This is the fifth post in this series. We’ve already covered the men who’ve serve as managers, opening day starters, catchers and first basemen for the Mets over their 50 year history. Today, we’ll take a gander at the guys who’ve manned second for the Metropolitans over the years, in cardboard form, of course. Charlie […]
Tags: 1962 Topps, 1964 Topps, 1966 Topps, 1968 Topps, 1969 Topps, 1973 Topps, 1978 Topps, 1981 Fleer, 1983 Topps, 1986 Topps, 1987 Topps, 1988 Topps, 1990 Starline Long John Silvers, 1992 Leaf, 1993 Topps, 1996 Topps, 1997 Topps Finest, 1999 Topps, 2002 Donruss Originals, 2004 Fleer Platinum, 2006 Bowman Heritage, 2006 Topps, 2008 Topps, 2011 Topps Update, 2012 Topps, Brian Giles, Carlos Baerga, Charlie Neal, Chuck Hiller, Craig Brazell, Daniel Murphy, Danny Garcia, Doug Flynn, Edgardo Alfonzo, Felix Millan, Gregg Jefferies, Jeff Kent, Jerry Buchek, Jose Valentin, Jose Vizcaino, Justin Turner, Ken Boswell, Luis Castillo, Miguel Cairo, Phil Linz, Roberto Alomar, Ron Hunt, Tim Teufel, Wally Backman, Willie Randolph
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Countdown.
February 14th, 2012 by slangon
4 Days. The starting second sacker for the 1986 Mets, position #4 on your scorecard, was former Mets managerial hopeful, Wally Backman. Davey Johnson was apparently a big fan of the platoon, and 2nd base was another of those positions that he regularly switched out players. Backman started 92 games at second in 1986. He […]
Tags: 1983 Fleer, 1986 Topps Traded, 2010 Allen & Ginter, 2010 Topps Heritage, Brad Emaus, Daniel Murphy, Luis Castillo, New York Mets, Opening Day, Tim Teufel, Wally Backman
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Countdown.
February 9th, 2011 by slangon
It’s been a month since Brian Wilson fired a slider past the bat of Nelson Cruz for the final out of the 2010 World Series. It’s been nearly 2 months since Oliver Perez lobed an 88 mph “fastball” high and outside to Justin Maxwell to walk in the go-ahead run in the top of the […]
Tags: 1978 Topps, 1983 Topps, 2009 Topps, Bobby Valentine, Custom Cards, Jerry Manuel, Sandy Alderson, Terry Collins, Wally Backman
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Now that the World Series is over and nobody east of the Rockies cares about the Giants unless they’re playing football, it’s time for baseball obsessed folk like myself to start looking at the off-season moves made by their favorite teams. I’m not too sure how much moving and grooving other teams have done so […]
Tags: 1979 Topps, 1983 Fleer, 2003 Topps 205, 2007 Topps, 2007 Topps Heritage, 2010 Topps, 2010 Topps Heritage, Bobby Valentine, John Maine, Jose Reyes, Luis Castillo, Ollie Perez, Wally Backman
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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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