Mets Through the Years: The All-Star(s), 2010
July 12th, 2012 by slangon

As bad as 2009 was for Mets fans, it seems like 2010 was even worse. I don’t know why I say that. The numbers are pretty comparable but I just seem to remember being way more miserable in 2010. They did manage to send 2 franchise favorites to the Mid-Summer Classic that year. Hmmm… Did […]

Mets Through the Years: Catchers
March 19th, 2012 by slangon

Being that this is the 50th Anniversary of the existence of the Mets, I’m taking a look at the guys who have played each position for the team throughout the years. In cardboard form, of course. Now, since I don’t want to sit here and scan 1,000,000 cards so that I can show every single […]

Good Feelings
August 30th, 2011 by slangon

It’s not too often these days that I can actually feel pretty good about the Mets, but they did sweep the Marlins in a double header yesterday, and that’s put a smile on my face. And yes, I do understand that the Marlins are a team who’ve gone 4-19 over their last 23 games, but […]

Have I Got a Deal for You, or a Cry for Help. However You Want to Look at It.
February 1st, 2011 by slangon

Okay. Bad rhymes aside, here’s the deal. Over Christmas, I had received a couple of packs of 2010 Topps Update. After thinking about it, I came to the conclusion that outside of the Mets, I have no desire to collect that set. After 2 rack packs and 4 retail packs, I only had 2 of […]