In case you haven’t yet heard, last night, Johan Santana threw the first no-hitter in the history of the Mets franchise. I still haven’t quite processed it (or most of the beer that I drank in celebration last night), so I don’t really know what to say about it all as a fan. I will […]
Tags: 2008 Goudey, Johan Santana
Filed Under: Mets News by slangon
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This is the third post in this series. So far we’ve covered the men who have served as the manager of the Mets and the men who’ve caught the pitches. Today we’re going to take a look at some of the guys who have thrown those pitches. Initially, I was toying with the idea of […]
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Filed Under: Some Cards by slangon
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This series of posts is dedicated to examining the numerous design details from the Topps art department that leave me scratching my head. They’re the types of things that could just be one time instances that are the result of someone overlooking them, or they could have been a conscious decision on the part of […]
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Turns out this last day of the season is so chock full of craziness, I almost don’t care that Mets are going out on a sour note and will end up with a losing record for the third year in a row. In case you missed it, one of the guys on this card went […]
Tags: 2005 Topps, 2006 Topps, 2007 Topps, 2009 Goudey, 2009 Topps Heritage, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Chien-Ming Wang, Derek Jeter, Johan Santana, Jose Reyes, Prince Fielder, Robin Yount, Ryan Braun, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, team card, Yovani Gallardo
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During yesterday’s extra-inning, rain delayed game against the Marlins, Jose Reyes went 3 for 6 with a walk to propel himself back into the top spot in the National League in batting average over Ryan Braun. The day before, Jose had actually dropped into second place by 3 points, but thanks to his 3 hits […]
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Right now the Winter Meetings are going on in Orlando. So far, Sandy Alderson has made it pretty clear that the Mets will not be making any big impact moves this off-season and if they walk away from those meeting with anything, it will be either be a reclamation project, such as Chris Young or […]
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So apparently nobody in the Mets organization has been paying attention to my well thought-out treatise on why it is so important for them to win games against the Braves. They’ve already lost a disastrous 2 games against them, putting them 5 games behind. Hopefully Johan Santana can work his magic and at least salvage […]
Tags: 2010 Allen & Ginter, 2010 Allen & Ginter Lords of Olympus, 2010 Allen & Ginter National Animals, 2010 Allen & Ginter This Day in History, A.J. Burnett, Adam Dunn, Adam Jones, Alex Rodriguez, Brad Lidge, Brandon Phillips, Carlos Gonzalez, Gint-A-Cuffs, Joe Nathan, Johan Santana, Josh Thole, Mark Teixeira, Nemesis, Ryan Braun, Zebra
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Game Day
June 26th, 2010 by slangon
Well, I’m pretty psyched this morning. It’s my birthday and in a little while we’re heading out to Citi Field to see this guy: pitch against his old team. I know he’s been a bit shaky lately, but hopefully he’ll be bringing it today against the Twins. Seems guys usually step up against the teams […]
Tags: 2010 Topps Heritage, Johan Santana
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There are many terms that are used in baseball that have their origins in one man. These terms generally take on the name of that man. The Mendoza Line. Getting Wally Pipped. Stengelese. Ruthville. Whenever one player or coach or manager becomes so associated with one event, or trait, or concept, the powers that be […]
Tags: 1971 Topps, Custom Cards, Johan Santana, league leader card
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