A jumbo pack of 2011 Topps Series 2:

1. #366 Joe Nathan
2. #363 Aaron Rowand
3. #405 Ian Kinsler
4. #361 Florida Marlins (Team Card)
5. #398 Pittsburgh Pirates (Team Card)
6. #447 Toronto Blue Jays (Team Card)
7. #384 Nick Hundley
8. #660 Ryan Zimmerman
9. #452 David Freese
10. #382 Travis Snider
11. #353 Cliff Pennington
12. #541 John Jaso
13. #500 Kevin Youkilis
14. #409 Vin Mazzaro
15. #372 Jarrod Saltalamacchia
16. #575 Rod Barajas
17. #558 Carlos Zambrano
18. #336 Chris Heisey
19. Kimball Champions #KC-85 Willie McCovey
20. Diamond Stars #DS-14 Miguel Cabrera
21. Before There Was Topps #BTT4 Exhibit Supply Company
22. 60 Years of Topps #60YOT-112 Alex Rodriguez/Derek Jeter
23. 60 #T60-66 Paul Molitor
24. Diamond Duos Series 2 #DD-26 Alex Rodriguez/Evan Longoria
25. Diamond Anniversary #441 Rafael Furcal
26. Diamond Giveaway #TDG-14 Jason Heyward
27. Topps Town Series 2 #TT2-16 Adam Wainwright
28. Gold #560 Chris Iannetta (Serial#0238/2011)
29. #532 Erik Bedard
30. #654 Chris Getz
31. #524 Michael Martinez (Rookie Card)
32. #595 Michael Pineda (Rookie Card)
33. #461 Eric Sogard (Rookie Card)
34. #521 Joaquin Benoit
35. #602 Ivan DeJesus (Rookie Card)
36. #468 Chone Figgins
37. #340 Evan Longoria
38. #525 Vernon Wells
39. #426 Travis Buck
40. #634 Mitch Moreland
41. #649 Joba Chamberlain
42. #584 Jason Bartlett
43. #502 Jeff Baker
44. #619 Jonny Venters
45. #470 Billy Butler
46. #480 Dustin Pedroia
47. #527 Kila Ka’aihue
48. #610 Josh Beckett
49. #485 Delmon Young
50. #562 Gordon Beckham

Well, I found some time to bust another jumbo pack of 2011 Topps Series 1 and post about it.  Mostly doubles in this one though.  Here ya go:

1. #54 Brian Fuentes
2. #321 Jeremy Guthrie
3. #215 Edwin Encarnacion
4. #37 Vicente Padilla
5. #21 Michael Cuddyer
6. #118 Howie Kendrick
7. #123 Mike Lowell
8. #280 Andrew Bailey
9. #42 Mariano Rivera
10. #259 Kyle Davies
11. #160 Josh Tomlin
12. #4 Jason Kubel
13. #286 Melvin Mora
14. #147 Jon Niese
15. #308 Ian Desmond
16. #22 Barry Zito
17. #101 Gregor Blanco
18. #48 Andrew Cashner
19. #266 Rickie Weeks
20. #271 Adam Dunn
21. #86 Carlos Silva
22. #229 Jonathan Sanchez
23. #10 Stephen Strasburg
24. #240 Andre Ethier
25. #219 Carlos Ruiz
26. #78 Mike Stanton
27. Gold #52 Tampa Bay Rays (Serial#1819/2011) (Team Card)
28. Diamond Giveaway #TDG-3 Reggie Jackson
29. 60 Years of Topps #60YOT-13 Bob Gibson
30. Diamond Duos #DD-LZ Evan Longoria/Ryan Zimmerman
31. 60 #T60-19 Andre Ethier
32. Diamond #287 Scott Cousins (Rookie Card)
33. Kimball Champions #KC-31 Nelson Cruz
34. CMG Reprints #CMGR-18 Johnny Mize/Enos Slaughter
35. History of Topps #HOT-1 Topps is Founded by the Shorin Family
36. #49 Angels (Team Card)
37. #198 Buster Posey (Topps All-Star Rookie)
38. #29 Josh Hamilton (MVP)
39. #117 Brett Sinkbeil (Rookie Card)
40. #196 Jose Ceda (Rookie Card)
41. #126 San Diego Padres (Team Card)
42. #135 Mike Stanton (Topps All-Star Rookie)
43. #129 Lucas Duda (Rookie Card)
44. #283 Colorado Rockies (Team Card)
45. #314 Ryan Kalish
46. #134 Carlos Gonzalez/Joey Votto/Omar Infante (League Leaders)
47. #7 Mickey Mantle
48. #91 Lucas May (Rookie Card)
49. #243 Omar Vizquel
50. Topps Town #TT-38 Justin Verlander

For my Topps Diamond Giveaway card I got:

1969 Topps #198 Willie Smith

And what do ya know?  I win a bonus one:

2002 Topps #198 Jimmy Anderson

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Ripping five hobby packs of 2009 Topps Series 1:

PACK 1

1. #106 Marlon Byrd
2. #60 Mariano Rivera
3. #128 Johnny Cueto
4. #230 Justin Upton
5. #132 Juan Pierre
6. Topps Town #TTT5 Evan Longoria
7. #299 Cole Hamels (Postseason Highlights)
8. #329 Gil Meche
9. #151 Carl Pavano
10. #72 David Dellucci

PACK 2

1. #41 Mike Mussina
2. #100 David Wright
3. #81 Ryan Howard/Adam Dunn/Carlos Delgado (League Leaders)
4. #43 Joe Mauer/Dustin Pedroia/Milton Bradley (League Leaders)
5. Ring of Honor #RH47 Roger Clemens
6. Topps Town #TTT20 Lance Berkman
7. #121 Greg Golson (Rookie Card)
8. #197 Ronnie Belliard
9. #185 Randy Johnson
10. #269 Hunter Pence

PACK 3

1. #56 Edwin Encarnacion
2. #136 Tim Hudson
3. #28 Mike Lowell
4. #5 John Lackey
5. #324 Mark Reynolds
6. Topps Town #TTT12 Justin Morneau
7. #78 Tim Lincecum (Cy Young Award)
8. #2 Omar Vizquel
9. #57 Jo-Jo Reyes
10. #199 Ramon Castro

PACK 4

1. #8 Terry Francona (Manager)
2. #53 Jonathan Sanchez
3. #130 Vladimir Guerrero
4. #201 Jarrod Saltalamacchia/Josh Hamilton (Classic Combos)
5. #10b Rogers Hornsby (Short Print)
6. Topps Town #TTT3 Grady Sizemore
7. #271 Cliff Lee (Cy Young Award)
8. #172 Yadier Molina
9. #30 Ken Griffey Jr.
10. #183 Jason Michaels

PACK 5

1. #295 Derrek Lee
2. #205 Miguel Tejada
3. #92 Luis Castillo
4. #226 Neal Cotts
5. Ring of Honor #RH41 Andy Pettitte
6. Topps Town Gold #TTT22 Tim Lincecum
7. #293 Brian Bixler
8. #158 Ray Durham
9. #207 Joe Blanton
10. #40 Carl Crawford

Today I’m starting up a new feature. Each Sunday, instead of opening up a single hobby pack, I’m going to open up either a jumbo pack of the most recent release or 5 hobby packs of a past Topps release.

2010 Topps Series 2 Jumbo Pack:

1. #444 Yuniesky Betancourt
2. #360 Justin Morneau
3. #517 Cliff Pennington
4. #603 Gerardo Parra
5. #338 Brett Cecil
6. #374 Scott Feldman
7. #403 Jimmy Rollins
8. #569 Jacoby Ellsbury
9. #495 Carlos Pena
10. #437 Luke Hochevar
11. #363 Joba Chamberlain
12. #556 Chicago White Sox (Team Card)
13. #366 Hiroki Kuroda
14. #498 Sergio Santos (Rookie Card)
15. #651 Mike Aviles
16. #496 Rajai Davis
17. #357 Scott Downs
18. #365 Logan Ondrusek (Rookie Card)
19. #512 Scot Shields
20. #492 Brian Wilson
21. #339 Jose Reyes
22. #381 Miguel Montero
23. #555 B.J. Upton
24. #629 Oliver Perez
25. #399 Matt Garza
26. #384 Chris Johnson (Rookie Card)
27. #469 Alex Burnett (Rookie Card)
28. Gold Border #631 Marc Rzepczynski (Serial#0267/2010)
29. The Cards Your Mom Threw Out #CMT60 Mickey Mantle
30. History of the World Series #HWS15 Bob Gibson
31. Million Card Giveaway #TMC-13 Bob Gibson
32. 2020 #T10 Evan Longoria
33. Vintage Legends #VLC25 Honus Wagner
34. Turkey Red #TR63 Nate McLouth
35. Legendary Lineage #LL-38 Cal Ripken Jr./Hanley Ramirez
36. Peak Performance #PP-61 Hunter Pence
37. #616 Franklin Gutierrez
38. #576 Paul Maholm
39. #625 Grady Sizemore
40. #579 Trevor Cahill
41. #540 Sean Rodriguez
42. #483 Daisuke Matsuzaka
43. #334 Jayson Werth
44. #408 Detroit Tigers (Franchise History)
45. #647 Alfonso Soriano
46. #623 Miguel Cabrera
47. #551 Everth Cabrera
48. #422 Vin Mazzaro
49. #383 Derek Lowe
50. Attax #JV Justin Verlander

50 cards, no Nats… I guess Topps realizes that there are about 10 Nats fans collecting cards out there.  Maybe Stephen Strasburg and Bryce Harper will change that in the future.

I don’t have the Beckett values on Series 2 yet, but I can guess that the Mantle was the best pull out of the pack:

“The hand-painted image of Mantle on his 1953 card depicted a striking 21-year-old coming off a season in which he made the AL All-Star team for what would be the first of 17 consecutive times.  His ’52 rookie is the only more valuable Topps “Mickey.””

Some of the other nice pulls:

And I’m sure you were all wondering what I got from the Million Card Giveaway this time…

1977 Topps #551 Bill North

Not bad, but I still haven’t gotten anything from the 50′s or 60′s yet.

2009 Topps Series 1:

1. #303 Zach Duke
2. #244 Sean Rodriguez
3. #111 Troy Percival
4. #221 Cliff Lee/Roy Halladay/Daisuke Matsuzaka (League Leaders)
5. #246 B.J. Upton/Carl Crawford/Evan Longoria (Postseason Highlights)
6. #259 Tim Lincecum/Johan Santana/Dan Haren (League Leaders)
7. Topps Town #TTT6 Johan Santana
8. #248 Scott Lewis (Rookie)
9. #185 Randy Johnson
10. #269 Hunter Pence

“The Rays, in their first postseason, captured the AL pennant thanks to their booming bats.  B.J. Upton and Evan Longoria accounted for half of the team’s 16 ALCS homers (each slugging .780-plus) while Carl Crawford tied the series lead in hits.”

If the Rays keep doing what they have been doing this season, they’ll be headed to the World Series again this Fall.  Upton, Crawford, and Longoria are all still with the team.

Another one for my Randy Johnson collection:

2010 Topps Series 1:

1. #330 Brandon Allen (Rookie)
2. #52 Billy Butler
3. #122 Carlos Ruiz
4. #233 Mark Teixeira/Jason Bay/Adam Lind (League Leaders)
5. #154 Pedro Feliz
6. The Cards Your Mom Threw Out #CMT-58 Evan Longoria
7. Peak Performance #PP-8 Justin Morneau
8. Topps Town #TTT11 Brian McCann
9. #272 Jair Jurrjens
10. #37 Garret Anderson

“Longoria took his place in the 2009 Topps set as the reigning AL Rookie of the Year.  His photo renders his hustle, and his “Niche in History” text on the reverse reveals that he was the first rookie third baseman in 56 years to hit three homers in a game.“

2008 Topps Updates & Highlights:

1. #UH248 Doug Mientkiewicz
2. #UH116 Odalis Perez
3. #UH158 Chad Durbin
4. #UH161 Asdrubal Cabrera (Highlights)
5. #UH178 Lance Berkman (Home Run Derby)
6. #UH10 Evan Longoria (Rookie)
7. #UH174 D.J. Carrasco
8. #UH329 Jeremy Sowers
9. Gold Border #UH67 Jamey Carroll (Serial#1893/2008)
10. Year in Review #YR150 Scott Baker

“Flashing what former Twins slugger Gary Gaetti called “light-tower power,” Evan walloped 26 homers in 2007 to solidify his place among baseball’s top handful of prospects.  On June 9, 2008, Longoria smashed a pair of longballs against the Angels in Anaheim, about a half-hour drive from where he grew up.  “Shoot, what a homecoming for me,” he beamed.”

And Odalis Perez, who was released by the Nationals after the 2008 season and not picked up by any team.  He’s effectively retired now:

2008 Topps Updates and Highlights:

1. #UH224 Angel Pagan
2. #UH206 Russell Branyan
3. #UH320 Heath Bell
4. #UH268 Alfonso Soriano (All-Star)
5. #UH286 Aaron Cook (All-Star)
6. #UH137 Evan Longoria (Highlights)
7. #UH282 Carlos Marmol (All-Star)
8. #UH312 Ivan Rodriguez
9. #UH138 T.J. Beam
10. Gold Foil #UH91 Billy Buckner

“Evan hit his first Major League walk-off home run with one out in the ninth inning, breaking a scoreless tie and giving starting pitcher James Shields a 2-0 win over the visiting Angels.  After making two sterling plays at third base in the top of the inning, the rookie hit a 1-1 Justin Speier sinker over the 370-foot sign in left-center field.”

And current Washington National Pudge Rodriguez: