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Dave Justice won the ROY award?!?

That is a rather mannish watch, isn't it? Yikes. Nice shots of Huckabee's wandering eye, Bill Richardson lurking in the shadows like a kid-toucher, and Rudy saying "Don't you understand? It was all me on 9/11." http://www.thesmokinggun.com/graphics/art3/0131081topps6.jpghttp://www.thesmokinggun.com/graphics/art3/0131081topps7.jpghttp://www.thesmokinggun.com/graphics/art3/0131081topps8.jpg

The Smoking Gun has a first look on the Presidential Candidate insert set in Topps' 2008 set, which comes out next week: http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/0131081topps1.html

Frank Viola: �I question the trade somewhat, as a fan of the Twins and not an ex-ballplayer, I guess if you�re a Minnesota fan like I am, you hope this is the best Bill [smith] could�ve done under the circumstances.� �Carlos Gomez, he has to be comparable to a Kirby Puckett and a Torii Hunter? Good luck with that.�

Omar, just GIVE HIM THE FREAKING MONEY.

Give him eight years, $200 million. I don't care, Omar, just get it the fuck done.

I've been playing Out of the Park Baseball for a while now, and I picked up Santana a few seasons back. Hopefully Real Santana's career doesn't fall apart the way Computer Game Santana's career did. After finishing in the Top 5 in the AL in IP and K's just about every year through 2008: Was selected to the 2008 Allstar game... 8/1/2008: Signed a contract extension with Minnesota, $10,000,000 per year, for 4 years. Hit first career homerun on 8/9/2008, off Dan Smith (TB)... Was selected to the 2009 Allstar game... Injured on 7/19/2009 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks... Injured on 9/28/2009 with a Herniated Disc Back, out for 4-5 weeks... Injured on 7/27/2010 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 4/9/2011 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks... Injured on 8/5/2011 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks... Injured on 5/9/2012 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 6 weeks... Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 1/31/2013 to a 3-year deal worth $778,500 per year... Traded from New York (A) to New York (N) on 4/15/2013 (Going to NYM: P Johan Santana. Going to NYY: P Justin Duchscherer)... Injured on 8/13/2013 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks... Won World Series with New York (N) in 2013... Injured on 4/29/2014 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week... Was claimed off waivers by San Diego on 5/12/2015. Retired in 2016. It all fell apart for Johan in 2010: 12-12, 5.11 was followed up by a demotion to the bullpen, where he went 3-10 with 9 saves and a 7.02 ERA in 2011. 2012 was just as mediocre, after which he signed with the Yankees; pressed into the rotation, ht went 13-4, 5.09 with the Yankees and Mets -- I picked him up in mid-season -- but dumped him on waivers after an average 2014 (13-8, 4.60 in the regular season, 1-1 in four starts with a 9.35 ERA in the postseason) and a rough start to '15 (0-2, 11.65 in six starts, totalling seventeen innings).

2006, and as best I can tell, it either books $60 or $50 (likely $60, because I'm assuming from the background and the numbering that it's the "emerald" variation).

Yeah, they're not so much on getting minor details correct as much as they are just putting the players together. They had pieces from all three guys, they stuck them together. The End.

That would be two uni pieces and a bat piece (Knight). It's from Topps' Triple Threads set, a pretty high-end set with tons of interesting inserts like that.

Funny poll on Page 2 as well... "What was your reaction to Santana?" The breakdown -- through 12,000+ votes -- by state: "Mets got him on the cheap" -- most of New England, New York, VA/NC, assorted states in the midwest/south "At least he didn't go to the Yankees or Red Sox" -- most of the country "WE'RE GOING TO THE WORLD SERIES" -- no state majority "I just stabbed myself in the eye with a pencil" -- Twins country (MN & both Dakotas), Braves country (GA), Phillies country (PA). Love it.

Maybe they'll announce it midway through the third quarter Sunday night.

themetfairy wrote: ="Centerfield"]Holy fucktarts. Is that anything like Pop Tarts? No Pop Tarts I've ever wanted to eat.

bmfc1 wrote: And he can rake! http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/stats?playerId=4280&context=batting And his one career extra-base hit? At Shea Stadium. http://leaptoad.com/mets/gamedetail.php?gameno=7301

Of course, you know the only reason Omar made this deal is because Santana is Latino.

Some day, some day. I'm jealous as hell. Photos?

OutFUCKINGstanding.

That, and saves have become kind of a BS stat, something like the win.

He shall be a good man.

Present? Jose "GQ" Reyes. Past? Rey Ordonez. Them's sexy Latino dudes. You're producing a drag show in the Village, and two of your top queens just called in sick. Who do you call to "suit up" and fill the roles?

There's a Matt Ginter sighting in that photo too!

Nice photos. "Ronnie, you can have your three brothers as your groomsmen, but I get ten bridesmaids and a flower girl, okay?"

I was actually going to start a thread about the Caravan, because I couldn't find any info. WTF, Omar?

I'm going to throw this out there, since I haven't tried it here. I spend a good amount of time on a baseball card trading site, but I've tapped most folks there dry. Any chance anyone around these parts has some extra old Mets cards laying around that they don't know what to do with? I'm putting together a Mets collection for MiniWolf, and I'm done with everything from 1962-1979, except these: 1962 Topps 29 Casey Stengel 572 Bob G Miller 1963 Topps 292 Pumpsie Green 316 Norm Sherry 393 Ken MacKenzie 419 Tracy Stallard 469 Jay Hook 495 Frank Thomas 511 Charlie Neal 528 Carl Willey 550 Duke Snider 566 Cliff Cook 1964 Topps 527 Larry Bearnarth 536 Elliot/Stephenson 556 Dillon/Locke 582 Rod Kanehl 1966 Topps 385 Ken Boyer 402 Jim Hickman 421 Roy McMillan 464 Larry Bearnarth 480 Dick Stuart 534 Eilers/Gardner 561 Choo Choo Coleman 574 Hepler/Murphy 589 Lou Klimchock 1967 Topps 470 Bob Shaw 522 John Stephenson 533 Jack Fisher 537 Chuck Estrada 555 Don Cardwell 561 Sandy Alomar 568 John Sullivan 574 Jerry Buchek 593 Wes Westrum 606 Ron Taylor 1968 Topps 45 Tom Seaver 486 Cal Koonce 503 Al Jackson 536 Bill Short 1970 Topps 575 Cleon Jones 712 Nolan Ryan 1971 Topps 513 Nolan Ryan 596 Mike Jorgensen 725 Gary Gentry 1972 Topps 445 Tom Seaver 655 Jerry Grote 673 Dave Marshall 707 Tim Foli 722 Bill Sudakis 755 Jim Fregosi 781 Jim McAndrew I'm not looking for anything in mint condition -- really, anything but, as I'm looking to do this on the cheap -- but I'd be interested in whatever anyone might have.