Monday, November 1, 2010

1962 POST CEREAL DON ZIMMER #183 PSA 6.5



We're in the primordial ooze of Metsdom here, friends. This is Mr. Met congealing in a sluice of amino acids and evolving proteins.

OK, OK, I know it says “Chicago Cubs” plain as day. But check the footnote:

“Drafted by the New York Mets, Oct. 10, 1961”

The franchise at its inception made a habit of drafting broken Brooklyn Dodgers like Zim in an effort to cater to an abandoned NL fan base.

The Mets were designed to be a second coming.

And in this card, snipped from the back of a box of Post Toasties, we see the shadow of a rough beast slouching towards the Polo Grounds to be born...

2 comments:

  1. Is this card for sale?

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  2. I had not thought about selling the card, but feel free to shoot me an offer via e-mail (see profile for contact info).

    I'd be open to trades as well-- generally interested in pre-1973 graded Mets and graded pre-war Dodgers.

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