tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6037263425226837432.post3994629066063018660..comments2022-12-31T20:03:34.406-05:00Comments on 1969 Topps Baseball: Final Card: Bobby KlausJim from Downingtownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01537007940455183397noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6037263425226837432.post-87486212368676261262016-08-27T09:02:59.797-04:002016-08-27T09:02:59.797-04:00I remember this card, and Bobby Klaus when he play...I remember this card, and Bobby Klaus when he played for the PCL Padres at Westgate Park (torn down to make way for Fashion Valley shopping center); and the last year when they actually played in San Diego Stadium. I remember, at 10 years old, opening day for the MLB Padres, and being bummed out that Klaus wasn't at 3B... It was Ed Speizio.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10217248156249021826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6037263425226837432.post-85638669384689435812012-10-20T10:44:54.023-04:002012-10-20T10:44:54.023-04:00I talked to Klaus' college coach about this. K...I talked to Klaus' college coach about this. Klaus was promised all sorts of things by the Padres, one of which was he wouldn't be traded to any other organization since he had established himself in San Diego. Of course, they traded him.Eric C. Loyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02976398985735064343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6037263425226837432.post-52728871271421817042012-10-17T09:21:48.712-04:002012-10-17T09:21:48.712-04:00I had this card and still may have it, somewhere. ...I had this card and still may have it, somewhere. Even back then, I was mystified why a player so far absent from the Majors would get a card. I think the Padres were going for "name familiarity" marketing, since competiveness in their first year (and turns out several years) was out of the question.<br /><br />The same goes for final card of Jesse Gonder. His historical tie to SD was the moster year for the PCL Padres of 1962. As with both players, neither instances resurected their careers. Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01050857323785108411noreply@blogger.com