25 Years of Baseball » Derek Jeter 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 (Fake Relic Hit!) http://25yearsofbaseball.com/2012/05/06/jumbo-sunday-2012-topps-series-1-fake-relic-hit/ http://25yearsofbaseball.com/2012/05/06/jumbo-sunday-2012-topps-series-1-fake-relic-hit/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 00:43:45 +0000 Steve http://25yearsofbaseball.com/?p=7060 A jumbo pack of 2012 Topps Series 1:

Beautiful card, though I’m not really collecting trinkets and baubles…

  1. #265 Aroldis Chapman
  2. #257 Seth Smith
  3. #276 Scott Baker
  4. #254 Philip Humber
  5. #209 A.J. Burnett
  6. #313 Phil Hughes
  7. #164 Carl Pavano
  8. #157 Anibal Sanchez
  9. #260 Brian Wilson
  10. #101 David Hernandez
  11. #3 Jaime Garcia
  12. #27 John Buck
  13. #194 Danny Duffy
  14. #160 Kevin Youkilis
  15. #243 Justin De Fratus (Rookie Card)
  16. #109 Mariano Rivera (Checklist)
  17. Gold Sparkle #123 Scott Downs
  18. Retired Rings #RR-JR Jackie Robinson (Serial#355/736) (Commemorative Gold Player Ring)
  19. Golden Moments #GM-15 Ryan Braun
  20. Golden Greats #GG-30 Derek Jeter
  21. Gold Standard #GS-12 Al Kaline
  22. Gold Futures #GF-20 Mike Moustakas
  23. 1987 Topps Minis #TM-37 CC Sabathia
  24. Golden Giveaway Code Cards #GGC-1 Ryan Braun
  25. Timeless Talents #TT-25 Cal Ripken Jr./Derek Jeter
  26. #141 Brandon Belt
  27. #195 Ben Zobrist
  28. #174 Yadier Molina
  29. #187 Jose Altuve
  30. #35 Eric Hosmer
  31. #268 Miguel Cairo
  32. #151 Chris Davis
  33. #120 Hunter Pence
  34. #134 Stephen Lombardozzi (Rookie Card)
  35. #218 Kyle Hudson (Rookie Card)
  36. #87 Craig Kimbrel (Topps All-Star Rookie)
My Golden Giveaway card unveiled a virtual coin:

Which unlocks a free prize…

…another virtual coin!  ugh…

what am I gonna do with all these virtual coins???  Topps, please bring back the Million Card Giveaway!!!

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  1. #UH26 Ryan Wagner
  2. #UH14 David Wells
  3. #UH34 Robinson Tejeda
  4. #UH6 Toby Hall
  5. #UH62 Cory Sullivan
  6. #UH161 Carlos Quentin (Rookie Card)
  7. #UH179 Manny Ramirez (Season Highlights)
  8. Mantle Home Run History #MHR157 Mickey Mantle
  9. #UH183 Derek Jeter (Postseason Highlights)
  10. #UH214 Derek Lowe/Brandon Webb/Carlos Zambrano (League Leaders)
  11. #UH295 Alfonso Soriano (Team Leaders)
  12. #UH287 Jermaine Dye (Home Run Derby)
]]> http://25yearsofbaseball.com/2012/05/02/pack-break-2006-topps-updates-highlights-15/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 JUMBO Sunday: 2012 Topps Series 1 http://25yearsofbaseball.com/2012/04/08/jumbo-sunday-2012-topps-series-1-2/ http://25yearsofbaseball.com/2012/04/08/jumbo-sunday-2012-topps-series-1-2/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 00:55:33 +0000 Steve http://25yearsofbaseball.com/?p=6969 Ripping another jumbo pack of 2012 Topps Series 1:

  1. #298 Jeff Keppinger
  2. #261 Kyle Blanks
  3. #165 Michael Morse
  4. #265 Aroldis Chapman
  5. #257 Seth Smith
  6. #276 Scott Baker
  7. #254 Philip Humber
  8. #209 A.J. Burnett
  9. #147 Orlando Hudson
  10. #313 Phil Hughes
  11. #164 Carl Pavano
  12. #157 Anibal Sanchez
  13. #260 Brian Wilson
  14. #101 David Hernandez
  15. #283 Brandon Allen
  16. #212 Tim Wakefield/CC Sabathia/Mark Buehrle (Active Leaders)
  17. #274 Alex Liddi (Rookie Card)
  18. #33 Curtis Granderson/Robinson Cano/Adrian Gonzalez (League Leaders)
  19. #58 Tim Hudson
  20. #59 Texas Rangers (World Series)
  21. #263 Steve Delabar (Rookie Card)
  22. #297 Clayton Kershaw/Roy Halladay/Cliff Lee (League Leaders)
  23. #77 Matt Kemp/Prince Fielder/Albert Pujols (League Leaders)
  24. Gold Sparkle #130 Asdrubal Cabrera
  25. Classic Walk-offs #CW-3 Johnny Bench
  26. Golden Moments #GM-35 Frank Thomas
  27. Golden Greats #GG-28 Derek Jeter
  28. Gold Standard #GS-3 Paul Molitor
  29. Gold Futures #GF-6 Dustin Ackley
  30. 1987 Topps Minis #TM-26 David Wright
  31. Golden Giveaway Code Cards #GGC-10 Sandy Koufax
  32. Timeless Talents #TT-3 Don Mattingly/Eric Hosmer
  33. #249 Trevor Plouffe
  34. #141 Brandon Belt
  35. #195 Ben Zobrist
  36. #174 Yadier Molina
  37. #187 Jose Altuve
  38. #7 Mickey Mantle
  39. #84 Brain Matusz
  40. #57 Yuniesky Betancourt
  41. #8 Mike Adams
  42. #137 Jarrod Saltalamacchia
  43. #35 Eric Hosmer
  44. #268 Miguel Cairo
  45. #151 Chris Davis
  46. #183 Addison Reed (Rookie Card)
  47. #36 Michael Taylor (Rookie Card)
  48. #95 Chris Parmelee (Rookie Card)
  49. #234 Mark Teixeira (Checklist)
  50. #211 Kelvin Herrera (Rookie Card)
And my Golden Giveaway Code Card reveals…

hmm… getting these digital coins is not quite as fun as getting old cards.

]]> http://25yearsofbaseball.com/2012/04/08/jumbo-sunday-2012-topps-series-1-2/feed/ 0 Pack Break: 1999 Topps Series 2 http://25yearsofbaseball.com/2012/03/05/pack-break-1999-topps-series-2-8/ http://25yearsofbaseball.com/2012/03/05/pack-break-1999-topps-series-2-8/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 01:50:54 +0000 Steve http://25yearsofbaseball.com/?p=6862 1999 Topps Series 2:

  1. #285 Kevin Brown
  2. #391 Bobby Smith (Topps All-Star Rookie)
  3. #452 Alex Rodriguez/Nomar Garciaparra/Derek Jeter (All-Topps Shortstops)
  4. #289 Darryl Hamilton
  5. #268 Matt Franco
  6. #371 Wilson Alvarez
  7. #255 Dustin Hermanson
  8. #388 Pete Harnisch
  9. #287 Al Martin
  10. #329 John Smoltz
  11. #339 Royce Clayton
]]> http://25yearsofbaseball.com/2012/03/05/pack-break-1999-topps-series-2-8/feed/ 0 Pack Break: 2007 Topps Series 1 http://25yearsofbaseball.com/2012/03/02/pack-break-2007-topps-series-1-10/ http://25yearsofbaseball.com/2012/03/02/pack-break-2007-topps-series-1-10/#comments Sat, 03 Mar 2012 01:09:20 +0000 Steve http://25yearsofbaseball.com/?p=6848 2007 Topps Series 1:

This is the second Bush-Mantle variation I’ve pulled.  The other one was a Red Back… I don’t think I have his regular issue yet!

  1. #323 Justin Morneau (MVP)
  2. #151 Kendry Morales
  3. #324 Hanley Ramirez (Rookie of the Year)
  4. #40a Derek Jeter (Mantle-Bush Variation)
  5. #8 Preston Wilson
  6. #15 Andrew Miller (Rookie Card)
  7. Red Back #302 Scott Rolen (Gold Glove)
  8. Red Back #317 Omar Vizquel (Gold Glove)
  9. #21 Chris Britton
  10. #251 Charlie Manuel (Manager)
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2011 Topps Update Series:

  1. #US93 Matt Downs
  2. #US283 LaTroy Hawkins
  3. #US281 Mark Melancon
  4. #US61 Nick Masset
  5. #US70 Michael Wuertz
  6. #US124 Xavier Paul
  7. #US289 Eric Chavez
  8. #US160 Victor Martinez
  9. #US81 Aaron Harang
  10. #US180 Daniel Moskos (Rookie Card)
  11. #US236 Jose Morales
  12. #US314 Armando Galarraga
  13. #US56 Ryan Adams (Rookie Card)
  14. #US155 Eric Hosmer (Rookie Card)
  15. #US117 Michael Stutes (Rookie Card)
  16. #US142 Alex White (Rookie Card)
  17. #US133 Fernando Salas
  18. #US7 Nate Schierholtz
  19. #US246 Alcides Escobar
  20. #US315 Carlos Pena
  21. #US199 Micah Owings
  22. #US206 J.P. Howell
  23. Cognac Diamond Anniversary #US68 Tyler Clippard (All-Star)
  24. 60 #T60-138 Roger Maris
  25. Diamond Giveaway #TDG-28 Cliff Lee
  26. Gold #US143 Craig Kimbrel (Serial#1153/2011) (All-Star)
  27. Diamond Anniversary #US92 Hunter Pence
  28. Kimball Champions #KC-136 Paul Molitor
  29. Diamond Duos #DD-14 Jose Bautista/Adam Lind
  30. Cognac Diamond Anniversary #387 Danny Valencia (Topps All-Star Rookie)
  31. #US317 Craig Counsell
  32. #US253 Scott Linebrink
  33. #US165 Al Alburquerque (Rookie Card)
  34. #US153 Matt Guerrier
  35. #US266 Jason Isringhausen
  36. #US285 David Purcey
  37. #US163 Adrian Beltre (All-Star)
  38. #US293 Howie Kendrick (All-Star)
  39. #US323 Jhonny Peralta (All-Star)
  40. #US310 Scott Rolen (All-Star)
  41. #US249 Starlin Castro (All-Star)
  42. #US252 Derek Jeter (Checklist)
  43. #US248 Octavio Dotel
  44. #US170 Brad Ziegler
  45. #US53 Koji Uehara
  46. #US260 Matt Holliday (All-Star)
  47. #US88 Orlando Cabrera
  48. #US268 Yadier Molina (All-Star)
  49. #US162 Troy Tulowitzki (All-Star)

And my Topps Diamond Giveaway card for this pack:

1986 Topps #714 George Brett

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2009 Topps Updates & Highlights:

  1. #UH231 Josh Bard
  2. #UH169 Mark Kotsay
  3. #UH140 Jack Wilson
  4. #UH128 Chone Figgins (All-Star)
  5. #UH181 Zach Duke (All-Star)
  6. Gold #UH288 Jon Garland (Serial#1194/2009)
  7. Turkey Red #TR131 Jermaine Dye
  8. Topps Town #TTT56 Josh Beckett
  9. #UH145 Micah Hoffpauir
  10. #UH17 Derek Jeter/David Wright (Classic Combos)
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