We have a few birthdays today.
Cecil Fielder turns 63rd today.
Is Prince sending him a card? I’ve read that they aren’t exactly close, and there are some troubles because of Cecil’s treatment of Prince’s mother. Cecil was a similar player to Prince, both big slugger types. Prince was the better player, but Cecil wasn’t bad himself.
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The Jays acquired Cecil in a trade with the Royals for Leon Roberts , but unfortunately for Cecil, he came up around the same time as Fred McGriff , and Fred was the better player. The Jays also had many DH types, so Cecil got in a few games in 85 and 86 and then was the platoon DH in 87 and 88.
He had…
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