25 Years of Baseball » Chipper Jones http://25yearsofbaseball.com Exploring 25 years of Topps baseball, one pack at a time Sun, 20 May 2012 21:43:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 JUMBO Sunday: 2012 Topps Series 1 (Autograph Hit!) http://25yearsofbaseball.com/2012/05/14/jumbo-sunday-2012-topps-series-1-autograph-hit/ http://25yearsofbaseball.com/2012/05/14/jumbo-sunday-2012-topps-series-1-autograph-hit/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 04:40:04 +0000 Steve http://25yearsofbaseball.com/?p=7079 2012 Topps Series 1 jumbo pack:

  1. #64 Michael Martinez
  2. #310 Adrian Beltre
  3. #112 Juan Nicasio
  4. #54 Jhonny Peralta
  5. #311 John Danks
  6. #290 Curtis Granderson
  7. #37 Mike Napoli
  8. #31 Brent Morel
  9. #83 Bobby Parnell
  10. #73 Brandon McCarthy
  11. #262 Shaun Marcum
  12. #11 Hong-chih Kuo
  13. #279 R.A. Dickey
  14. #74 Kevin Correia
  15. #289 Casey Kotchman
  16. #194 Danny Duffy
  17. #160 Kevin Youkilis
  18. #243 Justin de Fratus (Rookie Card)
  19. #109 Mariano Rivera (Checklist)
  20. #156 Ian Kennedy/Clayton Kershaw/Roy Halladay (League Leaders)
  21. #113 Craig Kimbrel (Checklist)
  22. #128 Lucas Duda
  23. #231 Dexter Fowler
  24. #170 Jacoby Ellsbury
  25. Gold Sparkle #159 Chipper Jones/Albert Pujols/Todd Helton (Active Leaders)
  26. Golden Moments #GM-17 Jered Weaver
  27. Golden Greats #GG-22 Joe DiMaggio
  28. Gold Standard #GS-15 Ty Cobb
  29. Gold Futures #GF-17 Dee Gordon
  30. 1987 Topps Minis #TM-3 Eric Hosmer
  31. Golden Giveaway Code Cards #GGC-8 Roberto Clemente
  32. Golden Moments Autographs #MB Madison Bumgarner (Autograph)
  33. Timeless Talents #TT-15 Bob Gibson/Roy Halladay
  34. #145 Billy Butler
  35. #116 A.J. Pierzynski
  36. #200 Miguel Cabrera
  37. #246 Bud Norris
  38. #85 Jason Heyward
  39. #144 Marlon Byrd
  40. #40 Tom Milone (Rookie Card)
  41. #23 Cory Luebke
  42. #214 Mike Pelfrey
  43. #127 Eli Whiteside
  44. #118 Miguel Olivo
  45. #66 Nyjer Morgan
  46. #184 Wilin Rosario (Rookie Card)
  47. #16 Desmond Jennings (Topps All-Star Rookie)
  48. #134 Stephen Lombardozzi (Rookie Card)
  49. #218 Kyle Hudson (Rookie Card)
  50. #87 Craig Kimbrel (Topps All-Star Rookie)

And my virtual haul:

]]> http://25yearsofbaseball.com/2012/05/14/jumbo-sunday-2012-topps-series-1-autograph-hit/feed/ 1 JUMBO Sunday: 2012 Topps Series 1 (Black Chipper!) http://25yearsofbaseball.com/2012/04/29/jumbo-sunday-2012-topps-series-1-black-chipper/ http://25yearsofbaseball.com/2012/04/29/jumbo-sunday-2012-topps-series-1-black-chipper/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:42:59 +0000 Steve http://25yearsofbaseball.com/?p=7040 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)
And my Golden Giveaway coin:

]]> http://25yearsofbaseball.com/2012/04/29/jumbo-sunday-2012-topps-series-1-black-chipper/feed/ 0 JUMBO Sunday: 2012 Topps Series 1 http://25yearsofbaseball.com/2012/04/22/jumbo-sunday-2012-topps-series-1-4/ http://25yearsofbaseball.com/2012/04/22/jumbo-sunday-2012-topps-series-1-4/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:22:27 +0000 Steve http://25yearsofbaseball.com/?p=7015 2012 Topps Series 1 jumbo pack:

  1. #180 Mariano Rivera
  2. #240 David Wright
  3. #204 Tom Gorzelanny
  4. #248 Stephen Drew
  5. #44 Edwin Jackson
  6. #2 Trevor Cahill
  7. #153 Mark Melancon
  8. #48 Wade Davis
  9. #317 Tyler Chatwood
  10. #258 Jon Jay
  11. #39 James Loney
  12. #323 Jason Isringhausen
  13. #132 Will Venable
  14. #61 Daniel Bard
  15. #201 Doug Fister
  16. #272 Nyjer Morgan (World Series)
  17. #273 David Freese
  18. #45 Jhoulys Chacin
  19. #181 Jose Reyes/Ryan Braun/Matt Kemp (League Leaders)
  20. #324 Alex Rodriguez/Jim Thome/Jason Giambi (Active Leaders)
  21. #136 Casey McGehee
  22. #130 Asdrubal Cabrera
  23. #239 Miguel Cabrera/Michael Young/Adrian Gonzalez (League Leaders)
  24. #159 Chipper Jones/Albert Pujols/Todd Helton (Active Leaders)
  25. Gold Sparkle #136 Casey McGehee
  26. Golden Moments #GM-6 Red Schoendienst
  27. Golden Greats #GG-73 Babe Ruth
  28. Gold Standard #GS-10 Reggie Jackson
  29. Gold Futures #GF-14 Mike Stanton
  30. 1987 Topps Minis #TM-34 Josh Johnson
  31. Golden Giveaway #GGC-10 Sandy Koufax
  32. Timeless Talents #TT-10 Ryne Sandberg/Dan Uggla
  33. #191 Angel Pagan
  34. #94 Logan Forsythe
  35. #196 Matt Joyce
  36. #51 Alcides Escobar
  37. #30 Derek Jeter
  38. #228 Brent Lillibridge
  39. #96 Grady Sizemore
  40. #18 Colby Lewis
  41. #328 John Lackey
  42. #148 Chris Getz
  43. #327 Mark Kotsay
  44. #78 Erick Aybar
  45. #139 Scott Sizemore
  46. #108 Albert Pujols (World Series)
  47. #220 Jay Bruce
  48. #5 Desmond Jennings
  49. #225 Michael Pineda
  50. #217 Texas Rangers (Team Card)

]]> http://25yearsofbaseball.com/2012/04/22/jumbo-sunday-2012-topps-series-1-4/feed/ 0 Pack Break: 1998 Topps Series 2 http://25yearsofbaseball.com/2012/03/30/pack-break-1998-topps-series-2-7/ http://25yearsofbaseball.com/2012/03/30/pack-break-1998-topps-series-2-7/#comments Sat, 31 Mar 2012 00:55:27 +0000 Steve http://25yearsofbaseball.com/?p=6935 1998 Topps Series 2:

“Boston and Garciaparra, the 1997 AL Rookie-of-the-Year, will be looking to avenge last year’s thrashing by Atlanta (three-game sweep by a combined 31-6 score).  His chief interleague victims were the Mets (.333, HR) and Marlins (.385).”

“Jones plays no favorites; he hit .300 or better against 11 different teams in 1997.  One of them was the Red Sox, against whom he went 3-for-9 and scored five runs in a single game.  Overall, he slugged a strong .492 in interleague play.”

  1. #483 Tino Martinez/Gary Sheffield (Interleague Preview)
  2. #288 Darin Erstad
  3. #482 Juan Gonzalez/Larry Walker (Interleague Preview)
  4. #376 Tom Goodwin
  5. #481 Nomar Garciaparra/Chipper Jones (Interleague Preview)
  6. #290 Jim Thome
  7. #499 Brad Penny/Nick Bierbrodt (Rookie Card)
  8. #299 Derek Bell
  9. #500 Dustin Carr/Luis Cruz (Rookie Card)
  10. #327 Jeff Cirillo
  11. #501 Cedrick Bowers/Marcus McCain
]]> http://25yearsofbaseball.com/2012/03/30/pack-break-1998-topps-series-2-7/feed/ 0 JUMBO Sunday: 1995 Topps Traded and Rookies http://25yearsofbaseball.com/2011/04/17/jumbo-sunday-1995-topps-traded-and-rookies/ http://25yearsofbaseball.com/2011/04/17/jumbo-sunday-1995-topps-traded-and-rookies/#comments Sun, 17 Apr 2011 20:45:37 +0000 Steve http://25yearsofbaseball.com/?p=6214 5 hobby packs of 1995 Topps Traded and Rookies.  The first two packs show an interesting coincidence:

PACK 1

Carlos Beltran’s rookie card actually shows another guy named Juan LeBron.  It’s an uncorrected error.

  1. #18T Carlos Beltran (Uncorrected Error) (Draft Pick) (Rookie Card)
  2. #148T Kevin Brown
  3. #131T Tyler Green (Rookie of the Year Candidates)
  4. #148T Kevin Brown
  5. #14T Kevin Gross
  6. #8 Jeff Bagwell (At the Break)
  7. #66T Lee Smith
  8. #19T Mike Mimbs
  9. #138T Scott Cooper
  10. #98T Tom Henke
  11. #111T Antonio Osuna

PACK 2

Juan LeBron’s rookie card actually shows Carlos Beltran.

  1. #90T Dave Gallagher
  2. #126T Jim Scharrer (Draft Pick) (Rookie Card)
  3. #12T Juan LeBron (Uncorrected Error) (Draft Pick) (Rookie Card)
  4. #126T Jim Scharrer (Draft Pick) (Rookie Card)
  5. #72T Jose Canseco
  6. #52T Mike Perez
  7. #45T Marty Cordova (Rookie of the Year Candidates)
  8. #79T Brad Radke
  9. #123T Bobby Witt
  10. #32T Mike Devereaux
  11. #70T Tony Fernandez

PACK 3

  1. #130T Lyle Mouton/Mariano Rivera (On Deck) (Rookie Card)
  2. #103T Dilson Torres
  3. #140T Charlie Hayes
  4. #116T John Kruk
  5. #62T Tim Scott
  6. #64T Ken Hill
  7. #13T Shawn Green (Rookie of the Year Candidates)
  8. #153T Stan Belinda
  9. #61T Orel Hershiser
  10. #142T Rich Amaral
  11. #123T Bobby Witt

PACK 4

  1. #156 Frank Thomas/Fred McGriff (Mid All-Star)
  2. #68T Felipe Lira
  3. #157 Carlos Baerga/Craig Biggio (Mid All-Star)
  4. #163 Ivan Rodriguez/Mike Piazza (Mid All-Star)
  5. #73T Mark Grudzielanek
  6. #10 Matt Williams (At the Break)
  7. #2 Ken Griffey Jr. (At the Break)
  8. #81T John Wetteland
  9. #110 David Cone
  10. #114T Mark McLemore
  11. #81T John Wetteland

PACK 5

  1. #74T Ben Davis (Draft Pick) (Rookie Card)
  2. #76T Roger Bailey
  3. #126T Jim Scharrer (Draft Pick) (Rookie Card)
  4. #88T Pat Ahearne/Gary Rath/Larry Wimberly/Robbie Bell (Prospects) (Rookie Card)
  5. #55T Zane Smith
  6. #51T Todd Stottlemyre
  7. #128T Chipper Jones (Rookie of the Year Candidates)
  8. #85T Ken Caminiti
  9. #125T Joey Cora
  10. #123T Bobby Witt
  11. #34T Benny Santiago
]]> http://25yearsofbaseball.com/2011/04/17/jumbo-sunday-1995-topps-traded-and-rookies/feed/ 0 Archives Project: 1993 Stadium Club, Group 3 http://25yearsofbaseball.com/2009/12/03/archives-project-1993-stadium-club-group-3/ http://25yearsofbaseball.com/2009/12/03/archives-project-1993-stadium-club-group-3/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:23:38 +0000 Steve http://25yearsofbaseball.com/?p=3944 1993 Stadium Club, to be integrated into my collection:

  1. #633 Mike Fetters *x2
  2. #634 Ozzie Canseco *x2
  3. #635 Jeff Russell *x2
  4. #636 Pete Incaviglia *x2
  5. #637 Tom Henke *x2
  6. #638 Chipper Jones
  7. #639 Jimmy Key *x3
  8. #640 Dave Martinez *x3
  9. #641 Dave Stieb *x2
  10. #642 Milt Thompson *x2
  11. #643 Alan Mills *x2
  12. #644 Tony Fernandez *x3
  13. #645 Randy Bush
  14. #646 Joe Magrane *x2
  15. #647 Ivan Calderon *x2
  16. #648 Jose Guzman *x2
  17. #649 John Olerud *x3
  18. #650 Tom Glavine
  19. #651 Julio Franco *x2
  20. #652 Armando Reynoso *x2
  21. #653 Felix Jose *x2
  22. #654 Ben Rivera *x2
  23. #655 Andre Dawson *x2
  24. #656 Mike Harkey *x3
  25. #657 Kevin Seitzer *x2
  26. #658 Lonnie Smith *x2
  27. #659 Norm Charlton *x2
  28. #660 David Justice
  29. #661 Fernando Valenzuela *x3
  30. #662 Dan Wilson
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  1. #555 Turner Ward (Rookie)
  2. #26 Luis Sojo
  3. #487 Rafael Belliard
  4. #465 Ken Griffey
  5. #596 Ronnie Walden (Draft Pick) (Rookie)
  6. #1 Nolan Ryan
  7. #172 Pete Incaviglia
  8. #333 Chipper Jones (Draft Pick) (Rookie)
  9. #172 Pete Incaviglia
  10. #671 Andy McGaffigan
  11. #21 Joe Morgan (Manager)
  12. #221 Don Slaught
  13. #108 Matt Young
  14. #409 Mike Stanley
  15. #432 Delino DeShields (Topps All-Star Rookie)
  16. #528 Denny Martinez

“Chipper enjoyed the honor of being the nation’s first selection in the June, 1990 Draft.  At the Bolles School he was honored as Florida High School Player of the Year last season.  He led his team to State Finals for the 2nd consecutive campaign and to a 66-19 record in 3 seasons.  Chipper was 3-time All-State, 3-time Jacksonville All-City and 3-time Bolles School MVP.  The Gatorade Florida HS Player of Year, he was selected to play for Team USA.”

Chipper’s been winning awards and leading his team since he was a teenager.  Now, at the age of 37, he’s still schooling the younger folks how to properly hit the ball.  He has played with the Atlanta Braves organization for his entire 20-year professional baseball career.

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  1. #UH8 Jeff Mathis
  2. #UH308 Shelley Duncan
  3. #UH314 Wilson Betemit
  4. #UH42 Chip Ambres
  5. #UH142 Adrian Gonzalez/Matt Holliday (Classic Combos)
  6. #UH143 Chipper Jones (Highlights)
  7. #UH24 Tony Armas Jr.
  8. #UH219 Damaso Marte
  9. #UH264 David Ortiz (All-Star)
  10. Gold Foil #UH230 Jason Jennings

“Chipper became just the third switch-hitter in Major League history to swat 400 career home runs, following Hall of Famers Mickey Mantle (536) and Eddie Murray (504).  He reached the milestone during a four-hit game against the Marlins in which he raised his season average to .418, earning a curtain call in Atlanta after the sixth-inning blast.”

Coming off winning the National League batting title last year, Chipper is still going strong at the age of 37.  He’s batting .295 this season with 15 home runs.  He could conceivably hit 500 home runs if he can last another 3 seasons (or if he starts taking steroids).

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