Sunday, May 29, 2011

May 28, 2011 - 2011 Topps and 2008 UD Timeline

2011 Topps

194 Andres Torres
242 Brad Lidge
176 Daniel Hudson
169 Chipper Jones
52 Rays team card
165 Jeremy Hellickson
163 Carlos Pena
Topps 60 - Buster Posey
History of Topps - 1974 First Topps Traded Set
ToppsTown Vladimir Guerrero


2008 UD timeline

74 Justin Ruggiano
47 Josh Hamilton
2 David Wright
226 Clay Buchholz - 2004 Timeless Teams design
192 Jay Bruce - 1995 SP Top Prospects design
133 Greg Maddux - 1994 All-Time Heroes design
338 Kosuke Fukudome - 1994 SP Rookie design
103 Chad Billingsley - 1992 Minor League design

May 27, 2011 - 2011 Topps and 1996 Laser Series 2

2011 Topps

200 Ichiro
235 2010 AL ERA leaders
304 Series 1 checklist #4 of 5
108 Zack Greinke
18 Kevin Millwood
291 Juan Gutierrez
19 Derek Lowe
60 Years of Topps - 1969 Topps Tom Seaver
138 2010 NL RBI leaders - Diamond anniversary parallel
ToppsTown Ryan Braun

1996 Laser Series 2

73 Hal Morris
92 Frank Thomas
107 Brian Hunter
122 Pedro Martinez

May 26, 2011 - 2008 Razor Signature and 2011 Topps

2008 Razor Signature Series

8 Gordon Beckham
32 Brett DeVall
36 Derrik Gibson
82 Jordy Mercer
Che-Hsuan Lin auto - no numbering

2011 Topps

233 Ramon Hernandez
244 Mike Aviles
238 Pedro Ciriaco
34 Rick Ankiel
138 2010 NL RBI leaders
296 John Buck
64 Yorvit Torrealba
Diamond Giveaway - Reggie Jackson pictured
11 2010 NL Wins leaders - Diamond Annivesary parallel
ToppsTown Ryan Howard

Saturday, May 28, 2011

May 25, 2011 - 2011 Topps and 1996 Laser Series 2

2011 Topps

230 Aaron Cook
134 2010 NL Batting Average leaders
161 White Sox team card
303 Emilio Bonifacio
260 Freddy Sanchez
35 Shin-Soo Choo
121 Brandon Inge
Kimball mini - Ichiro
Diamond Giveaway - Jackie Robinson depicted
ToppsTown Mat Latos

1996 Laser Series 2

74 Eddie Murray
89 Mike Piazza
108 Kenny Lofton
123 Jose Mesa

May 24, 2011 - 2010 Upper Deck and 1996 Laser Series 2

2010 Upper Deck

254 Kyle Farnsworth
469 Dennys Reyes
137 John Danks
408 Tony Gwynn Jr.
459 Ryan Ludwick
2 Daniel McCutchen
91 Dustin Pedroia
577 Reds checklist
210 Jeremy Hermida
550 Comerica Park
121 Carlos Marmol
397 Paul Maholm
385 Cole Hamels
66 Yunel Escobar
Celebrity Predictors - Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey
Season Biography - July 25th - Jeremy Sowers
Season Biography - April 8th - Koji Uehara
UD Game Jersey - Justin Verlander

1996 Laser Series 2

68 Todd Hundley
81 Travis Fryman
99 Albert Belle
114 Kevin Appier

May 23, 2011 - 2011 Topps and 2010 Upper Deck

2011 Topps

269 Stephen Drew
142 Johnny Cueto
100 Albert Pujols
326 Ozzie Martinez
145 Freddie Freeman
170 David DeJesus
122 Bobby Jenks
Kimball Mini - Roy Oswalt
60 Years of Topps - 1972 Topps Rod Carew
ToppsTown Matt Garza

2010 Upper Deck

133 Matt Thornton
406 Drew Macias
38 Henry Rodriguez
225 Carlos Lee
29 Kevin Richardson
491 David Price
145 Chris Dickerson
449 Ryan Rowland-Smith
212 Chris Coghlan
517 Jose Bautista
119 Randy Wells
582 Astros checklist
183 Clint Barmes
448 Michael Saunders
298 Mike Rivera
251 Luke Hochevar
279 Rafael Furcal
Pure Heat - Cole Hamels
Season Biography - September 13th - Ichiro
Season Biography - April 22nd - Dan Haren

May 22, 2011 - 2011 Topps and 1996 Laser Series 2

2011 Topps

302 Adrian Beltre
106 Felix Pie
281 Kevin Slowey
159 Chris Perez
246 John Lannan
167 Clay Hensley
139 Eric Young Jr.
60 Years of Topps - 1955 Topps Ernie Banks
Kimball Mini - Clay Buchholz
Toppstown Ubaldo Jimenez

1996 Laser Series 2

127 Kenny Rogers
110 Tim Salmon
96 Matt Williams
77 Reggie Sanders

Thursday, May 26, 2011

May 21, 2011 - 2008 Razor Signature and 2010 Upper Deck

2008 Razor Signature Series

47 Robbie Ross
62 Welington Castillo
88 Bryan Price
7 Yonder Alonso
Aaron Crow auto - # 458/699


2010 Upper Deck

554 Angels Stadium
110 Kosuke Fukudome
42 Justin Upton
268 Joe Saunders
523 Dustin McGowan
222 Hanley Ramirez
87 Danys Baez
271 Jose Arredondo
115 Mike Fontenot
337 Bobby Parnell
476 Fernando Perez
164 Asdrubal Cabrera
424 Bengie Molina
325 Angel Pagan
33 Neil Walker
Season Biography - July 19th - Roy Halladay
Season Biography - June 7th - Vin Mazzaro
All World - Albert Pujols
Star Rookie 10th Anniversary Update - Jorge Cantu

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

2008 Documentary Hits for April and May 2011

I finished opening a box each in April and May and here are the box hits. No Yankee Stadium Legacy hits were pulled from either box so my luck seems to be running out on pulling those out of just about every box I touch.

May 19, 2011 - 2011 Topps and 2010 Upper Deck

2011 Topps

137 Xavier Nady
87 Daniel Descalso
211 Joey Votto
327 Cristian Guzman
93 Paul Konerko
178 Heath Bell
251 Alcides Escobar
Topps 60 - Mark Reynolds
CMG Reprints - 1916 Sporting News Babe Ruth
ToppsTown Adrian Gonzalez


2010 Upper Deck

364 Kurt Suzuki
450 Carlos Silva
138 Bobby Jenks
101 Hideki Okajima
371 Trevor Cahill
48 Doug Slaten
425 Ryan Garko
25 Brandon Allen
587 Twins checklist
568 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
258 Kevin Jepsen
252 Brian Bannister
510 Scott Downs
207 Ryan Perry
46 Miguel Montero
321 Anthony Swarzak
414 Chris Young
2009 Season Biography - July 18th - Marc Rzepczynski
2009 Season Biography - June 15th - Prince Fielder
Celebrity Predictors - Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise

May 18, 2011 - 2010 Pro Debut series 2 and 1996 Laser Series 2

2010 Pro Debut series 2

321 Adam Warren
311 Matt Bashore
240 Taylor Lindsey
387 Miguel Velazquez
406 Chad Bettis
422 Zoilo Almonte
365 Todd Cunningham
381 Jacob Turner blue parallel - #'ed 302/369

1996 Laser Series 2

128 Ismael Valdes
78 Gary Sheffield
95 Quivio Veras
109 Kirby Puckett

Saturday, May 21, 2011

May 16, 2011 - 2011 Topps and 2010 Pro Debut series 2

2011 Topps

97 Carlos Gomez
228 Scott Rolen
264 Ryan Perry
236 Nelson Cruz
11 2010 NL Wins Leaders
153 A.J. Pierzynski
289 Yuniesky Betancourt
Diamond Duos - Joey Votto and Adrian Gonzalez
CMG Reprints - 1903 Breisch-Williams Honus Wagner
ToppsTown Robinson Cano

2010 Pro Debut series 2

309 Donavan Tate
250 Robinson Lopez
392 Khris Davis
402 Seth Rosin
316 Jacob Petricka
246 Roger Kieschnick
334 Mike Moustakas
378 Hunter Morris - blue parallel #'ed 113/369

Friday, May 20, 2011

May 14, 2011 - 2011 Topps and 2008 Razor Signature Series

2011 Topps

231 Mark Buehrle
277 Trevor Hoffman
248 Wade LeBlanc
71 checklist 1 of 5 - Trevor Hoffman 600 saves
287 Scott Cousins
245 Neil Walker
220 Todd Helton
60 Years of Topps - orignal back variation - 1978 topps MLB
strikeout leaders Niekro/Ryan
Topps 60 - Ike Davis
ToppsTown David Wells


2008 Razor Signature Series

25 Christian Friedrich
28 Lonnie Chisenhall
68 James Darnell
2 Pedro Alvarez
198 T.J. Steele auto - #'ed 81/499

May 13, 2011 - 1996 Laser Series 2 and 2011 Topps

1996 Laser Series 2

76 Rey Ordonez
91 Ivan Rodriguez
106 Andres Galarraga
121 Greg Maddux

2011 Topps

101 Gregor Blanco
22 Barry Zito
329 Brett Wallace
279 Nick Swisher
198 Buster Posey
111 Kevin Gregg
257 Travis Hafner
161 White Sox team card - diamond anniversary parallel
60 years of Topps - 1965 Topps Lou Brock
ToppsTown David Ortiz

May 12, 2011 - 2010 Pro Debut series 2 and 2008 Razor Signature

2010 Pro Debut series 2

305 Adeiny Hechavarria
225 Arodys Vizcaino
296 Tyler Waldron
393 Edward Salcedo
302 David Cales
339 Ralston Cash
360 Justin Greene
Tools of the Trade - James Darnell

2008 Razor Signature Series

77 Trey Haley
71 Tim Federowicz
27 Carlos Gutierrez
99 Niko Vasquez
199 Niko Vasquez auto - #'ed 384/1199

Sunday, May 15, 2011

May 10, 2011 - 2010 Pro Debut series 2 and 1996 Laser Series 2

2010 Pro Debut series 2

430 Eliezer Mesa
436 Brandon Belt
399 Anderson Hidalgo
371 Kyle Russell
312 Asher Wojciechowski
241 Juan Carlos Sulbaran
293 Robert Stock
Tools of the Trade - Wilin Rosario


1996 Laser Series 2

76 Rey Ordonez
92 Frank Thomas
108 Kenny Lofton
124 Jeff Montgomery

May 8, 2011 - 2011 Topps and 1996 Laser Series 2

2011 Topps

229 Jonathan Sanchez
82 2010 NL ERA leaders
126 Padres team card
173 Jose Lopez
144 Lance Berkman
195 Nick Markakis
10 Stephen Strasburg
CMG reprints - 1934 Goudey Hank Greenberg
Diamond Duos - Tommy Hanson and Mike Minor
ToppsTown Troy Tulowitzki

1996 Laser Series 2

75 Paul O'Neill
91 Ivan Rodriguez
107 Brian Hunter
123 Jose Mesa

Saturday, May 14, 2011

May 6, 2011 - 2011 Topps and 2008 Razor Signature

2011 Topps

312 Gaby Sanchez
297 Jason Jaramillo
227 Nate McLouth
318 2010 NL Home Run Leaders
62 Jonathan Papelbon
17 Mark Ellis
201 Mike Napoli
Topps the Lost Cards - 1953 Topps Duke Snider
CMG Reprints - 1932 U.S. Caramel Rogers Hornsby
Diamond Duos - Jason Heyward and Freedie Freeman
ToppsTown Chris Young (dbacks)

2008 Razor Signature Series

22 Reese Havens
92 J.P. Ramirez
31 Jeremy Bleich
98 T.J. Steele
130 David Adams auto - #164/199

May 4, 2011 - 2008 Razor Signature and 2010 Pro Debut series 2

2008 Razor Signature Series

65 Dusty Coleman
79 Brett Hunter
6 Kyle Skipworth
74 Rolando Gomez
167 Jordan Danks auto - #447/1499

2010 Pro Debut Series 2

227 Todd Frazier
238 Tanner Bushue
298 T.J. House
374 Joe Leonard
439 Casey Haerther
324 Cory Vaughn
347 Christian Bisson
Tools of the Trade - Kyle Drabek

May 2, 2011 - 2011 Topps and 1996 Laser Series 2

2011 Topps

179 Armando Galarraga
262 Alex Gordon
268 Jake McGee
12 Carlos Marmol
286 Melvin Mora
92 Chris Narveson
125 Evan Meek
Kimball mini - Martin Prado
60 Years of Topps - 2001 Topps Manny Ramirez
ToppsTown Shin-Soo Choo

1996 Laser series 2

79 Jim Thome
125 Mike Mussina
112 Larry Walker
94 Mo Vaughn

April 30, 2011 - 2011 Topps and 2009 UD X

2011 Topps

119 Jason Bay
40 Justin Upton
204 Athletics team card
282 Buster Posey
324 Red Sox team card
258 Rafael Soriano
112 Jorge Cantu
Diamond Giveaway - Ryan Howard depicted
Diamond Anniversary parallel - Emilio Bonifacio
ToppsTown David Price


2009 UD X

26 Victor Martinez
77 Aaron Rowand
21 Jermaine Dye
48 Matt Kemp - diecut parallel
Xponential Level 3- Prince Fielder
20th Anniversary Retrospective - Ichiro

April 29, 2011 - 1996 Laser Series 2 and 2009 UD X

1996 Laser Series 2

66 Marquis Grissom
83 Chuck Knoblauch
97 Brady Anderson
116 David Cone

2009 UD X

15 Rich Harden
61 Joba Chamberlain
27 Travis Hafner
2 Chris Young (dbacks)
88 B.J. Upton - diecut parallel
Xponential Level 1 - Grady Sizemore

Friday, May 6, 2011

April 27, 2011 - 2011 Topps and 1996 Laser Series 2

2011 Topps

78 Mike Stanton
219 Carlos Ruiz
240 Andre Ethier
202 2010 AL Home Runs leaders
135 Mike Stanton
27 Ben Zobrist
320 Michael Young
60 Years of Topps - 1964 Topps Bob Gibson
Diamond Annivesary Parallel - James McDonald
ToppsTown Brett Wallace

1996 Laser Series 2

71 Ray Lankford
86 Raul Mondesi
104 Len Dykstra
117 Alex Fernandez

April 25, 2011 - 2011 Topps and 2009 UD X

2011 Topps

91 Lucas May
7 Mickey Mantle
8 Julio Borbon
36 Ted Lilly
197 Aaron Hill
313 Chris Coghlan
325 Jayson Werth
306 2010 AL RBI leaders - gold parallel #'ed 0081/2011
Diamond Duos - Carlos Gonzalez and Troy Tulowitzki
ToppsTown Evan Longoria


2009 UD X

18 Carlos Zambrano
11 Jacoby Ellsbury
83 Rick Ankiel
60 Andy Pettitte
99 Koji Uehara - diecut parallel
Xponential Level 2- Chase Utley

April 23, 2011 - 1996 Laser Series 2 and 2009 UD X

1996 Laser Series 2

74 Eddie Murray
90 Cal Ripken Jr.
106 Andres Galarraga
122 Pedro Martinez

2009 UD X

95 Ryan Zimmerman
46 Matt Kemp
64 C.C. Sabathia
84 Albert Pujols
19 Aramis Ramirez - diecut parallel
Xponential Level 1 - Hanley Ramirez

Thursday, May 5, 2011

April 21, 2011 - 2010 Pro Debut Series 2 and 2011 Topps

2010 Pro Debut series 2

285 Kendal Volz
275 Kyle Gibson
284 Jordan Akins
425 Ben Heath
431 Peter Bourjos
437 T.J. McFarland
413 Robert Rowland
385 Anthony Vasquez


2011 Topps

39 Ian Kennedy
199 Jimmy Rollins
270 Ubaldo Jimenez
63 Edinson Volquez
95 Pedro Alvarez
253 Jim Thome
75 Jered Weaver
Diamond Anniversary Parallel - Michael Brantley
60 Years of Topps - 1962 Topps Gaylord Perry
ToppsTown Chase Utley

April 19, 2011 - 2010 Pro Debut series 2 and 2009 UD X

2010 Pro Debut Series 2

272 Bryce Brentz
346 Travis D'Arnaud
263 Kentrail Davis
378 Hunter Morris
363 Henry Ramos
358 Jurickson Profar
349 Xavier Avery
Tools of the Trade - Yonder Alonso

2009 UD X

88 B.J. Upton
99 Koji Uehara
20 Paul Konerko
14 Daisuke Matsuzaka
68 Jack Cust - diecut parallel
Xponential Level 3 - Derrek Lee