The thowback baseball call of the week is Mike Gallego. Gallego made his major league debut on April 11, 1985 for the Oakland Athletics where he was the starting second baseman throughout their three year run of AL Championships. He did win a world series in 1989 with the A's when there was that huge earthquake. He also played for the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Cardinals where he ended his playing career. He was more known for his stellar defensive play (sticky) than swinging the stick. What most people don't know is that he played and graduated from UCLA. That's right folks he was a Bruin. You know he's got atleast 5 g's on on UCLA in the tournament. In December of 2004 Gallego was named the 3rd base coach for the Colorado Rockies where he now resides with his wife and three children.
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