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JUMBO Sunday: 2012 Topps Series 1

Sunday, April 22nd, 2012

2012 Topps Series 1 jumbo pack:

  1. #180 Mariano Rivera
  2. #240 David Wright
  3. #204 Tom Gorzelanny
  4. #248 Stephen Drew
  5. #44 Edwin Jackson
  6. #2 Trevor Cahill
  7. #153 Mark Melancon
  8. #48 Wade Davis
  9. #317 Tyler Chatwood
  10. #258 Jon Jay
  11. #39 James Loney
  12. #323 Jason Isringhausen
  13. #132 Will Venable
  14. #61 Daniel Bard
  15. #201 Doug Fister
  16. #272 Nyjer Morgan (World Series)
  17. #273 David Freese
  18. #45 Jhoulys Chacin
  19. #181 Jose Reyes/Ryan Braun/Matt Kemp (League Leaders)
  20. #324 Alex Rodriguez/Jim Thome/Jason Giambi (Active Leaders)
  21. #136 Casey McGehee
  22. #130 Asdrubal Cabrera
  23. #239 Miguel Cabrera/Michael Young/Adrian Gonzalez (League Leaders)
  24. #159 Chipper Jones/Albert Pujols/Todd Helton (Active Leaders)
  25. Gold Sparkle #136 Casey McGehee
  26. Golden Moments #GM-6 Red Schoendienst
  27. Golden Greats #GG-73 Babe Ruth
  28. Gold Standard #GS-10 Reggie Jackson
  29. Gold Futures #GF-14 Mike Stanton
  30. 1987 Topps Minis #TM-34 Josh Johnson
  31. Golden Giveaway #GGC-10 Sandy Koufax
  32. Timeless Talents #TT-10 Ryne Sandberg/Dan Uggla
  33. #191 Angel Pagan
  34. #94 Logan Forsythe
  35. #196 Matt Joyce
  36. #51 Alcides Escobar
  37. #30 Derek Jeter
  38. #228 Brent Lillibridge
  39. #96 Grady Sizemore
  40. #18 Colby Lewis
  41. #328 John Lackey
  42. #148 Chris Getz
  43. #327 Mark Kotsay
  44. #78 Erick Aybar
  45. #139 Scott Sizemore
  46. #108 Albert Pujols (World Series)
  47. #220 Jay Bruce
  48. #5 Desmond Jennings
  49. #225 Michael Pineda
  50. #217 Texas Rangers (Team Card)

JUMBO Sunday: 2012 Topps Series 1

Sunday, April 1st, 2012

My first jumbo pack of 2012 Topps Series 1:

Nice designs, but kind of disappointing pack.

  1. #155 Matt Cain
  2. #301 Alexi Ogando
  3. #226 Ryan Hanigan
  4. #47 Luke Hochevar
  5. #126 Eduardo Nunez
  6. #107 Luke Scott
  7. #75 Jordan Zimmermann
  8. #49 Jon Niese
  9. #117 Carlos Ruiz
  10. #80 David Price
  11. #255 Scott Rolen
  12. #213 Alex Avila
  13. #244 Sergio Santos
  14. #199 Adam Dunn
  15. #284 Tony Gwynn
  16. #86 Brett Cecil
  17. #32 Detroit Tigers (World Series)
  18. #167 Starlin Castro (Checklist)
  19. #319 Justin Verlander/CC Sabathia/Jered Weaver (League Leaders)
  20. #232 Mariano Rivera/Johan Santana/Felix Hernandez (League Leaders)
  21. #224 Matt Kemp/Prince Fielder/Ryan Howard (League Leaders)
  22. #62 Ben Revere
  23. #241 James McDonald
  24. Gold Sparkle #33 Curtis Granderson/Robinson Cano/Adrian Gonzalez (League Leaders)
  25. Classic Walk-Offs #CW-6 Mark Teixeira
  26. Golden Moments #GM-20 Ryne Sandberg
  27. Golden Greats #GG-60 Tom Seaver
  28. Gold Standard #GS-2 Stan Musial
  29. Gold Futures #GF-10 Craig Kimbrel
  30. 1987 Topps Minis #TM-15 Robinson Cano
  31. Golden Giveaway Code Cards #GGC-9 Ichiro
  32. Timeless Talents #TT-2 Chase Utley/Dustin Ackley
  33. #189 Alberto Callaspo
  34. #229 Yunel Escobar
  35. #210 Zack Greinke
  36. #173 Ryan Roberts
  37. #251 Jason Bay
  38. #287 Antonio Bastardo
  39. #245 Adam Lind
  40. #43 Brett Wallace
  41. #99 Michael McKenry
  42. #247 Clay Buchholz
  43. #89 Dontrelle Willis
  44. #15 Melky Cabrera
  45. #133 Ivan Nova
  46. #188 Bobby Abreu
  47. #325 Chris Schwinden (Rookie Card)
  48. #70 Brett Pill (Rookie Card)
  49. #175 Jared Hughes (Rookie Card)
  50. #98 Domonic Brown

My Topps Golden Giveaway prize:

JUMBO Sunday: 2010 Topps Series 2 (Autograph!)

Sunday, September 12th, 2010

2010 Topps Series 2 Jumbo pack:

  1. #501 Jake Peavy
  2. #591 Fernando Rodney
  3. #418 Aaron Laffey
  4. #463 Carlos Marmol
  5. #599 Jay Bruce
  6. #421 Doug Fister
  7. #364 Trevor Hoffman
  8. #659 Nick Blackburn
  9. #571 Brandon Lyon
  10. #514 Rafael Soriano
  11. #479 Chris Carpenter
  12. #345 Chris Volstad
  13. #515 Seattle Mariners (Franchise History)
  14. #590 Ryan Howard
  15. #485 Jesus Flores
  16. #433 Julio Borbon
  17. #530 Steve Pearce
  18. #609 Jeff Suppan
  19. #597 J.R. Towles
  20. #513 Scott Sizemore (Rookie Card)
  21. #572 Clay Buchholz
  22. #377 Felix Hernandez
  23. #564 Houston Astros (Franchise History)
  24. #472 Toronto Blue Jays (Team Card)
  25. #600 Hanley Ramirez
  26. #350 Prince Fielder/Ryan Braun (Checklist)
  27. Gold #624 Carlos Beltran (Serial#0081/2010)
  28. The Cards Your Mom Threw Out #CMT91 Ryne Sandberg
  29. History of the World Series #HWS7 Mel Ott
  30. Million Card Giveaway #TMC-14 Ichiro
  31. 2020 #T8 Buster Posey
  32. Peak Performance Autographs #PPA-CBI Chad Billingsley (Autograph)
  33. Vintage Legends #VLC2 Johnny Mize
  34. Turkey Red #TR81 Denard Span
  35. Legendary Lineage #LL-43 Mike Schmidt/Alex Rodriguez
  36. Peak Performance #PP-76 Monte Irvin
  37. #440 Willie Harris
  38. #525 David Huff
  39. #610 Alex Gordon
  40. #532 Hunter Pence
  41. #592 Brian Roberts
  42. #595 Mike Lowell
  43. #413 J.J. Hardy
  44. #523 Phil Coke
  45. #450 Omir Santos
  46. #386 Dan Haren
  47. #608 Pittsburgh Pirates (Team Card)
  48. #594 Andy LaRoche
  49. #346 Taylor Teagarden
  50. Attax Code Card #JL Jon Lester

Got a Chad Billingsley autograph.  I don’t collect him, but it could have been much worse.  Billingsley is actually a pretty good starting pitcher and an All-Star last year.  He’s only 25 so there’s still a lot of potential left for him.

Some of the other pack highlights:

Chicago’s beloved infielder:

MLB 2010 The Show predicts that Buster Posey will have a breakout season in 2011 and win the batting title.  He was doing so well in the game simulation in fact, that I traded Stephen Strasburg to get him on the Nationals and never regretted it!

Pretty cool to put side-by-side shots of Schmidt and Rodriguez at the same point in their throwing motion:

I kind of doubt that the picture on the card actually shows Mel Ott in his 1st World Series at-bat:

And my Topps Million Card Lottery Redemption:

1970 Topps #395 Walt Williams

That’s an awesome shot just begging for a caption.  You know, his nickname was “No Neck” and you can kind of see why in the picture.

Pack Break: 1992 Topps

Monday, March 29th, 2010

1992 Topps:

  1. #391 Ron Gant (All-Star)
  2. #337 Alejandro Pena
  3. #110 Ryne Sandberg
  4. #369 Steve Whitaker (Draft Pick) (Rookie)
  5. #394 Denny Martinez (All-Star)
  6. #454 Darren Holmes
  7. #470 Pedro Guerrero
  8. #66 Scott Stahoviak (Draft Pick) (Rookie)
  9. #701 Scott Radinsky
  10. #129 Melido Perez
  11. #111 Mark Carreon
  12. #247 Chuck Finley
  13. #579 Johnny Oates (Manager)
  14. #249 Tony Fossas
  15. #700 Ruben Sierra

What are the odds of that?  Ryno yesterday and Ryno today!

Ryne hit 3-run inside-the-park HR in 1st inning and a conventional 2-run Clout in 3rd vs. Braves, 7-27-91.

I like how they capitalized “Clout” as if it were an official stat.

Pack Break: 2010 Topps Series 1

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

2010 Topps Series 1:

  1. #210 Josh Beckett
  2. #289 Lyle Overbay
  3. #127 Hank Blalock
  4. #54 John Lackey
  5. #27 Lance Berkman/Mike Hampton (Checklist)
  6. The Cards Your Mom Threw Out #CMT-22 Johnny Bench
  7. Turkey Red #TR45 Ryne Sandberg
  8. Topps Town #TTT2 David Wright
  9. #253 Bengie Molina
  10. #291 Austin Kearns

I hit the motherload for cards I need for my collection with this pack.  The Bench and Sandberg will fit nicely in my Greatest Players binder.  Austin Kearns is the first Washington Nationals card I got for 2010.

A bit of self-praise from Topps:

Bench once said, “one of my proudest moments continues to be the day The Topps Company issued its first Johnny Bench baseball card.”  His 1973 issue, immediately following his second NL MVP Award, pays tribute to the 10-time Gold-Glover’s defense.

I forgot to keep a Sandberg to myself when I traded away all my Cubs inserts.  Here’s one to keep for myself:

The first 2010 card to go into my Nationals binder:

And some silliness that Topps hopes will draw more kids to baseball cards… because kids are silly:

Archives Project: 1992 Leaf, Group 7

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

1992 Leaf, to be integrated into my collection:

  1. #314 Ellis Burks
  2. #315 Craig Biggio
  3. #317 Ryne Sandberg
  4. #320 Lee Guetterman
  5. #323 Tony Pena
  6. #326 Kevin Brown
  7. #329 Tino Martinez
  8. #332 Mark Gubicza
  9. #333 Bill Landrum
  10. #334 Mark Whiten
  11. #336 Rick Wilkins
  12. #338 Kevin Ward
  13. #339 Ruben Amaro *x2
  14. #340 Trevor Wilson *x2
  15. #344 Craig Grebeck *x2
  16. #345 Bobby Ojeda
  17. #348 Dann Bilardello
  18. #349 Frank Thomas
  19. #351 Jose Mesa
  20. #353 Bob Walk
  21. #357 Geno Petralli
  22. #359 Tom Pagnozzi
  23. #360 Reggie Sanders *x2
  24. #363 Orlando Merced
  25. #364 Mike Bordick *x2
  26. #365 Dion James
  27. #366 Jack Clark
  28. #369 Dan Pasqua *x2
  29. #370 Pat Listach *x2
  30. #372 Tom Foley

Archives Project: 1992 Donruss, Group 6

Sunday, September 6th, 2009

1992 Donruss, to be integrated into my collection:

  1. #531 Mark Langston *x2
  2. #537 Billy Hatcher
  3. #542 Rance Mulliniks
  4. #543 Carlton Fisk
  5. #544 Luis Aquino
  6. #545 Ricky Bones
  7. #547 Charlie Hayes
  8. #548 Jose Canseco
  9. #549 Andujar Cedeno
  10. #550 Geno Petralli
  11. #551 Javier Ortiz *x2
  12. #552 Rudy Seanez
  13. #553 Rich Gedman
  14. #556 Checklist 478-555 (Checklist)
  15. #558 Chito Martinez
  16. #559 Darryl Strawberry
  17. #560 Luis Alicea
  18. #565 Walt Terrell
  19. #566 Dave Burba
  20. #567 Dave Howard
  21. #572 Jose Melendez
  22. #573 Freddie Benavides
  23. #574 Jim Gantner
  24. #576 Ryne Sandberg
  25. #577 Kevin Seitzer
  26. #579 Mike Huff
  27. #580 Von Hayes
  28. #581 Derek Bell
  29. #583 Kevin Mitchell
  30. #588 Bob MacDonald