Aug 04 2013 02:15 PM
Edited 2 time(s), most recently on Aug 04 2013 02:57 PM
It was no substitute for an actual gathering of living 1973 alumni, but You Gotta Believe the Mets playing cards handed out Saturday were surprisingly inclusive. When you have 52* slots and used only 40 players who were managed by one man and coached by four others.
SPADES
K Millan Q Yearbook Cover J Stone 10 Schneck 9 Moore 8 Hodges 7 Yost 6 Garrett 5 Miller 4 Theodore 3 Harrelson 2 Mr. Met (cartoon) A McGraw
HEARTS
K Jones Q NL Champs Ring J Mays 10 Ostrosser 9 McAndrew 8 Latter-Day Shea NL Champs Wall Banner 7 Boswell 6 Capra 5 Fregosi 4 Pignatano 3 Parker 2 May A Seaver
CLUBS
K Grote Q Shea Classic Exterior J Sadecki 10 McMillan 9 Hahn 8 Berra 7 Kranepool 6 Strohmayer 5 *UNKNOWN AS I HAVE JUST NOTICED I HAVE NO FIVE OF DIAMONDS 4 Beauchamp 3 Apodaca 2 Harts A Koosman
DIAMONDS
K Staub Q 1973 Pennant As Depicted On 1974 Yearbook Cover J Swan 10 Milner 9 Dyer 8 Gosger 7 Martinez 6 Hennigan 5 Chiles 4 Barnes 3 Webb 2 Walker A Matlack
All 40 players are accounted for as are Yogi and his coaches. Don't know what 5 of Diamonds was supposed to be. If it was the announcers.
Harts shouldn't be a diamond. Dyer should've been a 10. Staub should've been a 4. Jerry May should been a jack so he could've been J May.
ETA: Shea should be a diamond. If they ever do this for Citi Field, that should be a club...one with restricted access, of course.
