Fritz Polka

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I'm doing research for a Todd Zeile biography and happened to notice that despite being the 55th player taken in the '86 June draft there were 7 catchers selected ahead of him.

I don;t know if I ever heard this name before, but one of those catchers selected ahead of Zeile was Fritz Polka of Minnesota State U.

Fritz Polka!!



Didn't have much of a career but for a guy with such a great name I've never heard of him till just now.
http://www.ultimatemets.com/profile.php?PlayerCode=3K38&tabno=1

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

That's awesome!

[Edgy MD]

Catching in the system as the same time as Todd Hundley (still the team's best-ever home grown receiver) and Dave Lidell, owner of the greatest batting line in team history.

[seawolf17]

Yes! I have a Fritz Polka card.

[Frayed Knot]

If your name is going to be Fritz Polka you damn well better be from somewhere in the upper midwest.

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

I see his birth name is Frederic.

So much better to be Fritz Polka instead of Fred Polka or Eric Polka!

[MFS62]

seawolf17 wrote: Yes! I have a Fritz Polka card.

You win.

I remember the name, but not much else.

Later

[Guest cooby]

Sounds like a Pittsburgh boy

[Guest d'Kong76]

My Mets minor league cards kick was short lived but I think I have the
1987 Columbia Mets team set. I'll have to dig around and look later.

(not sure I remember the name, I mean if you heard that name you'd
probably remember it right?)