Clearance Trade with Andy 88

When Andy of 88 Topps and 78 Topps called it quits like the rest of you, I was sad to see him go, but when he announced the great 70s Topps purge, I had to jump in line for the Mets cards! I sent him a few game used cards I had hanging around in return, A Billy Wagner and a few Biggio's I think and what I found in the mail was incredible! A bunch of 70s Mets Topps cards from the years 74, 73, 71, and of course, 1978!





I chose just to highlight one page of my favorites.





First up we have Tom Terrific from the 73 Set. This was the one Seaver card in the lot and of course it's my favorite card I received. As a lifelong Mets fan whose life hasnt been that long, I never got to see Tom pitch in person, but I've done lots of reading and am certain that he along with Mike Piazza is the greatest Met of all time.





Another card I loved is of the Stork, George Theordore. Besides looking like the A/V guy at your highschool according to the cartoon on the back, he also enjoys marshmellow milk shakes. Now I can die in peace knowing that.






Eddie Kranepool is the quintessential early Met - he held the longest tenure of any of the inaugural squad and lends his name to the great mets blog the Ed Kranepool Society.





Skip Lockwood has a dirty name





Now - I am too lazy to do the proper researching on this, but if memory serves me correctly Joel Youngblood is the only player to play for 2 different teams in one day when he was traded between the Mets and the Expos during a double header. But like I said, I could be wrong. If I am, feel more than happy to correct and I'll be a better person for it.





I am supremely jealous of Bob Apodaca's haircut.





And finally Bobby V - I can barely recognize him without his glasses.

So now that I have this great package, I got one last surprise late last night when I saw that Andy is back in the fold with the 88 Score Traded Blog! So everyone, get ready for a daily dose of mediocre players and better analysis! It's been a great read so far, but there have been errors on both cards 1 and 2 - so lets see how far that continues!

Early Birthday Present from 78 Topps Blog!

Before I even open the cards, I think it is awesome that these cards a hermetically sealed, or whatever the word is. My mind is blown -

Now, this really isn't a birthday present, because there is now way that Andy knew my birthday was on December 5th (ahem...want lists...ahem), but instead, I have been whored out to give a shout out to Andy and his new endeavor, the 78 Topps Blog. I have to say that I love this blog as well as his old labor of love, the 88 Topps blog. Its quite incredible how Andy has the ability to make what could be a very redundant topic, very fun and very interactive. His style and work is something that all bloggers should aspire to reach.

Now - first and foremost - Andy sent me a handful of 08 Goudey cards and was able to fill the last 2 open spots in my binder. For this I am grateful and will have to scour to see if there is anything I can do in return. I know I only did the short set, but I don't have the time or the money for over 100 short prints - Heritage is bad enough.

So Andy - Thank you - Thank you

Next in the package was a handful of 2008 Ud Baseball Heroes towards my set - 17 to be exact - that's 17 closer to the end goal. If you think you might be able to contribute, please check out my want lists and let me know.

Finally, we have a nice stack of 5 random Mets cards! These will all fit nicely in my Mets box, and hopefully, my HoJo pile will continue to grow. I guess I need to go on record as having a hard on for a lot of the 3rd baseman from my era. HoJo, Alfonzo, Wright, Ventura...who knew?

So I need to again, give a huge shout out to Andy at the 78 Topps Blog and my utmost gratitude for the my first completed 2008 set.