2009 Topps Updates & Highlights:

1. #UH225 Gregorio Petit
2. #UH199 Mike Rivera
3. #UH202 Angel Berroa
4. #UH121 Brandon Inge (All-Star)
5. #UH257 Adrian Gonzalez (All-Star)
6. #UH302 Casey Kotchman
7. Propaganda #PP16 Jay Bruce
8. Topps Town #TTT74 Brian McCann
9. #UH142 Jorge Posada (Season Highlights)
10. #UH149 Joel Hanrahan

“Just five days into his Major League career in 2008, Bruce demonstrated what he could mean to the winning ledger in Cincinnati.  With a bomb against the Braves on May 31, he became the first player in 55 years to amass at least 10 hits, with one of them being a walk-off homer, in his first five games.  Jay’s best days, and those of the Reds, lie dead ahead.”

More prospects and TTM to be integrated into my collection:

2006 Bowman Draft #BDP3 Justin Upton (Rookie Card)

2008 Topps Update #UH100 Jay Bruce (Rookie Card)

2005 Bowman Draft #BDP32 Jay Bruce (First Year) (Rookie)

2009 Topps #TTM-267 Michael Bowden (Rookie Card) (TTM)

2005 Bowman Draft #BDP61 Michael Bowden (Rookie)

2008 Topps Update Gold Foil #UH155 Jay Bruce (Highlights)

I finally got my hands on a box of 2008 Updates & Highlights, and I’m planning on opening every pack in the box before next spring so I’ll have time to send in any redemptions I might find.  Here we go, the first pack of 2008 Topps Updates & Highlights:

1. #UH74 Corey Patterson
2. #UH152 Steve Trachsel
3. #UH330 Johan Santana
4. #UH69 Chad Moeller
5. #UH231 Chris Davis (Rookie)
6. #UH147 Josh Banks (Rookie)
7. #UH192 Craig Hansen
8. #UH149 Paul Hoover
9. #UH198 Andy LaRoche
10. Gold Foil #UH155 Jay Bruce (Highlights)

…and an expired Topps Town code card.

“Two shaving cream pies to the face and a bucket of ice water dumped on him — that was the price Jay paid for going 3-for-3 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored in his Major League debut.  Fans chanted, “Bruuuuuuce!” during the 9-6 Reds home victory over the Pirates, in which the rookie outfielder reached base in all five plate appearances.“