Thursday, September 19, 2019

Vol. 110 - Pete Alonso, 2019

Set:  2019 Topps Chrome
Subset:  Base
Card Number:  204
Misc. Note:  Pete's is the final card in the 204-card Chrome checklist.

Vol. 109 - John Stearns, 1983

Set:  1983 Fleer
Subset:  Base
Card Number:  556
Misc. Note:  John was selected to the N.L. All-Star team in 4 of his 10 seasons as a Met.

Vol. 108 - Tim Bogar, 1996

Set:  1996 Fleer
Subset:  Base
Card Number:  473
Misc. Note:  As of this post, there are 23 Tim Bogar cards in my collection.

Vol. 107 - Bartolome Fortunato, 2004

Set:  2004 Upper Deck SPx
Subset:  Base, Tier 1 SPXciting Rookies
Card Number:  113
Misc. Note:  The Tier 1 rookies in this set are all numbered to /1599.

Vol. 106 - Darryl Strawberry, 1991

Set:  1991 Fleer
Subset:  Base
Card Number:  161
Misc. Note:  This photo was taken during the '90 Home Run Derby at Wrigley Field.


Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Vol. 105 - Jacob deGrom, 2014

Set:  2014 Topps Update
Subset:  Gold parallel
Card Number:  US50
Misc. Note:  Jacob earned the N.L.'s Rookie of the Year award in '14.
  

Vol. 104 - Gregg Jefferies, 1989

Set:  1989 Topps
Subset:  Base
Card Number:  233
Misc. Note:  Curiously, Gregg didn't make the Topps or Topps Traded set in '88.

Vol. 103- Marcus Stroman, 2019

Set:  2019 Topps Living Set
Subset:  n/a
Card Number:  226
Misc. Note:  Per the Topps website, the print run on this card is 2,372.

Vol. 102 - Darryl Hamilton, 2000

Set:  2000 Fleer Tradition
Subset:  Base
Card Number:  380
Misc. Note:  As of this post, there are 12 Darryl Hamilton cards in my collection.

Vol. 101 -- Ed Lynch, 1985

Set:  1985 Donruss
Subset:  Base
Card Number:  623
Misc. Note:  Ed started a career-high 29 games for the Mets in '85.

Monday, September 9, 2019

Vol. 100 - Tom Seaver, 1968

Set:  1968 Topps
Subset:  Base
Card Number:  45
Misc. Note:  This is Tom's second-year Topps card.

Vol. 99 - Bobby Parnell, 2014

Set:  2014 Topps New York Mets
Subset:  n/a
Card Number:  NYM-12
Misc. Note:  Part of a 17-card factory team set.

Vol. 98 - Bobby Jones, 1996

Set:  1996 Fleer Ultra
Subset:  Base
Card Number:  245
Misc. Note:  As of this post, there are 96 Bobby Jones cards in my collection.

Vol. 97 - Roberto Alomar, 2002

Set:  2002 Upper Deck Ovation
Subset:  Base
Card Number:  52
Misc. Note:  Roberto contributed 2 RBIs in his Mets debut, a 6-2 win over Pittsburgh, 4/1/02.

Vol. 96 - Mackey Sasser, 1991

Set:  1991 Score 100 Superstars
Subset:  n/a
Card Number:  75
Misc. Note:  One of 8 Mets featured in this 100-card factory set.

Friday, September 6, 2019

Vol. 95 - Dave Kingman, 1982

Set:  1982 Topps Drake's Big Hitters
Subset:  n/a
Card Number:  21
Misc. Note:  One of 2 Mets featured in the 33-card checklist.

Vol. 94 - Bud Harrelson, 1977

Set:  1977 Topps
Subset:  Base
Card Number:  44
Misc. Note:  This is Bud's penultimate Topps card as a Mets player.

Vol. 93 - John Maine, 2008

Set:  2008 Upper Deck
Subset:  Star Attractions
Card Number:  4
Misc. Note:  The only Met featured in this 10-card insert set.

Vol. 92 - Brandon Nimmo, 2019

Set:  2019 Topps Chrome
Subset:  Prism Refractor
Card Number:  8
Misc. Note:  As of this post, there are 34 Brandon Nimmo cards in my collection.

Vol. 91 - Bret Saberhagen, 1993

Set:  1993 Upper Deck
Subset:  Base
Card Number:  282
Misc. Note:  The Mets acquired Bret via trade from Kansas City, December '91.