July 29, 2010 - 2010 Topps Series 1 and 2009 O-Pee-Chee

2010 Topps Serise 1

250 Mark Teixeira
213 Ricky Nolasco
225 David Price
212 Russell Branyan
156 Tony Gwynn Jr.
101 Scott Baker
23 Shane Victorino
204 Checklist - Turning Two for Texas
309 Gerald Laird
328 Chicago Cubs team card
Legendary Lineage - Mickey Mantle and Chipper Jones
ToppsTown Joe Mauer

2009 O-Pee-Chee

582 Casey McGehee
491 Ryan Garko
499 Carlos Villanueva - black border parallel
NY27 New York, New York - Oliver Perez
20th Anniversary Retrospective 1175 Kentucky Wildcats

July 28, 2010 - 2010 Topps Series 1 and 2009 O-Pee-Chee

2010 Topps Series 1

227 Josh Thole
140 Matt Holliday
126 John Smoltz
170 Jason Bay
28 Jonathan Sanchez
89 J.A. Happ
290 Orlando Hudson
66 Kyle Phillips
43 Marco Scutaro
Cards Your Mom Threw Away - 1985 Topps Dwight Gooden
ToppsTown Adrian Gonzalez
Million Card Giveaway - Bob Gibson pictured

2009 O-Pee-Chee

61 Victor Martinez
395 Howie Kendrick
433 Adam Lind
524 Royals checklist
35 Chase Headley - black border parallel
20th Anniversary Retrospective - 1195 Kerry Wood

July 27, 2010 - 2010 Topps Series 1 and 2009 O-Pee-Chee

2010 Topps Series 1

199 Mariners team card
265 Angels team card
315 Scott Kazmir
110 Andrew McCutchen
59 Kevin Gregg
323 Jim Thome
241 Rocco Baldelli
78 Cesar Izturis
164 Carlos Carrasco
Cards Your Mom Threw Away - 1972 Topps Tom Seaver
ToppsTown Adam Jones
Million Card Giveaway - gary carter pictured

2009 O-Pee-Chee

270 Mark Teixeira
25 Chien-Ming Wang
23 Brian McCann
203 Rafael Furcal
598 David Patton
152 Steven Shell- black bordered parallel

July 26, 2010 - 2009 O-Pee-Chee and 2010 Topps Series 1

2009 O-Pee-Chee

514 Indians checklist
90 Nick Swisher
345 Bobby Jenks
32 Magglio Ordonez
215 Ryan Ludwick
44 Gabe Gross - black border parallel

2010 Topps Series 1

152 Nyjer Morgan
105 Madison Bumgarner
306 Milton Bradley
268 Juan Pierre
159 Vernon Wells
193 Shairon Martis
133 Freddy Sanchez
255 Chris Davis
226 Juan Rivera
Legendary Lineage - Johnny Bench and Ivan Rodriguez
60 David Wright - gold parallel - #'ed 1720/2010
ToppsTown Todd Helton

July 25, 2010 - 2010 Topps Series 1 and 2009 O-Pee-Chee

2010 Topps Series 1

285 Kurt Suzuki
166 Eric Byrnes
229 Daniel McCutchen
14 Ted Lilly
153 Justin Duchscherer
63 Josh Bard
220 Randy Johnson
191 Mat Latos
232 Cardinals team card
Peak Performance - Tris Speaker
Turkey Red CC Sabathia
ToppsTown Hanley Ramirez

2009 O-Pee-Chee

489 Wilson Betemit
469 Chris Young
535 2008 AL RBI Leaders
HM9 - 2008 Highlights - Zambrano no hitter
RM-12 O-Pee-Chee retro - Russell Martin
483 Rich Aurilia - black border parallel

July 24, 2010 - 2010 Topps Series 1 and 2009 O-Pee-Chee

2010 Topps Series 1

55 Manny Ramirez
70 Cole Hamels
279 Randy Wolf
330 Brandon Allen
52 Billy Buckner
122 Carlos Ruiz
278 Carlos Delgado
233 2009 AL RBI leaders - Teixeira, Bay, Lind
4 2009 NL Batting Average leaders - HanRam, Sandoval, Pujols
When They Were Young - Cody Ross
History of the Game - Jackie Robinson plays in his first MLB Game in 1947
ToppsTown Zack Greinke


2009 O-Pee-Chee

74 James Loney
568 Jason Motte
492 Ian Snell
362 Adam Everett
AW13 - The Award Show - Dustin Pedroia
325 Grady Sizemore black border parallel

July 23, 2010 - 2010 Topps Series 1 and 2009 O-Pee-Chee

2010 Topps Series 1

243 Asdrubal Cabrera
138 2009 AL Home Run leaders
147 Huston Street
109 Justin Masterson
79 Francisco Cordero
160 Miguel Tejada
201 Tigers team card
252 Ronny Cedeno
158 Jeff Niemann
Turkey Red Stephen Drew
Peak Performances Ryan Howard

2009 O-Pee-Chee

145 Alex Gordon
182 Aaron Laffey
88 Jim Johnson
286 Carlos Ruiz
599 Luis Cruz
319 Ryan Rowland-Smith - black border parallel

July 22, 2010 - 2010 Topps Series 1 and 2009 O-Pee-Chee

I'm starting a box of 2009 O-Pee-Chee today. My second of three boxes as I continue to try to build the set.

184 Miguel Montero
168 Todd Wellemeyer
504 Astros Team Checklist
463 Chris Perez
140 Tim Hudson
374 Barry Zito black border parallel

2010 Topps

125 Ichiro
47 Brad Penny
305 Juan Francisco
298 Orioles team card
9 Tim Lincecum - 2009 NL Cy Young Award winner
64 Drew Stubbs
136 Adam Wainwright
6 White Sox franchise history
216 Mike Cameron
When They Were Young - Clint Sammons
History of the Game - Frank Robinson NL and AL MVP 1966
Toppstown Ryan Braun

July 21, 2010 - 2009 Tristar Prospects Plus and 2010 Topps Series 2

2009 Tristar Prospects Plus - final pack of the box.

90 Position Prospects - infielders - Robert Borchering, Jiovanni Mier, Nick Franklin, Matthew Davidson
39 Jeffrey Kobernus
44 Tommy Joseph
53 William Myers
41 Everett Williams
56 Max Stassi

To summarize the box with regards to Strasburg, I did not pull a base card or base parallel from this box, but I did pull one of his Obak update card versions. I have one more box left to open at some point so at least I'll have a chance of pulling the base card to add to my collection.


2010 Topps Series 1

174 Mike Gonzalez
1 Prince Fielder
119 Wilkin Ramirez
18 Tim Stauffer
57 CC Sabathia
127 Hank Blalock
257 Bobby Crosby
179 Ryan Spilborghs
247 Andre Ethier
Cards Your Mom Threw Away - 2006 Topps Alex Gordon
Tales of the Game - Manny Ramirez - Manny Being Manny
ToppsTown Andrew McCutchen

July 20, 2010 - 2010 Topps Series 1 and 2009 Tristar Prospects Plus

2010 Topps Series 1

329 Rockies franchise history
46 Chad Tracy
98 Cesar Ramos
177 Adam Lind
135 Ryan Dempster
60 David Wright
85 Ken Griffey Jr.
308 Robinzon Diaz
262 Homer Bailey
173 Kendry Morales
ToppsTown Brad McCann
Legendary Lineage - Rickey Henderson and Carl Crawford

2009 Tristar Prospects Plus

99 Draftmates - Family Affair - Reymond Fuentes, David Renfroe, Kristopher Hobson
22 Nick Franklin
36 Kyle Heckathorn
64 Madison Younginer
74 Jesus Montero
Crystal Ballers Kristopher Hobson

July 19, 2010 - 2010 Topps Series 1 and 2009 Tristar Prospects Plus

2010 Topps Series 1

169 Pirates franchise history
67 Matt LaPorta
210 Josh Beckett
289 Lyle Overbay
284 Ross Ohlendorf
134 Phillies team card
51 Eric Young Jr.
113 Willy Taveras
50 Zach Greinke
246 Leo Nunez
Legendary Lineage - Frank Thomas and Prince Fielder
ToppsTown Albert Pujols


2009 Tristar Prospects Plus

115 Obak Update - Stephen Strasburg - Square number variation
72 Dinesh Patel
9 Drew Storen
89 Position Prospects - Outfielders - Dustin Ackley, Donavan Tate, Allen Pollock, Jared Mitchell
15 Chad Jenkins
25 Brett Jackson

July 18, 2010 - 2010 Topps Series 1 and 2009 Tristar Prospects Plus

2010 Topps Series 1

38 Astros team card
20 Tommy Hanson
100 Albert Pujols
29 Aubrey Huff
303 Chris Snyder
48 Joey Votto
264 Diamondbacks franchise history
251 John Lannan
180 Jayson Nix
Tales of the Game - Prince Fielder batting practice homer at age 12
Cards Your Mom Threw Away - 1968 Topps Mickey Mantle
ToppsTown Adam Dunn

2009 Tristar Prospects Plus

98 Draftmates - High School Stars - Donavan Tate, Matthew Hobgood, Zachary Wheeler, Tyler Matzek
78 Diamond Duos - Cubs - Ryne Sandberg and Brett Jackson
60 Seth Schwindenhammer
67 Brandon Jacobs
35 Matthew Bashore
18 Jared Mitchell - Auto - #'ed 97/199

July 17, 2010 - 2010 Topps Series 1 and 2009 Tristar Prospects Plus

2009 Tristar Prospects Plus

82 Diamond duos - Mariners - Dustin Ackley and Nick Franklin
85 Diamond Duos - Reds - Michael Leake and Bradley Boxberger
51 Kelly Dugan
63 Kristopher Hobson
4 Tony Sanchez
64 Madison Younginer - auto - #'ed 16/199

2010 Topps Series 1

95 Carl Crawford
154 Pedro Feliz
307 Henry Rodriguez
114 Chris Iannetta
2 Buster Posey
49 Jorge De La Rosa
37 Garret Anderson
132 Cliff Lee
258 Edwin Encarnacion
Turkey Red Babe Ruth
ToppsTown David Wright
Peak Performance Vladimir Guerrero

July 16, 2010 - 2010 Topps Series 1 and 2009 Tristar Prospects Plus

2010 Topps Series 1

310 Elvis Andrus
313 Jason Kubel
41 Dodgers Franchise History
137 Athletics Franchise History
54 John Lackey
187 Will Venable
224 Rod Barajas
320 Brian McCann
239 Juan Uribe
Cards Your Mom Threw Away - 1991 Topps Chipper Jones
Million Card Giveaway - TMC-1 - Roy Campanella pictured
ToppsTown Hanley Ramirez


2009 Tristar Prospects Plus

95 Draftmates - Red Sox - Reymond Fuentes, Alex Wilson and Brandon Jacobs
69 Paul Smyth
11 Alex White
50 Robert Stock
26 Timothy Wheeler
8 Michael Leake

July 15, 2010 - 2009 Tristar Prospects Plus and 2010 Topps Series 1

I'm opening up my final box of 2010 Topps Series 1 (appears to be 24-pack retail) in hopes of seeing if I can get the final cards I need to complete my series 1 set. Who knew that in one hobby box and one 24-pack retail box that I was not able to complete a series 1 base set?

2010 Topps Series 1

165 Brandon Phillips
188 Joe Blanton
87 Darin Erstad
316 Chris Young
259 Daniel Hudson
207 Colby Rasmus
272 Jair Jurrjens
245 Lance Berkman
218 Fernando Martinez
Cards Your Mom Threw Out - 1993 Topps Derek Jeter
TMC-10 Million Card Giveaway - Carl Yastrzemski pictured
ToppsTown CC Sabathia


2009 Tristar Prospects Plus

79 Diamond Duos - Pitching Aces - Matthew Hobgood and Tom Seaver
16 Jiovanni Mier
2 Dustin Ackley
17 Kyle Gibson
5 Matthew Hobgood
Crystal Ballers - Drew Storen

July 13, 2010 - 2009 Tristar Prospects Plus and 2010 Pro Debut

2009 Tristar Prospects Plus

83 Diamond Duos - Pirates - Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel
77 Diamond Duos - Yankees - Slade Heathcott and Jesus Montero
47 Nolan Arenado
58 Jeremy Hazelbaker
65 Colton Cain
34 Bradley Boxberger


2010 Pro Debut

99 Josh Fellhauer
214 Jordan Lennerton
150 Roberto De La Cruz
86 Kent Matthes
82 Keyvius Sampson
153 Jesus Brito
21 Ross Seaton
HOF-2 Hall of Fame Stars - Babe Ruth

2010 Topps Pro Debut - major hit!

There was one card I left out of the July 12th entry because I just had to scan and post this hit, one of the top three cards I've ever pulled out of a pack of cards!

2010 Topps Pro Debut - Brian Matusz Futures Game jersey swatch with jersey tag. Numbered 119/139:

July 12, 2010 - 2009 Tristar Prospects Plus and 2010 Pro Debut

2009 Tristar Prospects Plus

31 Joshual Phegley
93 Draftmates - USC - Dustin Ackley, Alex White, Adam Warren
39 Jeffrey Kobernus
29 Matthew Davidson
38 Victor Black
7 Michael Minor - AUTO - #'ed 195/199

2010 Pro Debut

3 Destin Hood
119 James Darnell
166 Barry Butera
69 Andrew Doyle
Double-A All-Stars - Levi Carolus

July 10, 2010 - 2009 Tristar Prospects Plus and 2010 Pro Debut

2009 Tristar Prospects Plus

84 Diamond Duos - Padres - Donavan Tate and Everett Williams
19 Randal Grichuk
73 Manny Banuelos
13 Allen Pollock
3 Donavan Tate
7 Michael Minor

2010 Pro Debut

195 David Hale
56 Jerry Sullivan
183 Eric Arnett
28 Yonder Alonso
14 Casper Wells
42 Brett Marshall
PDA-CD Chase D'Arnaud - Auto - no numbering

July 9, 2010 - 2009 Tristar Prospects Plus and 2010 Pro Debut

2009 Tristar Prospects Plus

100 Draftmates - Family Affair - Max Stassi and Daniel Fields
94 Draftmates - UC Berkley - Brett Jackson, Jeffrey Kobernus, Blake Smith
54 Ben Tootle
66 Shannon Wilkerson
49 Tom Mendonca
37 Tyler Kehrer

2010 Pro Debut

152 Brian Cavazos-Galvez
187 Jason Thompson
80 Rex Brothers
120 Alex Wilson
165 Isaias Velasquez
2 Aaron Hicks
46 Carlos Paulino
Double-A All-Star Jorge Vazquez

July 7, 2010 - 2010 Pro Debut and 2009 Tristar Prospects Plus

2010 Pro Debut

117 J.R. Murphy
6 Tim Melville
98 Sean Ochinko
36 Brett DeVall
84 Leandro Castro
24 Randall Delgado
127 Chris Archer
157 Kirk Nieuwenhuis - blue border parallel - #168/259


2009 Tristar Prospects Plus

87 Position Prospects - Catchers - Tony Sanchez, Steven Baron, Joshua Phegley, Thomas Joseph
70 Alibay Barkley
57 Adam Warren
14 Chad James
62 Daniel Fields
21 Eric Arnett AUTO - #134/199

July 6, 2010 - 2010 Pro Debut and 2009 Tristar Prospects Plus

2010 Pro Debut

206 Jon Michael Redding
217 Erik Crichton
70 Rich Poythress
121 Sebastian Valle
132 Tyler Ladendorf
89 Trayce Thompson
176 Alexia Amarista - gold parallel - #19/50
Double-A All-Stars Jason Delaney


2009 Tristar Prospects Plus

86 Diamond Duos - Atlanta - Dale Murphy and Michael Minor
6 Zachary Wheeler
76 Chase D'Arnaud
5 Matthew Hobgood
68 Neil Medchill
52 Alex Wilson

July 4, 2010 - 2010 Pro Debut and 2009 Tristar Prospects Plus

2010 Pro Debut

219 Alfredo Marte
75 Mark Cohoon
110 Brian Ruggiano
172 Kyle Conley
68 Jeff Kobernus
151 Brooks Raley
83 Chris Dwyer
Double-A All-Stars Eduardo Nunez


2009 Tristar Prospects Plus

80 Diamond Duos - #2 and #3 draft picks - Dustin Ackley and Donavan Tate
92 Draftmates - USC - Bradley Boxberger and Robert Stock
23 Reymond Fuentes
4 Tony Sanchez - variation with the card number in a circle
46 Billy Hamilton
30 Aaron Miller

July 3, 2010 - 2009 Tristar Prospects Plus and 2010 Pro Debut

2009 Tristar Prospects Plus

59 Caleb Cotham
10 Tyler Matzek
45 Blake Smith
55 David Renfroe
71 Rinku Singh
97 Draftmates - Mariners - Dustin Ackley, Nick Franklin, Steven Baron


2010 Pro Debut

198 Marty Popham
59 Garrett Richards
160 Mike Minor
128 Donnie Joseph
218 Josh Walter
134 Yohan Flande
201 Brandon Douglas
Double-A All-Stars Zach McAllister

July 2, 2010 - 2010 Pro Debut and 2009 Tristar Prospects Plus

2009 Tristar Prospects Plus

100 Draftmates - Family Affiar - Max Stassi and Daniel Fields
91 Draftmates - Indians Univ. - Eric Arnett, Joshua Phegley, Matt Bashore
43 Mychal Givens
2 Dustin Ackley - SP - uniform color variation
37 Tyler Kehrer
28 Rex Brothers

2010 Pro Debut

213 Mark Sorensen
25 Jefry Marte
130 Wade Gaynor
188 Tim Wheeler
148 Devin Goodwin
112 Cameron Garfield
169 Tony Delmonico
Double-A All-Star Brian Jerolomak

June 30, 2010 - 2010 Pro Debut and 2009 Tristar Prospects Plus

2010 Pro Debut

209 Jose Pirela
141 Sean Ratliff
216 David Phelps
156 Graham Stoneburner
124 Hak-Ju Lee
92 Eric Smith
166 Barry Butera - blue border parallel #94/259
Double-A All-Star Mitchell Taylor


2009 Tristar Prospects Plus

93 Draftmates from the Univ. of North Carolina - Dustin Ackley, Alex White, Adam Warren
17 Kyle Gibson
31 Joshua Phegley
18 Jared Mitchell
27 Steven Baron
53 William Myers - gold parallel - #'ed 10/50