The front: The most interesting thing in the picture is
whatever is behind him. It’s blurry and hard to make out – maybe a pitching
machine?
The back: Edgardo Alfonzo became the first Met with six hits
in a game in 1999. Wilmer Flores tied the mark in 2016.
The player: Youngblood had a mostly quiet 13-year major
league career, hitting .265 with 80 HR and 422 RBI. He is forever famous for
getting hits for two teams in two cities in one day, for the Mets in New York
in the afternoon of August 4, 1982, and for the Expos at Philadelphia at night.
One interesting bit of trivia from that accomplishment is that both hits came
off of Hall of Famers (Ferguson Jenkins and Steve Carlton).
The man: Youngblood is now minor league outfield and
baserunning coordinator for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
My collection: I have 34 of his cards, from 1977 to 1990. I
would be interested in trading for 1989 Kahn’s #12.
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