Pack Break: 2001 Topps Series 2
Written by Steve on June 9th, 2009
2001 Topps What Could Have Been #WCB8 George "Mule" Suttles
2001 Topps series 2:
- #518 Darryl Hamilton
- #658 Rick White
- #716 Ryan Dempster
- #603 Henry Blanco
- #575 Scott Sauerbeck
- What Could Have Been #WCB8 George “Mule” Suttles
- #667 Matt LeCroy
- #635 David McCarty
- #443 Jeromy Burnitz
- #701 Tim Wakefield
“Only a handful of sluggers could stake a legitimate claim as the greatest home run hitter ever. One of them is Suttles. A former coal miner, Mule was 6-6, 230 pounds — gargantuan for ’20s-’30s era. With a bat rumored to weigh 50 ounces, he bashed 20 homers in 57 recorded Negro League games in 1930. One of them flew a reputed 600 feet. And in 79 at-bats against Major League players, he clubbed 11 roundtrippers — a home run percentage of 15.3, which is far greater than Babe Ruth’s or Mark McGwire’s.“