1990 cecilio guante

cecilio guante signed as a free agent with the cleveland indians for the 1990 season. here is his 1990 o-pee-chee card:

here's the topps front:

now the o-pee-chee back:

and the topps back:

in what would be the final season of his career, guante appeared in 26 games and made his lone career start. it just so happened that the final game of his career was also the only game in which he was the starting pitcher - it was the second game of a july doubleheader against the yankees. guante lasted 3+ innings and gave up 4 runs, including 2 homeruns in taking the loss. one of the homeruns was a leadoff shot by roberto kelly, and the other was a solo shot to deion sanders. guante was released a couple of weeks later, and, although he signed a deal with the red sox shortly thereafter, he never pitched in the big leagues again.

voici à vous, 1990 cecilio guante!

1987 cecilio guante

cecilio guante was traded from the pirates to the yankees in november of 1986. here is his 1987 o-pee-chee card:

here's the topps front:

now the o-pee-chee back:

and the topps back:

nowadays, such a trade would be a good thing for the player involved. not so back then. the pirates were on their way up and the yankees were making all the wrong moves. anyway, guante's era exploded from 3.35 in 1986 to 5.73 in 1987. still, the yankees kept him around for the 1988 season, and he responded with 11 saves and an era of 2.88 in 56 games. such a performance, along with impending free agency, meant that guante would be on the move again, and he was traded to texas in august of 1988.

voici à vous, 1987 cecilio guante!