Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Vol. 446 - Travis d'Arnaud, 2014

Set:  2014 Panini Classics
Subset:  Base, Rookie Card
Card Number:  195
Misc. Note:  Travis finished tied for 7th in 2014 N.L. Rookie of the Year voting.

Monday, May 30, 2022

Vol. 445 - David Wright, 2007

Set:  2007 Upper Deck Masterpieces
Subset:  Base
Card Number:  70
Misc. Note:  Each card from this set has a canvas-like feel.

Sunday, May 29, 2022

Vol. 444 - Lenny Dykstra, 2002

Set:  2002 Fleer Fall Classic
Subset:  Base
Card Number:  55
Misc. Note:  Lenny clubbed a pair of long balls during the '86 Fall Classic.

Saturday, May 28, 2022

Vol. 443 - Alejandro Pena, 1990

Set:  1990 Leaf
Subset:  Base
Card Number:  403
Misc. Note:  Logged 76 IP over 52 relief appearances for the '90 Mets.

Friday, May 27, 2022

Vol. 442 - Matt Reynolds, 2016

Set:  2016 Topps Archives
Subset:  Base, Rookie Card
Card Number:  11
Misc. Note:  As of this post, there are 10 Matt Reynolds cards in my collection.

Thursday, May 26, 2022

Vol. 441 - Ron Hodges, 1979

Set:  1979 Topps
Subset:  Base
Card Number:  46
Misc. Note:  Ron's rookie card appears in the '74 Topps set (#448).

Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Vol. 440 - John Olerud, 1997

Set:  1997 Fleer
Subset:  Base
Card Number:  651
Misc. Note:  The Mets introduced these alternate 'snow white' uniforms in 1997.

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Vol. 439 - Chuck Hiller, 1967

Set:  1967 Topps
Subset:  Base
Card Number:  198
Misc. Note:  After his playing days, Chuck managed 3 Mets farm clubs during the '70s and '80s.

Monday, May 23, 2022

Vol. 438 - Kevin Elster, 1988

Set:  1988 Donruss The Rookies
Subset:  n/a
Card Number:  34
Misc. Note:  Kevin made his big league debut, 9/2/86 vs. San Francisco.

Sunday, May 22, 2022

Vol. 437 - Mike Piazza, 2001

Set:  2001 Fleer Futures
Subset:  Base
Card Number:  9
Misc. Note:  The Mets acquired Mike from the Marlins via trade, 5/22/98.

Saturday, May 21, 2022

Vol. 436 - Carlos Delgado, 2009

Set:  2009 Topps Allen & Ginter
Subset:  Base
Card Number:  345
Misc. Note:  Appeared in just 26 games in 2009--his final season with the club.

Friday, May 20, 2022

Vol. 435 - Jacob deGrom, 2019

Set:  2019 Topps Stadium Club
Subset:  Beam Team insert
Card Number:  BT-17
Misc. Note:  Beam Team inserts carried 1:16 odds of being found in 2019 TSC hobby packs.

Thursday, May 19, 2022

Vol. 434 - Ryan Thompson, 1994

Set:  1994 Topps Stadium Club
Subset:  Base
Card Number:  274
Misc. Note:  Fans of old school label makers really dig this set.

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Vol. 433 - Keith Miller, 1989

Set:  1989 Score Young Superstars I
Subset:  n/a
Card:  23
Misc. Note:  Keith's one of 23 player to attend Oral Roberts Univ. and make the big leagues.

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Vol. 432 - Jarred Kelenic, 2018

Set:  2018 Bowman Draft
Subset:  Base
Card Number:  BD-6
Misc. Note:  The Mets selected Jarred 6th overall in the 2018 draft.

Monday, May 16, 2022

Vol. 431 - Felix Millan, 1973

Set:  1973 Topps
Subset:  Base
Card Number:  407
Misc. Note:  Felix was acquired along with George Stone from the Braves, 11/1/72.

Sunday, May 15, 2022

Vol. 430 - Tom Glavine, 2005

Set:  2005 Upper Deck Pros & Prospects
Subset:  Base
Card Number:  67
Misc. Note:  The patch on Tom's sleeve commemorated Shea Stadium's 40th anniversary.

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Vol. 429 - George Foster, 1985

Set:  1985 Topps
Subset:  Base
Card Number:  170
Misc. Note:  Over 5 seasons with the Mets, George clubbed 99 home runs.

Friday, May 13, 2022

Vol. 428 - Jason Jacome, 1995

Set:  1995 Fleer
Subset:  Base
Card Number:  371
Misc. Note:  Pitched a six-hit shutout at Dodgers Stadium to earn his first win, 7/7/94.

Thursday, May 12, 2022

Vol. 427 - Satoru Komiyama, 2002

Set:  2002 Donruss Originals
Subset:  Base, Rated Rookie
Card Number:  126
Misc. Note:  The '02 season (25 games) was the extent of Satoru's MLB career.

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Vol. 426 - Dominic Smith, 2021

Set:  2021 Topps 582 Montgomery Club
Subset:  Set 1
Card Number:  12
Misc. Note:  Montgomery Club highlights the "lost designs" from Topps baseball history.


Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Vol. 425 - Dwight Gooden, 1992

Set:  1992 Topps Stadium Club
Subset:  Base
Card Number:  455
Misc. Note:  Doc had 2 hits and 2 RBIs in the game depicted on this card (7/21/91 vs. LAD).

Monday, May 9, 2022

Vol. 424 - Rusty Staub, 1975

Set:  1975 Topps
Subset:  Base
Card Number:  90
Misc. Note:  Rusty set a career high with 105 RBIs in 1975.

Sunday, May 8, 2022

Vol. 423 - Orel Hershiser, 2000

Set:  2000 MLB Showdown 1st Edition
Subset:  Base
Card Number:  286
Misc. Note:  Orel went 13-12 with a 4.58 ERA in 1999, his lone season in New York.

Saturday, May 7, 2022

Vol. 422 - Joe Christopher, 1965

Set:  1965 Topps
Subset:  Base
Card Number:  495
Misc. Note:  The Mets selected Joe from the Pirates in the '61 expansion draft.

Friday, May 6, 2022

Vol. 421 - Jason Isringhausen, 1997

Set:  1997 Topps Gallery
Subset:  Base
Card Number:  172
Misc. Note:  Injuries limited Jason to just 29 2/3 innings during the '97 season.

Thursday, May 5, 2022

Vol. 420 - Carlos Beltran, 2005

Set:  2005 Upper Deck Update
Subset:  Base
Card Number:  18
Misc. Note:  Maybe it's silly, but I really dig the cell phone motif on these cards!

Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Vol. 419 - Jerry Kossman, 2003

Set:  2003 Topps Fan Favorites
Subset:  Base
Card Number:  26
Misc. Note:  Kooz is card number 90 in the original '69 Topps set.

Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Vol. 418 - David Cone, 1989

Set:  1989 J.J. Nissen Super Stars
Subset:  n/a
Card Number:  19
Misc. Note:  The world was better when you could get baseball cards with your loaf of bread. 

Monday, May 2, 2022

Vol. 417 - Fernando Vina, 1994

Set:  1994 Upper Deck Collector's Choice
Subset:  Base
Card Number:  449
Misc. Note:  As of this post, there are 7 Fernando Vina cards in my collection.

Sunday, May 1, 2022

Vol. 416 - Yoenis Cespedes, 2017

Set:  2017 Topps Chrome
Subset:  Refractor, Image Variation, Short Print
Card Number:  21
Misc. Note:  Over 81 games (291 AB), Yoenis clobbered 17 home runs in 2017.