Pack Break: 2008 Topps Updates & Highlights
Written by Steve on July 2nd, 2009I have a nice treat of a pack break today to kick off my upcoming Topps Traded and Topps Updates pack breaks. Today I’m opening up the 2008 Topps Updates & Highlights box topper. It’s supposed to contain an exclusive Chrome Refractor rookie card. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a Chrome Refractor before.
Let’s see what I got…
2008 Topps Update Chrome #CHR54 Eric Hurley
- Chrome #CHR54 Eric Hurley (Rookie)
Well, it’s not some hyped-up rookie superstar whose career will fizzle in a couple years. I never heard of him.
“Called upon to replace departed starter Sidney Ponson, Eric picked up his first Major League victory on June 29, 2008, pitching into the sixth inning of a 5-1 Rangers win over the Phillies. The former first-round draft pick blossomed in ’05, when he compiled a 12-6 record with Clinton while leading the Class A Midwest League with 152 strikeouts.”
He looks like he has some potential…
Too bad he just tore his rotator cuff and underwent surgery earlier this year.