December 29, 2010 - 2010 Bowman Chrome and 2010 Topps Update

2010 Bowman Chrome

BCP191 Wilkin Ramirez
BCP128 Eliezer Mesa
167 Rich Harden
114 Alfonso Soriano


2010 Topps Update

US-295 Andrew Cashner
US-191 Danny Valencia
US-306 Dan Haren
US-267 Eugenio Velez
US-313 Mitch Maier
US-200 Albert Pujols - All-Star
US-122 Darnell McDonald
US-320 Joe Mauer All-Star - gold parallel - #1359/2010
Million Card Giveaway - Thurman Munson depicted
ToppsAttax Joe Mauer

December 28, 2010 - 2010 UD and 2010 Topps Update

2010 Upper Deck

301 Mitch Stetter
489 J.P. Howell
185 Chris Iannetta
319 Matt Guerrier
496 Ian Kinsler
184 Garrett Atkins
5 Brian Matusz
407 Chase Headley
541 Chase Field
145 Chris Dickerson
582 Astros checklist
299 Carlos Villanueva
471 Jason Motte
163 Trevor Crowe
431 Kevin Frandsen
116 Koyie Hill
385 Cole Hamels
Season Biography - May 30th - Ryan Howard
Season Biography - September 26th - Sonia Sotomayor
Baseball Heroes 20th Anniversary - Nick Markakis


2010 Topps Update

US-121 J.A. Happ
Us-200 Albert Pujols
US-122 Darnell McDonald
US-71 Jason Giambi
US-126 Elvis Andrus - All-Star
Cards Your Mom Threw Away - 1970 Topps Nolan Ryan
ToppsAttax Paul Konerko

Second box in a row of 2010 Topps Update (out of 2 boxes purchased from the same card shop) that appears will be missing the guaranteed hit. This was a 7 card pack so the relic probably was meant to be seeded into this pack. I had one seven-card pack in the other box and Topps took care of it. I won't be sending stuff to Topps yet because I want to get the rest of the box opened and make sure the hit isn't in one of the remaining packs.

December 27, 2010 - 2009 Tristar Prospects Plus and 2010 Topps Update

2009 Tristar Prospects Plus

25 Brett Jackson
32 Tyler Skaggs
14 Chad James
62 Daniel Fields
69 Paul Smyth
30 Aaron Miller - sticker auto - #'ed 48/50


2010 Topps Update

US-260 Brooklyn Dodgers
US-305 Cliff Lee - All-Star
US-325 Ian Kinsler - All-Star
US-158 Checklist - CC Times Two - CC Sabathia and Carl Crawford
US-117 Martin Prado - All-Star
US-37 Alex Avila
US-155 Ivan Rodriguez
US-92 Pedro Feliciano
Tales of the GAme - The Truman Show
ToppsAttax Adam Wainwright

2010 Topps Update Hit

The box I recently finished of 2010 Topps Update was missing the one guaranteed hit. I contacted Topps with the various things they require and the hit arrived in the mail Monday.

Here it is:

December 26, 2010 - 2010 Bowman Chrome and 2010 Topps Update

2010 Bowman Chrome

BCP169 Buck Afenir
BCP177 Stephen Parker
71 Ben Zobrist
82 Jon Lester

2010 Topps Update

US-257 Joel Hanrahan
US-80 David Ortiz - All-Star
US-132 Corey Hart- All-Star
US-130 Ichiro - All-Star
US-299 Xavier Nady
US-71 Jason Giambi
US-126 Elvis Andrus - All-Star
US-181 J.P. Arencibia
Vintage Legends - Johnny Mize
ToppsAttax Nick Markakis

December 25, 2010 - 2009 Ballpark Collection

As per my Christmas tradition, I open one pack of a "premium" baseball product on Christmas. With the last pack of 2005 Absolute Memorabilia Update opened on Christmas 2009, this year's Christmas featured the first pack of 2009 Ballpark Collection.

Here is the break:




I'm pretty stoked with this pack - my first pack-pulled button card for my PC. Numbered 12/14 so Upper Deck must have put about two Aramis Ramirez jerseys worth of buttons into this particular release. I'm also pleased with the quad jersey because I think it will eventually feature 3 Hall of Famers by the time all is said and done.

December 24, 2010 - 2010 Upper Deck and 2009 Tristar Prospects Plus

2009 Tristar Prospects Plus

1 Stephen Strasburg
11 Alex White
28 Rex Brothers
88 Pitching prospects - Matthew Hobgood, Zachary Wheeler, Mike Minor, Mike Leake
48 Trayce Thompson
95 Red Sox draftmates - Reymond Fuentes, Alex Wilson, Brandon Jacobs

2010 Upper Deck

450 Carlos Silva
138 Bobby Jenks
320 Scott Baker
97 Jed Lowrie
535 Alberto Gonzalez
4 Michael Brantley
392 Brandon Moss
41 Chris Young
73 Nate McLouth
569 Rogers Centre ballpark
161 Matt LaPorta
61 Jair Jurrjens
411 David Eckstein
346 Andy Pettitte
298 Mike Rivera
251 Luke Hochevar
UD Portraits - Chris Coghlan
Pure Heat - C.C. Sabathia
Season Biography - June 11th - Jim Thome
Season Biography - July 23rd - Mark Buehrle

December 22, 2010 - 2010 Bowman Chrome and 2010 Topps Update

2010 Bowman Chrome

BCP218 Daniel Fields
BCP142 Joe Gardner
32 James Loney Refractor
184 Kila Kaaihue

2010 Topps Update

US-141 Phil Hughes - All-Star
US-125 Adam Wainwright - All-Star
US-11 Vernon Wells - Home Run Derby
US-235 Jose Tabata
US-272 Brian Stokes
US-292 Kelly Shoppach
US-164 Gaby Sanchez
Cards Your Mom Threw Away - 1998(?) Topps Interleague Preview - Dodgers (Piazza) vs. Mariners (Ken Griffey Jr.)
Tales of the Game - Babe Ruth Laps the League
ToppsAttax Vernon Wells

December 21, 2010 - 2010 UD and 2010 Topps Update

2010 Upper Deck

327 Jeff Francoeur
540 Jason Bergmann
235 Roy Oswalt
371 Trevor Cahill
48 Doug Slaten
457 Rob Johnson
257 Chone Figgins
192 Edwin Jackson
15 Michael Dunn
567 Tropicana Field
144 Laynce Nix
594 Giants checklist
415 Luis Perdomo
96 Clay Buchholz
99 George Kattaras
330 Omir Santos
283 Cory Wade
All-World Daisuke Matsuzaka
Season Biography - April 23rd - Dave Bush
Season Biography - September 7th - Derrek Lee


2010 Topps Update

US-25 Andrew Bailey - All-Star
US-57 Checklist - Andrus' All-Star Advisor - Derek Jeter and Elvis Andrus
US-253 Mike Minor
US-293 Pat Burrell
US-16 Felipe Paulino
US-310 Derek Jeter - All-Star
US-79 Jonny Gomes
Turkey Red Johnny Mize
Million Card Giveaway - Roger Maris depicted
ToppsAttax Mark Reynolds

December 20, 2010 - 2010 Bowman Chrome and 2010 Topps Update

2010 Bowman Chrome

BCP157 Luke Putkonen
BCP220 Juan Urbina
112 Brad Hawpe
73 Jorge Posada


2010 Topps Update

US-156 Matt Thornton - All-Star
US-187 Checklist - Young A.L. East Aces - Phil Huges and David Price
US-56 Matt Holliday - Home Run Derby
US-170 Carl Crawford - All-Star
US-61 Alfredo Simon
US-99 Jose Bautista
US-185 Brian Matusz
Cards Your Mom Threw Away - 1974 Topps Nolan Ryan
Turkey Red Brandon Phillips
ToppsAttax Miguel Cabrera

December 19, 2010 - 2010 UD and 2010 Topps Update

2010 Upper Deck

477 Ben Zobrist
403 Matt Capps
90 Rich Hill
364 Kurt Suzuki
453 Chris Jakubauskas
137 John Danks
408 Tony Gwynn Jr.
93 J.D. Drew
13 Wade Davis
559 Yankee Stadium
241 David DeJesus
586 Brewers Checklist
427 Aaron Rowand
112 Bobby Scales
386 Carlos Ruiz
66 Yunel Escobar
470 Mitchell Boggs
162 Jeremy Sowers
Season Biography - April 26th - Jacoby Ellsbury
Season Biography - September 2nd - Garrett Jones

2010 Topps Update

US-190 John Lackey
US-81 Rich Harden
US-184 Blake DeWitt
US-224 Scott Olsen
US-276 Austin Jackson - MLB Debut
US-152 Ian Kennedy
US-203 Jon Jay
Tales of the Game - Joel Youngblood gets hits for two different teams in the same day
Tales of the Game - Intercity sweep
Turkey Red Josh Johnson
ToppsAttax Joakim Soria

December 18, 2010 - 2010 Bowman Chrome and 2010 Topps Update

2010 Bowman Chrome

BCP143 Michael Kirkman
BCP206 Scotter Gennett
75 Vernon Wells
102 Ryan Doumit


2010 Topps Update

US-8 Fred Lewis
US-10 Hideki Matsui
US-259 Yadier Molina - All-Star
US-227 Mark Kotsay
US-324 George Kottaras
US-131 Takashi Saito
US-201 Jeffrey Marquez
US-83 Jeff Suppan
Million Card Giveaway - Mickey Mantle depicted
ToppsAttax Ubaldo Jimenez

December 17, 2010 - 2010 UD and 2010 Topps Update

2010 Upper Deck

358 Rajai Davis
543 Coors Field
499 Taylor Teagarden
191 Jason Hammel
370 Craig Breslow
376 Chase Utley
50 Dan Haren
236 LaTroy Hawkins
159 Travis Hafner
497 Chris Davis
189 Carlos Gonzalez
282 Jeff Weaver
141 Jake Peavy
328 Luis Castillo
109 Ryan Theriot
20 Armando Cabino
Season Biography - June 14th - Todd Helton
Season Biography - August 2nd - Aaron Hill
Baseball Heroes 20th Anniversary Autos - Nick Markakis - on-card auto (!!!) and hand-numbered 56/90

2010 Topps Update

US-247 Nick Swisher - All-Star
US-281 Jose Valverde - All-Star
US-24 Checklist - NL East Origins - Vlad Guerrero and Miguel Cabrera
US-26 Jesus Feliciano
US-319 Josh Tomlin
US-18 Omar Beltre
US-148 J.J. Putz
US-143 Jonathan Lucroy - gold parallel - #'ed 1306/2010
Million Card Giveaway - Carl Yastrzemski pictured
ToppsAttax Jered Weaver

December 16, 2010 - 2005 Donruss Champions and 2010 Topps Update

2005 Donruss Champions

285 Robert Fick
254 Enos Slaughter
187 Freddy Sanchez
150 Richard Hidalgo
71 Matt Williams
344 Nolan Ryan
380 Justin Leone
263 Rollie Fingers - Impressions
64 Jose Reyes - Impressions - bat chip - no numbering

2010 Topps Update

US-93 Jon Rauch
US-94 Reid Brignac
US-282 Rhyne Hughes
US-263 Randy Winn
US-301 Jeff Clement
US-202 Mitch Moreland
US-217 Yorvit Torrealba
US-208 Jeff Keppinger
Cards Your Mom Threw Out - 1995 Topps Derek Jeter
ToppsAttax Hideki Matsui

December 15, 2010 - 2010 Upper Deck and 2010 Topps Update

2010 Upper Deck

211 Alfredo Amezaga
565 Cardinals ballpark
117 Carlos Zambrano
303 Manny Parra
260 Kendry Morales
474 Chris Carpenter
166 Kelly Shoppach
262 Erick Aybar
349 Chien-Ming Wang
521 Marc Rzepcynski
215 Ricky Nolasco
398 Jeff Karstens
29 Kevin Richardson
272 Chad Billingsley
126 Carlos Quentin
Season Biography - May 20th David Ortiz
Season Biography - October 4th Justin Verlander
UD Game Jersey - Wesley Wright - gray jersey swatch


2010 Topps Update

US-175 Drew Storen
US-50 Mike Stanton
US-39 Kila Kaaihue
US-264 Vicente Padilla
US-242 Shelley Duncan
US-22 Ty Wigginton - All-Star
US-137 Austin Kearns
US-240 Adrian Gonzalez - All-Star - Gold border parallel #'ed 252/2010
Legendary Legends Mel Ott
ToppsAttax Starlin Castro

December 14, 2010 - 2010 Bowman Chrome and 2010 Topps Update

2010 Topps Update - starting another box because it needs to be busted and the code cards used up by early 2011.

US-300 Cliff Lee - already outdated with him in a Rangers uniform! ;)
US-31 Corey Patterson
US-317 Mike Leake - MLB debut
US-52 Andy Oliver
US-135 Starlin Castro - MLB debut
US-88 Lance Berkman
US-113 Brad Ziegler
Turkey Red A.J. Burnett
Cards Your Mom Threw Away - 1987 Topps Barry Larkin
ToppsAttax Mike Stanton


2010 Bowman Chrome

BCP161 Justin Bour
BCP166 Chris Schwinden
138 Neftali Feliz
159 Brett Anderson - Refractor

December 13, 2010 - 2010 Topps Update and 2010 Pro Debut Series 1

Final pack of this box of 2010 Topps Update:

US-23 Andy Pettitte - All-Star
US-329 Checklist - Dominican Pride Jose Reyes and Hanley Ramirez
US-49 Bobby Wilson
US-251 Jake Arrieta
US-222 Ted Lilly
US-91 Nick Johnson
US-152 Ian Kennedy
Legendary Lineage - Miguel Cabrera and Mike Stanton
Cards Your Mom Threw Away - 1986 Topps Paul Molitor
ToppsAttax Carlos Santana

This hobby box yielded no auto or relic, despite the fact the box says to look for one per box. The auto or relic probably was supposed to have been in the one pack that contained just 7 cards instead of 10 cards.

2010 Pro Debut Series 1

213 Mark Sorensen
25 Jefry Marte
169 Tony Delmonico
62 Miles Head
130 Wade Gaynor
188 Tim Wheeler
148 Devin Goodwin
Double-A All-Stars D.J. Wabick

December 12, 2010 - 2005 Donruss Champions and 2010 Topps Update

2005 Donruss Champions

130 Brandon Duckworth
192 Hideki Matsui
93 Brooks Robinson
401 Duke Snider
386 Raul Ibanez
228 Larry Walker
296 Rocco Baldelli
309 Moises Alou - Impressions - no numbering

2010 Topps Update

US-183 Luis Atilano
US-111 Willie Bloomquist
US-46 Colby Lewis
US-180 David Wright - All-Star
US-60 Miguel Tejada
US-179 Juan Pierre
US-172 Josh Donaldson
Legendary Lineage - Mark Teixeira and Logan Morrison
Million Card Giveaway - Roy Campanella depicted
ToppsAttax Hanley Ramirez

December 11, 2010 - 2010 Bowman Chrome and 2010 Topps Update

2010 Bowman Chrome

BCP154 Brady Shoemaker
BCP146 Avery Barnes
3 Zack Greinke
129 Ichiro Suzuki


2010 Topps Update

US-281 Jose Valverde - All-Star
US-24 Checklist - NL East Origins - Vlad Guerrero and Miguel Cabrera
US-220 Jon Lester - All-Star
US-236 Matt Daley
US-51 Tom Gorzelanny
US-90 Rafael Furcal - All-Star
US-216 John Baker
Turkey Red - Rogers Hornsby
Cards Your Mom Threw Away - 1991 Nolan Ryan
ToppsAttax Adam Wainwright

December 10, 2010 - 2010 UD and 2010 Topps Update

2010 Upper Deck

252 Brian Bannister
510 Scott Downs
207 Ryan Perry
182 Omar Quintanilla
518 Michael Barrett
206 Rick Porcello
388 Kyle Kendrick
69 James Parr
345 Derek Jeter
277 James Loney
539 Mike MacDougal
230 Humberto Quintero
55 Stephen Drew
32 Kyle Phillips
492 Matt Garza
595 Cardinals Checklist
373 Scott Hairston
Season Biography - April 18 - Tim Lincecum
Season Biography - September 1 - Josh Hamilton
All-World - Carlos Lee

2010 Topps Update

US-326 Miguel Cabrera - All-Star
US-305 Cliff Lee - All-Star
US-325 Ian Kinsler
US-254 Chris Perez
US-223 Henry Blanco
US-252 Jim Thome
US-20 Jason Bay
Million Card Giveaway - Carl Yastrzemski depicted
Peak Performance - Ubaldo Jimenez
ToppsAttax Shin-Soo Choo

December 9, 2010 - 2005 Donruss Champions and 2010 Topps Update

2005 Donruss Champions

104 Tony Womack
44 Frank Robinson
52 Carlos Beltran
433 David Ortiz
361 Frank Thomas
202 Aramis Ramirez
270 Craig Biggio
245 Vladimir Guerrero - red Impressions - #'ed 72/250

2010 Topps Update

US-214 Jason Heyward MLB Debut
US-14 Ike Davis MLB Debut
US-140 Josh Hamilton - All-Star
US-297 Don Kelly
US-193 Ryan Theriot
US-19 Russell Branyan
US-205 Ben Sheets
Legendary Lineage - Hank Greenberg and Ike Davis
Cards Your Mom Threw Away - 2001 Topps Vladimir Guerrero
ToppsAttax Justin Upton

December 8, 2010 - 2010 Bowman Chrome and 2010 Topps Update

2010 Bowman Chrome

BCP209 Josh Satin
109 Chase Utley
USA-11 USA Baseball- Christian Montgomery
BCP217 Noel Arguelles


2010 Topps Update

US-145 Adrian Beltre
US-116 Brandon Morrow
US-321 Jason Donald
US-261 Jason Vargas
US-159 Octavio Dotel
US-268 Logan Morrison
US-189 Derrek Lee
Vintage Legends - Willie McCovey
US-292 Kelly Stoppach - gold border parallel - #'ed 1484/2010
ToppsAttax Kevin Youkilis

December 7, 2010 - 2010 Topps Update and 2010 Pro Debut Series 1

2010 Pro Debut Series 1

77 Blade Heathcott
133 Ben Paulsen
111 Thomas Neal
16 Robbie Weinhardt
Single-A All-Stars Tyler Kelly
Futures Game Jumbo Jersey swatch - Neftali Feliz - blue world jersey swatch with no patch or other colors - #'ed 74/139

2010 Topps Update

Us-133 Javier Vazquez
US-114 Kenley Jansen
US-119 Adam LaRoche
US-294 Aaron Heilman
US-59 Jeanmar Gomez
US-54 Akinori Iwamura
US-42 Conor Jackson
Turkey Red Roy Halladay
Cards Your Mom Threw Out - 1968 Topps Tom Seaver
ToppsAttax Mike Leake

December 6, 2010 - 2005 Donruss Champions and 2010 Topps Update

2005 Donruss Champions

146 Cliff Floyd
167 Kenny Lofton
86 Victor Martinez
419 Don Mattingly
303 Kevin Mench
395 Todd Wellemeyer
244 Hank Aaron
208 Rickey Henderson - impressions - white jersey swatch
351 George Foster - impressions

2010 Topps Update

US-38 Chris Young - Home Run Derby
US-215 checklist - The machine and the hammer - pujols and braun
US-73 Torii Hunter All-Star
US-28 Bill Hall
US-270 Vladimir Guerrero - All-Star
US-173 Lorenzo Cain
US-101 Jake Westbrook
US-55 Stephen strasburg - MLB Debut
Tales of the Game - The Truman Show
ToppsAttax David Wright

December 5, 2010 - 2010 UD and 2010 Topps Update

2010 Upper Deck

258 Kevin Jepsen
596 Mariners Checklist
375 Raul Ibanez
494 Nelson Cruz
187 Franklin Morales
232 Wesley Wright
410 Edgar Gonzalez
227 Kazuo Matsui
316 Joe Nathan
180 Troy Tulowitzki
363 Daric Barton
22 Cesar Ramos
56 Jordan Schafer
Season Biography - August 3rd -Neftali Feliz
Season Biography - May 2nd - Jason Marquis
All-World Derek Jeter
Baseball Heroes - Joe DiMaggio 1947 - claims third AL MVP award
UD game jersey - white swatch - Andre Ethier

2010 Topps Update

US-153 Brian McCann - All-Star
US-161 Matt Holliday - All-Star
US-290 Justin Verlander - All-Star
US-311 Felix Doubront
US-68 John Danks
US-85 Starlin Castro
US-139 Jorge Cantu
Peak Performance Justin Verlander
Million Card Giveaway - Thurmon Munson depicted
ToppsAttax Clayton Kershaw

December 4, 2010 - 2010 Pro Debut Series 1 and 2010 Topps Update

2010 Pro Debut Series 1

65 Patrick Schuster
101 Garrett Gould
204 Billy Nowlin
185 Matt Helm
118 Pedro Figuroa
47 Carlos Triunfel
211 Pil Joon Jang
Hall of Fame Stars - Jackie Robinson

2010 Topps Update

US-328 Adrian Beltre - All-Star
US-44 Scott Rolen - All-Star
US-283 Kevin Frandsen
US-269 Dave Bush
US-248 Matt Harrison
US-275 Hong-Chih Kuo - All-Star
US-69 Lance Cormier
US-162 Hong-Chih Kuo
Vintage Legends - Tom Seaver
ToppsAttax Evan Longoria

December 3, 2010 - 2010 Bowman Chrome and 2010 Topps Update

2010 Bowman Chrome

BCP162 Evan Bronson
BCP165 J.D. Martinez
46 Miguel Montero
USA-20 Tony Wolters

2010 Topps Update

US-228 checklist - Second Base Sluggers - Brandon Phillips and Martin Prado
US-240 Adrian Gonzalez - All-Star
US-250 Miguel Cabrera - All-Star
US-234 Matt Downs
US-48 Geoff Blum
US-230 Robinson Cano - All-Star
US-146 Peter Bourjos
Turkey Red Walter Johnson
Cards Your Mom Threw Away - 1962 Topps Lou Brock
ToppsAttax Adrian Gonzalez

December 2, 2010 - 2010 Topps Update and 2005 Donruss Champions

2005 Donruss Champions

145 Bret Boone
28 Roberto Alomar
50 Rickey Henderson
446 J.T. Snow
302 Jim Thome
337 Ryne Sandberg
212 Robert Fick
60 J.D. Drew - Red Impressions - #'ed 245/250


2010 Topps Update

US-131 Takashi Saito
US-201 Jeffrey Marquez
US-203 Jon Jay
US-276 Austin Jackson debut
US-224 Scott Olsen
US-58 Brian Wilson - All-Star
US-123 Alberto Callaspo
Peak Performance - Mike Leake
Vintage Legends - Christy Mathewson
ToppsAttax Hunter Pence

December 1, 2010 - 2010 Bowman Chrome and 2010 Topps Update

2010 Bowman Chrome

BCP200 Everett Williams
BCP205 Miguel Sano
200 Jonathan Lucroy
150 Jason Kubel

2010 Topps Update

US-202 Mitch Moreland
US-219 Bobby Crosby
US-183 Luis Atilano
US-111 Willie Bloomquist
US-259 Yadier Molina All-Star
US-227 Mark Kotsay
US-83 Jeff Suppan
Tales of the Game - Eddie Mathews - "Homes" of the Braves
Turkey Red Duke Snider
ToppsAttax Robinson Cano

November 30, 2010 - 2010 Pro Debut Series 1 and 2010 Topps Update

2010 Pro Debut Series 1

183 Eric Arnett
70 Rich Poythress
121 Sebastian Valle
89 Trayce Thompson
217 Erik Crichton
206 Jon Michael Redding
132 Tyler Ladendorf
Double-A All-Star Marvin Lowrance


2010 Topps Update
661 Stephen Strasburg - SP'ed final card of series 2 set
US-134 Rick Ankiel
US-324 George Kottaras
US-263 Randy Winn
US-301 Jeff Clement
US-217 Yorvit Torrealba
US-208 Jeff Keppinger
US-22 Ty Wigginton - All-Star
Million Card Giveaway - Bob Gibson pictured
ToppsAttax Josh Hamilton

November 29, 2010 - 2005 Donruss Champions and 2010 Topps Update

2005 Donruss Champions

161 Frank White
166 Casey Kotchman
66 Josh Phelps
414 Roger Cedeno
360 Aramis Ramirez
352 Rafael Palmeiro
201 Johnny Damon
101 Roger Clemens - Impressions - no numbering


2010 Topps Update

Us-218 Kevin Gregg
US-17 Marlon Byrd - All-Star
US-266 Billy Wagner
US-264 Vicente Padilla
US-242 Shelley Duncan
US-137 Austin Kearns
US-135 Starlin Castro MLB Debut
US-88 Lance Berkman
Cards Your Mom Threw Away - 1957 Topps Berra and Mantle
ToppsAttax Ichiro Suzuki