Pack Break: 2009 Topps Updates & Highlights
Written by Steve on January 30th, 2010
2009 Topps Updates & Highlights:
- #UH6 Josh Barfield
- #UH20 Gordon Beckham (Rookie)
- #UH263 Matt Holliday
- #UH151 Jayson Werth (All-Star)
- #UH110 Justin Masterson
- Gold Border #UH307 Heath Bell (Serial#0771/2009)
- Topps Town #TTT69 Victor Martinez
- #UH330 Ken Griffey Jr.
- #UH190 Ken Griffey Jr. (Season Highlights)
- #UH85 Joe Crede
“Gordon’s first Major League homer — a three-run shot against Cincinnati on June 20, 2009 — helped turn a 5-0 deficit into a 10-8 White Sox victory. Power always has been his forte. As a junior at the University of Georgia in ’08, Beckham blasted an NCAA-leading 28 longballs while leading the Bulldogs to the finals of the College World Series.”
Gordon Beckham — Real deal or overhyped? I think we’ll know for sure after the 2010 season.
And I got back-to-back cards of a player who has proven to be the Real Deal:

