“No Rawlings Gold Glove Award for AL outfielders has escaped Ichiro since he came into the league, his 2006 honor representing his sixth straight.  Combining rare speed, flawless instincts and a compelling arm, the Mariners right fielder has not committed more than three errors in any of those seasons.  His .994 fielding percentage tops all MLB outfielders who have played in at least 500 games since ’01.”

Ichiro’s streak of Gold Gloves ended in 2011 when he had the worst season of his career.

2007 Topps Series 1:

1. #95 Rafael Furcal
2. #265 Jimmy Rollins
3. #80 Johan Santana
4. #175 Matt Murton
5. #278 Scott Moore (Rookie Card)
6. #200 Carlos Beltran
7. Red Back #70 Ivan Rodriguez
8. Red Back #313 Ichiro (Gold Glove)
9. #288 Shane Youman (Rookie Card)
10. #101 Scott Kazmir

2011 Topps Update Series:

1. #US45 Peter Moylan
2. #US34 David Ross
3. #US208 Javier Lopez
4. #US158 Darren Oliver
5. #US224 Bill Hall
6. #US107 Brandon McCarthy
7. #US168 Bruce Chen
8. #US171 Matt Lindstrom
9. #US231 Charlie Blackmon (Rookie Card)
10. #US100 Cliff Lee
11. #US288 Eric Thames (Rookie Card)
12. #US328 Kevin Gregg
13. #US39 Eduardo Sanchez (Rookie Card)
14. #US30 Dustin Ackley (Rookie Card)
15. #US55 Anthony Rizzo (Rookie Card)
16. #US276 Yuniesky Betancourt
17. #US94 Ryan Vogelsong
18. #US2 Ty Wigginton
19. #US57 Tony Campana (Rookie Card)
20. Cognac Diamond Anniversary #US132 Jose Altuve (Rookie Card)
21. 60 #T60-114 Nolan Ryan
22. Diamond Giveaway #TDG-29 Jose Bautista
23. Gold #US92 Hunter Pence (Serial#0043/2011)
24. Diamond Anniversary #US227 Kosuke Fukudome
25. Topps Town #TTU-4 Carlos Beltran
26. Kimball Champions #KC-126 Danny Duffy
27. Cognac Diamond Anniversary #385 Ichiro (Checklist)
28. Cognac Diamond Anniversary #563 Josh Rodriguez (Rookie Card)
29. Cognac Diamond Anniversary #639 Pedro Beato (Rookie Card)
30. Glove Manufactured Leather Nameplates #MGL-JD Joe DiMaggio (Serial#69/99) (Manufactured Relic)
31. #US97 Cody Eppley (Rookie Card)
32. #US1 Adrian Gonzalez
33. #US13 Koyie Hill
34. #US326 Trevor Bell
35. #US189 Wilson Valdez
36. #US244 Francisco Rodriguez
37. #US63 Doug Fister
38. #US132 Jose Altuve (Rookie Card)
39. #US14 Alex Avila (All-Star)
40. #US173 Charlie Furbush (Rookie Card)
41. #US141 Mike Cameron
42. #US278 Jacoby Ellsbury (All-Star)
43. #US3 Blake Beavan (Rookie Debut)
44. #US52 Lance Berkman (All-Star)
45. #US109 Jair Jurrjens (All-Star)
46. #US38 Josh Hamilton (All-Star)
47. #US193 Lonnie Chisenhall (Rookie Debut)

And my Diamond Giveaway lotto card yields:

1983 Topps #510 Tug McGraw

Ichiro:  .350

Giambi: .342

Alomar: .336

2002 Topps Series 1:

1. #155 Omar Daal
2. #301 Charlie Manuel (Manager)
3. #324 Nic Jackson (Prospects)
4. #159 Deivi Cruz
5. #329 Gabe Gross (Draft Picks)
6. #337 Ichiro/Jason Giambi/Roberto Alomar (League Leaders)
7. #188 Craig Biggio
8. #131 Jose Macias
9. #112 Dan Wilson
10. #93 Esteban Loaiza
11. #77 Kevin Appier

Another jumbo of 2011 Topps Series 1, this one includes a bat relic of someone I regard as a future Hall of Famer:

1. #262 Alex Gordon
2. #28 Carlos Carrasco
3. #6 Neftali Feliz
4. #257 Travis Hafner
5. #111 Kevin Gregg
6. #133 Miguel Tejada
7. #25 Carl Crawford
8. #237 Jason Vargas
9. #263 Joel Pineiro
10. #115 Jason Varitek
11. #272 J.J. Hardy
12. #195 Nick Markakis
13. #144 Lance Berkman
14. #173 Jose Lopez
15. #139 Eric Young Jr.
16. #167 Clay Hensley
17. #246 John Lannan
18. #264 Ryan Perry
19. #228 Scott Rolen
20. #97 Carlos Gomez
21. #244 Mike Aviles
22. #233 Ramon Hernandez
23. #278 Marco Scutaro
24. #84 Roger Bernadina
25. #210 Brian Wilson
26. #239 Jhoulys Chacin
27. #214 Chase Utley
28. Diamond Giveaway #TDG-8 Albert Pujols
29. 60 Years of Topps #60YOT-14 Lou Brock
30. Diamond Duos #DD-UR Chase Utley/Jimmy Rollins
31. 60 #T60-33 Johan Santana
32. Diamond #29 Josh Hamilton
33. Kimball Champions #KC-10 Ichiro
34. Lost Cards #60YOTLC-1 Stan Musial
35. 60 Relics #T60R-BL Barry Larkin (Bat Relic)
36. #155 Alex Rodriguez (Checklist)
37. #193 Cory Luebke (Rookie Card)
38. #223 Gregory Infante (Rookie Card)
39. #304 Jim Thome (Checklist)
40. #211 Joey Votto (MVP)
41. #317 Yonder Alonso (Rookie Card)
42. #319 Atlanta Braves (Team Card)
43. #146 Roy Halladay (Cy Young Award)
44. #192 Cincinnati Reds (Team Card)
45. #109 Josh Hamilton/Miguel Cabrera/Joe Mauer (League Leaders)
46. #114 Russell Martin
47. #14 Randy Wolf
48. Topps Town #TT-35 David Price

As for my Diamond Giveaway lotto card:

1993 Topps #70 Roberto Hernandez

Hernandez was a 2-time All-Star closer who retired in 2007 with 326 career Saves (12th all-time).

“While Ichiro wowed the USA with his speed (56 SBs) and bat (242 hits) in 2001, he also did a fair imitation of Roberto Clemente in right field.  The Japanese sensation committed just one error in 342 chances, and showed off one of the game’s greatest rocket-launchers.  Ichiro threw out eight runners and forced numerous others to hit the brakes.  In addition to the AL MVP Award, he accepted a Gold Glove.”

Ichiro is now a 7-time Nippon Professional Baseball Golden Glove Award winner and a 10-time MLB Gold Glove Award winner.

2002 Topps Series 2:

1. #469 Rod Barajas
2. #402 Kyle Lohse
3. #535 Ruben Sierra
4. #682 Jason Botts (Prospects) (Rookie)
5. #694 David Bacani (Draft Picks) (Rookie)
6. #704 Ichiro (Gold Glove)
7. #518 Matt Clement
8. #496 Bill Haselman
9. #660 New York Yankees (Team Card)
10. #657 Minnesota Twins (Team Card)

“From Japan and Dominican Republic, respectively, Ichiro and Pujols made dramatic big-league debuts in 2001.  Ichiro won the AL bat crown (.350), Rookie of the Year Award and MVP Award.  Albert smashed .329-37-130, won the NL Rookie of the Year prize and finished fourth in NL MVP voting.  Each player ripped at least .312 in ’02 and ’03, with Pujols copping his first NL bat crown (.359) the latter year.”

After 10 seasons of play, neither Ichiro nor Pujols have ever hit under .300 in a season.

2004 Topps Series 2:

1. #537 Paul Konerko
2. #430 Garret Anderson
3. #523 J.T. Snow Jr.
4. #634 Shea Hillenbrand
5. #401 Troy Glaus
6. #702 Mike Cameron (Gold Glove)
7. #646 Cleveland Indians (Team Card)
8. #643 Chicago Cubs (Team Card)
9. #694 Ichiro/Albert Pujols (Fan Favorites)
10. #638 Anaheim Angels (Team Card)

Here we go, 5 hobby packs of the popular 2010 Topps Series 1:

PACK 1

1. #116 Carlos Gomez
2. #326 Tyler Colvin (Rookie Card)
3. #292 Tommy Manzella (Rookie Card)
4. #274 Stephen Drew
5. Million Card Giveaway #TMC-7 Roger Maris
6. Peak Performance #PP-35 Miguel Cabrera
7. Topps Town #TTT19 Justin Upton
8. #53 Craig Counsell
9. #144 Rich Harden
10. #208 Tim Wakefield

My Topps Million Card Giveaway card unlocked:

1966 Topps #40 Jim Grant

PACK 2

1. #195 James Shields
2. #34 Michael Dunn (Rookie Card)
3. #163 Josh Butler (Rookie Card)
4. #171 Felix Hernandez/CC Sabathia/Justin Verlander (League Leaders)
5. History of the Game #HOTG22 Nolan Ryan
6. Turkey Red #TR31 Mel Ott
7. Topps Town #TTT4 Adrian Gonzalez
8. #111 Ty Wigginton
9. #290 Orlando Hudson
10. #89 J.A. Happ (Topps All-Star Rookie)

PACK 3

1. #139 Frank Francisco
2. #189 Adrian Beltre
3. #97 Luis Durango (Rookie Card)
4. #207 Colby Rasmus
5. The Cards Your Mom Threw Out #CMT-31 Paul Molitor
6. When They Were Young #WTWY-RD Ryan Doumit
7. Topps Town #TTT6 Ichiro
8. #301 Jack Cust
9. #103 Daniel Murphy
10. #150 Joe Mauer

PACK 4

1. #248 Jason Kendall
2. #188 Joe Blanton
3. #87 Darin Erstad
4. #243 Asdrubal Cabrera
5. The Cards Your Mom Threw Out #CMT-48 Ivan Rodriguez
6. Peak Performance #PP-40 Alfonso Soriano
7. Topps Town #TTT1 Joe Mauer
8. #62 Kevin Millwood
9. #91 Erik Bedard
10. #186 Andrew Bailey

PACK 5

1. #283 Adam Kennedy
2. #108 Erick Aybar
3. #236 Andrew Bailey (Rookie of the Year)
4. #42 Prince Fielder/Ryan Howard/Albert Pujols (League Leaders)
5. The Cards Your Mom Threw Out #CMT-22 Johnny Bench
6. Legendary Lineage #LL24 Bob Gibson/Tim Lincecum
7. Topps Town #TTT1 Joe Mauer
8. #170 Jason Bay
9. #213 Ricky Nolasco
10. #250 Mark Teixeira

“Sixty-two seasons have passed without a .400 hitter, but there is a prevailing opinion that, if any one active player has the ability, it’s Ichiro.  ”If anybody can do it, he’s the one,” says Tampa Bay manager Lou Piniella.  ”He doesn’t strike out.  He puts the ball in play… He can run like heck.”  From 2001-02, Ichiro pounded out 450 hits — the most ever by a player in his first two seasons.”

2004 Topps Series 1:

1. #322 Todd Self (First Year) (Rookie)
2. #234 Felipe Lopez
3. #216 Jimmy Haynes
4. #10 Ichiro
5. #95 Darren Dreifort
6. #348 Kerry Wood/Mark Prior/Javier Vazquez (League Leaders)
7. #147 Wes Helms
8. #248 Gary Bennett
9. #80 Andruw Jones
10. #9 Chan Ho Park