Let's see your... Glenn Burke items!

[AstroJake09]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

I’m going to have to revisit my 1978 Topps commons and pull the Burke’s out. I had no idea they were more than common value even though I had heard his story years ago.

Yeah, I agree. Someone dumped a ton on eBay recently but I’d like to find his 1975 Waterbury Dodgers card, would be an incredible piece to find!

[Cliff Bowman]

Supposedly Burke was too chummy with Tommy Lasorda’s son Spunky (Tom JR.) and Lasorda was the one behind trading Burke to the A’s for Billy North to get him out of L A. Lasorda unfortunately was in denial about his son until the very end.

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman

Supposedly Burke was too chummy with Tommy Lasorda’s son Spunky (Tom JR.) and Lasorda was the one behind trading Burke to the A’s for Billy North to get him out of L A. Lasorda unfortunately was in denial about his son until the very end.

Yeah, when LaSorda passed and was being granted sainthood by many, I made a few posts about the situation with his son and indirectly Burke. While his views were not that far out there from many men his age, refusing to acknowledge who your son was strikes me (as a father) as a particularly despicable thing. The story about LaSorda and his son has always stuck in my craw big time.

[AstroJake09]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Yeah, when LaSorda passed and was being granted sainthood by many, I made a few posts about the situation with his son and indirectly Burke. While his views were not that far out there from many men his age, refusing to acknowledge who your son was strikes me (as a father) as a particularly despicable thing. The story about LaSorda and his son has always stuck in my craw big time.

I've read about that as well and I thik it is a topic that Glenn touches upon in his autobiography, hopefully I can share some more info as far as Glenn's thoughts about the relationship with LaSorda and Spunky after I read it. It really is quite despicable.