tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433941530167569659.post7577865615853391025..comments2024-03-04T07:33:09.398-05:00Comments on The Phillies Room: Phillies Missing Links of the 1980s - #9 Mike LaValliereJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06161762602291616465noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433941530167569659.post-48804071076410587672023-10-08T09:09:06.769-04:002023-10-08T09:09:06.769-04:00From the Dec 15 Miami Herald:
The St. Louis Cardin...From the Dec 15 Miami Herald:<br />The St. Louis Cardinals canceled a trade in which they acquired catcher Mike LaValliere from the Philadelphia Phillies because he had arthroscopic surgery on his<br />knee. LaValliere was dealt to the Cardinals Dec. 3 for a player to be named.Bryan Wnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433941530167569659.post-91686144849464211512015-10-05T17:02:36.014-04:002015-10-05T17:02:36.014-04:00Spanky was a popular Reading Phillie, and I rememb...Spanky was a popular Reading Phillie, and I remember being disappointed he was traded. But Ozzie Virgil had a solid 1984 and was about to become an All-Star in 1985 (as it turned out), so it was going to be hard for him to crack the line-up.<br /><br />Weird goings on that winter for Lavalliere, which I didn't remember, per BB Ref:<br /><br />December 3, 1984: Sent to the St. Louis Cardinals by the Philadelphia Phillies as part of a conditional deal.<br />December 13, 1984: Returned by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies as part of a conditional deal.<br />December 23, 1984: Granted Free Agency.<br />January 23, 1985: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals. Steve F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00753488569249068229noreply@blogger.com