2 more. I can’t hardly take it. Doning the tools of ignorance for the 1986 New York Mets is Hall of Famer Gary Edmund Carter. The 1986 season was the Kid’s 2nd year in Queens and he certainly lived up to any expectations Mets fans had when the team traded for him. He hit .255 […]
Tags: 1986 Topps, 2010 Topps, Gary Carter, Josh Thole, Opening Day
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8 days to go. Starting in center field for the ’86 squad, position #8 on your scorecard, was The Dude. Although he was still splitting time with Mookie Wilson in center, Nails played the lions share of games at that position in 1986, and did so admirably, posting only 3 errors for a .990 fielding […]
Tags: 1986 Topps, 2010 Topps, Angel Pagan, Lenny Dykstra, New York Mets, Opening Day
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Earlier in the year, I had written up a State of the Blog post that was really more of a list of New Years resolutions for how I go about collecting cards. One of the goals that I had set for myself was sending out more TTM requests. Like most New Years resolutions that most […]
Tags: 1984 Topps, 1986 Topps, Mookie Wilson, TTM
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Countdown.
February 9th, 2011 by slangon
Last week was a pretty good week for me trade-wise. I got three trade offers that ended up doing some pretty fierce damage to various wantlists of mine. Todays episode comes to us from reader Robert, who wasn’t ashamed to admit to being a fellow Mets fan. Rob sent me a box of Mets cards […]
Tags: 1972 Topps, 1973 Topps, 1974 Topps, 1977 Topps, 1981 Topps, 1982 Topps, 1983 Topps, 1983 Topps Glossy Send-Ins, 1984 Topps, 1985 Topps, 1986 Topps, 1986 Topps Glossy Send-Ins, 1988 Topps, 1990 Topps, 1991 Topps, 1992 Topps, 1993 Topps, 1994 Topps, Darryl Strawberry, Dwight "Doc" Gooden, Hubie Brooks, Jerry Koosman, Jesse Orosco, junk wax, Kevin Mitchell, Mets, Mookie Wilson, Rich Chiles, Roger McDowell, Rusty Staub, team card, Tommie Agee, Vince Coleman, Wally Whitehurst, Willie Randolph
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