Card fact: Zisk is NOT the only player in the set to have a last name that starts with a "Z." ... Man, it took me about 5 minutes of staring at the screen to come up with that.What I thought about this card then: One of my favorite cards in the set. I thought Zisk was very cool, even though I didn't know a single thing about him. I pulled this in a pack of cards that my father bought me after I came home from the hospital after suffering from some sort of sickness.
What I think about this card now: The mid-1970s Pirates were such a cool team. Many of the Pirates cards from this set take me back to that time.
Other stuff: If you have read my other blog for awhile, you know that I interviewed Zisk, and that it was one of my most exciting and oddest interviews from a personal standpoint. Zisk was part of my childhood and his card was part of my childhood. Yet, I was interviewing him as a professional adult. Worlds were colliding while I was talking on the phone.
Back facts: Zisk's .311 lifetime batting average was very impressive to me when I was young. He ended up batting .287 for his career. His best year -- 1977 with the White Sox -- was ahead of him. But he only lasted through the 1983 season. He's been a coach in Daytona Beach, Fla., with the Cubs for quite awhile.
Oldie but goodie: That is the original card of Zisk that I liked so much.Other blog stuff: Work has eaten all my scanning time, so I remain stuck on 66 cards left to scan. Maybe I'll get to it this weekend.
