2009 Topps Updates & Highlights:

1. #UH228 Jason LaRue
2. #UH61 Jamie Hoffman (Rookie)
3. #UH102 Brett Hayes (Rookie)
4. #UH192 Prince Fielder (Home Run Derby)
5. #UH82 David Wright (All-Star)
6. Gold Border #UH124 Delwyn Young (Serial#0583/2009)
7. Legends of the Game #LGU19 Nolan Ryan
8. #UH100 CC Sabathia
9. #UH299 Ryan Langerhans

Hey!  Where’s my Topps Town card???

Oh well, at least they gave me my childhood hero.

“Ryan struck out Minor League hitters at a prodigious rate in 1966 — including 21 and a 9 1/3-inning appearance for Williamsport of the Eastern League.  That prompted the Mets to give the 19-year-old the ball for the first time on September 11.  In two innings of relief against the Braves, he fanned three.  The only run and hit off the future immortal was a solo homer by Joe Torre.”

John H. contacted me a couple weeks ago about trading some 2009 Topps cards.  We eventually agreed to a trade of inserts, since we are both working on completing the base sets.  He sent me a bunch of cards that will fit nicely in my collection.  Thanks John!

1. 2005 Topps Update Washington Nationals Inaugural Lineup #NI-BW Brad Wilkerson (2.00)
2. 2005 Topps Update Washington Nationals Inaugural Lineup #NI-NJ Nick Johnson (2.00)
3. 2008 Topps Year in Review #YR52 Felipe Lopez (0.75)
4. 2008 Topps Update #UH266 Rob Mackowiak (0.30)
5. 2009 Topps Legends of the Game #LG9 Rogers Hornsby (1.25)
6. 2009 Topps Legends of the Game #LG13 Jackie Robinson (2.00)
7. 2009 Topps Legends of the Game #LG17 Ted Williams (5.00)
8. 2009 Topps Legends of the Game #LG22 Thurman Munson (2.00)
9. 2009 Topps Legends of the Game #LG24 Nolan Ryan (6.00)
10. 2009 Topps Legends of the Game #LG-FR Frank Robinson (0.75)
11. 2009 Topps Legends of the Game #LG-JS John Smoltz (2.00)
12. 2009 Topps Legends of the Game #LG-RY Robin Yount (2.00)
13. 2009 Topps Ring of Honor #RH11 Ivan Rodriguez (1.50)
14. 2009 Topps Ring of Honor #RH15 Don Zimmer (1.00)
15. 2009 Topps Ring of Honor #RH17 Gary Sheffield (1.00)
16. 2009 Topps Ring of Honor #RH21 Johnny Podres (1.00)
17. 2009 Topps Ring of Honor #RH23 Mariano Rivera (2.50)
18. 2009 Topps Ring of Honor #RH25 Lou Piniella (1.00)
19. 2009 Topps Ring of Honor #RH29 Francisco Rodriguez (1.00)
20. 2009 Topps Ring of Honor #RH33 Brad Lidge (1.00)
21. 2009 Topps Turkey Red #TR22 Cliff Lee (1.00)
22. 2009 Topps Turkey Red #TR23 Garrett Atkins (1.00)
23. 2009 Topps Turkey Red #TR34 Kelly Johnson (1.00)
24. 2009 Topps Turkey Red #TR54 Alex Gordon (2.50)
25. 2009 Topps Turkey Red #TR59 Mel Ott (2.50)
26. 2009 Topps Turkey Red #TR70 Jon Lester (1.00)
27. 2009 Topps Turkey Red #TR78 Matt Cain (1.00)
28. 2009 Topps Turkey Red #TR80 Rogers Hornsby (1.50)
29. 2009 Topps Turkey Red #TR88 Michael Young (1.00)
30. 2009 Topps Turkey Red #TR89 Todd Helton (1.00)
31. 2009 Topps Turkey Red #TR100 Honus Wagner (2.50)
32. 2009 Topps WBC Stars #BCS17 Alex Rios (1.00)
33. 2009 Topps WBC Stars #BCS18 Luke Hughes (1.00)

2009 Topps Update & Highlights:

1. #UH52 Kyle Blanks (Rookie)
2. #UH12 Edwin Maysonet
3. #UH325 Torii Hunter (All-Star)
4. #UH253 Prince Fielder (All-Star)
5. #UH198 Roy Halladay (All-Star)
6. #UH232b Nolan Ryan (Angels)
7. Topps Town #TTT60 Dan Uggla
8. #UH284 Mark Melancon (Rookie)
9. #UH132 Joe Thurston
10. #UH250 Mark Teixeira

The short prints in 2009 Topps Updates & Highlights come about one per box and I could not have asked for a better one.  Nolan Ryan was my childhood hero.

This card commemorates the infamous 1971 trade that sent Nolan Ryan, Don Rose, and Leroy Stanton to Anaheim for Jim Fregosi.  It didn’t seem like a bad trade at the time because Jim Fregosi was a 6-time All-Star and Gold Glove winner at the time, while Nolan Ryan had a losing record and struggled with control.

1994 Collector’s Choice, to be integrated into my collection:

1. #146 John Jaha
2. #160 Jimmy Key
3. #163 Jeff King
4. #166 Chuck Knoblauch
5. #170 Mike Lansing
6. #172 Manuel Lee
7. #183 Greg Maddux
8. #186 Kirt Manwaring
9. #188 Pedro A. Martinez
10. #192 Don Mattingly
11. #193 Derrick May
12. #197 Fred McGriff
13. #200 Jeff McNeely
14. #201 Brian McRae
15. #204 Orlando Merced
16. #206 Blas Minor
17. #211 Mickey Morandini
18. #221 Greg Olson
19. #239 Jose Rijo
20. #248 Ken Ryan
21. #249 Nolan Ryan
22. #251 Tim Salmon
23. #262 Paul Sorrento
24. #268 Kevin Stocker
25. #295 Darrell Whitmore
26. #300 Woody Williams

1992 Upper Deck, to be integrated into my collection:

1. #77 Carlos Rodriguez (Top Prospect)
2. #79 Pedro Martinez/Ramon Martinez (Bloodlines)
3. #80 Keith Mitchell/Kevin Mitchell (Bloodlines)
4. #84 Gary Sheffield/Dwight Gooden (Bloodlines)
5. #85 Ken Griffey Sr./Craig Griffey/Ken Griffey Jr. (Bloodlines)
6. #86 Jim Abbott (Team Card)
7. #89 Scott Erickson (Team Card)
8. #92 Nolan Ryan (Team Card)
9. #101 Joe Oliver *x2
10. #103 Ed Whitson
11. #104 Danny Jackson
12. #106 Ricky Jordan
13. #109 Junior Ortiz
14. #112 Dave Magadan
15. #117 Jim Leyritz
16. #118 Manuel Lee
17. #119 Alvaro Espinoza *x2
18. #122 Shawon Dunston
19. #124 Andre Dawson
20. #130 Rick Aguilera
21. #131 Vince Coleman
22. #137 Albert Belle
23. #139 Jesse Barfield
24. #140 Pat Borders *x2
25. #141 Bip Roberts *x2
26. #144 Barry Larkin *x2
27. #149 Luis Sojo
28. #151 Walt Weiss *x3
29. #154 Matt Williams
30. #155 Rickey Henderson

1992 Triple Play was a fun set produced by Donruss that was primarily geared towards younger kids.  I never bought many of them because even when I was 12 years old these seemed a bit childish to me:

1. #4 Matt Williams
2. #5 David Valle
3. #10 Terry Steinbach
4. #11 Terry Mulholland
5. #16 Orlando Merced
6. #17 Robin Ventura
7. #22 Nolan Ryan
8. #23 Dave Righetti
9. #28 Hector Villanueva
10. #29 Cecil Fielder
11. #34 Harold Baines
12. #40 Lonnie Smith
13. #46 Pat Kelly
14. #51 Ivan Rodriguez
15. #52 John Smiley
16. #57 Bruce Hurst
17. #58 Todd Stottlemyre
18. #63 Rickey Henderson
19. #64 Fun at the Ballpark
20. #69 Brian McRae
21. #75 Felix Jose
22. #81 Robin Yount
23. #87 Fred McGriff
24. #93 Jeff Johnson *x2
25. #99 Awesome!
26. #104 Todd Hundley *x2
27. #105 Ben McDonald *x2
28. #110 John Olerud
29. #111 Darren Lewis *x2
30. #116 Barry Bonds

1992 Stadium Club, to be integrated into my collection:

1. #722 Paul Kilgus
2. #724 Denny Neagle
3. #725 Andy Stankiewicz
4. #727 Junior Ortiz
5. #730 Ron Gant
6. #757 Pat Listach (Rookie)
7. #766 Gary Sheffield
8. #770 Nolan Ryan
9. #779 Carl Willis
10. #780 Bobby Bonilla
11. #797 Francisco Cabrera
12. #803 Monty Fariss
13. #810 Andre Dawson
14. #820 Kevin Seitzer
15. #823 Chuck Crim
16. #844 Mike Fitzgerald
17. #847 Eric Hillman (Rookie) *x2
18. #849 Curt Wilkerson
19. #868 Dickie Thon
20. #870 Ruben Amaro
21. #877 Neal Heaton
22. #882 Otis Nixon
23. #883 Herm Winningham
24. #893 Jim Lindeman *x2

1992 Studio, to be integrated into my collection:

1. #218 Melido Perez *x2
2. #219 Scott Sanderson *x2
3. #222 Jose Canseco
4. #229 Terry Steinbach *x2
5. #230 Dave Stewart
6. #232 Ken Griffey Jr.
7. #234 Randy Johnson
8. #237 Kevin Mitchell
9. #238 Pete O’Brien
10. #239 Harold Reynolds
11. #240 David Valle
12. #242 Juan Gonzalez
13. #243 Jose Guzman
14. #244 Rafael Palmeiro
15. #246 Ivan Rodriguez
16. #248 Nolan Ryan *x2
17. #251 Roberto Alomar
18. #252 Derek Bell
19. #254 Joe Carter
20. #256 Juan Guzman
21. #260 Dave Winfield
22. #261 Rod Carew (Checklist)
23. #263 Billy Williams (Checklist)