Tag: George Bamberger

Morning Briefing: Mets Face Marlins in Home Opener

Good morning, Mets fans! On Wednesday, the Mets outhit the Phillies, but David Peterson gave up six runs and the offense left a slew of runners on base, which was the difference as the Amazins’ lost the rubber game in Philadelphia. Now, the Mets head back to Queens for their season opener against the Miami Marlins this afternoon. Taijuan Walker will make his Mets debut as he looks to get...

Shoebox Memories: 1983 Topps Willie McGee

In a recent Shoebox Memories article on Art Shamsky, commentor Jason Black asked us to review the card above – #49 from the 1983 Topps set – and to identify the Mets first basemen. Most of the other commentors, particularly MetsHof, felt that the Mets first baseman that day was either Lee Mazzilli or Dave Kingman. Let’s take our Sherlock Holmes deerstalker hat off of the peg...