Singles Only

Before Night Owl could get that Syndergaard out to me ,my itchy finger pulled the trigger on  a '15 Topps Update Syndi and Cespedes.And I finally scored an '04 Bazooka Yadi Molina RC.

Congrats To My Metsies!

Please forgive my lack of posts,for I have been In a bit of a trance due to this years  Mets epic playoff run. I'm not about to go off on some long prophetic rant about how I knew the Mets would make It Into the World Series because frankly, I knew that It could have gone either way.I liked our chances and knew that our pitching would show up,I just wasn't sure about our offense.I certainly wouldn't have foreseen the big blue  machine that was Daniel Murphy throughout pretty much the entire playoffs.To me,Murph was  the epitome of a player making the most out of an opportunity.He knew the size and importance of the stage he was on ,and  put on one hell of a show.The Mets can be streaky.We can go a week without hitting the ball,and then turn around and rake for two weeks.Our stretch of  timely hitting couldn't have come at a better time.I don't have cable,so I was forced to watch every game on MLB's Gameday,pitch by pitch.It really wasn't so bad.In fact It was cool to see every pitch location ,determining what calls the umps were getting wrong.At some points In the game,I felt like Mets pitching was being squeezed a bit,but no use In crying over spilled milk.We're advancing and that's all that matters right now.I'm still In shock of It all but should be back to normal as the excitement wears down.The Dodgers made things interesting and Justin Turner was a thorn In our side throughout.Adrian Gonzalez wasn't the force that I expected him to be,which In hindsight was  a good thing. The Cubs definitely had presence.Every guy In that lineup could hurt you in various ways.From game 1 all the way to 4 ,I think I came up for air once.I did ,however, expect more out of them,and I don't think I'm alone In that sentiment.I know they'll be back with a vengeance next year.In the meantime,looks like I'll be keeping tabs on the Jays and Royals to see who we get to match up against.

Honorable Mentions-

Bartolo Colon

Addison Reed

Michael Cuddyer

Kelly Johnson

John Niese

A Package From Junior Junkie

A couple of weeks back,Junior Junkie had to take out a small loan in order to cover his post office expenses , mailing out packages to the entire baseball card blogosphere.It makes you wonder If post offices should start offering discount shipping on multiple parcels.Buy one - mail one free coupons would be nice.If anybody deserves It,It's Junior Junkie.Thanks to him,I am now well over ,or at least inching closer to  the 150 Canseco card mark!I also received a nice Cespedes Refractor and Serial Numbered Bowman Platinum Reyes!Thanks alot Junior,I'll be setting a couple things aside for you as soon as get the chance ;) BTW-Loved the artwork on the other side of the padded envelope!

Just a few of the Cansecos from the nice lot Junior was nice enough to send over! 

Singles Only

I think of Tim Meadows from The Ladies Man every time I look at the title of these posts.

Moving forward,here are a couple of recent pick ups.These three guys I'll be collecting a lot of. Probably none of the high end stuff but most of their domestic releases yes.I hope Puig can lighten up a bit this year and stick to what he does best ,and that's crushing the baseball. Cespedes I think Is poised to have a big season In '15.Lots of doubles of that Green Monster. Abreu Is a tough  call ,having only one year under his belt.He should be fine,though.