Five packs of 2009 Topps Series 2 coming your way, and a sweet hit in the first pack too!

PACK 1

1. #473 Jered Weaver
2. #540 Russell Martin
3. #585 Alexei Ramirez
4. Career Best Relics Dual #CBDR-PK Dustin Pedroia/Ian Kinsler (Serial#83/99) (Dual Jersey Relics)
5. Topps Town #TTT37 Justin Upton
6. #528 Nick Swisher
7. #401 Tony LaRussa (Manager)
8. #484 Chris Carpenter

PACK 2

1. #609 Juan Rivera
2. #573 Adam Wainwright
3. #490 Joba Chamberlain
4. #433 Coco Crisp
5. Gold Border #400 Alfonso Soriano (Serial#1081/2009)
6. Topps Town #TTT35 Prince Fielder
7. #381 Shairon Martis (Rookie Card)
8. #560 Adrian Beltre
9. #612 Joel Pineiro
10. #500 Ryan Howard

PACK 3

1. #407 Dave Trembley (Manager)
2. #370 Victor Martinez
3. #511 Chad Qualls
4. Topps Town #TTT36 Ian Kinsler
5. #468 Derek Lowe
6. #633 David Patton (Rookie Card)
7. #623 Aaron Hill
8. #497 Clint Hurdle (Manager)
9. #459 Brian Bannister
10. #395 Magglio Ordonez

PACK 4

1. #568 Greg Reynolds
2. #522 Gio Gonzalez
3. #496 Charlie Manuel (Manager)
4. #430 Francisco Rodriguez
5. Topps Town Gold #TTT29 Derek Jeter
6. #452 Orlando Cabrera
7. #625 Jim Thome
8. #595 Vernon Wells
9. #557 Jayson Werth
10. #513 Bronson Arroyo

PACK 5

1. #569 Ted Lilly
2. #617 Shaun Marcum
3. #655 Bengie Molina
4. #427 Brian Duensing (Rookie Card)
5. Topps Town #TTT33 Carlos Lee
6. #479 Brad Nelson (Rookie Card)
7. #424 Jorge Campillo
8. #498 Kyle Davies
9. #556 Brendan Ryan
10. #413 Ruben Gotay

Hey, lookie what I got for less than $20 on eBay!

1998 Bowman Certified Blue Autographs #46 Miguel Tejada (Autograph)

2005 Finest Autograph Refractors #FA-AS Alfonso Soriano (Autograph)

2006 Bowman Heritage Signs of Greatness #SG-BW Brandon Wood (Autograph)

2006 Topps Co-Signers #104 Francisco Liriano (Autograph)

2007 Bowman #235 Elijah Dukes (Autograph) (Serial#144/500) (Rookie Card)

2010 Topps Peak Performance Autographs #PPA-TS Travis Snider (Autograph)

2008 Topps Moments and Milestones Rookie Autographs #RA-DB Daric Barton (Autograph)

2010 Topps Peak Performance Autographs #PPA-CM Cameron Maybin (Autograph)

Here’s another 2010 Topps Series 2 Jumbo pack.  The promised hits have all been found, so what gems could possibly be left?  Let’s find out:

1. #352 Cameron Maybin
2. #456 Clayton Richard
3. #536 Matt Palmer
4. #620 Geovany Soto
5. #404 Mariano Rivera
6. #446 Gavin Floyd
7. #336 C.J. Wilson
8. #653 Nolan Reimold
9. #644 David Purcey
10. #538 Travis Hafner
11. #460 Aaron Cunningham
12. #362 Travis Snider
13. #415 Cincinnati Reds (Franchise History)
14. #424 David Herndon (Rookie Card)
15. #355 James Russell (Rookie Card)
16. #477 Nate McLouth
17. #508 Chris Getz
18. #449 Ryan Sweeney
19. #612 Lastings Milledge
20. #613 Eric Chavez
21. #598 Alberto Callaspo
22. #478 Conor Jackson
23. #428 Baltimore Orioles (Franchise History)
24. #554 Ramon Hernandez
25. #470 New York Yankees (Team Card)
26. #462 Alcides Escobar
27. Gold #513 Scott Sizemore (Rookie Card) (Serial#1092/2010)
28. The Cards Your Mom Threw Out #CMT81 Willie McCovey
29. History of the World Series #HWS20 Edgar Renteria
30. Million Card Giveaway #TMC-11 Roy Campanella
31. 2020 #T3 Andre Ethier
32. Red Hot Rookies Redemption #8 (Stephen Strasburg)
33. Vintage Legends #VLC19 Rogers Hornsby
34. Turkey Red #TR98 Hunter Pence
35. Legendary Lineage #LL-36 Andre Dawson/Alfonso Soriano
36. Peak Performance #PP-89 B.J. Upton
37. #511 Chicago Cubs (Franchise History)
38. #380 J.D. Drew
39. #426 Mark Reynolds
40. #499 Michael Bowden
41. #605 A.J. Pierzynski
42. #633 Daniel Bard
43. #581 Chris Dickerson
44. #419 David Aardsma
45. #570 Josh Willingham
46. #500 Brad Lidge
47. #414 Sean West
48. #369 David Ortiz
49. #412 San Francisco Giants (Team Card)
50. Attax Code Card #BU B.J. Upton

Awesome!  Of the 10 Red Hot Rookies I got the Strasburg!

Other than that, the rest of the cards were kind of bland…

For the Topps Million Card Giveaway, I got…

1972 Topps #416 Johnny Edwards

Johnny was a 3-time All-Star catcher in the 1960′s known primarily for his defensive abilities.

2005 Topps Series 2:

1. #542 Milton Bradley
2. #427 Matt Morris
3. #431 Mark Kotsay
4. #451 Jorge Posada
5. #702 Ichiro (Gold Glove)
6. All-Stars #TAS8 Alfonso Soriano
7. #675 Erik Cordier (Draft Pick) (First Year) (Rookie)
8. #475 Jose Lima
9. #418 Terrmel Sledge (Topps All-Star Rookie)
10. #605 Moises Alou

“Soriano first achieved fame with the Yankees, but it was not until after he joined the Rangers in 2004 that he attained All-Star fame.  He justified the MLB-leading 3.47 million fan votes he received by clubbing a three-run homer in the first inning (then added a single later) to walk away with All-Star Game MVP honors.  He also started the contest and homered in ’02, and started in ’03.”

With 7 All-Star appearances under his belt, Alfonso Soriano has played in more All-Star Games than Jose Canseco.  He is just one home run shy of 300.  Maybe he’ll hit number 300 tonight?

2007 Topps Red Back #176 Alfonso Soriano/Carlos Beltran (Classic Combo)

2007 Topps series 1:

1. #187 Matt Cain
2. #159 Jason Michaels
3. #59 Brent Clevlen
4. #128 Damian Miller
5. Own the Game #OTG25 Roy Halladay
6. Generation Now #GN74 Chase Utley
7. Red Back #255 Brad Penny
8. Red Back #176 Alfonso Soriano/Carlos Beltran (Classic Combo)
9. #36 Gregg Zaun
10. #81 Ian Kinsler

I don’t really understand how these two make a “classic combo”, but it’s got former Washington National Alfonso Soriano in it.

2006 Topps 2K All-Stars archives, to be integrated with my collection:

2006 Topps 2K All-Stars #10 Alfonso Soriano

1. 2K All-Stars #10 Alfonso Soriano

2006 Topps #550 Alfonso Soriano

2006 Topps archives, to be integrated with my collection:

1. #534 Tim Stauffer
2. #535 Jim Edmonds
3. #536 Scott Eyre
4. #537 Ben Johnson
5. #540 Gustavo Chacin (Topps All-Star Rookie)
6. #543 Edinson Volquez
7. #547 Derek Lowe
8. #548 Sean Burroughs
9. #549 Erik Bedard
10. #550 Alfonso Soriano
11. #553 Chris Duffy
12. #554 Kazuo Matsui
13. #556 Rob Mackowiak
14. #557 Chris Burke
15. #558 Jeromy Burnitz
16. #560 Jim Thome
17. #561 Miguel Olivo
18. #563 Brad Ausmus
19. #565 David DeJesus
20. #567 Brandon Backe


2006 Topps #585 Mike Piazza

21. #568 Aubrey Huff
22. #569 Mike Jacobs
23. #570 Todd Helton
24. #571 Angel Berroa
25. #572 Todd Jones
26. #574 Darin Erstad
27. #575 Roy Oswalt
28. #577 Alex Rios
29. #580 Frank Thomas
30. #582 Francisco Rodriguez
31. #584 Jorge Sosa
32. #585 Mike Piazza
33. #588 Ken Macha (Manager)
34. #590 Joe Maddon (Manager)
35. #591 Eric Wedge (Manager)
36. #593 Sam Perlozzo (Manager)
37. #597 Jim Leyland (Manager)
38. #599 Ozzie Guillen (Manager)
39. #600 Ned Yost (Manager)
40. #601 Atlanta Braves (Team Card)