Countdown.
February 18th, 2012 by slangon

Days until and

On The Twelfth Day of Christmas…
December 25th, 2011 by slangon

…my collection gave to me Twelve Vintage Mets, Eleven League Leaders, Ten Rookie Cards, Nine Team Cards, Eight Crusty Skippers, Seven TTM Autos, Six 1960 High Numbers, Five Checked Up Checklists, Four Mini Cards, Three Jersey Relics, Two 56’s, And a Cardboard Zeppelin! Merry Christmas to all! Have a great holiday season.

On The Eleventh Day of Christmas…
December 24th, 2011 by slangon

…my collection gave to me Eleven League Leaders, Ten Rookie Cards, Nine Team Cards, Eight Crusty Skippers, Seven TTM Autos, Six 1960 High Numbers, Five Checked Up Checklists, Four Mini Cards, Three Jersey Relics, Two 56’s, And a Cardboard Zeppelin!

On The Fifth Day of Christmas…
December 18th, 2011 by slangon

…my collection gave to me Five Checked Up Checklists, Four Mini Cards, Three Jersey Relics, Two 56’s, And a Cardboard Zeppelin!

Fruits of the Greatest Month: Meet the Mets (Part 1)
July 21st, 2011 by slangon

I don’t think it should surprise anyone that the lions share of the cards that I got in my latest spree are Mets cards. That actually has to do with why I was considering this my greatest month as a collector, because I was able to do so much damage to my want lists. As […]

Dangit
June 18th, 2011 by slangon

I do believe I might’ve jinxed the Metsies last night by showing all the old Angels cards in yesterdays post. To try and counter that, here’s a basketful of old Mets cards, none of which have been on this blog before. Enjoy and Let’s Go Mess Mets.

More Interleague Play. Yay.
June 17th, 2011 by slangon

Tonight begins another round of the always exciting inter-league play. The Mats are facing off against the Los Angeles Angels of Anehiem, California. Maybe not the most exciting matchup, but I guess it’ll at least be cool to watch players who I never get to watch. I always like Torii Hunter. I think a lot […]

The 20¢ Bin Eaters
June 9th, 2011 by slangon

This one is a mish-mosh of different years, but they all have one thing in common. They all cost me 2 thin dimes. 1967 Topps #56 Jose Tartabull I always love hearing combination stats of big league family members. Like people always talk about how Christy Mathewson and his brother Henry have a combined 373 […]

The 20¢ Bin Affair
June 2nd, 2011 by slangon

I’ve been in a bit of a funk about writing about cards lately. I think it’s mostly to do with the weather. It seems lately when I get a few minutes to do card stuff, I’ve been opting instead to sit on my deck and drink a beer. One way to get out of that […]

Happy Memorial Day, Everybody
May 30th, 2011 by slangon

It’s Decoration Day and I just want to take this chance to extend a heartfelt thanks to our service men and women. Now go take a hunk of the recently living, breathing animal of your choice and throw it on some fire outside of your house and enjoy the day.