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That's right; I remember. It's the whole "avoiding arbitration" thing.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Pelf, Green, Dickey, Maine, Pagan. Yes, no, yes, no, yes. What's Pelf's other choice? He's not a FA if he declines arb yet, right?

metsguyinmichigan wrote: I think the Rusty card was shot on Helmet Day, based on the people in the box seats. That's a nice catch. You're probably right; I love when you can peg card photos to specific events.

bmfc1 wrote: Terry has radio interviews with MFYs fans later today: Francesa at 1:20 and Kay at 3:20. Terry's resignation press conference is scheduled for 5:00. "I knew that the media in New York would be tough, but I didn't realize they would be this fucking stupid. There's no way I can take two more years of this. Good luck, Wally."

Valadius wrote: Interesting that virtually every other question was asked by somebody named Steve in NY. Hmmmmm... And they were all about the Yankees. What's up with that?

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I expect Terry's reign to be relatively brief. He's 61 years old, and he hasn't shown staying power in his other jobs. This is one of the reasons I was hoping for Chip Hale. Chip, at least, if things go well, can stick around for 10 or 15 years. That seems a lot less likely with Terry. One thing I read today said that Chip was a close second. That may or may not be true, but perhaps the plan is for Terry to groom Chip to take over in 2013? Or Wally, even. I was thinking the same thing.

Okay, fellas. Now let's win some effin' games.

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Willie Randolph was also card #1 in a 2008 Topps special Mets team set. (same template as the regular 2008 set, but different image than the base set Randolph card) I couldn't find an image on the internet. All the coaches were in that set too (as well as a similar set from 2007), so coaching cards of such luminaries as Rick Peterson and Rickey Henderson exist as well. (I have an extra 2008 set if anyone needs one.)

Looking at the checklist for 2011 Topps Heritage -- which will use the 1962 design -- Topps did a cool thing. They've tried, with their Heritage sets, to parallel the original set. If the card numbers hold when the set is released next year, they'll have done a nice job: 7 Beltran (in the 1962 set, Frank Thomas was card 7) 26 Thole (Cannizzaro) 29 Mets Manager (Casey) 85 Ike (Gil) 94 Dickey (Hook) 181 Gee 183 Pelf (Craig) 213 Pagan (Ashburn) 256 Tejada (Chacon) 290 Niese (Bob Miller) 333 DUda 421 KRod (Ken MacKenzie) 436 Reyes (Mantilla) 464 Santana (Al Jackson) 478 Wright (Zimmer, who was pictured as a Met but listed as a Cub) and they'll have cards for Takahashi, Mejia, and Nickeas, although the numbering got weird on the file I saw. No 1962 number parallels for Gee/Duda (those numbers were guys on other teams), but that's well done.

Cancel was a Duck in 2010, and Argenis Reyes went from the Can-Am League to the Red Sox system this summer.

If he seriously thinks that, then he needs to ask Prince Derek to return his Gold Glove.

Apparently, 18 voters listed Derek Jeter first, which is why Felix won; he was technically second.

MiniWolf is the same age, and I think it's still over his head. The books are way too dense for him right now. My wife started reading HP1 with him -- a few pages a night -- but we fell off and moved onto something else. He'll get there eventually.

They told me most of the Friday night showings -- and both of the midnights tonight -- were already sold out. Glad I ran down there today. They already have big signs and arrows and barriers up to control the crowd tonight.

Just bought our tickets for Saturday night. Very excited. Was tempted to just make all the options *****, but I'll be good.

"Does that make me a bad father? Probably." Love it.

TransMonk wrote: I'm not overly optimistic about the prospect of any of them. I think Collins will get the job and end up stinking up the joint. This. I'll vote for Hale. Collins is a poor man's Bobby Valentine. I know it's beating a dead horse, but I do wish they'd given him a shot.

I don't know. I went to a game with him last year, and he already seemed like a fully formed adult. I don't know that redevelopment is the answer.

They've done green jerseys for March 17 games as long as I can remember, actually. I recall catching a game as a kid and being very confused. Whether or not he pitched, he would have worn it in the dugout.

Infante was an ALL-STAR this year, people. Quite a talent, he is.

Topps has three series now, 330 cards each. They'll do the other 15 team cards in series two, which comes out around midseason; then they do an "update" series, which hits right around the end of the season, which sometimes includes "traded" players who have appeared in the first two series, but also just other players they haven't hit yet. For example, the 2010 Topps Mets: Series 1: 2010 Topps #60 David Wright 2010 Topps #103 Daniel Murphy 2010 Topps #104 New York Mets 2010 Topps #184 Jeff Francoeur 2010 Topps #218 Fernando Martinez 2010 Topps #227 Josh Thole RC 2010 Topps #249 Jon Niese 2010 Topps #278 Carlos Delgado 2010 Topps #299 Gary Sheffield 2010 Topps #314 Angel Pagan Series 2: 2010 Topps #339 Jose Reyes 2010 Topps #394 Luis Castillo 2010 Topps #395 Jenrry Mejia RC 2010 Topps #416 Ruben Tejada RC 2010 Topps #436 New York Mets 2010 Topps #450 Omir Santos 2010 Topps #507 Francisco Rodriguez 2010 Topps #533 Gary Matthews Jr. 2010 Topps #567 Mike Pelfrey 2010 Topps #573 Johan Santana 2010 Topps #624 Carlos Beltran 2010 Topps #629 Oliver Perez Updates: 2010 Topps Update #US4 Alex Cora 2010 Topps Update #US15 Ike Davis RC 2010 Topps Update #US20 Jason Bay (card 170 in the main set) 2010 Topps Update #US26 Jesus Feliciano RC 2010 Topps Update #US92 Pedro Feliciano 2010 Topps Update #US180 David Wright 2010 Topps Update #US223 Henry Blanco 2010 Topps Update #US316 Rod Barajas (card 224 in the main set)

Nope. Not the same guy. See, they're facing different directions.

I'm a sucker for anything to do with the 1983 set. This is one of my all-time favorite cards.

Am I the only one thinks the guy on the left of the Carter card does not look like Gary? Yeah, that's not him. This year's Reyes: