The Mets 1974 contribution to the All-Star squad was a crew that you might not have expected. Yogi Berra mad his first and only appearance at the All-Star game as a manager, thanks to leading the team to the World Series the year before. That goes with his 15 appearances as a player. Jerry Grote […]
Tags: 1973 Topps, Autographs, Jerry Grote, Jon Matlack, manager card, SlangKo Heroes of the Diamond, Yogi Berra
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1968 marked the first time in their existence that the Mets would send multiple players to the Mid-Summer Classic. Jerry Grote was named to his first All-Star Team, thanks in part to his .291 average at the break. He was the starting backstop for the Senior Circuit and went 0 for 2 with a strikeout. […]
Tags: 1968 Topps, 1969 Topps Deckle Edge, 1970 Topps, Jerry Grote, Jerry Koosman, Tom Seaver
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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 […]
Tags: 1962 Topps, 1963 Topps, 1964 Topps, 1965 Topps, 1966 Topps, 1972 Topps, 1973 Topps, 1977 Topps, 1980 Topps, 1981 Fleer, 1983 Topps, 1985 Topps, 1985 Topps Traded, 1989 Topps, 1990 Topps, 1991 Topps Traded, 1992 Topps, 1999 Fleer Tradition Vintage '61, 2003 Topps, 2005 Topps Chrome, 2005 Topps Update, 2006 Bowman Heritage, 2008 Allen & Ginter, 2009 Topps Update, 2010 Topps Update, Alex Trevino, All-Star, Barry Lyons, Brian Schneider, Choo Choo Coleman, Chris Cannizzaro, Duffy Dyer, Gary Carter, Jason Phillips, Jerry Grote, Jesse Gonder, John Stearns, Mackey Sasser, Mike Fitzgerald, Mike Piazza, Omir Santos, Paul LoDuca, Rick Cerone, Rod Barajas, Ron Hodges, Todd Hundley, Vance Wilson
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Countdown.
February 18th, 2012 by slangon
Here’s another bucks worth of cards from the Quarter Bin, which has recently been installed with a “or 5 for a dollar” option. All cards come to you courtesy of the 1970 Topps baseball set. Just a quick word about the 1970 set. It seems like a lot of people don’t really dig this set […]
Tags: 1970 Topps, Bill Lee, California Angels, Jerry Grote, Lum Harris, manager card, Mayo Smith, team card
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Countdown.
February 12th, 2011 by slangon
This is the finale in the 3 blockbuster trades I made over the last week or two that did extensive damage to various wantlists. Chris from Project ’62 had contacted me letting me know that he recently came across a box of beat up vintage cards and offered me some Mets from the box along […]
Tags: 1962 Topps, 1964 Topps, 1965 Topps, 1966 Topps, 1969 Topps, 1969 Topps Deckle Edge, 1974 Topps, 1976 Topps, 1978 Topps, 2010 Topps Heritage, 2010 Topps Legendary Lineage, Bob Gibson, Cardboard Abuse, Choo Choo Coleman, David Wright, Denny McLain, Elio Chacon, Frank Howard, Gary Carter, Jerry Grote, Jerry Koosman, Len Randle, manager card, Mel Stottlemyer, Mets, Project '62, Ron Hunt, Ron Swoboda, team card, Yogi Berra
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Since Topps is apparently taking its sweet-ass time activating the Million Card Giveaway, I thought I’d showcase some old cards that I got recently from Sportlots. Dollars to donuts they’re probably much cooler than anything I’m going to get from that giveaway anyways. I ended up with 39 cards for around $20 with shipping. Not […]
Tags: 1955 Bowman, 1955 Topps, 1956 Topps, 1958 Topps, 1959 Topps, 1960 Topps, 1961 Topps, 1962 Topps, 1964 Topps, 1966 Topps, 1967 Topps, 1968 Topps, 1969 Topps, Bill Bruton, Bob Chakales, Bob Davis, Bob Oliver, Bobby Tiefenauer, California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Chuck Hiller, Davey Johnson, Denny McLain, Dick Drago, Don Cardwell, Donn Clendenon, Felipe Alou, Frank Thomas, Gary Peters, George Spriggs, Gerry Staley, Gil Hodges, Gus Triandos, Jack Meyer, Jerry Grote, Jim Fregosi, Jim Hegan, Joe Jay, Joel Horlen, John Stephenson, Johnny "Blue Moon" Odom, Johnny Antonelli, Larry Elliot, league leader card, Luis Tiant, manager card, Marv Throneberry, Mets, Pedro Ramos, Ray Culp, Ron Swoboda, Roy Sievers, Rusty Staub, Sam McDowell, Sammy White, Sportlots, St. Louis Cardinals, Steve Hargan, team card, Tommie Agee, Topps, Turk Lown, Vic Power
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We’re getting down to it folks. This is the start of the box of cards that Mark from Stats on the Back sent me. To break it down, the box contained exactly 206 cards, 1 of which was a double and 5 of which I happen to have. For all you calculator jockeys out there, […]
Tags: Cleon Jones, Darryl Strawberry, Dave Roberts, Don Wilson, Dwight "Doc" Gooden, Gary Carter, George Foster, Gregg Jefferies, Hubie Brooks, Jerry Grote, junk wax, Keith Hernandez, Kevin Mitchell, mail day, Mets, Mookie Wilson, Ozzie Smith, Pat Zachry, Ron Darling, Steve Garvey, Tom Seaver, Wally Backman
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So here’s the second half of the 1971 Topps Mets haul. Cool action shot, but I must say, possibly not the best choice of cropping. Which one is Bud Harrelson? Couldn’t you have zoomed in on just the play at second? I guess we need to give props to whoever stuck that signature over there. Otherwise […]
Tags: 1971 Topps, Bud Harrelson, Dan Frisella, Donn Clendenon, Duffy Dyer, Gary Gentry, Jerry Grote, Jerry Koosman, Jerry Robertson, Jim McAndrew, Mets, Ray Sadecki, team card
Filed Under: It Came from the 'Bay by slangon
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