Five packs of 2009 Topps Series 2 coming your way, and a sweet hit in the first pack too!

PACK 1

1. #473 Jered Weaver
2. #540 Russell Martin
3. #585 Alexei Ramirez
4. Career Best Relics Dual #CBDR-PK Dustin Pedroia/Ian Kinsler (Serial#83/99) (Dual Jersey Relics)
5. Topps Town #TTT37 Justin Upton
6. #528 Nick Swisher
7. #401 Tony LaRussa (Manager)
8. #484 Chris Carpenter

PACK 2

1. #609 Juan Rivera
2. #573 Adam Wainwright
3. #490 Joba Chamberlain
4. #433 Coco Crisp
5. Gold Border #400 Alfonso Soriano (Serial#1081/2009)
6. Topps Town #TTT35 Prince Fielder
7. #381 Shairon Martis (Rookie Card)
8. #560 Adrian Beltre
9. #612 Joel Pineiro
10. #500 Ryan Howard

PACK 3

1. #407 Dave Trembley (Manager)
2. #370 Victor Martinez
3. #511 Chad Qualls
4. Topps Town #TTT36 Ian Kinsler
5. #468 Derek Lowe
6. #633 David Patton (Rookie Card)
7. #623 Aaron Hill
8. #497 Clint Hurdle (Manager)
9. #459 Brian Bannister
10. #395 Magglio Ordonez

PACK 4

1. #568 Greg Reynolds
2. #522 Gio Gonzalez
3. #496 Charlie Manuel (Manager)
4. #430 Francisco Rodriguez
5. Topps Town Gold #TTT29 Derek Jeter
6. #452 Orlando Cabrera
7. #625 Jim Thome
8. #595 Vernon Wells
9. #557 Jayson Werth
10. #513 Bronson Arroyo

PACK 5

1. #569 Ted Lilly
2. #617 Shaun Marcum
3. #655 Bengie Molina
4. #427 Brian Duensing (Rookie Card)
5. Topps Town #TTT33 Carlos Lee
6. #479 Brad Nelson (Rookie Card)
7. #424 Jorge Campillo
8. #498 Kyle Davies
9. #556 Brendan Ryan
10. #413 Ruben Gotay

It’s a gimmick, but this card is notorious because it got so much media attention in 2007.  Mickey Mantle watches from the dugout as George W. Bush waves from the stands.  It’ll be a nice addition to my display case.

2007 Topps Series 1:

1. #287 Jose Garcia (Rookie Card)
2. #195 James Loney
3. #192 Matt Capps
4. #230 Barry Zito
5. Distinguished Service #DS4 Bobby Doerr
6. Red Back #40a Derek Jeter (Mantle-Bush Variation)
7. Red Back #50 Miguel Cabrera
8. #87 Alexis Gomez
9. #138 Adrian Gonzalez
10. #2 Nick Swisher

“Few, if any, World Series championships have featured more wall-to-wall drama than the 2001 renewal, in which three games were decided in the final at-bat.  Before Arizona’s Luis Gonzalez clinched Game 7 with a walk-off hit, New York’s Derek “Mr. November” Jeter provided a thrill of his own with a two-out, game-ending homer in the 10th inning of Game 4.”

Now let’s hop into our baseball time machine.  Here we go to 2009… we see Justin Upton sliding in:

On to the 1950′s:

and on to the 1930′s:

and our final stop, the 1910′s, about 100 years ago:

2010 Topps Series 2:

1. #464 Francisco Liriano
2. #391 Manny Parra
3. #397 Colorado Rockies (Team Card)
4. #577 Jason Jaramillo
5. #340 John Buck
6. #406 Jeff Francis
7. #468 Delmon Young
8. #541 Jason Motte
9. #617 Luis Valbuena
10. #343 Brian Bruney
11. #387 Josh Fields
12. #434 Kevin Slowey
13. #533 Gary Matthews Jr.
14. #504 Jeff Mathis
15. #648 Brian Fuentes
16. #534 Hideki Okajima
17. #461 Tyson Ross (Rookie Card)
18. #392 Carlos Monasterios (Rookie Card)
19. #637 Babe Ruth/Lou Gehrig (Checklist)
20. #502 Jhoulys Chacin
21. #400 Alex Rodriguez
22. #411 Jack Wilson
23. #548 Minnesota Twins (Franchise History)
24. #361 Washington Nationals (Team Card)
25. #558 Ronny Paulino
26. #545 Fred Lewis
27. Gold #333 Ryan Ludwick (Serial#1784/2010)
28. The Cards Your Mom Threw Out #CMT113 Justin Verlander
29. History of the World Series #HWS21 Derek Jeter
30. Million Card Giveaway #TMC-18 Thurman Munson
31. 2020 #T5 Justin Upton
32. The Cards Your Mom Threw Out Original Backs #CMT61 Al Kaline
33. Vintage Legends #VLC8 Walter Johnson
34. Turkey Red #TR78 Dan Haren
35. Legendary Lineage #LL-52 Dale Murphy/Matt Kemp
36. Peak Performance #PP-79 Matt Kemp
37. #466 Jered Weaver
38. #587 David Murphy
39. #618 Jorge Cantu
40. #593 Derek Holland
41. #348 Jordan Zimmermann
42. #390 Ervin Santana
43. #389 Troy Tulowitzki
44. #481 Scott Rolen
45. #557 Aaron Hill
46. #537 Michael Cuddyer
47. #546 Bud Norris
48. #627 Jeremy Hermida
49. #341 Texas Rangers (Franchise History)
50. Attax Code Card #IK Ian Kinsler

Here’s this pack’s random Million Card Giveaway card:

1961 Topps #289 Ray Moore

“When owner George Steinbrenner named Derek the Yankees captain in 2003, he cited a quote from Gen. Douglas MacArthur in which both believed: “There is no substitute for victory.”  Of their 11 captains, Jeter was the second-youngest — one month older than Thurman Munson.”

The Yankees will have to do without “victory” this year.  Go Rangers!

2005 Topps Series 2:

1. #512 Bernie Williams
2. #495 Mike Lamb
3. #600 Derek Jeter
4. #607 Kazuhito Tadano
5. #688 Felix Hernandez/Justin Leone (Prospects)
6. #693 Jerry Hairston Jr./Scott Hairston (Band of Brothers)
7. #435 Eli Marrero
8. #616 Jay Payton
9. #557 Brian Jordan
10. #618 Miguel Olivo

5 hobby packs of 2004 Topps Series 1, ripped for your pleasure:

PACK 1:

1. #113 Mike MacDougal
2. #326 Zach Miner (First Year) (Rookie)
3. #318 Nic Ungs (First Year) (Rookie)
4. #268 Bob Brenly (Manager)
5. #4 Edgardo Alfonzo
6. #336 Eric Gagne (Season Highlights)
7. #221 Mike Mussina
8. #211 Jason Marquis
9. #200 Nomar Garciaparra
10. #233 Jose Valentin

PACK 2:

1. #296 Carlos Tosca (Manager)
2. #108 Esteban Loaiza
3. #267 Juan Castro
4. #263 Eric Byrnes
5. #144 Alex Gonzalez
6. #321 Tim Frend (First Year) (Rookie)
7. #85 Jon Garland
8. #344 Albert Pujols/Todd Helton/Juan Pierre (League Leaders)
9. #20 Derek Jeter
10. #212 Jorge Julio
11. #2 Reggie Sanders
12. #19 Aaron Rowand

PACK 3:

1. #187 Aubrey Huff
2. #300 Brayan Pena (First Year) (Rookie)
3. #291 Felipe Alou (Manager)
4. #114 Cesar Izturis
5. #271 Grady Little (Manager)
6. #340 Carlos Delgado/Alex Rodriguez/Bret Boone (League Leaders)
7. #293 Tony LaRussa (Manager)
8. #18 Corey Patterson
9. #186 Tino Martinez
10. #196 Flash Gordon

PACK 4:

1. #88 Steve Sparks
2. #25 Lance Berkman
3. #323 Tydus Meadows (First Year) (Rookie)
4. #64 Andy Pettitte
5. #246 Ryan Franklin
6. #350 Kerry Wood/Mark Prior (Postseason Highlights)
7. World Series Highlights #WS-MS Mike Schmidt
8. #138 Shigetoshi Hasegawa
9. #70 Mark Mulder
10. #137 Brett Tomko
11. #150 Jason Giambi

PACK 5:

1. #313 Kyle Davies (First Year) (Rookie)
2. #148 Kyle Lohse
3. #279 Jimy Williams (Manager)
4. #259 Joe Mays
5. #182 Terry Adams
6. #317 Mike Gosling (First Year) (Rookie)
7. #356 Carlos Delgado (Sporting News All-Stars)
8. #47 Trot Nixon
9. #269 Bobby Cox (Manager)
10. #14 Junior Spivey
11. #245 Scott Strickland

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.