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)
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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.
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