Player Profile: Jon Matlack

[Therion]

Today's profile is up at http://therion.today.com. It features an amazing pitcher that couldn't buy a win to save his life. Even though he won ROY honors he is remembered for a completely different event.

Today I introduce you to Jon Matlack.

 

[Therion]

Lunchtime bump.

 

[Therion]

Ouch. No love for a former ROY?

 

[17ROCKIES12]

Clemente was the first thing that came to mind when I saw this. Do you write to most of the living players you blog about?

 

[leatherman]

Do an ebay search for "Clemente auto" and you will almost always find a picture of Clemente and Matlack that is signed by Matlack.

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[Therion]

Like I said in the article, he had a pretty good career but he'll always be known for something that was really more coincidental :lol: But such is the nature of baseball.

And 17, the only person I've featured so far that I've written to is John Paciorek. SCN reports that Matlack has a 94% success rate and it looks like the 6% that aren't reported as successes are just people waiting to get it back from recent mailings.

 

[zach]

Always remember his high leg kick....too bad he played on a terrible Mets team.

 

[Card Magnet]

Good read again

 

[Therion]

Bump for the evening crew.

 

[MGiuseffi]

The Matlacks were my next door neighbors when I was 7 years old back in 1976 in Pound Ridge, NY. I was only 7 at the time. Very nice guy and I still have a personalized autographed baseball. I hadn't thought about that in years until opening this thread. Too funny. Mike

 

[Therion]

The Matlacks were my next door neighbors when I was 7 years old back in 1976 in Pound Ridge, NY. I was only 7 at the time. Very nice guy and I still have a personalized autographed baseball. I hadn't thought about that in years until opening this thread. Too funny. Mike

That is pretty awesome Glad I could rouse some old memories.