World Series Team Sets

[012562]

I collect anybody that spent any time with the team during the year, including all coaches and the manager. Of course, we only have one World Series, the 2002 Angels. The bats don't have to be from that exact season, although many of them are from 2002. I have all the position players, the manager Mike Scioscia, and bats from all the coaches except Bud Black (not sure if he had a bat). I also have several of the pitchers, although it is not clear if some of the relief pitchers especially ever had bats. I did the same with jerseys from the 2002 Angels, and did get jerseys from all the players during the season, even if only one appearance, the coaches and the manager.

When my Angels collapsed in 1986, I thought that might be the closest we would ever get to the World Series, so I collected a complete set of bats of all the position players who played that year, plus the coaches who had bats and the manager, Gene Mauch. I was able to get jerseys of the entire post season roster including the manager and coaches, and also picked up jerseys of all other players who appeared even once during 1986 except for two pitchers who had very brief cameo appearances during the season.

Tom

[Masimen]

I collect position players from 98-00 Yankees. The bats must be year appropriate. I am 2 players short of all of them. It is tough because there were a few guys who played in just a handfull of games.

[metsbats]

I try to stick to the players who were on the roster for the postseason.

I've been trying to complete my 2000 Mets GU bat set since 2000. I've gotten all the starting position players and pitchers and all relief pitchers except Bobby M. Jones.

However if I see some obsure players from the 2000 team like Eric Cammack or Jorge Toca I'll try to pick them up as a bonus piece.

For the 86 Mets GU bat set I started looking in 1992 and it took me over 12 years to complete just the starting position players, pitchers and relief pitchers on the postseason roster. Now I'm in the mode of picking up guys who were not on the PS roster as a bonus. Guys like George Foster, Stan Jefferson, Corcoran etc. At this point all I need is Ed Lynch to complete the entire Mets 86 team.

I try to get a bat from the 86 or 2000 season or at least make sure it's a Mets bat but it's not always possible. For example my Tim Corcoran bat is from his time with the Twins.

David