Today I’m going to bust a bunch of my 2003 Topps Series 1 hobby packs:

PACK 1

1. #262 Mike Scioscia (Manager)
2. #317 Doug Waechter (First Year Card) (Rookie)
3. #301 Matthew Peterson (First Year Card) (Rookie)
4. #314 Mike McNutt (First Year Card) (Rookie)
5. #292 Chris Duncan (First Year Card) (Rookie)
6. #338 Alfonso Soriano/Alex Rodriguez/Derek Jeter (League Leaders)
7. #96 Alex Gonzalez
8. #63 Andy Ashby
9. #89 Mike Matheny
10. #233 Derrek Lee

I don’t know why Beckett still lists Chris Duncan’s Topps rookie card as being “worth” $3.  Outdated information?  He’s almost 30 and has been hitting under .200 at the AAA level for the past 3 years.  And playing in the Washington Nationals organization doesn’t help.

PACK 2

1. #119 Randall Simon
2. #145 Michael Tucker
3. #44 Jeff Conine
4. #174 Jon Lieber
5. Hobby Masters #HM3 Derek Jeter
6. #360 Torii Hunter (Sporting News All-Stars)
7. #76 Randy Wolf
8. #170 Vladimir Guerrero
9. #152 Steve Trachsel
10. #161 Kerry Robinson

PACK 3

1. #283 Larry Bowa (Manager)
2. #45 Carlos Baerga
3. #280 John Halama
4. #282 Art Howe (Manager)
5. Record Breakers #RB-JB Jeff Bagwell
6. #344 Sammy Sosa/Albert Pujols/Shawn Green (League Leaders)
7. #179 Wendell Magee
8. #199 Scott Sullivan
9. #31 Brian Giles
10. #48 Aaron Boone

PACK 4

1. #326 Orlando Hudson/Josh Phelps (Future Stars)
2. #330 Juan Rivera/Marcus Thames (Future Stars)
3. #331 Brandon Puffer/Jung Bong (Future Stars)
4. #323 Chris Snelling/Shin-Soo Choo (Future Stars)
5. #327 Jack Cust/Rene Reyes (Future Stars)
6. #351 Angels/Giants (Postseason Highlights)
7. #2 Dan Wilson
8. #255 Michael Barrett
9. #64 Mike Williams
10. #116 Mark Mulder

The infamous Puffer/Bong card!  While Jung Bong is still playing pro baseball in Korea, Brandon Puffer is serving a 5-year prison sentence for breaking into a home and trying to rape a woman back in 2008.

PACK 5

1. #21 Denny Neagle
2. #166 Troy Percival
3. #59 Brad Wilkerson (Topps All-Star Rookie)
4. #144 Mark Quinn
5. #41 Kevin Appier
6. #366 Manny Ramirez (Sporting News All-Stars)
7. #37 Brandon Duckworth
8. #156 Jason Kendall
9. #180 Barry Zito
10. #3 Jimmy Rollins

1996 Topps Series 1:

1. #219 Derek Jeter (Future Star)
2. #76 Jim Dougherty
3. #197 Roger Clemens
4. #140 Ivan Rodriguez
5. #75 Carlos Baerga
6. #134 Chris Gomez
7. #211 Nomar Garciaparra (Future Star)
8. #182 Ken Caminiti
9. #127 Darrin Fletcher
10. #173 Ray Durham (Topps All-Star Rookie)
11. #54 Pat Rapp
12. #120 Jose Rijo

“Prized, young SS with speed, range, arm and quick bat… Led 1995 Int’l League in runs scored… Placed 3rd in hits and 4th in OBP (.394)… Enjoyed a 17-game hitting streak… Named Baseball Weekly Minor League Player of the Year in ’94.”

I think they mean “Baseball America” and not “Baseball Weekly”, but I could be wrong.  Anyone know if they changed the name since 1994?

2010 Topps Series 1:

1. #153 Justin Duchscherer
2. #63 Josh Bard
3. #310 Elvis Andrus (Topps All-Star Rookie)
4. #220 Randy Johnson
5. #269 Alex Rodriguez/Derek Jeter/Robinson Cano (Checklist)
6. Gold Border #252 Ronny Cedeno (Serial#0095/2010)
7. When They Were Young #WTWY-AP Aaron Poreda
8. Topps Town #TTT6 Ichiro
9. #146 Yunel Escobar
10. #151 Mat Gamel

The photography for 2010 Topps is still awesome.

2010 Topps Series 1:

1. #282 Washington Nationals (Franchise History)
2. #231 Luke Scott
3. #237 Ryan Braun/Prince Fielder (Checklist)
4. #293 Brent Dlugach (Rookie)
5. #206 Albert Pujols/Prince Fielder/Ryan Howard (League Leaders)
6. Tales of the Game #TOG-20 Derek Jeter
7. Peak Performance #PP-14 Raul Ibanez
8. Topps Town #TTT18 Vladimir Guerrero
9. #107 Scott Hairston
10. #211 Kelly Shoppach

“The Yankees faced elimination by Oakland in Game 3 of the 2001 AL Division Series, but avoided it thanks in large part to a heads-up play by Jeter.  After a throw from the outfield overshot two cutoff men, Derek snared the ball with two hands near the first base line, then immediately flipped it backhanded about 20 feet to the plate.  The toss was just in time to nail Jeremy Giambi, preserving a 1-0 lead.”

2009 Topps Updates & Highlights:

1. #UH34 Laynce Nix
2. #UH24 Gabe Gross
3. #UH167 Julio Borbon (Rookie)
4. #UH89 Phil Hughes
5. #UH178 Josh Beckett (All-Star)
6. Ring of Honor #RH94 Tris Speaker
7. Topps Town #TTT57 Joey Votto
8. #UH111 Livan Hernandez
9. #UH174 Omar Vizquel
10. #UH69 Joe Girardi/Derek Jeter (Classic Combos)

Derek Jeter is still racking up those hits.  He should get his 3,000th hit next season.

Tris Speaker, to be added to my Hall of Fame binder:

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.

2009 Topps Updates & Highlights:

1. #UH21 Matt Diaz
2. #UH84 Gerardo Parra (Rookie)
3. #UH172 Tyler Greene (Rookie)
4. #UH131 Derek Jeter (All-Star)
5. #UH314 Brad Hawpe (All-Star)
6. #UH136 Raul Ibanez (All-Star)
7. Ring of Honor #RH95 Steve Garvey
8. Topps Town #TTT75 Alexei Ramirez
9. #UH279 Ross Detwiler
10. #UH99 Kevin Gregg

“By collecting more than 4.8 million fan ballots for the 2009 MLB All-Star Game, Jeter led the AL in voting for the first time in his career.  The event is nothing new to the Yankees captain, who’s a .429 lifetime hitter int he Midsummer Classic.  He scored two of the four American League runs in ’09.”

And one of the Nationals’ top pitching prospects, who went 1-6 last season:

2006 Topps Series 2:

1. #496 Jose Capellan (Rookie)
2. #473 Jason Lane
3. #500 Derek Jeter
4. #380 Marcus Giles
5. #509 Freddy Sanchez
6. Mantle Home Run History #MHR61 Mickey Mantle
7. #447 Jacque Jones
8. #424 Tony Womack
9. #382 Steve Trachsel
10. #612 Los Angeles Dodgers (Team Card)

“Assuming Derek starts on Opening Day, he will be just one such assignment shy of Phil Rizzuto’s record of 11 for most by a shortstop in Yankees history.“