2006 Topps Series 1:

1. #275 Detroit Tigers (Team Card)
2. #278 Kansas City Royals (Team Card)
3. #256 Mike Lowell (Gold Glove)
4. #255 Omar Vizquel (Gold Glove)
5. #247 Eric Chavez (Gold Glove)
6. #328 Marcus Giles/Chipper Jones (Team Stars)
7. Gold #329 Manny Ramirez/David Ortiz (Serial#1670/2006) (Team Stars)
8. #186 Vicente Padilla
9. #125 Carlos Delgado
10. #271 Dusty Baker (Manager)

My first jumbo pack of 2011 Topps Update Series:

I think Topps kinda overdid the “Cognac Diamond” cards here.  I don’t like parallels, and there are many here.

1. #US274 Jeff Karstens
2. #US235 Charlie Morton
3. #US298 Yorvit Torrealba
4. #US139 Rafael Soriano
5. #US90 James Russell
6. #US15 Aaron Heilman
7. #US269 Sergio Santos
8. #US24 Rex Brothers (Rookie Card)
9. #US263 Chad Qualls
10. #US308 Kyle Seager (Rookie Card)
11. #US73 Juan Nicasio (Rookie Debut)
12. #US136 Brandon Crawford (Rookie Debut)
13. #US164 Hector Noesi (Rookie Card)
14. #US205 D.J. LeMahieu (Rookie Card)
15. #US320 Russell Martin
16. #US261 John Buck
17. #US250 Zack Greinke
18. #US159 Alex Cobb (Rookie Card)
19. #US137 Willie Bloomquist
20. #US215 Michael Dunn
21. Cognac Diamond Anniversary #US278 Jacoby Ellsbury (All-Star)
22. 60 #T60-117 Fergie Jenkins
23. Diamond Giveaway #TDG-21 Mickey Mantle
24. Gold #US170 Brad Ziegler (Serial#1288/2011)
25. Diamond Anniversary #US166 David Ortiz (Checklist)
26. Topps Town #TTU-18 Heath Bell
27. Kimball Champions #KC-140 Michael Pineda
28. Cognac Diamond Anniversary #US58 Bert Blyleven (Short Print)
29. Cognac Diamond Anniversary #374 Washington Nationals (Team Card)
30. Cognac Diamond Anniversary #633 Aaron Crow (Rookie Card)
31. #US214 Matt Daley
32. #US243 Chris Denorfia
33. #US226 Steve Pearce
34. #US265 Willie Harris
35. #US212 Pat Neshek
36. #US284 Laynce Nix
37. #US130 David Robertson (All-Star)
38. #US91 Brandon League (All-Star)
39. #US287 Matt Joyce (All-Star)
40. #US292 Mike Adams
41. #US50 Jered Weaver (All-Star)
42. #US230 Miguel Cabrera (All-Star)
43. #US85 Roy Halladay (All-Star)
44. #US140 Clayton Kershaw (All-Star)
45. #US114 Lance Lynn (Rookie Card)
46. #US227 Kosuke Fukudome
47. #US21 Prince Fielder (All-Star)
48. #US37 Rick Ankiel
49. #US247 Zack Cozart (Rookie Card)
50. #US166 David Ortiz (Checklist)

And here’s what I got from the Diamond Giveaway:

1992 Topps #390 Barry Bonds

Five hobby packs of 2008 Topps Series 1.  Didn’t find anything I need, but all in all a pretty exciting five packs:

PACK 1

1. #206 Geoff Jenkins
2. #112 Jacque Jones
3. #247 Edgar Gonzalez
4. #14 Lenny DiNardo
5. #173 Jamie Moyer
6. Own the Game #OTG4 Carlos Pena
7. Gold Foil #290 Edgar Renteria
8. #204 Rafael Furcal
9. #283 Jorge Sosa
10. #226 Kurt Suzuki

PACK 2

1. #110 Justin Morneau
2. #249 Chris Sampson
3. #243 Akinori Iwamura
4. #49 Orlando Hernandez
5. #235 Rich Harden
6. #2 Barry Zito
7. Mantle Home Run History #MHR511 Mickey Mantle
8. #43 Ryan Dempster
9. #31 Ronny Paulino
10. #75 Felix Hernandez

PACK 3

1. #99 David Ortiz/Manny Ramirez (Postseason Highlights)
2. #256 Alex Rodriguez (MVP)
3. #181 Joe Borowski/Bobby Jenks/J.J. Putz (League Leaders)
4. #296 Paul Konerko
5. #201 Matt Capps
6. #319 Joey Votto (Rookie Card)
7. Mickey Mantle Story #MMS52 Mickey Mantle
8. Trading Card History #TCH7 Mickey Mantle
9. #318 Ned Yost (Manager)
10. #138 Dan Wheeler

PACK 4

1. #10 Miguel Cabrera
2. #304 Jose Vidro
3. #7 Mickey Mantle
4. #30 Jimmy Rollins
5. #89 Josh Willingham
6. Highlights Relics #HR-DO David Ortiz (Bat Relic)
7. Gold Foil #150 Alfonso Soriano
8. #237 Eric Wedge (Manager)

PACK 5

1. #225 Hunter Pence (Topps All-Star Rookie)
2. #77 Angel Guzman
3. #261 Josh Barfield
4. #294 Brian McCann
5. #186 Lastings Milledge
6. #255 Brandon Phillips
7. Mickey Mantle Story #MMS53 Mickey Mantle
8. Trading Card History #TCH10 Joe Mauer
9. #267 Chris Burke
10. #55 Chris Young

2009 Topps Series 2:

1. #397 Carlos Ruiz
2. #353 Derek Jeter
3. #527 Jason Isringhausen
4. #504 Felix Pie
5. #441 Andrew Bailey (Rookie)
6. #471 Kerry Wood
7. #628 Justin Upton/Chris Young (Classic Combos)
8. Gold Border #571 Noah Lowry (Serial #1608/2009)
9. Topps Town #TTT27 David Ortiz
10. #528 Nick Swisher
11. #491 Paul Bako
12. #524 Andy LaRoche

““Big Papi” says his most supportive — and plentiful — fans are kids, and it’s easy to see why.  The Red Sox star brings a childlike joy to the game, smiling all the way to two World Series championships.”

David Ortiz set up the David Ortiz Children’s Fund in 2007  to help kids in need.

2008 Topps Updates & Highlights:

1. #UH121 Jacque Jones
2. #UH90 Dan Haren
3. #UH325 Clay Hensley
4. #UH207 Alberto Gonzalez (Rookie)
5. #UH321 Jeff Niemann (Rookie)
6. #UH87 Ryan Langerhans
7. #UH34 Nate McLouth (All-Star)
8. #UH64 Joe Nathan (All-Star)
9. #UH95 Ichiro (All-Star)
10. Year in Review #YR162 David Ortiz

“A couple of pops by Big Papi lifted the Red Sox over the Rays, 5-4, on September 12.  He drove in all of Boston’s runs with a three-run shot in the third inning and a two-run game-ender (his 10th since moving to Beantown in 2003) in the ninth.  The last was a misjudged fly that barely cleared a low wall.”

After a disappointing 2009 season where he batted .238, Big Papi is off to an even more disappointing start in 2010.  He’s batting only .171 so far this season.  Did you know he also has a public website and Facebook page?

And the excellent defensive player Ryan Langerhans, who can’t seem to hit above the Mendoza line offensively.  He’s going into my Nationals binder.

2008 Topps Series 1:

1. #324 Jake Peavy (Cy Young Award)
2. #284 Lance Broadway (Rookie)
3. #161 Matt Garza
4. #197 Melky Cabrera
5. #48 Zach Duke
6. Own the Game #OTG7 David Ortiz
7. Gold Foil #318 Ned Yost (Manager)
8. #159 Luke Scott
9. #307 Shawn Hill
10. #281 Carlos Ruiz

So far this season, David Ortiz has struck out in half of his 22 At-Bats, hitting only .136 with no home runs yet.

And our Nat of the Day is Shawn Hill:

Shawn is a Canadian pitcher who played on the Nationals 2005-2008.  He was released before the 2009 season and played most of 2009 in the Padres minor leagues before starting 3 games for the Padres and then getting released.  He began 2010 playing for the AAA Las Vegas 51s of the Toronto Blue Jays organization.

2009 Topps Updates & Highlights:

1. #UH33 Daniel Bard (Rookie)
2. #UH37 Adam Kennedy
3. #UH58 Omar Quintanilla
4. #UH87 Jake Peavy
5. #UH98 Hanley Ramirez (All-Star)
6. Propaganda #PP15 Andrew Bailey
7. Topps Town #TTT70 Hunter Pence
8. #UH50 Gary Sheffield
9. #UH270 David Ortiz/Alex Rodriguez (Classic Combos)
10. #UH122 Kevin Youkilis/David Wright/Derek Jeter/Shane Victorino (Classic Combos)

Topps is really milking this Yankees/Red Sox rivalry thing.  They seem to be trying their best to catch Yankees mingling with Red Sox lately.

2008 Topps Series 1:

1. #217 Josh Beckett (Postseason Highlights)
2. #99 David Ortiz/Manny Ramirez (Postseason Highlights)
3. #322 Scott Kazmir/Johan Santana/Erik Bedard (League Leaders)
4. #85 Jason Bay
5. #315 David Weathers
6. #172 Chris Ray
7. Gold Foil #245 Dan Haren
8. #83 Mark Reynolds
9. #21 Edwin Encarnacion
10. #38 Preston Wilson

“Though they couldn’t get a win to show for it, the Red Sox made a little history in Game 4 of the ALCS when Youkilis, Ortiz and Ramirez became the second trio to hit back-to-back-to-back postseason homers.  The Yankees did it, also against Cleveland, in 1997.”

…I won’t make the obvious steroid comment here…

When the Yankees hit back-to-back-to-back postseason homers in 1997, it was Tim Raines, Derek Jeter, and Paul O’Neill.