Cards from the Diamond

by JoeMagennis on October 18, 2009

1976 Topps

Rusty Staub:

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Tagged as: 1976, mets, outfielder

Faceyman

As a kid, Rusty Staub was my favorite player! I can remember him playing for my Montreal Expos. He was affectionately known in Montreal as "Le Grand Orange". When I first started playing minor baseball, I was a member of the Rusty Staub fan club. My mother tells the story of me carrying my paper membership card with Rusty Staub's signature. I carried the card with me everywhere until eventually the paper card just fell apart!

Since he was an original Expo, it was appropriate that they retired is number, #10!
joemagennis

Love it! This is the type of comment we hope to share on Baseballisms.com ...

.. And Le Grand Orange is one of the all-time great nicknames in baseball history.