…my collection gave to me… Twelve Vintage Met Cards, Eleven 1960’s, Ten Non-Sports Cards, Nine Crusty Skippers Eight Team Portraits, Seven Hall of Famers, Six Vintage Oddballs, Five Mini Mets, Four Old Ass Cards, Three Guys Named Johnny, Two Keith Hernandez’s, And a Vintage Moe Berg! Merry Christmas, everyone.
Tags: 12 Days of Christmas, 1962 Topps, 1963 Topps, 1964 Topps, 1965 Topps, 1967 Topps, 1970 Topps, 1971 O-Pee-Chee, 1972 Topps, 1973 Topps, 1975 Topps Mini, 1976 Hostess, 1978 TCMA Stars of the 60's, Al Jackson, Bob Moorhead, Bob Veale, Charlie Hough, Craig Anderson, Dave Rickets, Dean Chance, Duke Snider, Felix Millan, Hank Webb, Jack Hamilton, Jack Lamabe, Jerry Koosman, Jim Fregosi, Jimmy Freeman, Kevin Collins, Larry Bearnarth, Tom Seaver, Tommie Reynolds, Tony Perez
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I’ve got to get this up before 4:10. Of course I had to leave right field for last. The Mets have had more right fielders in their history than any other position. Typical. Anyway… In honor of the 50th Anniversary of the New York Mets, I’ve been looking at the primary players at each position […]
Tags: 1962 Topps, 1963 Topps, 1964 Topps, 1965 Topps, 1966 Topps, 1967 Topps, 1971 Topps, 1975 Topps, 1976 Topps, 1977 Topps, 1978 Topps, 1979 Topps, 1981 Topps Traded, 1984 Topps, 1991 Bowman, 1993 Hostess, 1994 Topps, 1995 Collectors Choice, 1996 Topps, 1998 Topps, 1999 Topps Traded, 2000 Fleer Futures, 2000 Topps Traded, 2002 Topps Traded Chrome, 2005 Diamond Kings, 2005 Fleer Tradition, 2006 Topps, 2008 Allen & Ginter, 2009 Topps Update, 2011 Allen & Ginter, Al Luplow, Alex Ochoa, Bobby Bonilla, Butch Huskey, Carl Everett, Carlos Beltran, Darryl Strawberry, Dave Kingman, Derek Bell, Duke Snider, Elliott Maddox, Ellis Valentine, Hubie Brooks, Jeff Francoeur, Jeromy Burnitz, Joe Christopher, Joe Orsulak, Joel Youngblood, Johnny Lewis, Ken Singleton, Mike Vail, Richard Hidalgo, Richie Ashburn, Roger Cedeno, Ron Swoboda, Rusty Staub, Ryan Church, Timo Perez, Victor Diaz, Xavier Nady
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Ugh. This is going to be close. In honor of the 50th Anniversary of the New York Mets, I’ve been looking at the primary players at each position throughout the teams history. We’ve already looked at the managers, Opening Day starting pitchers, catchers, first basemen, second basemen,shortstops, third basemen and left fielders, as well as all of the Mets’ All-Star representatives. […]
Tags: 1963 Topps, 1967 Topps, 1969 Topps, 1974 Topps, 1976 Topps, 1978 Topps, 1981 Donruss, 1986 Topps, 1989 Topps Traded, 1990 Topps Traded, 1992 Denny's Grand Slam, 1992 Leaf, 1993 Topps, 1995 Topps Traded, 1996 Stadium Club, 1997 Bowman, 1998 Topps, 2000 Upper Deck Ultimate Victory, 2001 Bowman, 2003 Topps Traded, 2004 Fleer Platinum, 2005 Bowman Heritage, 2010 Topps, 2011 Topps Heritage, Andres Torres, Angel Pagan, Brett Butler, Brian McRae, Carl Everett, Carlos Beltran, Cleon Jones, Daryl Boston, Del Unser, Don Hahn, Howard Johnson, Jeff Duncan, Jim Hickman, Juan Samuel, Lance Johnson, Lee Mazzilli, Lenny Dykstra, Mike Cameron, Mookie Wilson, Ryan Thompson, Timo Perez, Tommie Agee, Vince Coleman
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Man, I’ve been slacking on this series. I still have 5 positions left to go and only about a month left in the season. We’ve already looked at the managers, catchers, Opening Day starting pitchers, first basemen and second basemen. We’ve also gone through the players the Mets have sent to the All-Star Game every […]
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For the second year of the Mets existence, the team was still very much composed of aging stars and cast-off journey men. The team did “improve” to a 51-111 record, though, so that’s something. Also much like the ’62 season, the Mets representative at the 1963 All-Star Game was probably there more for his legacy […]
Tags: 1963 Topps, Duke Snider
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In case you didn’t hear, yesterday the Mets beat the Cubs by the score of 17-1. In honor of that feat, here are 17 Mets cards that were part of a massive, 109 card order that I picked up off of Sportlots recently. Enjoy. And just to be fair, the Cubbies did score one run, […]
Tags: 1963 Topps, 1982 Topps Traded, 1984 Topps Traded, 1993 Topps, 1994 Topps, 1995 Topps, 1998 Topps, 2000 Topps Traded, 2001 Topps, 2002 Topps, 2004 Cracker Jack, 2004 Topps, 2005 Topps, 2006 Topps Update, Al Leiter, All-Star, Brian Cole, Cal Koonce, Carlos Beltran, Cliff Floyd, Eddie Murray, George Foster, Jeff Kent, Jeff Torborg, Jerry Martin, Joe McEwing, John Franco, John Olerud, Jose Reyes, manager card, Mike Piazza, New York Mets, Paul LoDuca, team card, Tom Kelly, Turk Wendell
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Enjoy the barbecues and beer, but let’s not forget them that’ve given their lives in the service of this country.
Tags: 1961 Topps, 1963 Topps, 1964 Topps, 1965 Topps, 1966 Topps, 1967 Topps, 1968 Topps, Bill White, Bob Buhl, Del Crandall, Deron Johnson, Earl Wilson, Frank Torre, Tito Francona
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This is the fourth post in this series. We’ve looked at the field generals, the men who’ve donned the tools of ignorance, and the guys who’ve thrown the first pitch of the season. Today we’ll be taking a trip back through time to see who’s covered the first base bag for the Mets throughout their […]
Tags: 1963 Topps, 1964 Topps, 1970 Topps, 1971 Topps, 1973 Topps, 1975 Topps, 1977 Topps, 1979 Topps, 1980 Topps, 1981 Topps Traded, 1983 Topps Traded, 1989 Topps, 1992 Classic Collector's Edition, 1994 Collector's Choice, 1995 Topps, 1996 Stadium Club, 1998 Topps, 2000 Topps, 2002 Topps, 2004 Topps, 2004 Topps Opening Day, 2005 Donruss Team Heroes, 2006 Topps, 2009 Topps Heritage, 2010 Topps, 2011 Topps, Butch Huskey, Carlos Delgado, Daniel Murphy, Dave Kingman, Dave Magadan, David Segui, Donn Clendenon, Doug Mientkiewicz, Ed Kranepool, Eddie Murray, Ike Davis, Jason Phillips, John Milner, John Olerud, Keith Hernandez, Lee Mazzilli, Marv Throneberry, Mike Piazza, Mo Vaughn, Rico Brogna, Tim Harkness, Todd Zeile, Willie Montanez
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Tonight the Mets will play the 8,000th game of franchise history. In the 7,999 games prior to tonight, the Mets have won 3,829 and lost 4,162, which is good for a .479 winning percentage. They’ve won 4 pennants and 2 World Series. There’s been a total of 928 players that have worn a Mets uniform, […]
Tags: 1963 Topps, 2012 Topps Heritage, New York Mets, team card
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Well, the blogopolis (as opposed to the blogosphere, which I believe is a different country altogether) seems to have been gripped by Heritage Fever. Although I haven’t bought a pack of baseball cards in just about a year (when I bought a few packs of last years Heritage) I was a little curious and decided […]
Tags: 1963 Topps, Duke Snider, Frank Thomas, Norm Sherry, Rod Kanehl
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