So far the first couple of player cards have been noting really worth noting, until now. How many ways can you foul up a card? Maybe the flaming purple border or the hideous glasses that even Elton John would have found too big! The reddish orange belt and piping around the jersey top matching nicely with vibrant red seats in the background. Gibson looks like he is all of nine-years-old in the pic and that just adds to the photographic carnage this card front is.
As for Gibson, he was a journeyman lefty who ended up with a 22-24 record with a 4.07 ERA and a slightly high career WHIP of 1.448. Just in case anyone asks you one day: "What was Paul Gibson's career WAR?" Well little Billy that answer is 2.5. He was about to enter upon his best season in the Majors in 1990 where he had a 5-4 record with a 3.05 ERA. He was an old school lefty who pitched in 97 innings in 61 appearances so he wasn't like todays one out lefties. The next two seasons were a drop off with 92 being spent with the Mets then 93-4 and a brief return in 95 again wearing the pinstripes but wasn't as effective as he had been and his career ended that year. He made his debut in 1988 as a 28 year old with the Tigers where he went 4-2 with a very good 2.93. He also had the misfortune of reaching the Tigers the year after their post-season appearance and his career ended the year the Yankees returned to post-season and won the series.
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