It’s 1981 and the Mets have traded for a young OFer named Bobby Valentine! Also read the article to see for yourself that Ellis Valentine (no relation) had a $40,000 car in 1981! It’s also see that way back when people already didn’t know what to make of Bobby V.
Valentine puzzled the many clubs in the big leagues who coveted a man of his skills. Some club executives speculated that he was a hypochondriac, other asked if he once had a personality problem or even a drug problem. But to his teammates, he was a a 26-year-old bachelor who made $350,000 a year and spent freely, but a talented athlete who did not even drink. And to the Montreal fans, he was exceptionally popular even as he headed his car toward New York. ”I don’t see why I should play,” he said recentl
