And when I say it’s 1962 all over again, I mean that the Mets played the very first game in the history of the franchise 50 years ago today, a road game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Being in 1st place with a 4-1 record is about as far from 1962 that you can get. […]
Tags: 1962 Topps, Autographs, Charley Neal, Custom Cards, Don Zimmer, Felix Mantilla, Frank Thomas, Gil Hodges, Gus Bell, Hobie Landrith, Richie Ashburn, Roger Craig, SlangKo Heroes of the Diamond
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 […]
Tags: 1962 Topps, 1964 Topps, 1966 Topps, 1968 Topps, 1969 Topps, 1978 Topps, 1979 Topps, 1981 Topps, 1982 Topps, 1983 Topps Traded, 1984 Fleer, 1987 Topps, 1988 Topps American Baseball, 1992 Topps, 1993 Topps, 1997 Topps, 1998 Topps, 1999 Topps, 2001 Topps, 2003 Topps Heritage, 2005 Skybox Autographics, 2006 Allen & Ginter, 2008 Topps Chrome Trading Card History, 2011 Topps, Al Jackson, Al Leiter, Bobby Ojeda, Craig Swan, David Cone, Don Cardwell, Jack Fisher, Jerry Koosman, Johan Santana, Mike Pelfrey, Mike Torrez, Pat Zachry, Pedro Martinez, Pete Harnisch, Randy Jones, Roger Craig, Tom Glavine, Tom Seaver
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…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.
Tags: 12 Days of Christmas, 1962 Topps, 1963 Fleer, 1963 Topps, 1964 Topps, 1965 Topps, 1966 Topps, 1967 Topps, 1968 Topps, 1969 Topps, 1971 Topps, 1973 Topps, Al Luplow, Bob Taylor, Ed Bouchee, Ken MacKenzie, Larry Bearnarth, Nolan Ryan, Phil Linz, Pumpsie Green, Roger Craig, Willie Mays, Yogi Berra
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I feel like it’s been a while since I’ve posted anything I picked up at the old Sportlots site. Shocking, I know. Well, that’s about to change because here’s a sack of cards that I recently got from that very institution, none of which coat me more than 2 bits (with the exception of one […]
Tags: 1954 Bowman, 1954 Topps, 1957 Topps, 1958 Topps, 1959 Topps, 1961 Topps, 1962 Topps, 1963 Fleer, 1964 Topps, 1966 Topps, 1973 Topps, 2011 Allen & Ginter N43, 2011 Allen & Ginter Step Right Up, 2011 Allen & Ginter World's Most Mysterious Figures, 2011 Gypsy Queen, 2011 Topps, Al Rosen, Andre Rodgers, Bill Bonham, Bob Allison, Bobby Shantz, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Dick Allen, Dick Hall, Eddie Stanky, Fire Breathing, George Crowe, Hank Foiles, Hank Sauer, Johnny Bench, Kasper Hauser, league leader card, Lucas Duda, manager card, Mickey Vernon, Milwaukee Braves, Ralph Houk, Rick Monday, Roger Craig, Roy Halladay, Snake CHarming, team card, The Human Blockhead, The Strongman, Tom Seaver, Wilbur Wood, Willie Montanez
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I have a pile of manilla envelopes piling up on my desk of cards that I’ve been meaning to write about. Some have come via trades, some have come from eBay, some have come from Sportlots. For one reason or another, there’s been more piling up than writing going on around here. Hopefully, that’ll change. […]
Tags: 1960 Topps, Dick Drott, Earl Averill, Faye Throneberry, Hobie Landrith, Hoyt Wilhelm, Jose Valdivielso, Ken Hamlin, Marv Breeding, Rocky Bridges, Roger Craig, Roy Face
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This Just In
April 17th, 2011 by slangon
The Mets organization has announced that as part of the celebration of the teams 50th season, they will be trying to match to win-loss record of the teams inaugural 1962 season.* Unfortunately, they have a little catching up to do. This years team stands at 4-11 whereas the record setting 1962 team was 3-12 after […]
Tags: 1962 Topps, 2011 Topps Heritage, Al Jackson, Francisco Rodriguez, Ike Davis, Jay Hook, Roger Craig
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Countdown.
February 8th, 2011 by slangon
Finally a post that’s not about The Post-Season Hootenanny. 1963 Topps #59 Craig Anderson, Autographed 1963 Topps #93 Galen Cisco, Autographed 1963 Topps #174 Larry Burright, Autographed 1963 Topps #197 Roger Craig, Autographed I bought this lot of 4 autographed Mets cards off of eBay a while back. I guess the danger of buying autographs […]
Tags: 1963 Topps, Autographs, Craig Anderson, Galen Cisco, great baseball names, Larry Burright, Roger Craig, vintag
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