2009 Upper Deck First Pitch baseball

I purchased the blaster of Upper Deck First Edition before I had arranged a trade with Charles from Blue Jays Cards. He sent me the entire set of Red Sox, bar one card. So there was only SQ-7, the Dice-K Star Quest I needed.

There are 300 cards in the set.

There are 25 Star Quest cards.

That is it. No jersey, auto or short prints. A simple set and if you bought a box of 36 packets you could (theoretically) get the whole set. This would include the Star Quest, as there is one per pack. This was, I presume UD's answer to Topps Attax.

There are 10 cards per pack, 1 being a Star Quest foil. There are 10 packs in the blaster box.

Pack 1:

#6 Mark Reynolds D-backs

#10 Max Scherzer D-backs

#13 Jair Jurrjens Braves

#38 Daisuke Matsuzaka Red Sox

#71 Paul Konerko White Sox

#189 Carlos Delgardo Mets

#234 Nate McLouth Pirates

#247 Barry Zito Giants

#250 Brain Wilson Giants

#SQ-10 Grady Sizemore Indians

Pack 2:

#24 James Parr Braves

#50 Kevin Youkilis Red Sox

#60 Geovany Soto Cubs

#67 Alexei Ramirez White Sox

#73 Jim Thome White Sox

#89 Cliff Lee Indians

#234 Nate McLouth Pirates

#241 Trevor Hoffman Padres

#282 Roco Baldelli Bay Rays

#SQ-10 Grady Sizemore Indians

Pack 3:

#4 Dan Harden D-backs

#22 Tim Hudson Braves

#39 Josh Beckett Red Sox

#45 Jonathan Papelbon Red Sox

#51 Jason Bay Red Sox

#60 Geovany Soto Cubs

#92 Fausto Carmona Indians

#238 Will Venable Padres

#282 Rocco Baldelli Bay Rays

#SQ-22 Prince Fielder Brewers

Pack 4:

#16 John Smoltz Braves

#20 Brian McCann Braves

#27 Jeremy Guthrie Orioles

#49 Tim Wakefield Red Sox

#67 Alexei Ramirez White Sox

#77 Bobby Jenks White Sox

#171 Bill Hall Brewers

#224 Greg Golson Phillies

#293 Alex Rios Blue Jays

#SQ-22 Prince Fielder Brewers

Pack 5:

#9 Chris Young D-backs

#35 Jacoby Ellsbury Red Sox

#66 Rich Harden Cubs

#76 Mark Buehrle White Sox

#79 Brandon Phillips Reds

#143 Howie Kendrick Angels

#157 Andre Ethier Dodgers

#237 Matt Antonelli Padres

#248 Tim Lincecum Giants

#SQ-5 Chase Utley Phillies

Pack 6:

#3 Brandon Webb D-backs

#28 Adam Jones Orioles

#33 Melvin Mora Orioles

#47 Hideki Okajima Red Sox

#59 Kosuke Fukudome Cubs

#80 Aaron Harang Reds

#93 Troy Tulowitzki Rockies

#146 Joe Sanders Angels

#212 Mariano Rivera Yankees

#SQ-9 David Wright Mets

Pack 7:

#7 Eric Byrnes D-backs

#12 David Eckstein D-backs

#31 Daniel Carbera Orioles

#32 George Sherrill Orioles

#64 Mark DeRosa Cubs

#69 Carlos Quentin White Sox

#84 Joey Votto Reds

#120 Roy Oswalt Astros

#238 Will Venable Padres

#SQ-5 Chase Utley Phillies

Pack 8:

#12 David Eckstein D-backs

#19 Kely Johnson Braves

#21 Jeff Francoeur Braves

#42 Dustin Pedroia Red Sox

#65 Ryan Dempster Cubs

#71 Paul Konerko White Sox

#228 Jimmy Rollins Phillies

#240 Chris Young Padres

#SQ-4 Chipper Jones Braves

#300 Pittsburgh Penguins ?

Pack 9:

#30 Aubrey Huff Orioles

#30 Aubrey Huff Orioles

#46 Jason Varitek Red Sox

#56 Aramis Ramirez Cubs

#79 Brandon Phillips Reds

#81 Edinson Volquez Reds

#109 Dontrelle Willis Tigers

#131 Jose Guillen Royals

#235 Ian Snell Pirates

#SQ-8 David Ortiz Red Sox

Pack 10:

#1 Randy Johnson D-backs

#15 Tom Glavine Braves

#36 Coco Crisp Red Sox

#52 Justin Masterson Red Sox

#53 Jeff Samardzija Cubs

#57 Kerry Wood Cubs

#102 Dexter Fowler Rockies

#249 Matt Cain Giants

#285 Josh Hamilton Rangers

#SQ-15 Jose Reyes Mets

Bonus Pack:

SQ-4 Chipper Jones Braves

SQ-11 Hanley Ramirez Marlins

SQ-18 Lance Berkman Astros

SQ-23 Ryan Braun Brewers

Unbelievable....13 Red Sox from 10 packs, over 1 per pack. That is staggering and a little sad considering that I only needed 1 card from the entire Red Sox run. It is also what we call 'Sod's Law' in the UK.

There was a surprise, a hockey card from the UD 20th anniversary set.