Dollar Tree Packs: Prove He Could Pitch

By late June, Puleo was 6-4 and he and his Mets had just beaten the Expos. Puleo went 8.1 innings, giving up seven hits and striking out eight, The Associated Press wrote.
"It is nothing special," Puleo told The AP about the win. "All I'm trying to do is prove I can pitch in this league."
Puleo could pitch. He went on to pitch in a total of eight seasons in the majors. But 1982 was his last for the Mets. That off-season, the Mets sent Puleo and two others to the Reds in exchange Hall of Famer Tom Seaver.
Puleo's 1988 Topps card came in my latest Dollar Tree pack. This pack, unlike others, was a true repack. It was all 1988 Topps, but was 14 cards put in a plastic pack.

The back of the card has the 1987 National League stolen base leaders. Smith was seventh on the list, with 43 steals. On July 9, 1987, the card back reads, Smith swiped his 200th career base.


"I'm tired of this bull," Felder told The Journal. "I know I haven't played a whole lot. I know I haven't done much. I'm just tired of this situation. Three years in a row, same thing."
Felder wasn't traded. He stayed with the Brewers through 1990. His 50 games played in 1988 turned into 117 in 1989 and 121 in 1990.

But, that year he had five losses and 10 wins, in 1986, Carman was almost perfect. On Aug. 20, 1986, Carman took a scoreless game into the ninth. He also took a perfect game into the ninth.
The leadoff batter, Bob Brenly, lifted a double. But it first looked like something different, Carman told reporter later.
"When it was first hit, I was sure it was going to be a home run. I was thinking about going from a perfect game to a loss in one pitch," Carman told reporters afterward. Carman finished the ninth, his Phillies and Carman getting the win in the 10th.
- Saskatoon Star Phoenix, Associated Press, June 25, 1982: Mets' Puleo has Expos' number
- Los Angeles Times, Times Wire Services, Aug. 21, 1986: Don Darman Is Nearly Perfect in Phillie Win
- Milwaukee Journal, Aug. 27, 1988: Felder wants to be traded after another demotion
1988 Topps
152 Jody Reed
179 Charlie Puleo
204 Paul O'Neill
259 Ron Kittle
272 Steve Ontiveros
400 Ozzie Smith All Star
415 Don Carman
423 John Smiley
616 Jay Aldrich
651 Mike Jackson
702 Mike Gallego
718 Mike Felder
734 Craig Lefferts
741 Mike Easler