Reality Bites: 2012 Topps Jose Reyes Baseball Card

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• Hank January 30, 2012 at 1:38 pm

  Question…

  Where was that photo taken??

  Easy answer is: Photoshop man, no big deal.

  But was it taken in a Mets jersey with the Marlins jersey photoshopped in?!?! Speaking of photoshopped in…are those real fans in the background, or just blurred in blurred people.

  Anyway, it’s going to take getting used to seeing Reyes in THAT jersey.
  • Drew January 30, 2012 at 1:46 pm

    That’s PNC Park (green wall, the font is right, and 383 is an outfield dimension written on the wall…that last one I Google’d), so they likely found a shot of Reyes in a gray Mets road jersey and just altered the name across the chest and the hat logo (black Mets road cap is now a black Miami cap).
• Metstheory22 January 30, 2012 at 1:40 pm

  Good thing I can’t see photo. It is going to be VERY hard seeing Reyes come in as a SS for any other team.
• Kelly H January 30, 2012 at 1:47 pm

  I dont like it.
• Drew January 30, 2012 at 1:52 pm

  It’s very strange seeing Reyes in that uniform…it will be even stranger in a few weeks when we start seeing video of the Miami Marlins in Spring Training.

  I do have to say that Topps has gotten significantly better with their Photoshop work, that’s an impressive job. I have some Topps football cards from a few years back (mid-2000s) where they photoshopped in a player’s new uni, and they were very clearly done in Photoshop. This looks like a genuine picture.
• Mr North Jersey January 30, 2012 at 1:56 pm

  Could it not also be possible that the pic was taken in studio with him wearing the Marlins uniform and he was then photoshopped into the foreground of that image?
• Clayton Collier January 30, 2012 at 2:03 pm

  His necklace appears to be blue and orange so I am assuming they photoshopped the Miami onto it.
• Alex68 January 30, 2012 at 2:08 pm

  Thank you sandy alderson… you have done an incredible job as a GM of this team, and this picture says everything you need to know about the guidance of this team..
  • Kay January 31, 2012 at 7:44 am

    I see the horse still isn’t dead, and SA is the root of all evil and why Reyes isn’t here. Has NOTHING at all to do with the Wilpons and their lack of finances, just SA, all his fault.
  • Alex68 January 31, 2012 at 7:47 am

    Stalk much?????? Right, the way he handles the negotiation had nothing to do with his departure as well right.. the way he handles that was just classic. and here one thought ivy leaguers are supposed to be smart and educated.
    • Kay January 31, 2012 at 7:49 am

      Can you find another word in the English language and continue to misuse it, this one is getting old.

      You are never going to learn, and I am the idiot to think otherwise.
• Mr North Jersey January 30, 2012 at 2:15 pm

  I found the source for the pic.

  http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/I7rFnB6Fsha/New+York+Mets+v+Pittsburgh+Pirates/tgBDVzX3T_a/Jose+Reyes

  Pittsburgh Pirates on June 12, 2011 at PNC Park
  • Hodges14 January 30, 2012 at 2:23 pm

    Big day for Jose that day. 3-5, HR, 2 RS. Mets won 7-0.
  • Clayton Collier January 30, 2012 at 2:27 pm

    Necklaces and sunglasses remained unchanged
    • Mr North Jersey January 30, 2012 at 2:51 pm

      Side by side comparison
      http://realdirtymets.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Reyes-BeforeandAfter.png
• MetsMan86 January 30, 2012 at 4:56 pm

  Why didn’t they photoshop the Marlins’ bright orange jerseys on?!
• D.C. January 30, 2012 at 5:03 pm

  Can someone burn this card please?
• Connor January 30, 2012 at 5:10 pm

  Why photoshop? Can’t they just leave him in the Mets uni…
• Pauly METS! January 31, 2012 at 11:02 am

  Why do people out of no where now adore Reyes when in 2010 everyone called him a bum and should get rid of him but then with an MVP 2011 season everyone loves him and go out their way and say best offensive Met player ever and his fans (not Mets fans) made a website for him, posters, banners, the whole 9 about “Don’t Trade Reyes” and so Sandy kept him and then during the off season the marlins give him 6yrs 100+ million and now its Sandy’s fault we lost Reyes but not too long ago everyone praised him for giving Beltran the boot and bring in our best prospect, Zack Wheeler. Can people make up their minds? I say Sandy is just fine. Minaya is laughing right now with the Padres knowing he put us in a horrible financial state with bad contracts. Letting Reyes go in my opinion was exactly what we needed, a wake up call if you may to all the Met staff by saying “there’s no excuse of losing because our most injured players (Beltran & Reyes) are gone so we cant depend on no one but ourselves”.

  On a different note, Reyes was a great lead off man and full of energy on/off the field. All I would miss is his energy and spirit to win, so hope the best for him off the field but on the field with the marlins “break a leg”. None the less I look at this as no different than when we lost Piazza (The TRUE best offensive force we ever had). Its just a new chapter in an old book.