Thursday 29 January 2009

2008 Topps Update and Highlights

There are 330 cards in the base set.
There are parallels: Gold Foil, Gold (#'d to 2008), Black (#'d to 57), Platinum (1-of-1), Silk Collection (partial parallel #'d to 50),
There are inserts: 55 Chrome Refractors Rookie Box Loaders, 100 Sketch cards (1 of 1), 25 2009 World Baseball Classic, 58 Year in Review (#'d 121 to 178), 10 N.Y. Mets Ring of Honor, 11 WS Ring of Honor, 41 First Couples and the usual relics, autos, 1 of 1 stuff.
These packs came from bj610 Topps Blog. There are 12 cards per pack.

Pack 1:
#UH1 Kosuke Fukudome Cubs
#UH44 Ryan Sweeny Athletics
#UH52 Derek Jeter Yankees
#UH69 Chad Moeller Yankees
#UH74 Corey Patterson Reds
#UH128 LaTroy Hawkins Astros
#UH153 Armando Galarraga Tigers
#UH186 Wes Littleton Rangers
#UH233 Grady Sizemore Indians
#UH267 Gregorio Petit Athletics
#FC1 George and Martha Washington
#TCP34 Evan Longoria Bay Rays
Pack 2:
#UH42 Chip Ambres Padres
#UH73 Jonathan Albaladejo Yankess Gold 1735/2008
#UH110 Jose Valverde Astros
#UH148 Paul Hoover Marlins
#UH152 Steve Trachsel Orioles
#UH155 Jay Bruce Reds
#UH174 B.J.Carrasco White Sox
#UH192 Craig Hansen Pirates
#UH198 Andy LaRoche Pirates
#UH295 Aaron Miles Cardinals
#UH330 Johan Santana Mets
Checklist 3/3
#TCP38 Adrian Gonzalez Padres
Pack 3:
#UH71 Mariano Rivera Yankees
#UH73 Jonathan Albaladejo Yankees
#UH136 Ramirez & Pujols
#UH137 Evan Longoria Bay Rays
#UH145 Kip Wells Rockies
#UH157 Mark Hendrickson Marlins
#UH287 Chase Headley Padres
#UH289 Chris Gomez Pirates
#UH305 Ben Francisco Indians
#UH316 Ben Sheets Brewers
#RH-DC David Cone Yankees
#YR131 Mike Mussina Yankees
Ah those Baseball Gods they mock me! Not a single Red Sox. Plenty of Yankees, Yankees, damn Yankees.
Thanks to James for these great packs. I presume the last considering the Red Sox pull from the Topps Series One.

1 comment:

James B. Anama said...

John:

When the time comes, if you ever need more random packs (which most likely will wind up with Topps' latest short printed gimmick du jour), I'll be more than happy to oblige.

Sincerely,

JayBee Anama
bdj610