After a long and particularly brutal winter, it’s finally here – Opening Day 2014. It just rolls off the tongue. A day of renewal. A day of hope. A day when your team is undefeated. In honor of this happiest of days, I’ve created some custom cards of the Mets 2014 Opening Day lineup in […]
Tags: 2014 SlangKo, Chris Young, Curtis Granderson, David Wright, Dillon Gee, Eric Young Jr., Ike Davis, Juan Lagares, manager card, New York Mets, Ruben Tejada, Terry Collins, Travis d'Arnaud
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I don’t know what it’s like where you live, but at the moment I’m sitting under roughly a foot of snow. That’s a slightly annoying amount, but after the way everyone around here and in the media was freaking out over the last few days, it seems like a coating. Anyway, what better way to […]
Tags: 1955 Bowman, 1969 Topps, 1971 Fleer Laughlin World Series, 1971 Topps, 1972 Kellogg's All-Time Greats, 1972 Topps, 1974 Topps, 1975 Topps, 2012 Topps, Catfish Hunter, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Cy Young, Dave Leonhard, Eddie Kasko, Gene Brabender, Granny Hamner, Jim Gilliam, John McGraw, manager card, Monty Basgall, Orlando Cepeda, R.A. Dickey, Red Adams, Reggie Jackson, Ron Santo, team card, Tom Seaver, Tommy Lasorda, Walt Alston, World Series
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…my collection gave to me… 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!
Tags: 12 Days of Christmas, 1961 Topps, 1969 Topps, 1971 Topps, 1973 Topps, 1974 Topps, 1975 Topps, 1978 Topps, 1983 Topps Traded, Al Dark, Al Monchak, Bobby Winkles, Charlie Fox, Chuck Tanner, Frank Howard, Harry Walker, Jim Mahoney, Jimmie Reese, Jimmy Dykes, Joe Lonnett, Johnny Roseboro, Johnny Sain, Los Angeles Dodgers, manager card, Red Schoendienst, Salty Parker, St. Louis Cardinals, team card, Tom Morgan, Walt Alston
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…my collection gave to me… Six Vintage Oddballs, Five Mini Mets, Four Old Ass Cards, Three Guys Named Johnny, Two Keith Hernandez’s, And a Vintage Moe Berg!
Tags: 12 Days of Christmas, 1961 Fleer All-Time Greats, 1961 Golden Press, 1961 Nu-Card Scoops, 1962 Post, 1969 Globe Imports, 1970 Fleer World Series, Andy Carey, Babe Ruth, George Sisler, Harvey Haddix, John McGraw, Lou Gehrig, manager card, Ron Swoboda
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So the regular season is a thing of the past. Now that MLB has separated the wheat from the chaff, let the post season begin. Actually before the post season proper can get underway, we have the little issue of the second Wild Card to contend with. That is what is going down today. The […]
Tags: 1974 Topps, 1978 Topps, 1980 Topps, Barney Schultz, Billy Hunter, Bobby Cox, Earl Weaver, George Kissell, Johnny Lewis, manager card, Red Schoendienst, team card, Vern Benson
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This post has been sitting in my To Do list for quite a while, and for that I apologize to all parties involved. A while back, Mark, from Mark’s Ephemera, had sent me an email explaining that he was a bit embarrassed to say that it’s taken so long for him to get some cards […]
Tags: 1986 Topps, 1988 Topps, 1989 Topps, Cal Ripken Sr., Jim Frey, Jim Leyland, John McNamara, manager card, Pete Rose, Russ Nixon, team card, Tom Kelly, Tommy Lasorda, Whitey Herzog
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You know the story. You’re at Target and/or Walmart running errands and happen by the card aisle. Of course you can’t just walk by without just popping your head in to see what’s that haps. Then your pocket starts to heating up and before you know it, there’s a hole burning in that pocket. It’s […]
Tags: 1968 Topps, 1973 Topps, 1979 Topps, 1981 Topps, 1984 O-Pee-Chee, 1984 Topps, 1986 Fleer, 1987 Topps, 1987 Topps Glossy All-Stars, 1989 Bazooka Shining Star, 1989 Donruss, 1989 Pacific Senior League, 1989 Topps, 1989 Topps Glossy All-Stars, 1990 Score, 1990 Upper Deck, 1991 Topps, 1993 Topps, 2001 Upper Deck MVP, 2002 Donruss Originals, 2005 Donruss Champions, Alfonso Soriano, Andres Galarraga, Autographs, Bernie Williams, Bill Mazeroski, Bill Virdon, Bruce Bochte, Cal Ripken, Dave Ricketts, Don Leppert, Don Mattingly, Fernando Valunzuela, Hal Lanier, Jerry Morales, Jesse Barfield, Jose Canseco, Ken Griffey Sr., Kirk Gibson, manager card, Mel Wright, Nerds, New York Yankees, Nomar Garciaparra, Phil Huffman, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rickey Henderson, Robin Ventura, Robin Yount, team card, Tom Paciorek, Wally Whitehurst, World Series
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So far, halfway through the 2012 season, I don’t think that anyone in their right minds could possible complain at where the Mets find themselves. After everyone expecting the Mets to be the rug of the N.L. East, and after a horribly dismal Spring Training, the team finds themselves with a 46-40 record and are […]
Tags: 2012 Topps, 2012 Topps Heritage, David Wright, manager card, R.A. Dickey, Terry Collins
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Coming off of their World Series defeat to the Yankees, the Mets sent 2 players to the ASG in 2001, as well as a manager. Rick Reed made his second All-Star appearance that year. It’s crazy to think he had twice as many All-Star appearances as Edgardo Alfonzo, but hey, baseball’s a crazy sport. For […]
Tags: 2001 Topps, 2001 Topps Chrome, Bobby Valentine, manager card, Mike Piazza, Rick Reed
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Coming off of their 1986 World Championship, the Mets again sent 5 men to the 1987 All-Star Game. Davey Johnson was named the manager of the National League squad. That goes along with his 4 appearances as a player, 3 for the A.L. and once with the N.L. The Straw Man made his fourth straight […]
Tags: 1987 Topps, 1987 Topps Glossy All-Stars, Darryl Strawberry, Davey Johnson, Gary Carter, Keith Hernandez, manager card, Sid Fernandez
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