Topps 2010 Jumbo Pack Showdown: Pack #8

2010 MLB Topps Jumbo Box Jumbo Pack Showdown I
Jumbo Pack #8:

Base Cards:
8.  AL Batting Leaders (-5 for showing Jeter)
10.  Clayton Kershaw
15.  Bobby Abreu
17.  Dexter Fowler
22.  Anthony Swarzak (who?)
26.  Zach Duke (+2 - Pirate)
40.  Josh Johnson
62.  Kevin Millwood
80.  Tim Lincecum
88.  Jerry Hairston Jr. (-5, another Yankee)
91.  Erik Bedard
93.  Joe Nathan
120.  Jorge Posada (-5, Yankees really infiltrated this pack)
143.  Omar Vizquel
146.  Yunel Escobar
148.  Cody Ross
151.  Mat Gamel
165.  Brandon Phillips (+5 for being a Red)

167.  San Diego Padres
175.  Josh Hamilton
183.  Jonathan Papelbon
186.  Andrew Bailey
192.  Andruw Jones
194.  Neil Walker (+2, more Pirates!)

196.  Ian Desmond
198.  Florida Marlins Franchise History (+5)
200.  Roy Halladay
212.  Magglio Ordonez
235.  Neftali Feliz
237.  Brew Crew Knockout
253.  Bengie Molina
261.  Matt Carson
273.  Pat Neshek
280.  Mark DeRosa
288.  Boston Red Sox Franchise History (+5 but then -2 = +3 points)
291.  Austin Kearns
295.  Kevin Youkilis
300.  Chase Utley
304.  Adam LaRoche
321.  Pat Burrell

Base cards total points = +2 points

Inserts:
79.  Francisco Cordero - Gold Parallel (#0932/2010) (+1x10 for being a Red - I think this might be my first true pull of a Topps Gold Parallel Red in a number of years!  Total = +10 points)

TMC-4. Million Card Giveaway (+1 x2 for showing Ichiro's Rookie Card = +2 points) 
TR5. Josh Beckett - Turkey Red (+1 point /2 for being a Red Sox = 0.5 points)
PP22. George Sisler - Peak Performers (+1 point)
FCTTT16. Kevin Youkilis - Topps Town (+1 /2 for being another Red Sox = 0.5 points)
LL3.  Babe Ruth and Alex Rodriguez - Legendary Lineage.  (Blech 2 Yankees = 1/8 = 0.125 points)
CMT20.  Thurman Munson - Cards Your Mother Threw Out regular back (+1 /4...another Yankee.  = 0.25 points)
TOG22. Johnny Pesky - Pesky's Pole - Tales of the Game (Does a picture of Boston's foul pole count as a Red Sox?  In this case, yes since the Sox logo is on the back of the card.  1/2 = 0.5 points)
HOTG23.  Ripken Breaks Gehrig's Consecutive Games-Played Streak 1995 (+1 x2 for being a player I like = 2 points)

WTWY-DW.  David Wright - When They Were Young (1x2 = +2 points)

Insert card total points = 18.875 points

Base card points = 2 points

Total points = 20.875 points

Final thoughts:

For a pack without a true "hit", the inserts sure scored Pack #8 a hefty total.  In fact, the inserts lifted one of the worst "base card" totals to a fifth place finish (out of the 8 packs so far).  Pack 8 eeked by Pack 4 by a mere 0.125 points!

Scoreboard:

1.  34.375 points:  Jumbo Pack 1 (best cards:  Daniel McCutchen When They Were Young Insert, Ozzie Smith Turkey Red)

2.  27.25 points:  Jumbo Pack 5 (best cards:  History of the Game Pirates World Series, Cincinnati Reds team card)

3.  26.875 points:  Jumbo Pack 2 (best cards:  Pittsburgh Pirates Franchise History, Ty Cobb Peak Performer)
4.  21.75 points:  Jumbo Pack 6 (best cards:  Ichiro Hat Patch relic, Mazeroski Tales of the Game)
5.  20.875 points:  Jumbo Pack 8 (best cards:  Francisco Cordero Gold Parallel, Cal Ripken Jr History of the Game)
6.  20.75 points:  Jumbo Pack 4 (best cards:  Josh Beckett Black Parallel, Colorado Rockies Franchise History)
7.  20.125:  Jumbo Pack 7 (best cards:  Nolan Ryan Turkey Red, Prince Fielder Gold Parallel)
8. 10 points: Jumbo Pack 3 (best cards: Collin Balester Autograph, Carl Crawford Gold Parallel)
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