I'm finally getting around to naming a second player as a Legend Of Cardboard. The first selection happened so long ago that I think I need to go over the ground rules again. A Legend of Cardboard is not what some not-so-clever writer would call Hank Aaron. Sure, Aaron is one of the best who ever played, but he was not a legend of cardboard. He was a legend of the game . No, a Legend of Cardboard should be someone who is barely remembered by the average baseball fan. He is a player who did not place his indelible stamp on the game, but, gee golly did he ever attract notice with his baseball cards. And that is why Jim Roland is the next Legend Of Cardboard. Roland was a starter turned reliever for the Twins and the A's and a few other teams at the very end of his career. He put together a couple of adequate seasons in the late '60s and early '70s. But like most relievers from that time period, he was forgotten as soon as he retired. Unless you're a vetera...
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