25 Years of Baseball

2005 Topps Series 1:

1. #102 Oscar Villarreal
2. #217 Jose Acevedo
3. #4 Lyle Overbay
4. #196 Terrence Long
5. #324 Kole Strayhorn (First Year)
6. #120 Akinori Otsuka
7. #348 Randy Johnson/Ben Sheets/Jason Schmidt (League Leaders)
8. #55 Chad Fox
9. #316 Darren Fenster (First Year)
10. #92 Jerome Williams

1993 Topps Series 2:

“Shawon graduated from Thomas Jefferson (Brooklyn) High School in 1982 where he was a 3-time All-Star and 2-time MVP.”

1. #789 Jeff Conine
2. #711 Scott Chiamparino
3. #824 Checklist 5 of 6 (Checklist)
4. #506 Art Howe/Sparky Anderson (Managers)
5. #807 Troy Neel (Coming Attraction)
6. Gold #595 Shawon Dunston
7. #625 Rick Aguilera
8. #745 Eric Davis
9. #555 Terry Mulholland
10. #564 Mike Timlin
11. #741 Mike Devereaux
12. #657 Mike Harkey
13. #761 Darrin Jackson
14. #660 Alan Trammell
15. #519 David Howard

2006 Topps Updates & Highlights:

1. #UH26 Ryan Wagner
2. #UH14 David Wells
3. #UH34 Robinson Tejeda
4. #UH6 Toby Hall
5. #UH62 Cory Sullivan
6. #UH161 Carlos Quentin (Rookie Card)
7. #UH179 Manny Ramirez (Season Highlights)
8. Mantle Home Run History #MHR157 Mickey Mantle
9. #UH183 Derek Jeter (Postseason Highlights)
10. #UH214 Derek Lowe/Brandon Webb/Carlos Zambrano (League Leaders)
11. #UH295 Alfonso Soriano (Team Leaders)
12. #UH287 Jermaine Dye (Home Run Derby)

1998 Topps Series 2:

1. #317 Barry Bonds
2. #379 Mark Langston
3. #303 Robin Ventura
4. #449 Fernando Tatis (Rookie Card)
5. #320 Cal Ripken
6. #442 Chris Carpenter (Rookie Card)
7. #409 Dave Dellucci
8. #393 Jeremi Gonzalez
9. #429 Jeff Conine
10. #415 Brad Rigby
11. #430 Roberto Hernandez

2008 Topps Series 1:

1. #101 Ryan Braun (Rookie of the Year)
2. #311 Jeremy Guthrie
3. #63 Jason Michaels
4. #299 Cesar Izturis
5. #135 Brad Penny
6. #219 Kevin Kouzmanoff
7. 50th Anniversary All Rookie Team #AR11 Jermaine Dye
8. Trading Card History #TCH12 Joey Votto
9. #119 Jeremy Hermida
10. #104 Kevin Youkilis

L.J. Hoes

CF, Bowie Baysox (AA affiliate of Baltimore Orioles)

Selected as a teenager in the 3rd round of the 2008 Draft by the Baltimore Orioles, L.J. Hoes has proven himself a capable contact hitter with some power potential.  Originally a second baseman, he has been converted to a center fielder for the 2012 season.  After a slow start, L.J. is now hitting a respectable .287 in AA Bowie.  He is still only 22 years old, so the Orioles might want to develop him for a couple more years in the minor leagues before calling him up, but he has potential to be a decent all-around player.

He is MRLJHOES2U on Twitter.

2012 Topps Series 1 jumbo pack:

1. #303 Danny Valencia
2. #230 Justin Morneau
3. #1 Ryan Braun
4. #161 Dee Gordon
5. #93 Skip Schumaker
6. #197 Brandan Ryan
7. #20 Craig Kimbrel
8. #13 Vernon Wells
9. #178 Edward Mujica
10. #278 Randy Wells
11. #304 Brandon Morrow
12. #267 Joel Pineiro
13. #26 Kyle Lohse
14. #315 Dustin Ackley
15. #216 Jason Kipnis
16. #135 Johnny Cueto
17. #125 Adam Jones
18. #129 Matt Moore (Rookie Card)
19. #119 Ichiro/Joe Mauer/Vladimir Guerrero (Active Leaders)
20. #52 Justin Verlander/Jered Weaver/James Shields (League Leaders)
21. #291 David Freese (World Series)
22. #300 Josh Hamilton
23. #295 Jayson Werth
24. #88 Javy Guerra
25. Black #305 Chipper Jones (Serial#35/61)
26. Gold Sparkle #274 Alex Liddi (Rookie Card)
27. Golden Moments #GM-1 Tom Seaver
28. Golden Greats #GG-6 Nolan Ryan
29. Gold Standard #GS-12 Al Kaline
30. Gold Futures #GF-20 Mike Moustakas
31. 1987 Topps Minis #TM-8 Ian Kinsler
32. Golden Giveaway Code Cards #GGC-7 Willie Mays
33. Timeless Talents #TT-12 Andy Pettitte/Cliff Lee
34. #259 Michael Stutes
35. #22 Alfredo Simon
36. #186 John Lannan
37. #190 Cole Hamels
38. #294 John Axford
39. #215 Freddie Freeman
40. #179 Denard Span
41. #206 David Robertson
42. #299 Mitch Moreland
43. #306 Ubaldo Jimenez
44. #122 Ted Lilly
45. #114 Matt Garza
46. #79 Austin Romine (Rookie Card)
47. #202 Andrew Carignan (Rookie Card)
48. #97 Jim Thome (Checklist)
49. #275 Brad Peacock (Rookie Card)
50. #253 Tim Federowicz (Rookie Card)

1990 Topps Traded:

“Helped Birmingham to 1987 Southern League title.”

1. #30T Nick Esasky
2. #46T Chris James
3. #38T Billy Hatcher
4. #12T Dennis Boyd
5. #56T Rick Leach
6. #71T Jack McDowell
7. #9T Mike Blowers