December 30, 2009 - 2009 Piece of History and 2009 Ticket to Stardom

2009 Ticket to Stardom

152 Matt Kemp
23 Edgar Renteria
87 Jason Giambi
132 Dan Haren
54 Victor Martinez
2 Ichiro
9 Joe Saunders
185 James Shields
18 Erick Aybar
110 Chad Billingsley
43 Tim Lincecum
196 B.J. Upton - simulated perforation parallel

2009 Piece of History

63 Derek Jeter
16 Derrek Lee
184 Historical Moments - Brooklyn Bridge completed
124 Lou Marson
972 20th Anniversary Retrospecive - Mario Lemieux
POH-SB Piece of Hollywood - Ben Stiller's jacket in "Along Came Polly"

December 29, 2009 - 2009 Ticket to Stardom and 2009 Piece of History

2009 Ticket to Stardom

159 Lance Berkman
92 Erik Bedard
68 Torii Hunter
140 Hank Blalock
26 Adrian Gonzalez
121 Johan Santana
17 Glen Perkins
149 Jeremy Bonderman
16 Gary Matthews Jr.
137 Troy Tulowitzki
TTS-6 Ticket to Stardom Jay Bruce
103 Edinson Volquez - simulated perforation parallel

2009 Piece of History

144 Jason Pridie
41 Miguel Tejada
9 Nick Markakis
57 Jose Reyes
152 Historical Moments - Eisenhower Inaugurated
200 Historical Moments - Czechoslovakia splits in two
20 Rich Harden - blue parallel - #'ed 254/299

December 28, 2009 - 2009 Ticket to Stardom and 2009 Piece of History

2009 Ticket to Stardom

187 A.J. Burnett
59 Ubaldo Jimenez
8 Justin Morneau
80 Scott Rolen
99 Paul Maholm
35 Felix Hernandez
138 Luis Castillo
13 Alex Rodriguez
42 Nick Swisher
93 Prince Fielder
138 Luis Castillo - simulated perforation parallel
98 Tim Hudson - Gold parallel - #'ed 20/50

2009 Piece of History

180 Historical Moments - Pilgrims land at Plymouth
146 Justin Thomas
62 Alex Rodriguez
94 Ian Kinsler
14 Jonathan Papelbon
46 Torii Hunter
992 20th anniversary retrospective - 42nd U.S. President Bill Clinton
BSM-VM - Box Score Memories - Victor Martinez white jersey swatch

December 27, 2009 - 2009 Ticket to Stardom and 2009 Piece of History

2009 Ticket to Stardom

11 Grady Sizemore
40 Joe Crede
7 Jimmy Rollins
167 Cole Hamels
63 Milton Bradley
94 Kurt Suzuki
30 Pat Burrell
41 Miguel Tejada
189 Jim Thome
134 Yadier Molina
BT-7 Big Ticket Jose Reyes
98 Tim Hudson - simulated perforation parallel

2009 Piece of History

78 Jake Peavy
30 Matt Holliday
83 Ichiro Suzuki
141 Jason Motte
194 Historical Moments - New Orleans Founded
143 Fermando Perez
FH-BC - Franchise History - Oakland Athletics - Bobby Crosby

December 26, 2009 - 2009 Ticket to Stardom and 2009 Piece of History

2009 Ticket to Stardom

144 Gavin Floyd
124 Daisuke Matsuzaka
15 Brad Hawpe
58 Hideki Okajima
118 Dustin Pedroia
125 Geovany Soto
161 Chipper Jones
28 Paul Konerko
3 Aubrey Huff - simulated perforation parallel
TSAR-UJ Ubaldo Jimenez Auto/Gray jersey swatch - #'ed 135/489

2009 Piece of History

67 Mariano Rivera
19 Aramis Ramirez
174 Historical Moments - Golden Gate Bridge Completed
147 Luis Valbuena
158 Historical Moments - Germany Leaves League of Nations
SS-JC Stadium Scenes - Great American Ballpark - Johnny Cueto
987 20th Anniversary Retrospective - Dolly the Cloned sheep

Another in the long line of FUUD - 3 packs of Piece of History opened so far and two copies of the same stadium scenes card. There is more than just the Great American Ballpark in the Stadium Scenes checklist, right???

December 25, 2009 bonus - 2008 Documentary

I decided to have some family fun after presents and split up a $11 special of 2008 Documentary among all family members to help me open. It's the first time I've opened a whole box at one sitting. It certainly isn't as much fun to do it that way because it's hard to appreciate each card when opened in mass and the cataloging will take quite a bit longer compared to doing a couple packs a night. I'll spare you the whole box non-hit content listings and save the details for when I open future boxes a pack at a time.

The box hit:

December 25, 2009 - 2005 Playoff Absolute Memorabilia Update

On Christmas, I open one pack that is fairly premium (at least by my box-purchasing standards). For the last 4 Christmas', I've been working on a box of 2005 Playoff Absolute Memorabilia Update. Today was the final pack of the box and here is the image:




the Strawberry jumbo is numbered 96/100, and the Ensberg Spectrum parallel is numbered 41/50.

Previous years' "hits" have been a Pujols 5 item (including a piece of prime patch) card, a Paul LoDuca two item card, and a Michael Young auto (I can't remember offhand if that included a jersey swatch or just the auto).

I haven't decided yet which relatively premium product to buy and start busting beginning next Christmas.

December 24, 2009 - 2009 Ticket to Stardom and 2009 Piece of History

2009 Ticket to Stardom

116 Jorge Posada
147 Hanley Ramirez
163 Adam Dunn
183 Johnny Cueto
172 Joakim Soria
98 Tim Hudson
5 David Wright
105 Justin Upton
86 Austin Kearns
157 Garret Anderson
TTS-11 Ticket to Stardom Joe Mauer
31 Stephen Drew - simulated peforation parallel

2009 Piece of History

30 Tim Lincecum
96 Roy Halladay
112 Luis Cruz
176 Historical Moments - Elevator Invented
118 Josh Geer
162 Historical Moments - Nato Organized - green parallel #'ed 141/150
64 Chien-Ming Wang

December 23, 2009 - 2009 Ticket to Stardom and 2009 Piece of History

2009 Ticket to Stardom

174 Carlos Delgado
22 Hunter Pence
122 J.J. Hardy
173 Dan Uggla
102 Travis Hafner
20 Kosuke Fukudome
128 Carlos Quentin
36 Geoff Jenkins
79 A.J. Pierzynski
76 Freddy Sanchez
9 Joe Saunders - simulated perforation parallel
2 Jon Garland - blue foil parallel - #'ed 99/99

2009 Piece of History

160 Historical Moments - USA enters World War II
126 James McDonald
196 Historical Moments - Debut of New York Times
32 Garrett Atkins
48 Russell Martin
SS-JC Stadium Scenes - Great American Ballpark - Johnny Cueto
967 20th anniversary retrospective - Tiger Woods

December 22, 2009 - 2008 Goudey and 2009 Ticket to Stardom

Last pack of this current box of 2008 Goudey. I have 2 more boxes from black friday sales, but it will be awhile before I decide to start breaking those.

2008 Goudey

168 Jose Vidro
38 Carlos Zambrano
90 Kelvim Escobar
116 Jose Reyes
64 Garrett Atkins
225 Steve Carlton - MINI - blue back
M-PO Jorge Posada game-used jersey - gray swatch

2009 Ticket to Stardom

12 Brian Roberts
143 Carlos Lee
49 Zach Greinke
66 Jose Contreras
158 Jason Bay
186 Rick Ankiel
97 Jack Wilson
84 Armando Galarraga
200 Justin Masterson
91 Chris Davis
BT-5 Big Ticket - David Wright
13 Alex Rodriguez - simulated perforation parallel

Decenber 21, 2009 - 2009 Ticket to Stardom and 2008 Goudey

2009 Ticket to Stardom

192 Jon Garland
195 Xavier Nady
108 Joba Chamberlain
72 Kerry Wood
175 Jose Reyes
38 Yovani Gallardo
50 Jeremy Guthrie
146 Matt Holliday
78 Josh Hamilton
145 Joe Nathan
TTS-14 Ticket to Stardom Jacoby Ellsbury - #'ed 54/99
55 Nick Markakis - simulated perforation parallel

2008 Goudey

80 Lance Berkman
132 Don Larsen
184 Hank Blalock
2 Randy Johnson
29 Jonathan Papelbon
81 Roy Oswalt
170 Wladimir Balentien - MINI - red back
6302 Yankee Stadium Legacy Andy Pettitte

2008 Timelines Box Hits

These are the box hits from a 2008 Timelines box I recently posted.

December 20, 2009 - 2008 Goudey and 2009 Ticket to Stardom

2008 Goudey

54 Ken Griffey Jr.
158 Adrian Gonzalez
52 Brandon Phillips
156 Travor Hoffman
26 Bobby Doerr
133 Joe Blanton
185 Ian Kinsler
125 Jorge Posada

2009 Ticket To Stardom

69 Jermaine Dye
21 David Ortiz
109 Gary Sheffield
177 Alexei Ramirez
10 David DeJesus
131 Josh Beckett
156 Orlando Hudson
179 Matt Garza
48 George Sherrill
168 J.D. Drew
TTS-15 Ticket to Stardom Kenshin Kawakami
111 Carlos Beltran - simulated perforation mini

December 19, 2009 - 2008 Goudey and 2009 Ticket to Stardom

2008 Goudey

130 Graig Nettles
182 Michael Young
104 Prince Fielder
124 Hideki Matsui
3 Brandon Webb
55 Larry Doby
78 Jeremy Hermida
260 Ichiro - MINI- blue back

2009 Ticket to Stardom

148 Akinori Iwamura
83 Vernon Wells
151 Derek Lowe
95 Ryan Doumit
139 Andy Pettitte
141 Jeremy Sowers
34 Rich Harden
190 Andy Sonnanstine
165 Vladimir Guerrero
197 Ian Kinsler
SV-1 Seasoned Veterans Alex Rodriguez
185 James Shields - simulated perforation parallel

December 17, 2009 - 2008 Goudey and 2009 Ticket to Stardom

2008 Goudey

160 Matt Cain
30 Kevin Youkilis
82 Miguel Tejada
134 Mark Ellis
186 Josh Hamilton
15 Erik Bedard
35 Rich Hill
139 Jack Cust


2009 Ticket to Stardom

106 Eric Chavez
133 Alfonso Soriano
113 Jeremy Hermida
181 Chien-Ming Wang
70 Roy Halladay
191 Ryan Zimmerman
75 Andrew McCutchen
4 Kevin Youkilis
64 Hideki Matsui
119 Javier Vazquez
TTS-4 Ticket To Stardom Cameron Maybin
60 Justin Verlander - simulated perforation parallel

December 16, 2009 - 2008 Goudey and 2009 Ticket to Stardom

2008 Goudey

108 Corey Hart
102 Eddie Mathews
154 Jake Peavy
191 Frank Thomas
4 Dan Haren
56 Bob Feller
9 Jeff Francoeur
299 Sport Royalty - Magic Johnson - MINI - blue back

2009 Ticket to Stardom

188 Adam Jones
44 Mat Latos
115 Mark Buehrle
107 Bobby Abreu
100 Adrian Beltre
162 Conor Jackson
126 Jason Varitek
37 Kenji Johjima
194 Michael Young
89 Josh Willingham
BT-11 Big Ticket - Lance Berkman
205 David Hernadez - simulated peforation parallel

December 15, 2009 - 2009 Ticket to Stardom and 2008 Goudey

2009 Ticket to Stardom

117 Derrek Lee
53 Tim Wakefield
193 Robinson Cano
29 Francisco Liriano
81 Joey Votto
32 Chris Young
39 Max Scherzer
180 Matt Cain
160 Randy Johnson
27 Brian McCann
SV-10 Seasoned Veterans - David Ortiz
42 Nick Swisher - simulated perforation parallel

2008 goudey

110 Joe Mauer
162 Orlando Cepeda
32 Billy Williams
93 Jered Weaver
148 Richie Ashburn
58 Travis Hafner
14 Yunel Escobar - MINI - red back
YSL 6377 - Yankee Stadium Legacy Jorge Posada

December 14, 2009 - 2009 Ticket to Stardom and 2008 Goudey

Today, a box of 2009 Ticket to Stardom arrived.

2009 Ticket to Stardom

155 Jered Weaver
166 Jacoby Ellsbury
154 Fausto Carmona
85 Mark Teixeira
65 Jorge Cantu
62 Cameron Maybin
111 Carlos Beltran
47 Jay Bruce
196 B.J. Upton
31 Stephen Drew
TTS-5 - Ticket to Stardom Matt Kemp
18 Erick Aybar perforation-cut parallel

2008 Goudey

136 Rollie Fingers
188 David Murphy
6 Max Scherzer
119 Tom Seaver
171 Albert Pujols
84 Carlos Lee
41 Orlando Cabrera
194 David Eckstein

December 13, 2009 - 2008 Masterpieces and 2008 Goudey

2008 Masterpieces

60 Whitey Ford
88 Frank thomas
54 David Wright
68 Rich Harden

2008 Goudey

24 Josh Beckett
76 Dan Uggla
128 Bucky Dent
180 Akinori Iwamura
61 Victor Martinez
113 Glen Perkins
106 J.J. Hardy - MINI - red back
277 Bill Russell Sport Royalty - full size SP

December 12, 2009 - 2008 Goudey and 2008 Masterpieces

2008 Goudey

46 Sparky Anderson
98 Andruw Jones
150 Ralph Kiner
20 Jeremy Guthrie
159 Tim Lincecum
179 Scott Kazmir
40 Mark Buehrle MINI - red back
290 Janet Evans Sport Royalty - full size SP

2008 Masterpieces

53 Carlos Beltran
67 Eric Chavez
5 Max Scherzer
19 Ryne Sandberg

December 11, 2009 - 2008 Goudey and 2008 Masterpieces

2008 Goudey

72 Magglio Ordonez
176 BJ Upton
88 Billy Butler
192 Alex Rios
49 Tony Perez
101 Russell Martin
HPC-28 Hit Parade of Champions - Manny Ramirez
6327 Yankee Stadium Legacy Mariano Rivera


2008 Masterpieces

81 Ichiro
18 Alfonso Soriano
33 Asdrubal Cabrera
82 Felix Hernandez

December 10, 2009 - 2008 Masterpieces and 2008 Goudey

2008 Goudey

70 Miguel Cabrera
174 Chris Duncan
44 Jim Thome
165 Ichiro
87 Luke Hochevar
50 Adam Dunn
HPC-26 Hit Parade of Champions - Roger Clemens
6402 Yankee Stadium Legacy - Alex Rodriguez

2008 Masterpieces

83 Ozzie Smith
19 Ryne Sandberg
26 Grady Sizemore
6 Mark Teixeira

December 9, 2009 - 2008 Masterpieces and 2008 Goudey

Today I'm starting on a box of 2008 Masterpieces from a Black Friday purchase. I will open Masterpieces packs for a few days until a box I recently purchased arrives because I"m looking forward to getting started with that box once in-hand.

2008 Masterpieces

32 Justin Verlander
46 Robin Yount
61 Mariano Rivera
89 Roy Halladay
4587 Yankee Stadium Legacy Rick Cerone

2008 Goudey

24 Josh Beckett
76 Dan Uggla
128 Bucky Dent
105 Ryan Braun
143 Shane Victorino
154 Jake Peavy
13 Tom Glavine
102 Eddie Mathews

December 8, 2009 - 2008 Goudey and 2009 UD Series 1

2008 Goudey

62 Brad Hawpe
114 Justin Morneau
166 Felix Hernandez
36 Kosuke Fukudome
153 Jay Bruce
23 Manny Ramirez
78 Clayton Kershaw
10 Phil Niekro

2009 UD Series 1

Final pack of the current 16-pack hobby box

301 Adam Eaton
316 Chase Headley
333 Ichiro
350 Chris Duncan
293 Pedro Feliz
276 Xavier Nady
226 Carlos Gomez
423 Alfredo Aceves
480 Nate McLouth - Pirates checklist
406 Mark Saccomanno
474 Cristian Guzman - Nationals checklist
151 Hunter Pence
157 Miguel Tejada
171 Jose Guillen
86 Javier Vazquez
23 Yunel Escobar
93 Ken Griffey Jr.
65 Jim Edmonds
HF-4 Historic Firsts - First Female Candidate GOP's Presidential Ticket
222 20th Anniversary Retrospective - Miami Hurricanes

December 7, 2009 - 2008 Goudey and 2009 UD Series 1

2008 Goudey

50 Adam Dunn
70 Miguel Cabrera
174 Chris Duncan
44 Jim Thome
65 Troy Tulowitzki
117 David Wright
180 Akinori Iwamura
211 Al Kaline - MINI - blue back


2009 UD Series 1

309 Jack Wilson
394 Chad Cordero
377 Hank Blalock
329 Bengie Molina
250 Johan Santana
265 Johnny Damon
282 Mark Ellis
409 Matthew Tuiasosopo
421 Mat Gamel
121 Jason Grilli
168 Tony Pena
177 Mark Teixeira
14 Brandon Lyon
84 Jim Thome
21 John Smoltz
435 White Sox Team Leaders - Carlos Quentin, Gavin Floyd, Javier Vazquez
441 Rangers Team Leaders - Josh Hamilton, Ian Kinsler, Vincente Padilla
HF-2 Historic Firsts - First Athlete to win eight gold medals in a single olympics
242 20th anniversary retrospective- Old Comiskey Park
#JC Inkredibles - Jack Cust auto

December 6, 2009 - 2008 Goudey and 2009 UD Series 1

2008 Goudey

178 Carlos Pena
48 Joe Morgan
100 Chin-Lung Hu
182 Tom Gorzelanny
127 Phil Rizzuto
47 Johnny Bench
140 Ryan Howard
246 James Polk - President MINI - blue back

2009 UD Series 1
317 Khalil Greene
334 J.J. Putz
368 Edwin Jackson
240 Daniel Murphy
230 Joe Nathan
264 Bobby Abreu
281 Bobby Crosby
416 Dexter Fowler
492 Grady Sizemore - Indians checklist
403 Jonathon Niese
142 Jeremy Hermida
193 Chad Billingsley
130 Gary Sheffield
186 Ervin Santana
49 Dustin Pedroia
68 Ted Lilly
5 Orlando Hudson
70 Ryan Theriot
232 20th anniversary retrospective - Operation Desert Shield
HP-6 Historic Predictors - Bigfoot is discovered

December 5, 2009 - 2008 Goudey and 2009 UD Series 1

2008 Goudey

126 Mariano Rivera
34 Derrek Lee
138 Daric Barton
99 Chad Billingsley
151 Bill Mazeroski
74 Andrew Miller
22 David Ortiz
92 Chone Figgins MINI - red back

2009 UD Series 1

366 Cliff Floyd
349 Jason Isringhausen
400 Jesus Flores
332 Felix Hernandez
279 Justin Duchscherer
296 Shane Victorino
262 Robinson Cano
245 Luis Castillo
475 Hanley Ramirez - marlins checklist
495 Miguel Cabrera - Tigers checklist
464 Ken Griffey Jr. -- Season Highlight HR #600
169 Luke Hochevar
106 Victor Martinez
175 Mark Teahen
150 Darin Erstad
81 Paul Konerko
18 Mike Hampton
33 Jason Varitek
HP-9 - History Predictors - Chicago named 2016 Olympic host city
212 20th anniversary retrospective - U.S. flag desecration

December 4, 2009 - 2008 Goudey and 2009 UD Series 1

2008 Goudey

148 Adam LaRoche
200 Evan Longoria
18 Eddie Murray
122 Alex Rodriguez
169 Raul Ibanez
39 Luis Aparicio
96 Brad Penny
66 Matt Holliday MINI - red back

2009 UD Series 1

346 Adam Kennedy
363 Carlos Pena
312 Jake Peavy
248 Moises Alou
214 Ryan Braun
231 Kevin Slowey
299 Cole Hamels
500 Josh Hamilton - Rangers checklist
460 Nationals Team Leaders - Tim Redding, Cristian Guzman, Lastings Milledge
489 Evan Longoria - Rays checklist
469 Alex Rodriguez - Season Highlight
114 Troy Tulowitzki
198 Nomar Garciaparra
135 Dontrelle Willis
56 Tim Wakefield
91 Jose Contreras
75 Rich Hill
42 Jacoby Ellsbury
18U-CC Colton Cain - 18U National Team
4908 UD Documentary ALDS Game 3 - October 5 - Angels v. Red Sox

December 3, 2009 - 2008 Goudey and 2009 UD Series 1

2008 Goudey

60 Fausto Carmona
112 Johan Santana
21 Nick Markakis
73 Jack Morris
177 Carl Crawford
190 Roy Halladay
8 John Smoltz
YSL6352 Yankee Stadium Legacy Hideki Matsui

2009 UD Series 1

384 A.J. Burnett
367 Troy Percival
304 Ian Snell
243 David Wright
309 Derek Lowe
277 Richie Sexson
294 Pat Burrell
431 Red Sox team Leaders - Dustin Pedroia, Daisuke Matsusaka, Josh Beckett
411 Brad Nelson
458 Angels Team Leaders - Ervin Santana, Vladimir Guerrero, Francisco Rodriguez
108 Cliff Lee
143 Mike Jacobs
185 John Lackey
134 Jeremy Bonderman
30 Brian Roberts
2 Conor Jackson
100 Edwin Encarnacion
37 Geroge Sherrill
18U-30 Nolan Fontana - 18U National Team
4906 UD Documentary ALDS Game 1 - Red Sox defeat Angels

December 2, 2009 - 2008 Goudey and 2009 UD Series 1

2008 Goudey:

16 Melvin Mora
120 Billy Wagner
172 Scott Rolen
42 Paul Konerko
91 John Lackey
195 Ryan Zimmerman
103 Warren Spahn
YSL6277 Yankee Stadium Legacy Roger Clemens

2009 UD Series 1

397 Wily Mo Pena
380 Vicente Padilla
370 Eric Hinske
387 Alex Rios
287 Jack Cust
253 Oliver Perez
270 Ian Kennedy
236 Francisco Liriano
428 Chris Lambert
438 Padres Team Leaders - Adrian Gonzalez, Jake Peavy, Brian Giles
422 Greg Golson
170 Mark Grudzielanek
107 Grady Sizemore
149 Josh Johnson
156 Kazuo Matsui
7 Mark Reynolds
40 Mark Kotsay
96 Aaron Harang
237 20th Anniversary Retrospective - Ken Griffey Jr. and Sr.
USA-4 USA Baseball Retrospective - Game 4 USA vs Canada

December 1, 2009 - 2008 Goudey and 2009 UD Series 1

2008 Goudey

106 J.J. Hardy
28 Daisuke Matsuzaka
181 James Shields
51 Aaron Harang
107 Ben Sheets
144 Cole Hamels
92 Chone Figgins
14 Yunel Escobar


2009 UD Series 1

321 Scott Hairston
355 Ryan Ludwick
372 Chris Davis
389 Shannon Stewart
260 Alex Rodriguez
204 Hiroki Kuroda
238 Boof Bonser
494 Joakim Soria - Royals checklist
467 Josh Hamilton - Season highlights
404 Phil Coke
493 Carlos Quentin - White Sox checklist
176 Joakim Soria
113 Jeff Baker
183 Garret Anderson
120 Aaron Cook
79 Carlos Quentin
16 David Eckstein
58 Jason Bay
OPC14 O-Pee-Chee 1975 design David Ortiz
217 UD 20th Anniversary Retrospective - Detroit Pistons

November 30, 2009 - 2008 UD Goudey and 2009 UD Series 1

2008 UD Goudey

155 Chris Young
94 Torii Hunter
25 Dustin Pedroia
68 Justin Verlander
198 Chad Cordero
14 Jason Bay
249 Presidents Andrew Johnson SP
118 Pedro Martinez - Red-back Mini

2009 UD Series 1

318 Kevin Kouzmanoff
338 Jeff Clement
383 Roy Halladay
255 Fernando Tatis
272 Andy Pettitte
221 Jason Kendall
289 Joe Blanton
437 Tigers Team Leaders - Miguel Cabrera, Curtis Granderson, Justin Verlander
426 Josh Geer
439 Brewers Team Leaders - Ryan Braun, Prince Fielder, Ben Sheets
407 Freddy Sandoval
155 Michael Bourn
190 Nick Adenhart
127 Placido Polanco
67 Geovany Soto
4 Dan Haren
32 Ramon Hernandez
60 Jeff Samardzija
YSL6669 - Yankee Stadium Legacy Bobby Abreu
USA-14 USA Baseball Retrospective - 2008 Beijing Olympics Game 9 - USA wins bronze medal