Vol. 193 - Jordany Valdespin, 2012

Set:  2012 Bowman Chrome

Subset:  Base, Rookie Card

Card Number:  82

Misc. Note:  As of this post, there are 14 Jordany Valdespin cards in my collection.

Vol. 192 - Jerry Grote, 1991

Set:  1991 Swell Baseball Greats

Subset:  n/a

Card Number:  36

Misc. Note:  Jerry caught every inning for the Mets in the '69 and '73 World Series.

Vol. 191 - Lastings Milledge, 2006

Set:  2006 Fleer

Subset:  Base, Rookie Card

Card Number:  410

Misc. Note:  Had a double in 4 ABs in his big league debut, 5/30/06 vs. Arizona.

Vol. 190 - Mike Piazza, 1999

Set:  1999 Topps Gallery

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  14

Misc. Note:  Mike donned the goalie-style mask briefly in '98 during an early-July series in Atlanta.

Vol. 189 - Roger McDowell, 1988

Set:  1988 Donruss Baseball's Best

Subset:  n/a

Card Number:  126

Misc. Note:  Roger ranks 7th in Mets franchise history with 84 saves.

Vol. 188 - Lucas Duda, 2017

Set:  2017 Topps Stadium Club

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  156

Misc. Note:  Perhaps the best cameo the Home Run Apple has ever made on a baseball card.

Vol. 187 - Paul Wilson, 1995

Set:  1995 Upper Deck

Subset:  Top Prospect

Card Number:  13

Misc. Note:  The Mets made Paul the 1st overall selection in the '94 MLB Draft.

Vol. 186 - Len Randle, 1978

Set:  1978 Topps

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  544

Misc. Note:  As of this post, there are 3 Len Randle cards in my collection.

Vol. 185 - Mike Hampton, 2000

Set:  2000 SP Authentic

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  71

Misc. Note:  Mike won a pair of games in the 2000 NLCS, earning MVP honors.

Vol. 184 -- Choo Choo Coleman, 1964

Set:  1964 Topps

Subset:  Base 

Card Number:  251

Misc. Note:  Choo Choo's given name is Clarence.

Vol. 183 - Tom Glavine, 2003

Set:  2003 Upper Deck MVP

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  130

Misc. Note:  Tom signed with the Mets as a Free Agent, 12/5/02.

Vol. 182 - Barry Lyons, 1988

Set:  1988 Topps

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  633

Misc. Note:  Barry collected 108 RBIs for the Jackson Mets (Texas League) in '85.

Vol. 181 - Curtis Granderson, 2014

Set:  2014 Topps Stadium Club

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  5

Misc. Note:  The catcher attempting to thwart Curtis is Miami's Jarrod Saltalamacchia.

Vol. 180 - Carlos Beltran, 2007

Set:  2007 Fleer

Subset:  Soaring Stars insert

Card Number:  SS-CB

Misc. Note:  One of 4 Mets players included in the 42-card insert set.

Vol. 179 - Hideo Nomo, 1998

Set:  1998 Donruss Signature

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  38

Misc. Note:  Acquired by the Mets via trade from the Dodgers, 6/4/98.

Vol. 178 - Andres Gimenez, 2021

Set:  2021 Topps

Subset:  Base, Rookie Card

Card Number:  53

Misc. Note:  Traded to Cleveland as part of the Francisco Lindor trade, 1/7/21.

Vol. 177 - Howard Johnson, 1991

Set:  1991 Classic Game

Subset:  n/a

Card Number:  76

Misc. Note:  One of 11 Mets players featured in the 200-card set.

Vol. 176 - Cleon Jones, 2017

Set:  2017 Topps Archives Snapshots

Subset:  n/a

Card Number:  AS-CJ

Misc. Note:  Cleon recorded the final putout of the '69 World Series.

Vol. 175 - David Wright, 2009

Set:  2009 Topps Heritage

Subset:  New Age Performers insert

Card Number:  NAP1

Misc. Note:  David was the first Mets player to hit a home run at Citi Field, 4/13/09.

Vol. 174 - Anthony Young, 1993

Set:  1993 O-Pee-Chee 

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  380

Misc. Note:  Set a major league record by taking a loss in 27 straight decisions.

Vol. 173 - Brian McRae, 1999

Set:  1999 Upper Deck Victory

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  257

Misc. Note:  Brian was traded to Colorado in a multi-player deal, 7/31/99.

Vol. 172 - Ruben Tejada, 2016

Set:  2016 Topps Opening Day

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  OD-99

Misc. Note: Ruben's card in the '06 flagship set uses the same photo, though he's Photoshopped into a Cardinals uniform.

Vol. 171 - Wally Backman, 1981

Set:  1981 Fleer

Subset:   Base

Card Number:  336

Misc. Note:  Fleer was the only major company to produce a card for Wally in '81, making this his 'true' rookie card.

Vol. 170 - Casey Stengel, 1962

Set:  1962 Topps

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  29

Misc. Note:  The manager of the original Mets, Casey's number #37 is retired by the team.

Vol. 169 - David Cone, 1989

Set:  1989 Upper Deck

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  584

Misc. Note:  David currently works as a color commentator for Yankees TV broadcasts.

Vol. 168 - Felix Millan, 1974

Set:  1974 Kellogg's

Subset:  n/a

Card Number:  53

Misc. Note:  One of 2 Mets players featured in this 54-card set.

Vol. 167 - Len Dykstra, 1989

Set:  1989 Fleer

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  33

Misc. Note:  Lenny batted an impressive .351 (13-37) in 13 NLCS games for New York.

Vol. 166 - Wilson Ramos, 2020

Set:  2020 Topps Gypsy Queen

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  88

Misc. Note:  As of this post, there are 9 Wilson Ramos cards in my collection.

Vol. 165 - Ryan Thompson, 1993

Set:  1993 Score

Subset:  Boys of Summer insert

Card Number:  9

Misc. Note:  Part of a 30-card rookie insert set found exclusively in "Super Packs" of '93 Score.

Vol. 164 - Tim Tebow, 2018

Set:  2018 Topps Heritage Minor Leauge

Subset:  1969 Transogram

Card Number:  69CC-TT

Misc. Note:  A football standout at University of Florida, Tebow was awarded the '07 Heisman Trophy.

Vol. 163 - Jose Reyes, 2010

Set:  2010 Topps

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  339

Misc. Note:  Jose's 408 stolen bases are a Mets career franchise record.