My second-to-last 2011 Topps Series 1 jumbo pack:

1. #55 Matt Joyce
2. #30 Gio Gonzalez
3. #330 Derek Jeter
4. #31 Erick Aybar
5. #302 Adrian Beltre
6. #106 Felix Pie
7. #281 Kevin Slowey
8. #289 Yuniesky Betancourt
9. #153 A.J. Pierzynski
10. #64 Yorvit Torrealba
11. #296 John Buck
12. #103 Cliff Lee
13. #85 Jack Wilson
14. #301 Seth Smith
15. #166 Josh Johnson
16. #234 Miguel Montero
17. #273 Derrek Lee
18. #90 Yadier Molina
19. #171 Garrett Jones
20. #232 Jamie Moyer
21. #16 Aramis Ramirez
22. #305 James Loney
23. #174 Roy Oswalt
24. #270 Ubaldo Jimenez
25. #199 Jimmy Rollins
26. #39 Ian Kennedy
27. #127 Chris Volstad
28. Gold #73 James McDonald (Serial#0003/2011)
29. Diamond Giveaway #TDG-10 Tim Lincecum
30. 60 Years of Topps #60YOT-38 Bo Jackson
31. Diamond Duos #DD-MP Joe Mauer/Buster Posey
32. 60 #T60-36 Adam Jones
33. Diamond #254 Lars Anderson (Rookie Card)
34. Kimball Champions #KC-32 Alex Rios
35. CMG Reprints #CMGR-5 Babe Ruth
36. #285 Hank Conger (Rookie Card)
37. #328 David Price (Checklist)
38. #95 Pedro Alvarez
39. #292 Darren Ford (Rookie Card)
40. #99 Ben Revere (Rookie Card)
41. #143 Jeremy Jeffress (Rookie Card)
42. #324 Boston Red Sox (Team Card)
43. #329 Brett Wallace
44. #315 David Ortiz
45. #306 Miguel Cabrera/Alex Rodriguez/Jose Bautista (League Leaders)
46. #82 Josh Johnson/Adam Wainwright/Roy Halladay (League Leaders)
47. #202 Jose Bautista/Paul Konerko/Miguel Cabrera (League Leaders)
48. #124 CC Sabathia/David Price/Jon Lester (League Leaders)
49. #326 Ozzie Martinez (Rookie Card)
50. Topps Town #TT-22 Jason Heyward

1976 Topps #216 Montreal Expos (Team Card)

Opening up one big ’0l jumbo pack of 2011 Topps Series 1:

1. #37 Vicente Padilla
2. #21 Michael Cuddyer
3. #118 Howie Kendrick
4. #123 Mike Lowell
5. #280 Andrew Bailey
6. #42 Mariano Rivera
7. #259 Kyle Davies
8. #160 Josh Tomlin
9. #4 Jason Kubel
10. #294 Luke Scott
11. #116 Russell Branyan
12. #50 Alex Rodriguez
13. #22 Barry Zito
14. #101 Gregor Blanco
15. #48 Andrew Cashner
16. #266 Rickie Weeks
17. #271 Adam Dunn
18. #86 Carlos Silva
19. #229 Jonathan Sanchez
20. #10 Stephen Strasburg
21. #240 Andre Ethier
22. #219 Carlos Ruiz
23. #78 Mike Stanton
24. #316 Chris Young
25. #81 Omar Infante
26. #100 Albert Pujols
27. Gold #11 Roy Halladay/Adam Wainwright/Ubaldo Jimenez (Serial#1779/2011) (League Leaders)
28. Diamond Giveaway #TDG-6 Roy Halladay
29. 60 Years of Topps #60YOT-11 Gaylord Perry
30. Diamond Duos #DD-HJ Rickey Henderson/Desmond Jennings
31. 60 #T60-7 Mickey Mantle
32. Diamond #126 San Diego Padres (Team Card)
33. Kimball Champions #KC-48 Justin Upton
34. CMG Reprints #CMGR-2 Babe Ruth
35. History of Topps #HOT-5 Topps Goes Public
36. #126 San Diego Padres (Team Card)
37. #135 Mike Stanton (Topps All-Star Rookie)
38. #129 Lucas Duda (Rookie Card)
39. #145 Freddie Freeman (Rookie Card)
40. #213 Brandon Snyder (Rookie Card)
41. #165 Jeremy Hellickson (Rookie Card)
42. #52 Tampa Bay Rays (Team Card)
43. #83 Greg Halman (Rookie Card)
44. #314 Ryan Kalish
45. #134 Carlos Gonzalez/Joey Votto/Omar Infante (League Leaders)
46. #7 Mickey Mantle
47. #91 Lucas May (Rookie Card)
48. #243 Omar Vizquel
49. #249 Aaron Harang
50. Topps Town #TT-50 Albert Pujols

No offense Fred Lynn, because you were a great baseball player, but the first words out of my mouth after I entered this Topps Diamond code were, “damn, that sucks…”

1987 Topps #370 Fred Lynn

A jumbo pack of 2010 Topps Update Series.  Is anyone else annoyed at how there are 7 versions of 201o Topps card #661, not counting the gold/black/copper/whatever parallels?  I’m happy with my “normal” version.

1. #US-152 Ian Kennedy
2. #US-91 Nick Johnson
3. #US-222 Ted Lilly
4. #US-198 Francisco Cervelli
5. #US-207 Jerry Hairston Jr.
6. #US-146 Peter Bourjos (Rookie Card)
7. #US-230 Robinson Cano (All-Star)
8. #US-162 Hong-Chih Kuo
9. #US-69 Lance Cormier
10. #US-275 Hong-Chih Kuo (All-Star)
11. #US-101 Jake Westbrook
12. #US-173 Lorenzo Cain (Rookie Card)
13. #US-139 Jorge Cantu
14. #US-237 Jhan Marinez (Rookie Card)
15. #US-256 Mike Gonzalez
16. #US-6 Adam Ottavino (Rookie Card)
17. #US-74 Ryan Church
18. #US-296 Lance Zawadzki (Rookie Card)
19. #US-262 Rob Johnson
20. #US-254 Chris Perez
21. #US-40 Evan Longoria (All-Star)
22. #US-284 Josh Reddick
23. #US-229 Joe Saunders
24. #US-271 Travis Wood (Rookie Card)
25. #US-245 Placido Polanco
26. #US-53 Jordan Smith (Rookie Card)
27. #US-41 Anthony Slama (Rookie Card)
28. Gold #US-62 Chris Narveson (Serial#0375/2010)
29. Attax Code Card #DW David Wright
30. Million Card Giveaway #TMC-26 Roger Maris
31. The Cards Your Mom Threw Out #CMT155 Larry Walker
32. More Tales of the Game #MTOG-5 Babe Ruth
33. Turkey Red #TR117 Carlos Gomez
34. Vintage Legends #VLC-30 George Sisler
35. Peak Performance #PP-125 Roy Halladay
36. Topps #661D Stephen Strasburg (Rookie Card)
37. #US-228 Brandon Phillips/Martin Prado (Checklist)
38. #US-44 Scott Rolen (All-Star)
39. #US-328 Adrian Beltre (All-Star)
40. #US-73 Torii Hunter (All-Star)
41. #US-215 Albert Pujols/Ryan Braun (Checklist)
42. #US-38 Chris Young (Home Run Derby)
43. #US-161 Matt Holliday (All-Star)
44. #US-106 Orlando Cabrera
45. #US-308 Matt Thornton
46. #US-98 Yunel Escobar
47. #US-312 Coco Crisp
48. #US-100 Roy Halladay
49. #US-39 Kila Ka’aihue
50. #US-300 Cliff Lee

A JUMBO pack of 2010 Topps Update Series:

I noticed that the rookie cards in 2010 are starting to have more meaning than in past years, since MLB stopped letting card companies print official MLB baseball cards of minor-leaguers and teenage prospects back in 2006.  Now players need to prove themselves as Major League-worthy players before they can have an official rookie card.  That means any rookie card you see nowadays with the official “RC” logo is a rookie card of a player with a legitimate chance to succeed in the Major Leagues.  I like that.  It cuts out a lot of junk cards of sub-par athletes whom you’ll never see take the field in a big-league ballpark.

1. #US-232 Jason Kendall
2. #US-102 Chris Carter (Rookie Card)
3. #US-142 Mike Cameron
4. #US-151 Kerry Wood
5. #US-82 Emmanuel Burriss
6. #US-103 Matt Tuiasosopo
7. #US-115 Brad Lincoln (Rookie Card)
8. #US-21 Roy Oswalt
9. #US-79 Jonny Gomes
10. #US-310 Derek Jeter (All-Star)
11. #US-16 Felipe Paulino
12. #US-164 Gaby Sanchez
13. #US-181 J.P. Arencibia (Rookie Card)
14. #US-126 Elvis Andrus (All-Star)
15. #US-178 Jim Edmonds
16. #US-34 Shaun Marcum
17. #US-52 Andy Oliver (Rookie Card)
18. #US-317 Mike Leake (Rookie Debut)
19. #US-31 Corey Patterson
20. #US-242 Shelley Duncan
21. #US-264 Vicente Padilla
22. #US-301 Jeff Clement
23. #US-263 Randy Winn
24. #US-324 George Kottaras
25. #US-227 Mark Kotsay
26. #US-259 Yadier Molina (All-Star)
27. #US-224 Scott Olsen
28. #US-251 Jake Arrieta (Rookie Card)
29. Gold #US-46 Colby Lewis (Serial#0799/2010)
30. Attax Code Card #AG Adrian Gonzalez
31. Million Card Giveaway #TMC-25 Mickey Mantle
32. The Cards Your Mom Threw Out #CMT162 Derek Jeter
33. More Tales of the Game #MTOG-3 Seven Touchdowns
34. Turkey Red #TR121 A.J. Burnett
35. Vintage Legends #VLC-31 Babe Ruth
36. Peak Performance #PP-120 Tyler Colvin
37. #US-329 Jose Reyes/Hanley Ramirez (Checklist)
38. #US-23 Andy Pettitte (All-Star)
39. #US-279 Hanley Ramirez (Home Run Derby)
40. #US-65 Victor Martinez/Robinson Cano (Checklist)
41. #US-291 Corey Hart (Home Run Derby)
42. #US-250 Miguel Cabrera (All-Star)
43. #US-240 Adrian Gonzalez (All-Star)
44. #US-191 Danny Valencia (Rookie Card)
45. #US-295 Andrew Cashner (Rookie Card)
46. #US-231 Gabe Kapler
47. #US-63 David Ortiz (Home Run Derby)
48. #US-226 Scott Podsednik
49. #US-174 Matt Lindstrom
50. #US-67 Kyle Farnsworth

Five packs of 2009 Topps Series 1 will be opened now:

PACK 1:

1. #35 David Price (Rookie Card)
2. #140 Brandon Webb
3. #243 Chase Headley
4. #286 Odalis Perez
5. Legends of the Game #LG7 Babe Ruth
6. Topps Town #TTT3 Grady Sizemore
7. #10 Dan Uggla
8. #102 Garrett Atkins
9. #165 Matt Kemp
10. #281 Tug Hulett

PACK 2:

1. #117 Ron Gardenhire (Manager)
2. #255 Joe Crede
3. #25 Jon Lester
4. #85 Justin Verlander
5. Turkey Red #TR27 Aubrey Huff
6. Topps Town #TTT4 Brandon Webb
7. #292 Francisco Cervelli (Rookie Card)
8. #234 John Russell (Manager)
9. #159 Matt Antonelli (Rookie Card)
10. #242 Ricky Nolasco

PACK 3:

1. #305 Ivan Rodriguez
2. #59 Eric Gagne
3. #289 Josh Banks
4. #162 Mike Cameron
5. Legends of the Game #LG17 Ted Williams
6. Topps Town #TTT19 Carlos Quentin
7. #108 Alcides Escobar (Rookie Card)
8. #283 John Baker
9. #320 Miguel Cabrera
10. #187 Jon Garland

PACK 4:

1. #24 Frank Thomas
2. #107 Pedro Feliz
3. #77 Jed Lowrie
4. #157 Brandon Webb/Dan Haren (Classic Combos)
5. #176 Josh Hamilton/Justin Morneau/Miguel Cabrera (League Leaders)
6. Topps Town #TTT2 Roy Halladay
7. #273 Brain Roberts
8. #325 Dustin McGowan
9. #322 John Buck
10. #214 Scott Elbert (Rookie Card)

PACK 5:

1. #154 A.J. Pierzynski
2. #212 Denard Span (Topps All-Star Rookie)
3. #36 Kevin Slowey
4. Turkey Red #TR7 Andre Ethier
5. Topps Town #TTT11 Nick Markakis
6. #86 Kila Ka’aihue (Rookie Card)
7. #71 Mat Gamel (Rookie Card)
8. #236 Kelly Johnson
9. #198 Conor Jackson
10. #277 Asdrubal Cabrera

“Few, if any, World Series championships have featured more wall-to-wall drama than the 2001 renewal, in which three games were decided in the final at-bat.  Before Arizona’s Luis Gonzalez clinched Game 7 with a walk-off hit, New York’s Derek “Mr. November” Jeter provided a thrill of his own with a two-out, game-ending homer in the 10th inning of Game 4.”

Now let’s hop into our baseball time machine.  Here we go to 2009… we see Justin Upton sliding in:

On to the 1950′s:

and on to the 1930′s:

and our final stop, the 1910′s, about 100 years ago:

2010 Topps Series 2:

1. #464 Francisco Liriano
2. #391 Manny Parra
3. #397 Colorado Rockies (Team Card)
4. #577 Jason Jaramillo
5. #340 John Buck
6. #406 Jeff Francis
7. #468 Delmon Young
8. #541 Jason Motte
9. #617 Luis Valbuena
10. #343 Brian Bruney
11. #387 Josh Fields
12. #434 Kevin Slowey
13. #533 Gary Matthews Jr.
14. #504 Jeff Mathis
15. #648 Brian Fuentes
16. #534 Hideki Okajima
17. #461 Tyson Ross (Rookie Card)
18. #392 Carlos Monasterios (Rookie Card)
19. #637 Babe Ruth/Lou Gehrig (Checklist)
20. #502 Jhoulys Chacin
21. #400 Alex Rodriguez
22. #411 Jack Wilson
23. #548 Minnesota Twins (Franchise History)
24. #361 Washington Nationals (Team Card)
25. #558 Ronny Paulino
26. #545 Fred Lewis
27. Gold #333 Ryan Ludwick (Serial#1784/2010)
28. The Cards Your Mom Threw Out #CMT113 Justin Verlander
29. History of the World Series #HWS21 Derek Jeter
30. Million Card Giveaway #TMC-18 Thurman Munson
31. 2020 #T5 Justin Upton
32. The Cards Your Mom Threw Out Original Backs #CMT61 Al Kaline
33. Vintage Legends #VLC8 Walter Johnson
34. Turkey Red #TR78 Dan Haren
35. Legendary Lineage #LL-52 Dale Murphy/Matt Kemp
36. Peak Performance #PP-79 Matt Kemp
37. #466 Jered Weaver
38. #587 David Murphy
39. #618 Jorge Cantu
40. #593 Derek Holland
41. #348 Jordan Zimmermann
42. #390 Ervin Santana
43. #389 Troy Tulowitzki
44. #481 Scott Rolen
45. #557 Aaron Hill
46. #537 Michael Cuddyer
47. #546 Bud Norris
48. #627 Jeremy Hermida
49. #341 Texas Rangers (Franchise History)
50. Attax Code Card #IK Ian Kinsler

Here’s this pack’s random Million Card Giveaway card:

1961 Topps #289 Ray Moore

Gonzalez has been the San Diego Padres’ All-Star slugger for the past 3 seasons, averaging a .286 AVG and 35 homers from 2008-2010.

Funny note:  The Oakland Athletics team card #410 lists the home run leader as “Jack Crust”

The younger of the LaRoche brothers:

Strikeout King #2:

Strikeout King #1:

The Sultan of Swat and The… hmm… Ryan Howard needs a fearsome nickname…

My Topps Million Card lotto ticket gave me…

1965 Topps #474 Cookie Rojas

Not a bad card.  Cookie Rojas is not a big name, but he played 5 All-Star games in his day.

2010 Topps Series 2 Jumbo pack:

1. #432 A.J. Burnett
2. #473 Jason Varitek
3. #528 Brian Bannister
4. #635 Carl Pavano
5. #332 Brad Hawpe
6. #459 Joel Zumaya
7. #535 Andy Sonnanstine
8. #607 Ubaldo Jimenez
9. #344 Brett Myers
10. #394 Luis Castillo
11. #547 Brett Gardner
12. #649 Casey McGehee
13. #509 Todd Helton
14. #583 Anibal Sanchez
15. #471 Drew Butera (Rookie Card)
16. #452 Allen Craig (Rookie Card)
17. #375 Mike Leake (Rookie Card)
18. #636 Evan Longoria/B.J. Upton (Celeb-Rays-tion Time) (Checklist)
19. #467 Fausto Carmona
20. #552 Chris Tillman
21. #566 Maicer Izturis
22. #642 San Diego Padres (Franchise History)
23. #410 Oakland Athletics (Team Card)
24. #656 Jon Lester
25. Gold #594 Andy LaRoche (Serial#0139/2010)
26. The Cards Your Mom Threw Out #CMT96 Randy Johnson
27. History of the World Series #HWS23 Cole Hamels
28. Million Card Giveaway #TMC-12 Gary Carter
29. 2020 #T17 Tommy Hanson
30. Peak Performance Relics #PPR-AG Adrian Gonzalez (Bat Relic)
31. Vintage Legends #VLC21 Nolan Ryan
32. Turkey Red #TR93 Ian Desmond
33. Legendary Lineage #LL-45 Babe Ruth/Ryan Howard
34. Peak Performance #PP-86 Justin Verlander
35. #382 Kyle Davies
36. #458 Todd Wellemeyer
37. #507 Francisco Rodriguez
38. #628 Ross Detwiler
39. #578 Aaron Rowand
40. #630 Ben Francisco
41. #568 Jarrod Saltalamacchia
42. #488 Delwyn Young
43. #417 Dallas Braden
44. #373 Clint Barmes
45. #639 Los Angeles Dodgers (Team Card)
46. #542 Heath Bell
47. #401 Chad Billingsley
48. Attax Code Card #AR Alex Rodriguez

2010 Topps Series 2 JUMBO pack:

1. #586 Roy Oswalt
2. #423 Brad Bergesen
3. #402 J.P. Howell
4. #347 Aaron Harang
5. #398 Carlos Gonzalez
6. #385 Torii Hunter
7. #516 Marlon Byrd
8. #573 Johan Santana
9. #531 Matt Cain
10. #655 Ryan Madson
11. #491 Rafael Furcal
12. #356 Angels (Franchise History)
13. #435 Nelson Cruz
14. #575 Ryan Perry
15. #638 Paul Konerko
16. #497 Edgar Renteria
17. #353 Jason Heyward (Rookie Card)
18. #457 Kanekoa Texeira (Rookie Card)
19. #563 Bronson Arroyo
20. #539 Arizona Diamondbacks (Team Card)
21. #429 Seth Smith
22. #455 St. Louis Cardinals (Franchise History)
23. #510 Justin Upton/Mark Reynolds (Checklist)
24. #640 Matt Diaz
25. Gold Border #575 Ryan Perry (Serial#0695/2010)
26. The Cards Your Mom Threw Out #CMT102 Babe Ruth
27. History of the World Series #HWS12 Yogi Berra
28. Million Card Giveaway #TMC-17 Roger Maris
29. 2020 #T12 Chris Coghlan
30. Silk Collection #TT Troy Tulowitzki (Serial#06/50)
31. Vintage Legends #VLC5 George Sisler
32. Turkey Red #TR69 Brooks Robinson
33. Legendary Lineage #LL-47 Frank Robinson/Ryan Braun
34. Peak Performance #PP-64 Josh Hamilton
35. #658 Tommy Hunter
36. #634 Casey Kotchman
37. #354 Evan Longoria
38. #624 Carlos Beltran
39. #562 Carlos Quentin
40. #445 Miguel Olivo
41. #349 Felix Pie
42. #622 Cleveland Indians (Franchise History)
43. #405 Dustin McGowan
44. #475 Johnny Damon
45. #560 Ryan Rowland-Smith
46. #615 Justin Verlander
47. #351 Koji Uehara
48. Attax Code Card #YE Yunel Escobar

The silk card is pretty neat looking in person.  It even has a little window so you can feel the silk.  Now that’s what I call gimmickery!  It feels like I should put this card into my daughter’s toy box instead of into my display case (but nonetheless, it’s going into the display case for now).

Isn’t it kind of ironic that the 2010 reprint of the Babe Ruth 100th Birthday card is valued much more than the original?  Beckett lists this card at $6, while the original at only $2.  I guess it’s no big loss that Mom threw out the original:

This year’s true All-Star Rookie:

Ryan Perry is undergoing “baptism by fire”, as the back of the card puts it, for the Detroit Tigers:

Both Rookies of the Year, both hit many homers in their first 3 seasons:

And the moment everyone’s been waiting for…  My Topps Million card…

1976 Topps #264 Steve Renko