BLASTER 2010 Heritage Loose Packs vs Blaster

A quick recap:
I was gifted a blaster and 9 loose packs of 2010 Topps Heritage and saw that the packs appeared different which made me think...
So yesterday I decided to test the hypothesis-

The loose packs, being retail and possibly searched, will be inferior to the blaster packs.

The loose packs were my control group so I move onto the second half of this not too scientific experiment. Eight packs from a sealed 2010 Topps Heritage Blaster purchased from Walmart in Florida. The loose packs I assure you were purchased by my friend in 'a' Cracker Barrel in Orlando (not 'the' Cracker Barrel as I previously thought), a restaurant which they apparently frequent.

Blaster Pack 1:

#7 Chicago White Sox 2009

#114 Buster Posey Giants

#146 Josh Willingham Nationals

#206 Lance Berkman Astros

#274 Stephen Drew D-backs

#340 Magglio Ordonez Tigers

#351 Bobby Crosby Pirates

#436 Miguel Tejada Astros SP

Blaster pack 2:

#17 Checklist 1st Series

#90 Gavin Floyd White Sox

#160 Andy Pettitte Yankees

#200 Javier Vazquez Yankees

#262 Andrew McCutchen Pirates

#280 Tobi Stoner Mets

#325 Brett Gardner Yankees

#460 Bobby Abreu Angels SP

Blaster Pack 3:

#6 Ronald Belisario Dodgers

#15 Grady Sizemore Indians

#205 Edwin Jackson D-backs

#279 Erick Aybar Angels

#322 Michael Dunn Braves

#378 Francisco Liriano Twins

#361 Checklist 5th Series

#BF5 Whitey Ford Yankees

Blaster Pack 4:

#13 Ramon Santiago Tigers

#19 Alex Rodriguez Yankees

#50 AL Strikeout leaders

#270 Vin Mazzaro Athletics

#338 Ryan Zimmerman Nationals

#376 Marco Scutaro Red Sox

#C62 Derek Jeter Yankees #60/61

#NT4 Venera 1

Blaster Pack 5:

#89 Martin Prado Braves

#168 Chris Coghlan Marlins

#169 Ted Lilly Cubs

#180 Robinson Cano Yankees

#201 Beasts of the East

#246 Johnny Damon Yankees

#381 Mike Lowell Red Sox

#308 Game 3 - 2009 World Series

Blaster Pack 6:

#9 Aaron Harang Reds

#59 Neil Walker Pirates

#102 Nolan Reimold Orioles

#111 Brett Myers Astros

#159 Baltimore Orioles 2009

#353 Brett Cecil Blue Jays

#380 Jeff Francoeur Mets

#399 Jason Bartlett Bay Rays

Blaster Pack 7:

#1 Albert Pujols Cardinals

#12 Geovany Soto Cubs

#65 Paul Konerko White Sox

#140 Jarrod Saltalamacchia Rangers

#316 Kevin Youkilis Red Sox

#347 St.Louis Cardinals 2009

#364 Todd Helton Rockies

#488 Raul Ibanez Phillies

Blaster Packs 8:

#86 Los Angeles Dodgers 2009

#215 Derek Jeter Yankees

#309 Game 4 -2009 World Series

#334 Wandy Rodriguez Astros

#379 Randy Wells Cubs

#404 Hornsby Tops NL

#405 Gehrig Benched after 2,130

#424 Chien-Ming Wang Yankees

From the 8 Blaster packs:
58 base cards (13.6% of 425 base)
3 Short prints 436, 460, 488
2 Inserts NT4, BF5
1 Heritage Chrome C62 (#60/61)
0 Relics
It's absolutely the same. As far as experiments go I think that we can call that inconclusive...I need more packs.

10 Yankees from 64 cards. 16% of this blaster were Yankees!

LOOSE PACKS 2010 Heritage Blaster vs Loose Packs

I was fortunate to have been gifted some 2010 Topps Heritage packs. Although they were from the same friend who recently gifted a large selection of cards, this time it wasn't through volcanic delayed guilt.
The packs came in the form of a blaster of 8 packs from Walmart and 9 loose packs from Crackerbarrel. (Whatever that might be!) The packs look obviously different, the blaster packs contain gum for a start. But is this the only difference? In the name of baseball science and card collecting curiosity, I will conduct an experiment to see if there is a difference in the number of short prints, inserts and hits.
I will open the loose packs first, and throw out this hypothesis -
The loose packs, being retail and possibly searched, will be inferior to the blaster packs.
To keep it above board and in the true sense a scientific endeavour, I will open each pack, list and scan.As an aside there are still about 14 Red Sox I need to complete the team set, but that is for another blog.

Loose Pack 1:

#15 Grady Sizemore Indians

#22 Ross Ohlendorf Pirates

#34 Fausto Carmona Indians

#88 Alfonso Soriano Cubs

#105 Tim Hudson Braves

#320 Pittsburgh Pirates 2009

#378 Francisco Liriano Twins

#NF1 Peace Corps

Loose Pack 2:

#45 National League ERA leaders

#113 Jonathan Papelbon Red Sox

#200 Javier Vazquez Yankees

#216 Carlos Pena Bay Rays

#248 Kevin Millwood Orioles

#310 Game 5 2009 World Series

#354 Minnesota Twins 2009

#475 Justin Morneau Twins SP

Loose Pack 3:

#70 Lastings Milledge Pirates

#137 Bobby Cox Braves
#198 Chris Iannetta Rockies
#214 Tyler Colvin Cubs
#265 Dexter Fowler Rockies
#321 Aramis Ramirez Cubs
#379 Randy Wells Cubs
#424 Chien-Ming Wang Yankees

Loose Pack 4:

#71 Robert Andino Orioles

#185 John Danks White Sox

#260 Manny Ramirez Dodgers

#276 Tyler Flowers White Sox

#297 Oakland Athletics 2009

#353 Brett Cecil Blue Jays

#403 Robinson Breaks Color Barrier

#426 David Price Bay Rays SP

Loose Pack 5:

#43 NL Home Run Leaders
#61 Ryan Church Pirates
#90 Gavin Floyd White Sox
#122 Chicago Cubs 2009
#249 Cincinnati Reds 2009
#267 Michael Young Rangers
#272 Roy Oswalt Astros
#327 Henry Rodriguez Athletics

Loose Pack 6:
#41 NL Batting Average Leaders

#89 Martin Prado Braves

#101 Jhonny Peralta Indians

#169 Ted Lilly Cubs

#186 Denard Span Twins

#212 Omir Santos Mets

#268 Chris Young Padres

#318 Aubrey Huff Giants

Loose Pack 7:

#107 Rich Harden Rangers

#124 Daniel Hudson White Sox

#173 Boston Speed Party

#322 Michael Dunn Braves

#348 Julio Borbon Rangers

#399 Jason Bartlett Bay Rays
#402 Sisler Collects 257 Hits

#BF8 Luis Aparicio White Sox

Loose Pack 8:

#24 Andrew Bailey Athletics

#190 Chad Billingsley Dodgers

#215 Derek Jeter Yankees

#294 Josh Hamilton Rangers

#323 Shin-Soo Choo Indians

#423 Checklist 6th Series

#489 Josh Hamilton Rangers SP

#NAP8 Derek Jeter Yankees

Loose Pack 9:

(since there are 8 packs in the blaster this will not be included in the experiment, whatever it reveals)

#59 Neil Walker Pirates

#111 Brett Myers Astros

#187 Nyjer Morgan Nationals

#204 Brandon Phillips Reds

#240 Elvis Andrus Rangers

#262 Andrew McCutchen Pirates

#366 CC. Sabathia Yankees

#405 Gehrig Benched after 2,130

So from the 8 loose packs there was:

58 base cards (13.6% of 425 base)
3 Short Prints 426, 475, 489
3 Inserts BF8, NAP8, NT1
0 Heritage Chrome
0 Relics

Tomorrow the blaster...

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Jacoby Ellsbury card Number 100

In a pursuit to capture all the Jacoby Ellsbury cards that have no specific print run, today I achieved a milestone of 100 cards. Although some are not from the designated 'No Print Run' category. It is just really hard not to pass-up those numbered or relic cards when they appear at a price that wouldn't lead to divorce.
So when this particular card, that I had seen before, came up for sale on e-bay I leapt on the very reasonable $1.50 price. I knew only of the National Sports Card Convention through the posts that Ross does over at one of my regular haunts Sports Card Info. There is a whole slew of celebrity signers, so I am unsure whether this card was produced to commemorate or perhaps advertise the convention.
Either way I am the proud owner of a 2008 Topps Chrome #124 Jacoby Ellsbury National Card convention card which brings me to 108 Jacoby Ellsbury cards.