Pack Break: 2009 Topps Update & Highlights (Short Print!)
Written by Steve on January 10th, 2010
2009 Topps Update & Highlights:
- #UH52 Kyle Blanks (Rookie)
- #UH12 Edwin Maysonet
- #UH325 Torii Hunter (All-Star)
- #UH253 Prince Fielder (All-Star)
- #UH198 Roy Halladay (All-Star)
- #UH232b Nolan Ryan (Angels)
- Topps Town #TTT60 Dan Uggla
- #UH284 Mark Melancon (Rookie)
- #UH132 Joe Thurston
- #UH250 Mark Teixeira
The short prints in 2009 Topps Updates & Highlights come about one per box and I could not have asked for a better one. Nolan Ryan was my childhood hero.
This card commemorates the infamous 1971 trade that sent Nolan Ryan, Don Rose, and Leroy Stanton to Anaheim for Jim Fregosi. It didn’t seem like a bad trade at the time because Jim Fregosi was a 6-time All-Star and Gold Glove winner at the time, while Nolan Ryan had a losing record and struggled with control.