Topps 2010 Jumbo Pack Showdown: Pack #9

2010 MLB Topps Jumbo Box Jumbo Pack Showdown I
Jumbo Pack #9:

Base Cards:
2.  Buster Posey
6.  Chicago White Sox Franchise History (+5 points)
29. Aubrey Huff
34.  Michael Dunn (-5 Yankee)
37.  Garret Anderson
42.  NL RBI Leaders  (No Reds to be found...not surprising given their anemic offense last year)
48.  Joey Votto (Speaking of Reds, the one guy who hit well last year!  +5 points)
49.  Jorge De La Rosa
60.  David Wright
85.  Ken Griffey Jr.  (+1 for being "the kid" forever)

87.  Darin Erstad
114. Chris Iannetta
132.  Cliff Lee
135.  Ryan Dempster
145.  Justin Upton
163.  Josh Butler
171.  AL Wins Leaders (-5 for showing CC the Yankee)
173.  Kendry Morales
177.  Adam Lind
180.  Jayson Nix  (the Nix boys all have Y's in strange places)
188.  Joe Blanton
197.  Cleveland Indians
216.  Mike Cameron
218.  Fernando Martinez
236.  Andrew Bailey
245.  Lance Berkman
248.  Jason Kendall
251.  John Lannon
258.  Edwin Encarnacion  (+1, I always like Edwin when he was a Red, even if it was an adventure every time he had to throw the ball from third to first)
260.  New York (+5 Franchise History - 5 Yankee +1 because even I can admit that it's a cool photo = +1 point)

262.  Homer Bailey (+5)
264.  Arizona Diamondbacks (+5, Franchise History)
272.  Jair Jurrjens
274.  Stephen Drew
287.  Jhonny Peralta
292.  Tommy Manzella
293.  Brent Dlugach
303.  Chris Snyder
308.  Robinzon Diaz (Woah, lots of z's in that name! +2 for being a Pirate)
326.  Tyler Colvin

Base cards total points = 15 points

The Franchise History subset really carried this pack.  Since I happen to like them so much, I enjoyed thumbing through the base cards in this pack more than perhaps any other pack.  It sure is a colorful set - something that is even more apparent as you put the cards into 9-pocket pages.

Inserts:
25.  Adam Jones - Gold Parallel (#0300/2010) (+1 point)
TMC-5. Million Card Giveaway (+1 /4 for showing Mantle the Yankee = 0.25 points) 
TR23. Mike Schmidt - Turkey Red (+1 point)
PP47. Roger Maris - Peak Performers (+1 /4 for being another Yankee = 0.25 points)
TTT5. Evan Longoria - Topps Town (+1 point)
LL17.  Cal Ripken and Derek Jeter - Legendary Lineage.  (I like Ripken so x2 but then Jeter the Yankee cuts by 4.  Total = 0.5 points)
CMT11.  Mickey Mantle - Cards Your Mother Threw Out regular back (+1 /4...another Yankee.  Seriously, I have this uncanny ability to pull Yankee cards!  = 0.25 points)
CMT Original Back - 400 - Nolan Ryan (1 x4 bonus = 4 points)

TOG5. Jackie Robinson - Tales of the Game (1 point x2 for a player I like = +2 points)

HOTG7.  Ruth Sold to the Yankees 1920 (Let's see /2 for mentioning Red Sox then /4 for being a Yankee = 0.125 points)
Insert card total points = 10.375 points

Base card points = 15 points

Total points = 25.375 points

Final thoughts:

Well, for a pack devoid of any "hits" or rare inserts, the score was fairly high!  Only one pack left, and it ought to contain the final hit of the box if the advertised numbers are correct.  Will the hit be good enough to knock the first jumbo pack out of box off the number one slot?  Only time will tell, stay tuned!

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.  25.375 points:  Jumbo Pack 9 (best cards:  Nolan Ryan Card Your Mother Threw Out Original Back, Jackie Robinson Tales of the Game)
5.  21.75 points:  Jumbo Pack 6 (best cards:  Ichiro Hat Patch relic, Mazeroski Tales of the Game)
6.  20.875 points:  Jumbo Pack 8 (best cards:  Francisco Cordero Gold Parallel, Cal Ripken Jr History of the Game)
7.  20.75 points:  Jumbo Pack 4 (best cards:  Josh Beckett Black Parallel, Colorado Rockies Franchise History)
8.  20.125:  Jumbo Pack 7 (best cards:  Nolan Ryan Turkey Red, Prince Fielder Gold Parallel)
9. 10 points: Jumbo Pack 3 (best cards: Collin Balester Autograph, Carl Crawford Gold Parallel)
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