2007 Topps Updates & Highlights:

1. #UH81 Kelly Schoppach
2. #UH112 Henry Owens
3. #UH34 Paul McAnulty
4. #UH159 Jarrod Saltalamacchia (Rookie Card)
5. #UH107 Damion Easley
6. Red Back #UH171 Andy Sonnanstine (Rookie Card)
7. Red Back #UH222 Ichiro (All-Star)
8. Barry Bonds 756 #HRK Barry Bonds
9. #UH188 Ryan Rowland-Smith (Rookie Card)
10. #UH239 Mike Lowell (All-Star)

“Bonds’ epic pursuit of the all-time career home run mark was realized in a sea of cheers from San Francisco fans on August 7, 2007.  No. 756 – a long blast against Washington – gave him possession of one of the most hallowed records in all of sport.”

Booooooooo

2008 Topps Series 1:

1. #100 Ryan Howard
2. #295 Tim Wakefield
3. #61 Alex Rodriguez/Carlos Pena/David Ortiz (League Leaders)
4. #32 Howie Kendrick
5. #164 Nate Schierholtz
6. #238 Shane Victorino
7. Year in Review #YR18 Mark Buehrle
8. Gold Foil #151 Adam Loewen
9. #147 Marlon Anderson
10. #189 Esteban German

“When Ryan was just three years old, he reached up and pulled a soap dish out of the wall in a bathroom in his home.  Later, hitting baseballs indoors, he put holes in his living room wall.  These days, Howard has used his strength to power balls over, instead of through, walls to amass 16 more home runs than anyone in the game the past two seasons.”

Ryan Howard has hit at least 45 homers in each of the past four seasons.  So far this season, his power numbers are down but his batting average is up with fewer strikeouts, perhaps thanks to some hitting tips from Barry Bonds.

2006 Topps Series 1:

1. #89 Glendon Rusch
2. #283 Willie Randolph (Manager)
3. #160 Travis Hafner
4. #157 Carlos Zambrano
5. #64 Juan Encarnacion
6. #93 Alex Gonzalez
7. Declaration of Independence #RS Roger Sherman
8. #100 Barry Bonds
9. #117 Troy Percival
10. #70 Carlos Lee

“Bonds picked up a record 7th NL MVP Award in 2004”

It’s another one for my Future Hall of Famers binder… that is, unless they shut out known steroid users from The Hall.

2005 Topps Updates & Highlights:

1. #UH47 Nick Green
2. #UH103 Dan Johnson (Prospect)
3. #UH225 Elliot Johnson (First Year)
4. #UH315 Aaron Thompson (Draft Pick) (First Year)
5. #UH283 Nick Touchstone (First Year)
6. #UH98 Anthony Whittington (Prospect)
7. Barry Bonds Home Run History #BB631 Barry Bonds
8. #UH59 Brad Eldred
9. #UH112 Greg Maddux (Season Highlights)
10. #UH169 Huston Street (Sporting News All-Stars)

…and Checklist 1 of 3.

On June 12, 2003 at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, Illinois, Barry Bonds hammered his 631st home run off of Bartolo Colon of the Chicago White Sox.  It was the 9th inning with one man on with no outs.

1993 Upper Deck, to be integrated into my collection:

1. #267 Wes Chamberlain
2. #296 Eddie Taubensee
3. #298 Scott Radinsky
4. #299 Thomas Howard
5. #330 Rich Rodriguez
6. #337 Pat Mahomes
7. #363 John Smoltz
8. #375 Cal Eldred
9. #379 Ryan Klesko
10. #377 Damion Easley
11. #383 Sam Militello
12. #384 Arthur Rhodes
13. #386 Rico Brogna
14. #396 Mo Vaughn
15. #410 Steve Farr
16. #411 Henry Cotto
17. #422 Pete Janicki (Top Prospect)
18. #437 Brad Pennington (Top Prospect)
19. #442 Frank Rodriguez (Top Prospect)
20. #458 Dave Hollins (Inside the Numbers)
21. #476 Will Clark/Barry Bonds/Matt Williams (Team Stars)
22. #497 Juan Gonzalez (Award Winners)
23. #513 Jose Lind

1993 Stadium Club, to be integrated into my collection:

1. #739 Darrell Sherman *x2
2. #740 Pat Mahomes *x3
3. #741 Alex Arias *x2
4. #742 Damon Buford *x3
5. #743 Charlie Hayes *x2
6. #744 Guillermo Velasquez *x2
7. #745 Checklist 601-750 (Checklist) *x3
8. #746 Frank Thomas (Member’s Choice) *x2
9. #747 Barry Bonds (Member’s Choice) *x3
10. #748 Roger Clemens (Member’s Choice) *x3
11. #749 Joe Carter (Member’s Choice) *x2
12. #750 Greg Maddux (Member’s Choice) *x2

1993 Stadium Club, to be integrated into my collection:

1. #663 Mark Gardner *x3
2. #664 Doug Dascenzo *x3
3. #665 Greg Maddux *x3
4. #666 Harold Baines *x2
5. #667 Randy Myers *x2
6. #668 Harold Reynolds *x2
7. #669 Candy Maldonado *x2
8. #670 Al Leiter *x4
9. #671 Jerald Clark *x2
10. #672 Doug Drabek
11. #673 Kirk Gibson *x2
12. #674 Steve Reed *x3
13. #675 Mike Felder *x2
14. #676 Ricky Gutierrez *x2
15. #677 Spike Owen *x2
16. #678 Otis Nixon *x3
17. #679 Scott Sanderson *x2
18. #680 Mark Carreon *x2
19. #681 Troy Percival (Rookie) *x2
20. #682 Kevin Stocker (Rookie) *x3
21. #683 Jim Converse (Rookie) *x2
22. #684 Barry Bonds *x3
23. #685 Greg Gohr (Rookie) *x2
24. #686 Tim Wallach *x3
25. #687 Matt Mieske *x3
26. #688 Robby Thompson *x2
27. #689 Brien Taylor *x2
28. #690 Kirt Manwaring *x2
29. #691 Mike Lansing (Rookie) *x2
30. #692 Steve Decker *x2

1992 Upper Deck Ted Williams Best Hitters in the Game, to be integrated into my collection:

1. #T2 Barry Bonds