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Originally Posted by KingFisk
Though Ted Simmons did have that 1983 Super Veterans card that told me when I was 8 that he was probably a living legend. 
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If I recall, Simmons was eventually traded for Darrell Porter. Porter was on the Royals in '80 and I think he was the AL All Star Catcher. So, when they were traded for each other, I just assumed that Porter was the better player because of that darn all-star logo. Simmons could never get it over Bench so he doesn't have the pretty all-star logo cards that would etch in my mind and make me think of him in mythic term as an 8 year old.
Edit - I didn't realize this but I just read that Simmons wasn't traded for Porter. I should have known because I said above that Porter was with KC. He was with Milwaukee early in his career. I knew that he was his replacement and always thought that he was an upgrade.