209 - CHARLIE O'BRIEN, METS, C

 
The basics: Charlie O'Brien was entering his final year with the Mets when his card in 1993 Upper Deck was issued. Upper Deck is really going through the role players with the Mets lately: Pat Howell, Darryl Boston and now O'Brien.
 
Card thoughts: Is that Eric Gregg as the home plate umpire?
 
 

Backs are important in '93 UD: I like the contrasting home-road photos. O'Brien was the typical defensive backup catcher from that time. The Mets had three catchers in 1992 - starter Todd Hundley and then Mackey Sasser and O'Brien.
 
More from '93: On this date in 1993, two new Fox shows made their prime time debuts. Both "Class of '96" and "Key West" lasted until May of 1993 before being canceled. Among the actors involved in one show or the other were: Jason Gedrick, Lisa Dean Ryan, Megan Ward, Perry Moore and Kari Wurher (Class of '96) and Fisher Stevens, Denise Crosby and Jennifer Tilly (Key West). 

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