Pack Break: 2005 Topps Updates & Highlights
Written by Steve on August 27th, 2009In 2005, Topps changed the name of their year-end update set from “Traded and Rookies” to “Updates and Highlights”. Each Updates and Highlights box had 36 packs instead of the 24 packs of earlier sets. Each pack contained 10 cards.
The rookie cards to look for are Jacoby Ellsbury, Ryan Braun, and Jay Bruce. Let’s see if I got any of them in this pack:
- #UH323 Ryan Zimmerman (Draft Pick) (Rookie)
- #UH310 Frank Diaz (First Year) (Rookie)
- #UH272 Stefan Bailie (First Year) (Rookie)
- #UH241 Cody Haerther (First Year) (Rookie)
- #UH31 Aaron Small
- #UH19 Matt Ginter
- #UH254 Jeremy Harts (First Year) (Rookie)
- #UH53 Joe Blanton
- #UH115 Trevor Hoffman (Season Highlights)
- #UH126 Reggie Sanders (Postseason Highlights)
Hey, what do you know, it’s Mr. National’s rookie card. He’s quickly becoming the hometown baseball star here in Virginia. I’ll forgive him for going to UVA (I’m a Hokie).
“In just his first year of professional ball, Ryan was promoted to the Big Leagues, joining the Nationals in September 2005 when rosters were expanded. The fourth overall pick in the June draft, Zimmerman smashed a combined .350 at Savannah (A) and Harrisburg (AA). Despite playing exclusively at third base at the University of Virginia, Ryan was sensational at shortstop after moving there in ’05.“
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I love this set. 05 Topps Update has so many great RCs.
I am a fan of your site (even thought you are a Tech guy, I am a UVA guy), and your new project to open a pack form every Topps year going back to ’85 is awesome.