My Christmas baseball card haul was quite impressive. My father got me a complete 1993 Topps and Topps Traded set. My brother picked up a a bunch of packs of high series Topps Heritage for me. My girlfriend surprised me with a blaster of Topps and my brother's girlfriend even gave me a repack pack.
It's that repack that I'll show here since the cards are a bit different than a lot of what I have opened lately.
Pack 1:
2005 Upper Deck ESPN Baseball
I was surprised by this pack - I had completely forgotten about this set even though 2005 wasn't that long ago. Looking back at my card binders, it turned out I must have bought three packs of this set since I had 27 different cards (each pack has 9 cards). I got the following:
5 - Randy Johnson
6 - Andrew Jones
9 - John Smoltz
27 - Ken Griffey Jr.
31 - Ivan Rodriguez
49 - Scott Podsednik
82 - Aubrey Huff
86 - Mark Teixeira
WG-19 - Web Gems - Nomar Garciaparra
5 - Randy Johnson
6 - Andrew Jones
9 - John Smoltz
27 - Ken Griffey Jr.
31 - Ivan Rodriguez
49 - Scott Podsednik
82 - Aubrey Huff
86 - Mark Teixeira
WG-19 - Web Gems - Nomar Garciaparra
Overall, not a bad pack - but I already had 4 of the cards! The Johnson, Smoltz, Griffey, and Podsednik cards were duplicates, so off they go into my bin of extras for trading purposes...
Pack 2:
2005 Skybox Autographics
This is a set that I didn't own a single card from. That's a rather rare thing for me...though I usually ignored Skybox so that probably explains things a bit.
2005 Skybox Autographics
This is a set that I didn't own a single card from. That's a rather rare thing for me...though I usually ignored Skybox so that probably explains things a bit.
23 - Miguel Cabrera
24 - Juan Pierre
38 - Derek Jeter
43 - Jim Thome
46 - Jake Peavy
Overall, I actually like the design of these cards - except for the big old fake shiny signature that is the card's namesake. This particular pack wasn't great (unless you like the Marlins in which 40% of the cards are Marlins...)
7 - Andrew Jones
69 - Dan Uggla (gold parallel)
79 - Reggie Sanders
173 - Ichiro
185 - Michael Young
24 - Juan Pierre
38 - Derek Jeter
43 - Jim Thome
46 - Jake Peavy
Overall, I actually like the design of these cards - except for the big old fake shiny signature that is the card's namesake. This particular pack wasn't great (unless you like the Marlins in which 40% of the cards are Marlins...)
Pack 3:
2007 Fleer Ultra
This is a set that I did collect (at least somewhat). Looking through my binder, I have about 100 of the 250 base cards.
2007 Fleer Ultra
This is a set that I did collect (at least somewhat). Looking through my binder, I have about 100 of the 250 base cards.
7 - Andrew Jones69 - Dan Uggla (gold parallel)
79 - Reggie Sanders
173 - Ichiro
185 - Michael Young
Collection wise, I fared much better with this pack since I needed all of the cards I got!
Pack 4:
In a white envelope was the guaranteed "hit" of the repack. Opening it up, I got:
AS - BJ: Bobby Jenks Topps All-Star Game Stitches
In a white envelope was the guaranteed "hit" of the repack. Opening it up, I got:
AS - BJ: Bobby Jenks Topps All-Star Game Stitches
I don't really know for sure what set this relic is a part of. It must be a late 2007 set since it features an all-star jersey patch...but that's all I know. Anyone out there have any idea?
I'm not 100 percent sure, but I believe it's part of the 2007 Topps Updates & Highlights set.
ReplyDeleteI've been meaning to tell you that I pulled a 2008 Topps Brandon Phillips Jersey card from a box last week...it is still wrapped in the plastic it came with if you're interested in it let me know.
ReplyDeleteThe number on the back is RR-BP
Nice. Although seeing Jeter out of the gate turned my stomach a bit.
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