleteB. Damn... Gary Bennett probably still wakes up with cold sweats after receiving that hit.
A. Me too.
DeleteB. No doubt.
I wonder if we'll ever see another two-sport athlete? People always say that today's athletes are superior to those in the past (which I don't believe for a single second btw), and yet, so many of them can barely make it through a season in one sport (and that's with things continually being made easier for them too), that it's hard to imagine any of them playing two professionally.
ReplyDeleteSemi-related: Brian's 1991 Topps football card has always a particular favorite of mine.
I think we are never going to see a two-sport athlete again. That shipped has sailed. I do not do much with football cards, but I do know the 1991 Topps Brian Jordan card. Two baseball players on a football card.
Delete