tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post5851116531175597298..comments2023-11-27T12:31:26.087-05:00Comments on The Great 1965 Topps Project: #261 Duke CarmelKevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01334533396646438555noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post-40485545257711774022009-10-31T18:45:24.483-04:002009-10-31T18:45:24.483-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563315897833652583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post-90094673324240506892009-10-31T18:41:32.796-04:002009-10-31T18:41:32.796-04:00The Yankees did not acquire Duke from the Mets in ...The Yankees did not acquire Duke from the Mets in the 1963-64 offseason—thus they did not "stash" him at Buffalo in 1964. Duke incurred Mets manager Casey Stengel’s wrath in spring training in 1964, and he was sent to the Mets’ Class AAA farm club in Buffalo, where he had a banner season. (Just how much the rift with Casey led to Duke’s reassignment to Buffalo was never clear.) In the major league draft at the ’64 winter meetings, the Yankees selected Carmel off the Buffalo roster. Then came the tough go-round with the Yankees in 1965. <br />—Joe Hoppel (Duke’s batboy in the Pioneer League in 1957!)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563315897833652583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post-53159511824644025912009-06-17T23:20:41.914-04:002009-06-17T23:20:41.914-04:00Carmel was actually the first player to play for t...Carmel was actually the first player to play for the Mets first and then the Yankees. In the early days of the Mets, it was usually the other way around...jacobmrleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13991748868368917576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post-75852828126094945642009-04-24T23:56:00.000-04:002009-04-24T23:56:00.000-04:00You know it's bad when the back of the card mentio...You know it's bad when the back of the card mentions how surprising it is the team picked him up.EricLoynoreply@blogger.com