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JUMBO Sunday: 2012 Topps Series 1 (Fake Relic Hit!)

Sunday, May 6th, 2012

A jumbo pack of 2012 Topps Series 1:

Beautiful card, though I’m not really collecting trinkets and baubles…

  1. #265 Aroldis Chapman
  2. #257 Seth Smith
  3. #276 Scott Baker
  4. #254 Philip Humber
  5. #209 A.J. Burnett
  6. #313 Phil Hughes
  7. #164 Carl Pavano
  8. #157 Anibal Sanchez
  9. #260 Brian Wilson
  10. #101 David Hernandez
  11. #3 Jaime Garcia
  12. #27 John Buck
  13. #194 Danny Duffy
  14. #160 Kevin Youkilis
  15. #243 Justin De Fratus (Rookie Card)
  16. #109 Mariano Rivera (Checklist)
  17. Gold Sparkle #123 Scott Downs
  18. Retired Rings #RR-JR Jackie Robinson (Serial#355/736) (Commemorative Gold Player Ring)
  19. Golden Moments #GM-15 Ryan Braun
  20. Golden Greats #GG-30 Derek Jeter
  21. Gold Standard #GS-12 Al Kaline
  22. Gold Futures #GF-20 Mike Moustakas
  23. 1987 Topps Minis #TM-37 CC Sabathia
  24. Golden Giveaway Code Cards #GGC-1 Ryan Braun
  25. Timeless Talents #TT-25 Cal Ripken Jr./Derek Jeter
  26. #141 Brandon Belt
  27. #195 Ben Zobrist
  28. #174 Yadier Molina
  29. #187 Jose Altuve
  30. #35 Eric Hosmer
  31. #268 Miguel Cairo
  32. #151 Chris Davis
  33. #120 Hunter Pence
  34. #134 Stephen Lombardozzi (Rookie Card)
  35. #218 Kyle Hudson (Rookie Card)
  36. #87 Craig Kimbrel (Topps All-Star Rookie)
My Golden Giveaway card unveiled a virtual coin:

Which unlocks a free prize…

…another virtual coin!  ugh…

what am I gonna do with all these virtual coins???  Topps, please bring back the Million Card Giveaway!!!

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Pack Break: 2009 Topps Updates & Highlights

Monday, January 9th, 2012

“In 2009, Braun joined Hall of Famer Robin Yount as just the second player in Brewers history to earn back-to-back starting nods in the MLB All-Star Game.  After an impressive first half that saw him post a .310-16-58 ledger, Ryan received the most votes of any NL outfielder — more than 4.1 million.”

2009 Topps Updates & Highlights:

  1. #UH143 Matt Maloney (Rookie Card)
  2. #UH214 Jason Grilli
  3. #UH195 P.J. Walters (Rookie Card)
  4. #UH315 Jerry Hairston Jr.
  5. #UH123 Ryan Braun (All-Star)
  6. #UH235 Joe Nathan (All-Star)
  7. Topps Town #TTT63 Jose Reyes
  8. #UH135 Ryan Perry/Rick Porcello (Classic Combos)
  9. #UH27 Josh Reddick (Rookie Card)
  10. #UH144 Ronny Cedeno

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Pack Break: 2005 Topps Updates & Highlights

Monday, December 19th, 2011

The question now is whether or not we can label him “organic”.

2005 Topps Updates & Highlights:

  1. #UH313 Ryan Braun (Draft Pick) (First Year)
  2. #UH102 Carlos Quentin (Prospect)
  3. #UH252 Ben Harrison (First Year)
  4. #UH110 Felix Hernandez (Prospect)
  5. #UH88 Willie Randolph (Manager)
  6. #UH57 Livan Hernandez
  7. Washington Nationals Inaugural Lineup #NI-CG Cristian Guzman
  8. #UH14 Anthony Reyes
  9. #UH131 Joe Crede/Bobby Jenks (Postseason Highlights)
  10. #UH162 Ken Griffey Jr. (Sporting News All-Stars)

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JUMBO Sunday: 2011 Topps Series 2 (Relic Hit!)

Sunday, November 6th, 2011

2011 Topps Series 2:

  1. #484 Gerardo Parra
  2. #504 Jhonny Peralta
  3. #640 Dan Uggla
  4. #623 Leo Nunez
  5. #526 Jason Donald
  6. #630 Brandon Phillips
  7. #591 John Axford
  8. #548 Ryan Franklin
  9. #555 Madison Bumgarner
  10. #449 Austin Kearns
  11. #487 Chris Snyder
  12. #437 Jordan Schafer
  13. #420 Ryan Howard
  14. #615 Shaun Marcum
  15. #567 Dallas Braden
  16. #512 Octavio Dotel
  17. #491 Fernando Abad (Rookie Card)
  18. #488 Brayan Villarreal (Rookie Card)
  19. #554 Cedric Hunter (Rookie Card)
  20. #387 Danny Valencia (Topps All-Star Rookie)
  21. #517 Fred Lewis
  22. #523 Mike Nickeas (Rookie Card)
  23. #343 Mason Tobin (Rookie Card)
  24. Topps Town Series 2 #TT2-25 Pedro Alvarez
  25. Diamond Giveaway #TDG-11 Tony Gwynn
  26. Diamond Anniversary #573 Nyjer Morgan
  27. Diamond Duos Series 2 #DD-6 Ryan Braun/Carlos Gonzalez
  28. 60 #T60-86 Dustin Pedroia
  29. 60 Years of Topps #60YOT-88 Ron Guidry
  30. Gold #573 Nyjer Morgan (Serial#0283/2011)
  31. Kimball Champions #KC-86 Whitey Ford
  32. 60 Relics #T60R-JCH Joba Chamberlain (Jersey Relic)
  33. #381 Michael Gonzalez
  34. #509 Michael Bourn
  35. #453 Joe Saunders
  36. #331 Carlos Guillen
  37. #626 Dan Haren
  38. #647 Jeanmar Gomez
  39. #435 Elvis Andrus
  40. #462 Daric Barton
  41. #371 Taylor Teagarden
  42. #456 Ryan Doumit
  43. #601 J.J. Putz
  44. #431 Marcos Mateo (Rookie Card)
  45. #614 Minnesota Twins (Team Card)
  46. #631 Houston Astros (Team Card)
  47. #360 Ivan Rodriguez
  48. #638 Ryan Madson
1976 Topps #29 Rick Burleson

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JUMBO Sunday: 2010 Topps Series 2

Sunday, October 24th, 2010

I award the Best Card in the Pack Award to the Eddie Murray reprint…

“20 YEARS EARLIER:  How would the Eddie Murray of 1984 have stacked up in 1964?  This was one of his greatest all-around seasons, as he won both an AL Silver Slugger and Gold Glove Award, while going .306-29-110 and leading the American League with a .410 on-base percentage.  In ’64, no player in either circuit reached all of those four statistical levels.”

Hanley comes in a close second:

6 seasons into his Major League career, Jeff Mathis is still struggling to hit .200:

Cards Your Mom Threw Out seems kind of pointless for cards printed after 2000:

Ryan Braun almost out-ran the giant who was chasing him, until he twisted his ankle and fell:

2010 Topps Series 2:

  1. #643 Michael Young
  2. #506 Jose Lopez
  3. #489 Russell Martin
  4. #409 Kosuke Fukudome
  5. #333 Ryan Ludwick
  6. #436 New York Mets (Team Card)
  7. #360 Justin Morneau
  8. #444 Yuniesky Betancourt
  9. #517 Cliff Pennington
  10. #603 Gerardo Parra
  11. #338 Brett Cecil
  12. #374 Scott Feldman
  13. #403 Jimmy Rollins
  14. #646 Trevor Crowe
  15. #544 Kevin Kouzmanoff
  16. #524 Dusty Hughes (Rookie Card)
  17. #453 Jesse English (Rookie Card)
  18. #395 Jenrry Mejia (Rookie Card)
  19. #335 Jordan Norberto (Rookie Card)
  20. #498 Sergio Santos (Rookie Card)
  21. #651 Mike Aviles
  22. #372 Philadelphia Phillies (Franchise History)
  23. #652 Chipper Jones
  24. #331 Ryan Braun
  25. #602 Kansas City Royals (Franchise History)
  26. #339 Jose Reyes
  27. #381 Miguel Montero
  28. Gold #504 Jeff Mathis (Serial#1141/2010)
  29. The Cards Your Mom Threw Out #CMT112 Andre Ethier
  30. History of the World Series #HWS25 Nick Swisher
  31. Million Card Giveaway #TMC-15 Mickey Mantle
  32. 2020 #T20 Matt Kemp
  33. Vintage Legends #VLC13 Eddie Murray
  34. Turkey Red #TR68 Hanley Ramirez
  35. Legendary Lineage #LL-46 Luis Aparicio/Alexei Ramirez
  36. Peak Performance #PP-70 Joe Morgan
  37. #407 Nick Punto
  38. #518 Corey Hart
  39. #606 Chad Qualls
  40. #342 Melky Cabrera
  41. #443 Jason Hammel
  42. #588 Landon Powell
  43. #616 Franklin Gutierrez
  44. #576 Paul Maholm
  45. #625 Grady Sizemore
  46. #579 Trevor Cahill
  47. #540 Sean Rodriguez
  48. #483 Daisuke Matsuzaka
  49. #334 Jayson Werth
  50. Attax Code Card #BB Billy Butler

I’ll bet you’re wondering what card I got from the Million Card Giveaway…

1972 Topps #88 Harmon Killebrew/Frank Robinson/Reggie Smith (League Leaders)

Could be better, but I’ll take this card over a 1990 Bip Roberts any day.

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JUMBO Sunday: 2010 Topps Series 2 (Relic!)

Sunday, August 1st, 2010

2010 Topps Series 2 JUMBO pack:

  1. #586 Roy Oswalt
  2. #423 Brad Bergesen
  3. #402 J.P. Howell
  4. #347 Aaron Harang
  5. #398 Carlos Gonzalez
  6. #385 Torii Hunter
  7. #516 Marlon Byrd
  8. #573 Johan Santana
  9. #531 Matt Cain
  10. #655 Ryan Madson
  11. #491 Rafael Furcal
  12. #356 Angels (Franchise History)
  13. #435 Nelson Cruz
  14. #575 Ryan Perry
  15. #638 Paul Konerko
  16. #497 Edgar Renteria
  17. #353 Jason Heyward (Rookie Card)
  18. #457 Kanekoa Texeira (Rookie Card)
  19. #563 Bronson Arroyo
  20. #539 Arizona Diamondbacks (Team Card)
  21. #429 Seth Smith
  22. #455 St. Louis Cardinals (Franchise History)
  23. #510 Justin Upton/Mark Reynolds (Checklist)
  24. #640 Matt Diaz
  25. Gold Border #575 Ryan Perry (Serial#0695/2010)
  26. The Cards Your Mom Threw Out #CMT102 Babe Ruth
  27. History of the World Series #HWS12 Yogi Berra
  28. Million Card Giveaway #TMC-17 Roger Maris
  29. 2020 #T12 Chris Coghlan
  30. Silk Collection #TT Troy Tulowitzki (Serial#06/50)
  31. Vintage Legends #VLC5 George Sisler
  32. Turkey Red #TR69 Brooks Robinson
  33. Legendary Lineage #LL-47 Frank Robinson/Ryan Braun
  34. Peak Performance #PP-64 Josh Hamilton
  35. #658 Tommy Hunter
  36. #634 Casey Kotchman
  37. #354 Evan Longoria
  38. #624 Carlos Beltran
  39. #562 Carlos Quentin
  40. #445 Miguel Olivo
  41. #349 Felix Pie
  42. #622 Cleveland Indians (Franchise History)
  43. #405 Dustin McGowan
  44. #475 Johnny Damon
  45. #560 Ryan Rowland-Smith
  46. #615 Justin Verlander
  47. #351 Koji Uehara
  48. Attax Code Card #YE Yunel Escobar

The silk card is pretty neat looking in person.  It even has a little window so you can feel the silk.  Now that’s what I call gimmickery!  It feels like I should put this card into my daughter’s toy box instead of into my display case (but nonetheless, it’s going into the display case for now).

Isn’t it kind of ironic that the 2010 reprint of the Babe Ruth 100th Birthday card is valued much more than the original?  Beckett lists this card at $6, while the original at only $2.  I guess it’s no big loss that Mom threw out the original:

This year’s true All-Star Rookie:

Ryan Perry is undergoing “baptism by fire”, as the back of the card puts it, for the Detroit Tigers:

Both Rookies of the Year, both hit many homers in their first 3 seasons:

And the moment everyone’s been waiting for…  My Topps Million card…

1976 Topps #264 Steve Renko

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Pack Break: 2010 Topps Series 1

Saturday, May 1st, 2010

2010 Topps Series 1:

  1. #82 Jason Marquis
  2. #149 Jose Guillen
  3. #280 Mark DeRosa
  4. #321 Pat Burrell
  5. #32 Cincinnati Reds (Team Card)
  6. The Cards Your Mom Threw Out #126 Jim Palmer
  7. Legendary Lineage #LL21 Hank Greenberg/Ryan Braun
  8. Topps Town #TTT5 Evan Longoria
  9. #24 John Maine
  10. #69 Kansas City Royals (Team Card)

“Although their careers are separate by 60 years, Greenberg and Braun each have garnered notoriety for his prolific power and share a common Jewish background.  Hank, who slugged 331 homers in a dozen seasons for Detroit and Pittsburgh, was the first Jewish inductee in the Hall of Fame.  Ryan, whose father is Jewish, has piled up 103 longballs in just three campaigns.”

If Braun is anything like Greenberg, then the best is yet to come.  Hank Greenberg hit 58 home runs at the age of 27.  Ryan Braun is 26 this season.

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Pack Break: 2009 Topps Series 2

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

2009 Topps Series 2:

  1. #443 Gavin Floyd
  2. #480 Prince Fielder
  3. #562 Cecil Cooper (Manager)
  4. #466 Wilson Betemit
  5. #434 Carlos Guillen/Miguel Cabrera (Classic Combos)
  6. WBC Stars #BCS3 Yulieski Gourriel
  7. Topps Town #TTT30 Ryan Braun
  8. #650 Cole Hamels
  9. #411 Troy Tulowitzki
  10. #624 Ben Francisco
  11. #475 Chipper Jones

“When Ryan learned he’d be moving from third base to left field in 2008, he tracked down 100 fly balls per day to get ready.  Practice literally made perfrect; he didn’t make a single error in 149 games.”

He made a couple of errors in 2009, but that’s much better than the 26 errors he made playing at third base in 2007.

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