February 27, 2012 - 2010 Upper Deck and 2011 American Pie

2010 Upper Deck

145 Chris Dickerson
582 Astros checklist
559 New Yankee Stadium
156 Bronson Arroyo
339 Pedro Feliciano
295 J.J. Hardy
309 Matt Tolbert
263 Brandon Wood
528 Adam Dunn
293 Casey McGehee
505 Scott Feldman
201 Joel Zumaya
367 Josh Outman
44 Augie Ojeda
277 James Loney
5 Brian Matusz
407 Chase Headley
Pure Heat - Adrian Gonzalez
Season Biography - May 2nd
Season Biography - September 17th

2011 American Pie

116 "I Am Not a Crook" - you don't say?
109 George Carlin - comedian
41 Iwo Jima Memorial - remembering the fallen
32 Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz - comedians/actors
45 The First Transistor Radio - TR-1 makes waves
52 The Guinness Book of Records - Guinness records it all
95 Hot Wheels - hot,hot,hot
Fads and Fashions - the Atkins Diet

February 26, 2012 - 2011 American Pie and 2009 Topps Lineage

2011 American Pie

170 Kurt Cobain Suicide - gen-xers lose an icon
159 The Oprah Winfrey Show - opening day for Oprah
144 Michael Jackson's Thriller - license to thrill
108 John Lennon - singer/songwriter/musician
63 Leave it to Beaver - "beaver" becomes family
35 First Corvette Released - corvette hits road
6 Jimmy Stewart - actor
Hirsute History - the mullet

2009 Topps Lineage

148 Aroldis Chapman
156 Austin Jackson
200 Tom Seaver
4 Buster Posey
9 Matt Holliday
18 Brett Anderson
2011 Rookies - Kyle Drabek
62 Adrian Beltre - diamond anniversary parallel

February 25, 2012 - 2010 Upper Deck and 2009 O-Pee-Chee

2010 Upper Deck

121 Carlos Marmol
397 Paul Maholm
470 Mitchell Boggs
162 Jeremy Sowers
346 Andy Pettitte
24 Chris Pettit
257 Chone Figgins
192 Edwin Jackson
421 Cha Seung Baek
115 Mike Fontenot
337 Bobby Parnell
269 Ervin Santana
500 Jarrod Saltalamacchia
240 Jose Guillen
576 White Sox checklist
436 Merkin Valdez
UD Portraits - Edinson Volquez - numbered 90/99
Signature Sensations - Jonathan Albaladejo
Season Biography - May 20th
Season Biography - July 10th

2009 O-Pee-Chee

577 George Kottaras
379 Mark Reynolds
74 James Loney
Midsummer Memories - 2005 MLB All-Star Game
416 Chan Ho Park - black border parallel
1979/1980 Retro - Henrik Lundqvist

February 24, 2012 - 2009 O-Pee-Chee and 2011 American Pie

2009 UD O-Pee-Chee

125 Chipper Jones
588 Shairon Martis
273 Luke Scott
91 Edgar Renteria
17 Cody Ross - black border parallel
20th Anniversary Retrospective - Florida Presidential Recount

2011 Topps American Pie

85 Instant Replay's first use - after further review...
11 The Doomsday Clock is set - doomsday warning
193 Obama elected President - "Change has come"
185 Human genome project - show what you're made of
176 Napster debuts - thanks for sharing
17 Death of a Salesman - "Death" comes to life
75 The Fantasticks begins - a Frantasticks run
187 Facebook Founded - Becoming fast friends - foilboard parallel

February 23, 2012 - 2010 Upper Deck and 2011 Topps Lineage

2010 Upper Deck

308 Michael Cuddyer
583 Royals checklist
211 Alfredo Amezaga
84 Matt Wieters
362 Mark Ellis
318 Jesse Crain
95 Kevin Youkilis
369 Joey Devine
46 Miguel Montero
119 Randy Wells
517 Jose Bautista
212 Chris Coghlan
480 Pat Burrell
168 Jake Westbrook
225 Carlos Lee
29 Kevin Richardson
272 Chad Billingsley
Celebrity Predictors - Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake
Season Biography - May 31st
Season Biography - September 19th

2011 Topps Lineage

150 Robinson Cano
155 Bob Gibson
81 Andruw Jones
42 Jackie Robinson
7 Mickey Mantle
15 Walter Johnson
145 Adrian Gonzalez - diamond anniversary parallel
1952 Topps style autograph card of Matt Harrison

February 22, 2012 - 2011 American Pie and 2011 Topps Lineage

2011 Topps American Pie

135 The Walkman is Released - Tunes to go
149 New Coke - In with the new
156 Tetris - Block-headed
199 Steve Jobs 1955-2011 - Steve Jobs
83 Zip Codes introduced - what's the zip?
72 Rod Serling - Writer/TV Producer/Narrator
62 On the Road - Kerouac pens classic
Hollywood Walk of Fame - George Carlin

2011 Topps Lineage

112 Johnny Cueto
121 Roy Halladay
130 Joe Mauer
135 Tim Lincecum
78 Dan Uggla
69 Jayson Werth
60 Reggie Jackson
133 Zack Greinke - 1975 topps mini parallel

February 21, 2012 - 2011 American Pie and 2010 Upper Deck

2011 American Pie

184 Martha Stewart indicted - Martha's Mess
76 Birth Control Pill in the U.S. - "The Pill" approved
68 Motown Records founded - Music spins at Motown
59 Dr. Seuss - Author/Cartoonist
4 The Bikini - The bikini american fashion staple
161 Baby Jessica - adopted by america
194 Bernie Madoff Arrested - ponzi problem
179 Y2K dud - new millenium - Y Worry? - foilboard parallel

2010 Upper Deck

568 Rangers Ballpark at Arlington
258 Kevin Jepsen
596 Mariners checklist
179 Dexter Fowler
310 Nick Punto
519 Roy Halladay
182 Omar Quintanilla
518 Michael Barrett
206 Rick Porcello
395 Jason Jaramillo
82 Chad Mueller
481 Carlos Pena
449 Ryan Rowland-Smith
133 Matt Thornton
406 Drew Macias
22 Cesar Ramos
56 Jordan Schafer
6 Ian Desmond
Season Biography - May 14th
Season Biography - August 28th

February 20, 2012 - 2010 Upper Deck and 2009 O-Pee-Chee

2010 Upper Deck

241 David DeJesus
586 Brewers checklist
248 Miguel Olivo
440 Tim Lincecum
217 Josh Johnson
447 Jose Lopez
460 Colby Rasmus
154 Ramon Hernandez
246 Joakim Soria
539 Mike MacDougal
230 Humberto Quintero
93 J.D. Drew
13 Wade Davis
477 Ben Zobrist
Celebrity Predictors - Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson
Season Biography - June 8th
Season Biography - August 12th
UD Game Jersey - David Eckstein white swatch

2009 UD O-Pee-Chee

423 Mark Loretta
138 J.P. Howell
550 Moments - Jonathan Papelbon - April 20, 2008
89 Chris Snyder
Face of the Franchise - Reds Jay Bruce
341 Greg Dobbs - black border parallel

February 19, 2012 - 2011 Topps Lineage and 2009 O-Pee-Chee

2011 Topps Lineage

110 Thurman Munson
119 Matt Cain
127 Orlando Hudson
136 Starlin Castro
74 Brooks Robinson
67 Nelson Cruz
56 Shane Victorino
131 Carlos Lee - 1975 topps mini


2009 UD O-Pee-Chee

82 Mark Hendrickson
152 Steven Shell
528 Phillies checklist
190 David Wright
471 Juan Pierre
64 Chone Figgins - black border parallel

February 18, 2012 - 2009 O-Pee-Chee and 2011 American Pie

2009 O-Pee-Chee

406 Jason Varitek
599 Luis Cruz
29 Jamie Moyer
451 Miguel Tejada
155 Jair Jurrjens - black border parallel
20th Anniversary Retrospective - New York Yankees

2011 American Pie

Hollywood Walk of Fame - Chuck Berry
American Pie Coin Collection - Buster Keaton - genuine 1966 Kennedy Half Dollar - numbered 15/25

February 17, 2012 - 2011 American Pie and 2010 UD

2011 American Pie

125 The Muppet Show - Animal Magnetism
140 Who Shot JR? Killer Cliffhanger
150 Route 66 Decommissioned - Route 66 Dead Ends
153 Calvin and Hobbes - Penned Pals
87 Jeopardy! - Quiz shows for $1,000, Alex
100 Jimi Hendrix - Guitarist/singer
94 How the Grinch Stole Christmas - The grinch steals hearts
Hirsute History - Handlebar Moustache

2010 Upper Deck

242 Willie Bloomquist
501 C.J. Wilson
197 Adam Everett
208 Fu-Te Ni
476 Fernando Perez
164 Asdrubal Cabrera
55 Stephen Drew
32 Kyle Phillips
492 Matt Garza
373 Scott Hairston
595 Cardinals checklist
541 Chase Field
382 Ryan Madson
54 Chad Tracy
467 Adam Wainwright
354 Jose Molina
439 Noah Lowry
124 Jake Fox
Season Biography - June 5th
Season Biography - July 5th

February 16, 2012 - 2010 UD and 2011 Topps Lineage

2010 Upper Deck

375 Raul Ibanez
556 Miller Park
218 Burke Badenhop
431 Kevin Frandsen
173 Jensen Lewis
89 Jeremy Guthrie
488 Jeff Niemann
424 Bengie Molina
325 Angel Pagan
UD Portraits - Miguel Cabrera
All-World - Vladimir Guerrero
UD Exquisite - #85 Dennis Eckersley - numbered 37/75
Season Biography - October 1st
Season Biography - April 9th

2011 Topps Lineage

126 Shin-Soo Choo
140 Albert Belle
149 Kevin Youkilis
37 Justin Upton
26 Grady Sizemore
19 Larry Walker
2 Derek Jeter
68 Alexei Ramirez - diamond anniversary parallel

February 15, 2012 - 2011 Topps Lineage and 2009 O-Pee-Chee

2011 Topps Lineage


196 Ichiro
73 Kosuke Fukudome
190 Bert Blyleven
49 Matt Kemp
3 Jimmie Foxx
10 Jim Palmer
27 George Sisler
85 Al Kaline - diamond anniversary parallel

2009 O-Pee-Chee

225 Johan Santana
511 Diamondbacks checklist
463 Chris Perez
180 Josh Beckett
593 Koji Uehara - black bordered parallel
10 Jimmy Rolins - black bordered mini parallel

February 14, 2012 - 2009 O-Pee-Chee and 2011 American Pie

2009 O-Pee-Chee

270 Mark Teixeira
16 Gary Matthews
539 2008 AL Wins leaders
201 Brett Myers
373 Jesse Litsch
326 Andy LaRoche - black border parallel


2011 American Pie

121 John Belushi - comedian/actor
103 Sesame Street - Open Sesame
30 Humphrey Bogart - actor
39 Vincent Price - actor
65 The Jim Henson Company - "Muppets" come alive
113 World Trade Center Opens - Open for Business
3 Jackie Robinson Breaks Color Barrier - foilboard parallel
Fads and Fashions - 1960's Go-Go Boots

2008 UD Documentary box hits

Here are the hits from the boxes I opened (one box a month) over the last half of 2011:




My extraordinary luck with the Yankee Stadium Legacy buybacks or relics continues. I guess it pays to buy by the loose box instead of the case. ;)

EDIT: since it is hard to read the foil-stamping of the name, the YSL relic is Willie Randolph.

February 13, 2012 - 2010 UD and Random Pack

2012 Topps Gold Rush redemption pack

39 Roy Halladay
27 Jered Weaver
25 Jason Motte
22 Jordan Zimmerman
36 Matt Kemp

2010 Upper Deck

527 Nyjer Morgan
574 Red Sox checklist
558 Citi Field
448 Michael Saunders
136 Freddy Garcia
530 Willie Harris
186 Huston Street
451 Ichiro
139 Gavin Floyd
465 Julio Lugo
158 Homer Bailey
254 Kyle Farnsworth
457 Rob Johnson
141 Jake Peavy
328 Luis Castillo
2 Daniel McCutchen
91 Dustin Pedroia
11 Reid Gorecki
Season Biography - May 24th
Season Biography - August 23rd\

February 12, 2012 - 2011 Topps Lineage and 2011 American Pie

2011 Topps Lineage

152 David DeJesus
199 C.C. Sabathia
191 Johnny Bench
180 Marlon Byrd
21 Edinson Volquez
31 Jeremy Hellickson
40 Stan Musial
3D insert - Chase Utley

2011 American Pie

78 The Fantastic Four debuts - Fantastic tale takes off
50 Disneyland opens - Disneyland debuts
64 The Peace Symbol - give peace a logo
1 World War II ends
110 The Price is Right - come on down!
120 Wheel of Fortune - the fame of fortune
130 Christopher Reeve - actor, director, producer
Fads and Fashions - Bleached Hair

February 10, 2012 - 2010 UD and 2009 O-Pee-Chee

2010 Upper Deck

72 Ryan church
585 Dodgers checklist
551 Land Shark Stadium
483 Willy Aybar
171 Justin Masterson
264 Maicer Izturis
116 Koyie Hill
385 Cole Hamels
66 Yunel Escobar
353 A.J. Burnett
312 Brendan Harris
266 Jeff Mathis
180 Troy Tulowitzki
363 Daric Barton
315 Glen Perkins
33 Neil Walker
493 David Murphy
Celebrity Predictors - Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin
Season Biography - June 21st
Season Biography - August 21st

2009 O-Pee-Chee

374 Barry Zito
546 Moments - August 25, 2008 - Jose Reyes a homer shy of hitting for the cycle
13 Kyle Lohse
221 Skip Schumaker
389 John Danks
165 Edwin Jackson - black parallel

February 9, 2012 - 2009 O-Pee-Chee and 2011 Topps Lineage

2009 O-Pee-Chee

169 Joey Gathright
454 Jon Lester
598 David Patton
205 Ricky Nolasco
81 Joel Peralta - black parallel
20th Anniversary Retrospective - New Jersey Devils

2011 Topps Lineage

172 Jose Bautista
163 Jered Weaver
107 Chad Billingsley
66 Andrew McCutchen
103 Joey Votto
97 Aaron Hill
90 Tris Speaker
79 Carl Crawford - Diamond Anniversary parallel

February 8, 2012 - 2011 American Pie and 2010 UD

2011 American Pie

188 Blogging takes its place - Blog on!
157 Opening Capone's Vault - Curious to a vault
165 World wide web launched - spinning the web
89 Lenny Bruce - comedian
81 Warhol's soup cans - soup cans unveiled
73 Alfred Hitchcock - director/producer
Hollywood walk of fame - Christopher Reeve
buyback - Battlestar Galactica 1978 entertainment set card #63 - Trio of Tucanas


2010 Upper Deck

572 Reds checklist
210 Jeremy Hermida
550 Comerica Park
203 Justin Verlander
423 Luis Rodriguez
104 Josh Beckett
396 Russ Ohlendorf
79 Ty Wigginton
413 Nick Hundley
102 Jason Varitek
286 Hiroki Kuroda
71 Kris Medlen
253 Robinson Tejeda
520 Brian Tallet
14 Esmil Rogers
256 Torii Hunter
Baseball Heroes - BH2- Joe DiMaggio wins AL MVP award in 1939
UD Portraits - Ryan Doumit
Season Biography - May 10th
Season Biography - August 16th

February 7, 2012 - 2011 American Pie and 2009 O-Pee-Chee

2011 American Pie

152 Nintendo's NES released - Mario Saves the Day
104 John Wayne - actor
111 Pong - Tennis, anyone?
16 The Emmy Awards - Emmy Awards debut
24 Peanuts debuts - Good Grief, it's Peanuts!
33 The Today Show debuts - The Today Show airs
42 TV dinnes - dinner gets easier
Fads and Fashions - Telephone-booth stuffing

2009 O-Pee-Chee

208 Michael Wuertz
535 2008 AL RBI leaders
75 Chase Utley
422 Bengie Molina
188 Vernon Wells
397 Dave Bush - black parallel

February 6, 2012 - 2010 UD and 2011 Topps Lineage

2010 Upper Deck

73 Nate McLouth
569 Rogers Centre
132 Alex Rios
355 Jonathan Albaladejo
314 Kevin Slowey
135 Scott Linebrink
365 Brad Ziegler
317 Nick Blackburn
417 Clayton Richard
106 Jonathan Papelbon
380 Jimmy Rollins
319 Matt Guerrier
496 Ian Kinsler
184 Garrett Atkins
4 Michael Brantley
392 Brandon Moss
41 Chris Young (dbacks)
UD Portraits - Matt Kemp
Season Biography - May 27th
Season Biography - July 2nd

2011 Topps Lineage

173 Adam Dunn
162 Brandon Belt
145 Adrian Gonzalez
47 Lance Berkman
50 Lou Gehrig
58 Gordon Beckham
93 Roy Oswalt
168 Delmon Young - Diamond Anniversary parallel

February 5, 2012 - 2010 UD and 2011 American Pie

2010 Upper Deck

52 Doug Davis
333 Johan Santana
525 Jesse Litsch
453 Chris Jakubauskas
137 John Danks
408 Tony Gwynn Jr.
40 Madison Bumgarner
323 David Wright
31 John Hester
161 Matt LaPorta
578 Indians checklist
401 Jesse Chavez
80 Cesar Izturis
268 Joe Saunders
404 Evan Meek
87 Danys Baez
271 Jose Arredondo
All World - Johan Santana
Season Biography - April 23rd
Season Biography - September 3rd

2011 American Pie

118 First UPC scanned - Bars and Stripes forever
126 Roots - slavery exposed
136 The First Happy Meal - a Happy Medium
14 First Instant Camera - Instant Camera born
22 Hopalong Cassidy premieres on television - Hopalong makes history
28 Spencer Tracy - actor
38 Hank Williams - singer-songwriter
Fads and Fashions - Pet Rocks

February 4, 2012 - 2011 American Pie and 2009 O-Pee-Chee

2011 American Pie

Hirsute History - Mohawk
Lewis and Clark Trail relic - authentic earth - no numbering

2009 O-Pee-Chee

464 Matt Joyce
417 Jered Weaver
542 2008 NL Strikeout leaders
145 Alex Gordon
289 Mike Gonzalez
349 Milton Bradley - black parallel

February 3, 2012 - 2011 Topps Lineage and 2009 UD O-Pee-Chee

2011 Topps Lineage

193 Joe Morgan
185 Ian Kinsler
176 Miguel Tejada
28 Aramis Ramirez
33 Tony Perez
46 Logan Morrison
53 Mike Schmidt
Topps Cloth Stickers - Nolan Ryan

2009 UD O-Pee-Chee

33 Nomar Garciaparra
271 Glen Perkins
557 Moments - Lance Berkman
137 Rick Ankiel
2008 Highlights - Kelly Shoppach slams five extra base hits
348 Chad Qualls - black parallel

February 2, 2012 - 2011 Topps Lineage and 2005 Topps Total

2011 Topps Lineage

123 Andre Ethier
104 Miguel Montero
168 Delmon Young
101 Madison Bumgarner
89 Eddie Murray
72 Rickie Weeks
2011 Rookies - Aroldis Chapman
154 Fergie Jenkins - Diamond Anniversary parallel

2005 Topps Total

450 Mike Piazza
173 Julio Lugo
396 Darin Erstad
483 Jose Mesa
531 Bob Wickman
457 Xavier Nady
84 Jason Lane
57 Josh Towers
146 Bill Mueller
394 Daniel Cabrera - silver parallel

February 1, 2012 - 2005 Topps Total and 2009 UD O-Pee-Chee

2005 Topps Total

337 Casey Fossum
285 Carlos Lee
680 Cubs - Chad Fox and Michael Wuertz
132 Julio Franco
557 Wade Miller
344 Eric Young
555 Orlando Cabrera
68 Brandon League
22 Chone Figgins
655 Nationals - Luis Ayala and Chad Cordero - silver parallel

2009 UD O-Pee-Chee

250 Manny Ramirez
357 Russ Springer
522 Reds checklist
315 Andre Ethier
10 Jimmy Rollins
524 Royals checklist - black parallel

January 31, 2012 - 2011 American Pie and 2009 Topps Unique

2011 American Pie

51 Jackie Gleason - Actor/Comedian/Musician
96 60 Minutes - 44 years of 60 Minutes
88 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - the most famous reindeer of all
129 Saturday Night Fever - Put on your boogie shoes
137 The Miracle on Ice - have an ice day
143 CDs Revolutionize Music - sounds like a winner
196 Kanye Interrupts Swift - May I cut in?
Hollywood Walk of Fame - Gene Roddenberry

2009 Topps Unique

16 Justin Morneau
96 Carlos Pena
103 Aubrey Huff
72 Adrian Beltre
146 John Maine
177 Omir Santos - Premier parallel numbered 1075/1199
Unparalleled Performance - Alex Rodriguez

January 30, 2012 - 2005 Topps Total and 2011 Topps Lineage

2005 Topps Total

581 Dbacks - Mike Gosling and Brad Halsey
233 Troy Percival
583 Giants - Jeff Fassero and Brad Hennessey
588 Dodgers - Steve Schmoll and Yhency Brozoban
664 Royals - Andy Sisco and Mike Wood
527 Bronson Arroyo
369 Matt Riley
721 Angels - Baltazar Lopez and Matt Brown
Award Winners - Buck Showalter - 2004 AL Manager of the Year
60 Ken Griffey Jr. - silver parallel

2011 Topps Lineage

188 Daniel Hudson
157 Wandy Rodriguez
165 Jose Reyes
43 Victor Martinez
30 Chase Utley
15 Curtis Granderson
2011 Rookies - Jeremy Hellickson
132 Nick Markakis - Diamond Anniversary Parallel

January 29, 2012 - 2009 Topps Unique and 2005 Topps Total

2009 Topps Total

28 John Lackey
82 Adam Dunn
114 Vernon Wells
71 A.J. Burnett
21 Rick Ankiel
35 Adam Jones - Premier parallel numbered 777/1199
Unparalleled Performance - Adam Laroche

2005 Topps Total

230 Roger Clemens
334 Reggie Sanders
398 Kevin Millar
627 Blue Jays - Scott Schoeneweis and Justin Speier
455 Craig Wilson
381 Andruw Jones
382 David DeJesus
101 Scott Kazmir
524 Jeff Suppan
Marlins checklist
166 Vance Wilson - silver parallel