Broke a lot of wax this weekend and scored some cool cards. Apparently, Chipper Jones was my destiny.
All of these except the Hornsby are available for trade if you’re interested.
2009 Topps Patch
2007 UD Game Materials
2007 UD Game Materials
2009 Allen & Ginter's
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Ahh…I said I wouldn’t bother with Bowman this year, but the guy at the card shop made me an offer I couldn’t refuse.
Pack 1
George Sherrill
Adam Lind
Will Venable
Michael Pineda
Jeremy Farrell
Pat Neshek Gold
Will Smith chrome
Aroldis Chapman WBC chrome
Clayton Kershaw
Derrek Lee
Pack 2
Yovani Gallardo
Francisco Liriano
Michael Swinson
Yu Darvish WBC
Scott Kazmir gold
Erik Komatsu chrome
Ehire Adrianza refractor
Justin Morneau
John Maine
Paul Konerko
Pack 3
John Lannan
Glen Perkins
Yunel Escobar
Brett Oberholtzer
Fu-Te Ni WBC
Juan Carlos Sularan WBC gold
Jesse Darcy chrome
Dylan Lindsay WBC chrome
Johnny Damon
Hanley Ramirez
Pack 4
Aaron Rowand
Brian Roberts
Jack Cawley orange
Wilber Bucardo
Michael Almanzar
Matt Cain gold
Yu Darvish WBC chrome
Jericho Jones chrome
Nick Swisher
Carlos Zambrano
Pack 5
Cole Hamels
A.J. Burnett
Yefri Carvajal
Patrick Ryan
Adam Reifer gold
Greg Veloz chrome
Ruben Tejada chrome
Jacoby Ellsbury
Juan Miranda
Matt Garza
Pack 6
Dioner Navarro
Roy Oswalt
Pat Burrell
Neftali Feliz
Miguel Fermin
Mat Gamel gold
Miguel Flores chrome
Edilio Colina chrome
Robinson Cano
Scott Olsen
Pack 7
Jay Bruce
Adrian Gonzalez
Kazuo Matsui
Dominic De La Osa
Evan Bigley
Kila Ka’aihue gold
Marc Azepczynski chrome
Jeremy Hamilton chrome
Xavier Nady
Carlos Lee
Pack 8
Lou Marson
Joba Chamberlain
Pat Neshek
Adam Reifer
Kyle Farrell
Ryan Dempster gold
Edgar Osuna chrome
Steven Upchurch chrome
Jermaine Dye
Fernando Perez
Pack 9
Bobby Crosby
Jimmy Rollins
Collin Balester
Wilson Ramos
Michel Enriquez WBC
Jorge Cantu gold
Cheng-Min Peng WBC chrome
Michael Swinson chrome
Nick Markakis
Nelson Cruz
Pack 10
Ryan Howard
Daniel Murphy
Alexi Casilla
Jericho Jones
Nino Leyja
Jamie Moyer gold
Kyeong Kang chrome
Nick Buss chrome
Geovany Soto
Brian McCann
Pack 11
A.J. Pierzynski
Ichiro
Jonathan Niese
Adam Wainwright blue
Stolmy Pimentel
Cheng-Min Peng
Justin Greene gold
Concepcion Rodriguez WBC chrome
Adam Moore Auto
Andrew Carpenter
Pack 12
Vladimir Guerrero
Mike Lowell
Adam Mills
Ben Lasater
Shairon Martis gold
Luis Jimenez chrome
Jonathan Waltenburg chrome
Ian Kinsler
Chone Figgins
CC Sabathia
Pack 13
Russ Martin
Chipper Jones
Jake Peavy
Derrick Phillips
Samuel Freeman
Chris Ianetta gold
Evan Bigley chrome
Michael Swinson blue refractor
Matt Cain
Jeff Baisley
Pack 14
Dustin Pedroia
Barry Zito
Jesse Darcy
Dylan Lindsay WBC
Jermaine Dye gold
Nicholas Weglarz WBC chrome
Tommy Johnson chrome
Kevin Youkilis
Tim Hudson
Derek Jeter
Pack 15
Brad Hawpe
James Loney
Angel Morales
Zach Moore
Jason Bay gold
Alex Buccholz chrome
Mitch Dening WBC chrome
Jayson Werth
Greg Smith
J.D. Drew
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I mentioned earlier that I picked up a blaster of 2009 Spectrum. Rather than cover every card laboriously, I thought I’d hit the box highlights. Oh, and this is probably the laziest issue I’ve seen in a few years, featuring players in their 2007 uniforms yet labeled as their 2008 team. Pretty unacceptable in a 2009 issue, I’d think. You’ll see what I mean. Not to say I don’t like the cards, though. I have a Ryan Zimmerman and thought it was nice enough to buy the box, after all, and I don’t regret it.
Magglio Ordonez, Ryan Howard, Hanley Ramirez
Justin Morneau Spectrum Swatches (I’ve pulled his auto and a swatch now – beginning to think I should collect him), Jake Peavy, Dennis Eckersley 20th anniversary set
John Smoltz (second Smoltz of the day – Definitely a theme), Xavier Nady (see what I mean? He was a Yankee for a good portion of 08), CC Sabathia (same applies here, too)
Joba Chamberlain, Aaron Rowand blue, Alex Rodriguez
Adam Dunn, David Ortiz, Brandon Phillips
Jonathan Papelbon, Erik Bedard, B.J. Upton
And that was my Saturday Break! I’m happy with what I got overall.
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So I’d been eyeing this tin at the Target near my house for a nearly a month, and last night I decided it was just time to go for it. Here’s the tin:
Three packs, guaranteed hit, AND a tin? Sure, why not? I knew the cards were gorgeous, too. Here’s what I got, in no particular order:
Ivan Rodriguez, Carlos Zambrano, Jason Bay
Grady Sizemore, Cole Hamels, Phil Hughes
Alex Gordon, Johnny Mize YSL, Travis Hafner
John Smoltz, Scott Rolen, Joba Chamberlain
Jimmy Rollins, Travis Hafner Sweet Swatch, David Ortiz
Ryan Zimmerman (woo! Got two of these), Daisuke Matzusaka, Josh Hamilton
Babe Ruth YSL, Robinson Cano, Ken Griffey Jr.
Ryan Howard, Chris Carpenter, Waite Hoyt YSL
Overall, metric load of Yankee cards, somehow managed doubles of Zimmerman, Zambrano, and Rodriguez, and pulled a Pronk GU card. Not a bad haul. If you’re interested in any of these, comment or drop me a line, and we can work something out.
I also picked up an 09 Spectrum Blaster…will be hitting the highlights on that soon.
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Signed up for another group break on badwax.net and got my three packs today. These cards are absolutely gorgeous, AND I got a hit! Very nice. As always, shoot me an email at crimnos at gmail.com or comment if you want some of these.
Pack 1:
Pedro Martinez (think I know where this one’s going), J.D. Drew, Carlos Beltran
Pack 2:
Curt Shilling, Troy Glaus Emerald Essentials, Magglio Ordonez
All right, there’s the hit! In pack 2. A closer look:
And yeah, it’s die cut and numbered to 250.
Pack 3:
Sammy Sosa, Eric Byrnes, Jeff Bagwell
As I said, gorgeous cards. I could do with a box full of them, and I really want some Expos. Nice break!
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Last entry; didn’t get much that’s too interesting in the mail today (a 1991 ML Debut set, of which the Expos and some other surprises will be featured in the future)
I don’t know what I was thinking. I forgot that I despise the 08 design. Being sick will do that to you.
Fausto Carmona Own the Game (nice card), Carlos Ruiz, Brandon Jones RC, Ian Kinsler
Ryan Howard, Tim Wakefield, Victor Martinez
Mark Buehrle, Daric Barton, Chad Billingsley
Got held up finishing this, but this pack was just okay. Nothing special. Will try to cover some weekend breaks during the week.
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Hidden behind that 2008 Topps in the two-pack was a pack of 2006 Fleer. This is one of the repack companies’ favorite tricks: hide a not-so-great pack behind a somewhat decent one.
I seem to remember my mother-in-law-to-be (at some point, not engaged just yet) has the entire 06 Fleer set.
Ryan Freel, Aramis Ramirez, Brandon Claussen (another Nats relative), and Ryan Jorgensen
Chris Duncan RC, Brandon Inge, Daniel Cabrera (there he is again!)
Mets Team Leaders, Khalil Greene (again), and Barry Zito
Nothing exciting int his pack at all. Okay, maybe the Mets card.
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Yeah, it’s my birthday, and I’m sick, so I stopped off at Rite Aid on the way home to get some Cepacol and Tylenol. The Rite Aid also happened to have some packs in stock:
So, of course, I went for it, with the idea of putting it up here. First pack, 2009 Upper Deck Jumbo.
James Parr, Jake Barrett, Indians Team Leaders, Jim Thome
Jeremy Hermida, Mike Aviles, Edgar Renteria, Brandon Lyon
Josh Whitesell (wish we hadn’t let him get away), Rays Leaders, Nick Blackburn, Alexei Ramirez
Jason Giambi, Eric Chavez, Edwin Jackson
JJ Putz, Khalil Greene, Matt Stairs
Not overly exciting. I did get better cards, though, as we’ll see in Part 2 in a bit. Again, if you’re interested, email me at crimnos at gmail.com. Love to trade or just send them your way.
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I recently joined in on a group break over at Bad Wax, picking up two Bowman packs. Here’s what I managed to pull; alas, no Expos. Oh, well. Any of these are available just by emailing me at crimnos at gmail.com. I’ll pay for shipping and everything.
First pack:
Jose Canseco, Geoff Jenkins, Ramon Soler, Ryan Minor
Okay, Canseco is definitely the star of this pack. Not a bad card at all, but I wasn’t bowled over by the pack.
Pack 2:
Mark Grace, Michael Tejera, Kevin Nicholson, Manny Ramirez “Meteoric Rise” insert.
Okay, now we’re talking. Still no real star rookies, but that Ramirez is really nice. I got a box of Bowman Chrome a few years back and pulled a Randy Johnson of this insert set; really liked it. I was glad to get Manny here.
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