1964 TOPPS STAND-UP RON HUNT Today's card is a 1964 Topps Stand-up, Ron Hunt (#35). This standard-size card was part of an unusual 77-card die-cut issue. At the time, Topps had not issued a die-cut set since their 1951 All-Star set. These cards stand out due to their vivid yellow and green backgrounds. Four New [...]
My wife maintains that my columns were unduly harsh to “poor” (her adjective not mine, but it fits) Eric Campbell when he was on the Mets’ active roster. My explanation was that he was not a strong enough player to be on a major league roster, let alone one that had pennant and playoff aspirations. [...]
It hasn’t been quite the first half we were hoping for here in Mets land. Thanks in part to a World Series hangover, injuries – both nagging and substantial – and a dismal performance in getting timely hits, the Mets enter the break at 47-41, which is tied for second place in the NL East, [...]
Not everyone can be Alex Bregman, but when they played the All Star futures game on Sunday night, we had hoped that Dominic Smith (U.S. Futures’ starting first baseman) might make a show of his hitting potential. While Bregman looked brilliant (going 3 for 4 with a double and a triple) Smith was a lowly [...]
Well, that didn't go as planned. The Mets ended the first half on a down note, losing three out of four to the Nationals, including a 3-2 setback Sunday. They head into the All-Star break six games out of first place. Steven Matz struggled early but essentially pitched a good game. Unfortunately, it contained one [...]
Earlier this year the Mets rescued veteran James Loney off the scrap heap. It was a low-risk move that the vast majority of the fan base approved of immediately. However, not everyone (read:me) signed off on the acquisition. Loney took over as the starter and has essentially played every day. Now that he has 150 [...]
The Mets lost to the Nationals tonight at Citi Field 6-1, ruining many a night and dropping to five games back in the division. Logan Verrett was...present in this this one. His main accomplishment was pitching into the seventh inning, really. His final line was ugly: 6.2 innings pitched, five earned runs (though one was [...]
It feels like it's all coming crashing down, doesn't it? Well maybe not quite yet, but it sure seems that the specter of the injury-riddled 2009 team is on a train barreling toward us at an increasingly rapid pace. Forgetting for a moment the injuries to and underperformance of the offense, the team's path to [...]
Where's Fernando Tatis? Clearly this is 2009 because Jose Reyes is here and everyone keeps getting injured. As if the news weren't bleak enough with Matt Harvey shut down for the season for shoulder surgery, our best player and best pitcher both exited tonight's game with injuries. Yoenis Cespedes left with a quad sprain, hopefully [...]