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JUMBO Sunday: 1990 Topps

Sunday, July 11th, 2010

No, it’s not a 1990 Topps Jumbo pack (did those even exist?).  It’s a mad wax-ripping frenzy… 5 packs in one sitting!

Pack 1

  1. #500 Kevin Mitchell
  2. #27 Rick Leach
  3. #511 Clay Parker
  4. #35 Benny Santiago
  5. #283 Joey Belle (Rookie)
  6. #170 George Bell
  7. #750 Dale Murphy
  8. #361 Randy McCament (Rookie)
  9. #699 Jim Leyland (Manager)
  10. #784 Scott Bailes
  11. #624 Darrin Jackson
  12. #587 Lance Johnson
  13. #502 Mitch Webster
  14. #508 Terry Leach
  15. #403 Tony Gwynn (All-Star)
  16. #581 Ken Griffey

Pack 2

  1. #293 Mike Gallego
  2. #140 Andre Dawson
  3. #319 Dion James
  4. #100 Will Clark
  5. #197 Doug Drabek
  6. #650 Mike Witt
  7. #429 Tom Kelly (Manager)
  8. #280 Lou Whitaker
  9. #171 Russ Nixon (Manager)
  10. #229 David Wells
  11. #646 Checklist 5 of 6 (Checklist)
  12. #69 Todd Frohwirth
  13. #337 Lloyd McClendon
  14. #386 Julio Franco (All-Star)
  15. #692 Sammy Sosa (Rookie)
  16. #704 Chip Hale (Rookie)

Pack 3

  1. #726 Gene Nelson
  2. #703 Jeff Brantley
  3. #212 Joe Orsulak
  4. #697 Mike Davis
  5. #423 Fred Toliver
  6. #126 Randy Kramer
  7. #453 Jody Davis
  8. #527 Ron Hassey
  9. #99 Rich Monteleone
  10. #434 Mark Carreon
  11. #378 Luis Salazar
  12. #134 Earl Cunningham (Draft Pick) (Rookie)
  13. #760 Wade Boggs
  14. #118 Erik Hanson
  15. #482 Steve Carter (Rookie)
  16. #252 Otis Nixon

Pack 4

  1. #512 Gary Pettis
  2. #291 Dave Johnson (Manager)
  3. #595 Greg Swindell
  4. #30 David Cone
  5. #412 Jamie Moyer
  6. #24 Joe Hesketh
  7. #479 Frank White
  8. #553 Scott Scudder (Rookie)
  9. #250 Jose Canseco
  10. #316 Carney Lansford
  11. #757 Larry Walker (Rookie)
  12. #32 John Farrell
  13. #380 Dave Winfield
  14. #9 Eric Plunk
  15. #783 Checklist 6 of 6 (Checklist)
  16. #218 Wally Backman

Pack 5

  1. #369 Todd Burns
  2. #484 Mike Fitzgerald
  3. #42 Jeff Robinson
  4. #260 Eric Davis
  5. #364 Rolando Roomes
  6. #630 Gary Gaetti
  7. #720 Andres Galarraga
  8. #717 Ron Karkovice
  9. #723 Jeff Robinson
  10. #684 Julio Machado (Rookie)
  11. #519 Bucky Dent (Manager)
  12. #631 John Wetteland (Rookie)
  13. #263 Mel Stottlemyre Jr. (Rookie)
  14. #765 Chili Davis
  15. #119 Billy Hatcher
  16. #394 Jeff Ballard (All-Star)

Pack Break: 2010 Topps Series 1

Saturday, May 8th, 2010

2010 Topps Series 1:

  1. #277 Jarrod Washburn
  2. #202 San Francisco Giants (Franchise History)
  3. #162 Wade Davis (Rookie)
  4. #299 Gary Sheffield
  5. #51 Eric Young Jr. (Rookie)
  6. #1 Prince Fielder
  7. The Cards Your Mom Threw Out #CMT-43 Tony Gwynn
  8. Turkey Red #TR44 Matt Kemp
  9. Topps Town #TTT13 Ryan Howard
  10. #179 Ryan Spilborghs

The red type on the back of Gwynn’s 1994 card indicated four batting crowns so far.  Tony was only halfway to his final title total, the most impressive of which would come that very season as he teaased the hallowed .400 mark before finishing at .394.

There are currently no active Major Leaguers with more than 3,000 hits.  Derek Jeter is the closest to reaching the mark, but he will most likely reach it in 2011.

Archives Project: 1994 Collector’s Choice, Group 1

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

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

  1. #10 Butch Huskey (Rookie Class)
  2. #13 Steve Karsay (Rookie Class)
  3. #15 Luis Ortiz (Rookie Class)
  4. #16 Manny Ramirez (Rookie Class)
  5. #27 Matt Brunson (Draft Pick)
  6. #29 Billy Wagner (Draft Pick)
  7. #47 Bret Barberie
  8. #48 Kim Batiste
  9. #60 Pat Borders
  10. #64 Jeff Branson
  11. #75 Andujar Cedeno
  12. #78 Dave Clark
  13. #87 Chad Curtis
  14. #90 Rob Deer
  15. #94 Gary DiSarcina *x2
  16. #99 Alex Fernandez
  17. #101 Dave Fleming
  18. #104 Mike Gallego
  19. #107 Brent Gates
  20. #122 Tony Gwynn
  21. #123 Jeffrey Hammonds
  22. #124 Erik Hanson
  23. #131 Rickey Henderson
  24. #132 Mike Henneman
  25. #134 Roberto Hernandez
  26. #142 David Hulse

Archives Project: 1992 Triple Play, Group 3

Monday, November 9th, 2009

1992 Triple Play:

  1. #163 Norm Charlton
  2. #164 Bo Jackson
  3. #168 Junior Felix
  4. #169 Lance Parrish
  5. #170 Pat Combs
  6. #175 Pete Harnisch
  7. #176 Alan Trammell
  8. #181 Glenallen Hill
  9. #182 John Franco
  10. #187 Darryl Strawberry
  11. #188 Jaime Navarro
  12. #193 Awesome!
  13. #195 Dennis Eckersley
  14. #201 Dave Howard
  15. #207 Rex Hudler
  16. #213 Cal Eldred
  17. #219 Tony Gwynn

Archives Project: 1992 Leaf, Group 5

Friday, September 25th, 2009

1992 Leaf, to be integrated into my collection:

  1. #199 Checklist
  2. #200 Brent Mayne *x4
  3. #201 Larry Walker
  4. #204 Mike Morgan *x2
  5. #205 Hal Morris *x4
  6. #206 Tony Gwynn
  7. #208 Kirt Manwaring
  8. #209 Al Osuna *x2
  9. #210 Bobby Thigpen
  10. #212 B.J. Surhoff
  11. #213 Lenny Harris *x2
  12. #215 Gregg Jefferies
  13. #216 Bruce Hurst
  14. #218 Dave Otto *x2
  15. #220 Charlie Hayes
  16. #221 Frank Viola
  17. #223 Gary Redus *x2
  18. #226 Greg Olson
  19. #227 Jose DeLeon
  20. #228 Mike LaValliere
  21. #229 Mark Langston *x2
  22. #234 Scott Fletcher *x3
  23. #235 Tim Naehring
  24. #239 Dan Gladden
  25. #240 Willie Randolph
  26. #242 Sid Bream
  27. #244 Bill Pecota
  28. #245 Terry Pendleton
  29. #246 Randy Ready
  30. #249 Shawon Dunston

Pack Break: 1985 Topps

Friday, June 26th, 2009
1985 Topps #717 Tony Gwynn (All Star)

1985 Topps #717 Tony Gwynn (All Star)

1985 Topps:

  1. #639 Ed Hodge (Rookie)
  2. #624 Benny Ayala
  3. #325 John Denny
  4. #477 Bob Ojeda
  5. #180 Dave Winfield
  6. #710 Frank Viola (All Star)
  7. #131 Gus Bell/Buddy Bell (Father-Son)
  8. #234 Jerry Narron
  9. #332 Brian Harper
  10. #126 Ruppert Jones
  11. #350 Wade Boggs
  12. #410 Bob Horner
  13. #316 John Lowenstein
  14. #389 Rod Dedeaux (USA) (Manager)
  15. #717 Tony Gwynn (All Star)

Was named NL Player of the Month for April, 1984.  Batted .434 (36-for-83) with 18 Runs, 7 Stolen Bases, one Homer & 9 RBI’s.

2000 Topps series 2: Tony Gwynn

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
2000 Topps #459 Tony Gwynn (Season Highlights)

2000 Topps #459 Tony Gwynn (Season Highlights)

2000 Topps series 2:

  1. #306 Mike Lansing
  2. #326 Ruben Mateo
  3. #361 Steve Karsay
  4. #454 Keith Reed/Jeff Heaverlo (Draft Picks) (Rookie)
  5. #459 Tony Gwynn (Season Highlights)
  6. #462 Mark McGwire/Ken Griffey Jr. (League Leaders)
  7. #425 Greg Maddux
  8. #372 Delino DeShields
  9. #440 Andruw Jones
  10. #391 Bill Mueller
  11. #376 Jimmy Haynes

…and 2000 Topps Series 2 Checklist 2 of 2.

Mr. Padre saved the big night for his madre.  On August 5, 1999, in St. Louis, Gwynn failed to crack his 3,000th hit in a game in which Mark McGwire blasted his 500th homer.  But the next day in Montreal, on his mother Vendella’s birthday, he reached the milestone — and was promptly embraced by her.  Incredibly, his 2,000th safety also fell on her birthday!  Tony became the 22nd man to reach 3,000, and only Ty Cobb and Nap Lajoie got there in fewer games than his 2,284.  He finished the night with 4 hits.

Gwynn’s career batting average of .338 is the highest of any player who bagan his career after World War II.