Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Repack Haiku #233 (Matt Merullo)

Grandfather Lennie
Played for the Chicago Cubs
During the 40's
 
1989 Donruss The Rookies
#50 Matt Merullo (XRC)



4 comments:

  1. Didn't know about this family connection!

    Got the time travel cards - thanks!

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  2. Where do you find these fantastic obscure facts? I dont remember Merullo or his cards.

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    1. In this particular case, I found the family connection on baseball-reference.com. I couldn't find much on Matt either, so I took a gamble with his grandpa!

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  3. I actually coach HS baseball with Matt's father (also named Lenny) and Matt is now coaching at Fairfield University, while his son is a HS coach here in Connecticut. The elder Lennie was the oldest living member of the 1945 NL Champion Cubs before he passed away a few years back. Very much the epitome of a "baseball family" if there ever was one.

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