Baseball Cards
Mets Baseball Card of the Moment: 1962 Topps Richie Ashburn
With all of the All-Star Game talk today, it seems like a good time to talk about the New York Mets first All-Star, Richie Ashburn. In 1962, baseball had two All-Star Games. Ashburn was selected as a reserve, the only New York Mets representative named to the National League team. (Considering the Mets had a [...]
Mets baseball card of the moment: 1963 Topps Marv Throneberry
What happens in Atlanta, stays in Atlanta. (Especially if it’s as ugly as Wednesday afternoon’s 14-6 Mets loss to the Braves.) Today’s Mets card of the moment is from the 1963 Topps set (the inspiration for this year’s Topps Heritage design) and features legendary Mets first baseman Marv Throneberry. While most baseball legends earn their [...]
2012 Gypsy Queen baseball cards are out
I still haven’t gotten around to showing you my 2012 Topps Heritage Mets baseball cards, but the cardmaker’s latest set has hit the marketplace. This year’s Gypsy Queen cards look remarkably similar to last year’s, with the major difference being the location of the Gypsy Queen logo shifting from the top to the bottom of [...]
4-0
Well, the Mets survived some shaky moments tonight and are now 4-0. The Arizona Diamondbacks are the only other remaining undefeated team in the National League. Kirk Nieuwenhuis hit his first major league home run, Daniel Murphy made a highlight reel play in a big spot… but the most remarkable part of tonight’s game was [...]
Mets cards of the moment
Last week, I received a package of baseball cards from Ryan, who runs The Great Orioles Autograph Project blog. Here are a few of my favorite Mets cards that he sent. I hope this is a good omen for Thursday… I’m hoping for Johan Santana and David Wright to have good years.
Ex-Met card of the moment: 2012 Topps Heritage Francisco Rodriguez
I finally picked up a few packs of Topps Heritage cards this week, but I didn’t have any luck finding Mets. I did end up with two different Derek Jeter cards and a bunch of Boston Red Sox that will be moving on to new homes shortly, and then there was this card showing former Mets [...]
Minor League Monday: 2003 Somerset Patriots
In 2003, the Somerset Patriots won their second Atlantic League title. The independent team finished the season with a 67-59 record under manager Sparky Lyle. Outfielder Ryan Radmanovich, who had a cup of coffee with the Seattle Mariners in 1998, played his first season with the Patriots and led the team with 21 home runs. [...]
Mets Autograph of the Week: Junior Noboa
I’m trying to obtain a baseball card signed by each player who has appeared in at least one game for the New York Mets. Each week, I try to spotlight one of the autographs in my collection. Junior Noboa spent parts of eight seasons in the major leagues between 1984 and 1994, serving as a [...]
1992-94 Front Row All-Time Greats Ralph Kiner baseball cards
In the first few years of the 1990s, it seemed like everyone wanted to collect baseball cards and watch as their value increased. In 1991, a company called Front Row put out a set of baseball draft picks. They marketed directly to collectors as well as selling to dealers, and they offered a variety of [...]
Minor League Monday: 2001 Somerset Patriots
In 2001, the Somerset Patriots won their first Atlantic League championship. Manager Sparky Lyle led his team to an 83-43 record. Outfielder Mike Warner was the team’s leading hitter, with a .351 batting average, 17 home runs, 103 RBI and 30 stolen bases. Infielder Billy Hall stole 72 bases, and outfielder DaRond Stovall hit 22 [...]
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