What a card: After eight seasons with the Astros, Joe Sambito was released by Houston in April, 1985 and signed with the Mets later in the month.
How'd that go: Pretty lousy. Sambito pitched in just eight games for the Mets and allowed 15 runs. He accepted a demotion to the minors but never got back on track and was released by New York in August. After disappearing off of baseball cards in 1984, Sambito was a no-show again in 1986 flagship (but he did reappear in '86 Traded with Boston).
Backatya: Those years between 1979-81 are pretty awesome to view.
Back-to-back: There you see the throwing life of a pitcher, warming up in the bullpen and game action. All we're missing here is long-tossing.
The flagship card is No. 264 in the set and was originally blogged on Feb. 19, 2014.
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Surprised to see Joe Sambito threw a shutout during his rookie season in 1976. Never remember him ever starting a game.
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