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Despite shoddy production values and a design that -borrowing heavily from the year prior- seems like an afterthought, the 1969 Topps set is extremely popular among collectors. The 1969 set includes, naturally, the highly sought after 1969 Mets. And 45 Hall of Famers also appear in the set. Name them. One guess per post. Cards to follow.

Zvon wrote: "Bring back" seems to be a clue that means a lot. But I don't get it. I know his face though! I'm gonna call him "B.B." from now on. For "Bring Back".

Zvon wrote: whoops, didnt include the guy. I think we all know who this is. But what in the name of all that is orange and blue is with that Dodger uni? I don't think I've ever seen this exact piping on their jersey before. I won't break with tradition but I will talk about the game here. Okay, I get it, you got guts Zack. Too many pitches Mr Wheeler. Nice throw out by d'! That's the Dodgers one year only 1971 road uniform, with one stripe running along the top of each shoulder.

Where's Lefty? Here's Lefty.

I know that guys face but not his name, I think. That don't help here. But for the record I know that guys face! Yo, I was coloring a Westrum and dewatermarking a Seaver and I notice that both these pics are taken in the same little corner of the world, what, 5, 6 years apart? Same tree back there. Whoever that is up there, he might be in the same corner, different angle, can't tell. Don't see that section of fence that juts out. Trees don't seem to line up right. I now agree. Wes and Tom are standing in the same area of the Mets Spring Training complex. So is Bill Sudakis (below): The street-light over Sudakis's left shoulder is the giveaway. I think there's a good chance that the pitcher I was bringing back also posed in that same area, but before the cage-like structure was built. Plus, you could tell from the Sudakis photo that the object coming out of Seaver's head is a wooden telephone pole.

batmagadanleadoff wrote: But what about the structure coming out of the top of Seaver's head? It might not be visible from the Westrum angle. Wes is standing much closer to the foul line.

The fence in the Westrum background is two square sections high. Not sure if I can tell in the Seaver shot.

But what about the structure coming out of the top of Seaver's head? Wait? Are you saying that just the Westrum and Seaver shots might be from the same location, or all three shots, including the unknown Met that I was bringing back, like I already said so?

batmagadanleadoff wrote: That uniform takes me back to the roots of my baseball lovin' childhood. McCutcheon could sure use some stirrups, not that I'm complaining.

batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: His major league career consisted of just 63 innings pitched, none of them with the Mets. He's Toppless and as far as I know, was never even photographed by The Man From Topps. Still, we're bringing him back for your quizzing pleasure. ... bringing back yesterday's unsolved quiz. He was a one year wonder. No. Make that a One Year Wonder. Jesus Christ! I said I was bringing him back ferchrissakes.

That uniform takes me back to the roots of my baseball lovin' childhood.

batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: His major league career consisted of just 63 innings pitched, none of them with the Mets. He's Toppless and as far as I know, was never even photographed by The Man From Topps. Still, we're bringing him back for your quizzing pleasure. ... bringing back yesterday's unsolved quiz. He was a one year wonder. No. Make that a One Year Wonder.

batmagadanleadoff wrote: His major league career consisted of just 63 innings pitched, none of them with the Mets. He's Toppless and as far as I know, was never even photographed by The Man From Topps. Still, we're bringing him back for your quizzing pleasure. ... bringing back yesterday's unsolved quiz.

Edgy MD wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: The slugger depicted on the front page of the newspaper above did not know it at the time, but by the time he joined the Mets organization, he had already played his final major league game. That's Glenn Davis, laughing about how phallic it is when the swoosh penetrates the loop in the Y.

Here's what we were saying on that final day in 2011: Reyes Appreciation Day IGT, 9/28 Check out this thread, too. http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/16800/f1_t16800.shtml

This former Met spent a whole season pitching for Tony LaRussa's Cardinals, but amassed just 2 1/3 innings pitched for the Redbirds. He has no Card card. Most people taking this quiz would guess Jesse Orosco because of the uncanny resemblance the Cards pitcher bears to the iconic Met reliever.

His major league career consisted of just 63 innings pitched, none of them with the Mets. He's Toppless and as far as I know, never even photographed by The Man From Topps. Still, we're bringing him back for your quizzing pleasure.

The slugger depicted on the front page of the newspaper above did not know it at the time, but by the time he joined the Mets organization, he had already played his final major league game.

G-Fafif wrote: No better broadcasters than ours. Anthony DiComo with a fine profile of Gary, Keith, Ron and Guys! Darling's hire was more unexpected. In what he remembers as a frustrating year commentating on Nationals games for the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, feeling stunted in his growth as a fledgling broadcaster, Darling impressed Gowdy with an analytical side that did not always translate well on camera. Watching tape of Darling's MASN broadcasts shortly after his hire, Picker remembers being "stunned" by how much work he thought Darling needed. Seven years later, the producer says,"I have never worked with an announcer who has improved as dramatically and as quickly as Ron." I know this to be true from firsthand experience. I got to watch a few Nat games with Darling behind the mike, and I thought to myself that Darling was perhaps the worst announcer I'd ever heard. He's come a long way.

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Found it! And that's from the 1969 set. So Topps poorly airbrushed a 7-year-old photo? For reason unknown, the first four series of Topps' 1969 set were downright disgraceful. Topps' shoddy production values included old photos (Cannizzaro above) Al Jackson old recycled photos (Mays '69 card is his '66 card cropped) many reused photos from the 1968 set And an extreme overabundance of capless head shots An airbrushed removal of the KC cap logo below even though Duncan was an Athletic for his whole career, dating back to 1964, and the A's had moved to Oakland for the '68 season. Tommie Agee in an airbrushed and logoless White Sox uniform even though he was an everyday playing Met in 1968 and slated to play everyday going into the '69 season. These aren't isolated examples. The first four series of the 1969 set were replete with these types of cards.

I know that there's at least one guy on this forum who'll nail this player with the Metly connections in less time than it takes for Topps to remove the logo from a baseball cap.

This one-time Met with an asterisk ended up on Topps' cutting room floor as far as his Padres career was concerned. No Mets or Padres cards of this player exist. The Padres obtained him after Topps' print run was completed. His San Diego stint consisted of less than 20 at bats. Same player. Same deal. The one-time Met with an asterisk ended his career with the Pale Red Hose, without a Topps baseball card to commemorate his last gig. But he didn't escape the attention of The Man From Topps. The asterisk (and supporting evidence) suggests Jerry Moses, called up to the Mets in 1975 but avoiding playing before being sent on his way. From the UMDB FAQ: Why isn't Jerry Moses listed? Jerry Moses, a catcher who played for the Red Sox, Yankees and five other clubs during a ten-year major league career, was on the Mets active roster during part of the 1975 season, but he never appeared in a game. Some have argued that his presence on the regular-season active roster should earn him a spot in our database, but we disagree. Our all-time roster is limited to players who have played in at least one official regular-season game. We've also received questions about Glenn Davis, Terry Puhl, and Charlie Hayes, big-league veterans who played in Mets spring training games. We're not including them, either, for the same reason.

This only proves what any cynic kinda believes anyway: that a player's personal stats matter more to him than the team's fortunes-- especially when it's a batting title versus a standings wise meaningless last game of another lost season.

Edgy MD wrote: That's Andres Gallaraga, being a little shy about his massive, massive arms.