2011 TOPPS GYPSY QUEEN IKE DAVIS Gather your wits and hold on fast, Your mind must learn to roam. Just as the Gypsy Queen must do You're gonna hit the road. On Tuesday’s SNY telecast, the Verizon Text Poll question asked fans if they thought Ike Davis would be back as the 2014 starting first [...]
1969 TOPPS JERRY KOOSMAN In 1968, Jerry Koosman had a terrific rookie season and he finished fourth in both Wins (19) and ERA (2.08). He was rewarded the following season with this card by Topps, with the majestic rookie trophy. But whenever I think of this card, the only thing that pops in my mind [...]
The greatest bunter of all-time shows off his form on this Score Select card.
1973 TOPPS WILLIE MAYS I’m glad I got to see Willie Mays play for the Mets. Yeah, yeah I know – he looks to be a senior citizen in this card and all anyone talks about in regards to his career with the Mets is that he fell down in the World Series. But in [...]
Proud member of the Mets follicular Hall of Fame.
The search for Keith Miller ink is on as I bust a box of 2013 Topps Archives. Will it all end in tears... or sweet, sweet victory? Set aside 17 minutes of your life and find out. http://youtu.be/7xiNkyx9yE0
1964 TOPPS COIN RON HUNT Here's to Ron Hunt, the first Mets player to start an All-Star game. Hunt manned 2nd base for the 1964 NL All Stars, batting eighth in a lineup that included Roberto Clemente, Billy Williams, Willie Mays, and Orlando Cepeda. The Mets were hosting the game in a brand-new Shea Stadium [...]
1998 UPPER DECK REY ORDONEZ GROOVY KIND OF GLOVE Lest you think that Mike Piazza was the only Mets player featured in the pop-culture-happy insert sets of days gone by, here's Rey Ordonez on a 1998 Upper Deck Retro Groovy Kind of Glove card. Because of course there was nothing more relevant to the kids [...]
2000 IONIX AWESOME POWERS MIKE PIAZZA Continuing on with our brief series of goofily named insert cards, this week we present for your consideration a 2000 Upper Deck Ionix Mike Piazza Awesome Powers. Yeah baby! Ionix was a one-and-done offering from Upper Deck, and it is as much a product of the year 2000 [...]
Opened a box of 2013 Topps Museum Collection over the weekend. Did I find any Mets? Watch to find out. Also watch to see me struggling to open the damn packs, which is entertaining in its own way...
We're nothing but a long nap away from summer at this point, so I'm going to give you a tough one to ponder whilst you sip your lemonade/roll hoops/catch dragonflies/cavort in fire hydrants. First person in the comments to name the Mets player pictured here wins a sweet PSA 7 1969 Topps Dan Frisella. Jump [...]
1999 FLEER BOYZ WITH THE WOOD MIKE PIAZZA The end of the Topps monopoly in 1981 led eventually to the insert-set explosion of the 1990s. However, the practice of adding these bonus cards to packs began with a whimper, not a bang. Topps included glossy all-star cards with its 1984 rack packs-- the cards were [...]