Pack Break: 2010 Topps Series 1

Written by Steve on March 28th, 2010

2010 Topps Series 1:

  1. #210 Josh Beckett
  2. #289 Lyle Overbay
  3. #127 Hank Blalock
  4. #54 John Lackey
  5. #27 Lance Berkman/Mike Hampton (Checklist)
  6. The Cards Your Mom Threw Out #CMT-22 Johnny Bench
  7. Turkey Red #TR45 Ryne Sandberg
  8. Topps Town #TTT2 David Wright
  9. #253 Bengie Molina
  10. #291 Austin Kearns

I hit the motherload for cards I need for my collection with this pack.  The Bench and Sandberg will fit nicely in my Greatest Players binder.  Austin Kearns is the first Washington Nationals card I got for 2010.

A bit of self-praise from Topps:

Bench once said, “one of my proudest moments continues to be the day The Topps Company issued its first Johnny Bench baseball card.”  His 1973 issue, immediately following his second NL MVP Award, pays tribute to the 10-time Gold-Glover’s defense.

I forgot to keep a Sandberg to myself when I traded away all my Cubs inserts.  Here’s one to keep for myself:

The first 2010 card to go into my Nationals binder:

And some silliness that Topps hopes will draw more kids to baseball cards… because kids are silly:

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