1990 Fleer baseball

The 2nd helping from Dayf is this 19year old pack.
There are 660cards in the base set consisting of 620 players, 7 checklists, 14 major league prospects, 10 player of the decade and 10 league leaders.
The packs had 15 cards and 1 sticker, although this pack has 16 cards and 1 sticker!

The pack:

Sticker

#20 Terry Steinbach Athletics

#40 Ryne Sandberg Cubs

#53 Brett Butler Giants

#98 Mookie Wilson Blue Jays
#129 Chili Davis Angels

#205 Keith Hernandez Mets

#298 Cecilio Guante Rangers

#301 Pete Incaviglia Rangers

#324 Jim Gantner Brewers

#310 Kevin Reimer Rangers

#346 Damaso Garcia Expos

#399 Oriel Hershiser Dodgers

#487 Jerry Browne Indians

#552 Don Carman Phillies

#581 Darrell Evans Braves

#638 Mattingly & McGwire Super Stars

Another Red Sox free pack.

2008 Upper Deck Masterpieces

The first pack from Dayf. A product which I thought was brilliant in 2007 and 2008. But will it still be around in 2009?

The set consists of 120 base cards, of which 30 were short prints.

There were many parallels included: the Black and Red were not serial numbered. The other colours were: Navy (/125), Brown (/100), Green (/75), Blue (/50), Silver (/25), Gold (/10), Light Blue (/5) and Red (1/1).

There were inserts: Stokes of Genius, Captured on Canvas-jersey, patch, patch+autograph and jersey+autograph (seriously a set collectors dream!)

There are 4 cards per pack.

The pack:

#18 Alfonso Soriano Cubs

#26 Grady Sizemore Indians

#47 Prince Fielder Brewers

#81 Ichiro Mariners

No Red Sox, but still a really nice set. Excellent choice of pack Dayf.

2008 Topps Update and Highlights

There are 330 cards in the base set.

There are parallels: Gold Foil, Gold (#'d to 2008), Black (#'d to 57), Platinum (1-of-1), Silk Collection (partial parallel #'d to 50),

There are inserts: 55 Chrome Refractors Rookie Box Loaders, 100 Sketch cards (1 of 1), 25 2009 World Baseball Classic, 58 Year in Review (#'d 121 to 178), 10 N.Y. Mets Ring of Honor, 11 WS Ring of Honor, 41 First Couples and the usual relics, autos, 1 of 1 stuff.

These packs came from bj610 Topps Blog. There are 12 cards per pack.

Pack 1:

#UH1 Kosuke Fukudome Cubs

#UH44 Ryan Sweeny Athletics

#UH52 Derek Jeter Yankees

#UH69 Chad Moeller Yankees

#UH74 Corey Patterson Reds

#UH128 LaTroy Hawkins Astros

#UH153 Armando Galarraga Tigers

#UH186 Wes Littleton Rangers

#UH233 Grady Sizemore Indians

#UH267 Gregorio Petit Athletics

#FC1 George and Martha Washington

#TCP34 Evan Longoria Bay Rays

Pack 2:

#UH42 Chip Ambres Padres

#UH73 Jonathan Albaladejo Yankess Gold 1735/2008

#UH110 Jose Valverde Astros

#UH148 Paul Hoover Marlins

#UH152 Steve Trachsel Orioles

#UH155 Jay Bruce Reds

#UH174 B.J.Carrasco White Sox

#UH192 Craig Hansen Pirates

#UH198 Andy LaRoche Pirates

#UH295 Aaron Miles Cardinals

#UH330 Johan Santana Mets

Checklist 3/3

#TCP38 Adrian Gonzalez Padres

Pack 3:

#UH71 Mariano Rivera Yankees

#UH73 Jonathan Albaladejo Yankees

#UH136 Ramirez & Pujols

#UH137 Evan Longoria Bay Rays

#UH145 Kip Wells Rockies

#UH157 Mark Hendrickson Marlins

#UH287 Chase Headley Padres

#UH289 Chris Gomez Pirates

#UH305 Ben Francisco Indians

#UH316 Ben Sheets Brewers

#RH-DC David Cone Yankees

#YR131 Mike Mussina Yankees

Ah those Baseball Gods they mock me! Not a single Red Sox. Plenty of Yankees, Yankees, damn Yankees.

Thanks to James for these great packs. I presume the last considering the Red Sox pull from the Topps Series One.

2008 Topps Series Two

The set consists of 330 card base set (#'d 331 to 660)

The Parallels are : Gold (#'d to 2008), Black (#'d to 57), Platinum (1-of-1), Silk (partial parallel #'d to 50)

The inserts are: 25 Topps Stars, 25 Trading Card History (#'d 51 to 75), 55 Topps All Rookie Anniversary (#'d 56 to 110), 60 Year in Review (#'d 61 to 120), 55 Historical Match-ups, 50 Home Run Derby (#'d to 99), Usual relics, autos and cut signatures.

These are three more packs from bj610 Topps Blog. They contain 12 cards per pack.

Pack 1:

#339 Troy Percival Bay Rays

#393 Michael Cuddyer Twins

#394 Mark Ellis Athletics

#426 Franklin Gutierrez Indians

#470 Tom Gorzelanny Pirates

#472 Shaun Marcum Blue Jays

#507 Mark DeRosa Cubs

#510 Justin Vaerlander Tigers

#572 Adam Eaton Phillies

#598 Bruce Bochy Giants

#602 Overbay & Wells Bay Rays

Checklist 3/4

#MM61 Mickey Mantle

Pack 2:

#351 Bobby Crosby Athletics

#427 Carlos Guillen Tigers

#494 Paul Maholm Pirates

#535 Francisco Rodriguez Angels

#569 Brad Hennessey Giants

#573 Tom Gordon Phillies

#580 Ken Griffey Jr Reds

#604 Wily Mo Pena Nationals

#610 Carlos Beltran Mets

#611 Garret Anderson Angels

#636 Rafael Betancourt Indians

#AR89 Ty Wigginton Mets

Pack 3:

#368 Michael Bourn Astros

#420 Nick Swisher White Sox

#424 Aaron Harang Reds

#428 Jair Jurrjens Braves

#431 Delwyn Young Dodgers

#475 Adrian Gonzalez Padres

#490 Albert Pujols Cardinals

#512 Placido Polanco Tigers

#541 Adam Jones Orioles

#594 Mike Morse Mariners

#620 Gary Sheffield Tigers

#TS8 Chipper Jones Braves

Not a sausage. Not one Red Sox in the three packs. I must have burnt all my luck on the series one packs. Some damn fine names among the baseball fraternity though Ty Wiggington. Brilliant.

2008 Topps Series One

Everyone by now must have the Topps set of their chosen club. If you are, however a set builder, more power to you. I considered it myself, with only 330 base cards it is achievable. Then they released Series Two and then Update and Highlights, so a team set became the preferable option.

There are 330 base cards in Series One,

There are Parallels: Gold Foil, Gold (#'d to 2008), Black (#'d to 57), Platinum (1-of-1), Printing Plates (1-of-1),

There are inserts: 25 Own the Game, 60 Year in Review, Mickey Mantle Home Run, Mickey Mantle Story, 55 Anniversary All Rookie Team, 25 Trading card History, 8 Campaign 2008 and the usual variety of autos, relics, cut signatures, etc, etc.
These are the packs from the generous bundle from James at bdj610 Topps Blog. They contain 10 cards per packs, they are Target exclusive packs.

Pack 1:

#16 Kevin Greg Marlins

#25 Kaz Matsui Rockies

#78 Radhames Liz Orioles

#168 Phil Hughes Yankees

#172 Chris Day Orioles

#286 Jeff Clement Mariners

#315 David Weathers Reds

#325 Jim Leyland Tigers

#AR1 Mark Teixeira Rangers

#TCP1 Albert Pujols Cardinals

#YR12 Justin Morneau Twins

Pack 2:

#9 Randy Wolf Dodgers

#129 Kevin Hart Cubs

#125 Brad Penny Dodgers

#150 Alfonso Soriano Cubs

#262 Brett Myers Phillies

#263 Nook Logan Nationals

#299 Cesar Izturis Pirates

#302 Horacio Ramirez Mariners

#330 Curtis Granderson Tigers

Checklist 3/3

#CO8-RP Ron Paul GOP

Pack 3:

#15 AL League Leaders

#52 Trevor Hoffman Padres

#53 Hank Blalock Rangers

#56 Seth Smith Rockies

#109 Joe Nathan Twins

#118 Marco Scutaro Athletics

#122 Jason Varitek Red Sox

#183 Paul Byrd Indians

#233 Jimmy Rollins Philles

#234 Red Sox (Giuliani)

Only two Red Sox, but what a card one of them turned out to be. I have seen this on a few blogs before with negative and neutral views. No one was positive about this sort of 'photoshopping'. It was nice to pull it from a pack though and now have it in my collection.

2008 TOPPS Heritage High Number Series Blaster

After receiving some of these packs from Texas Rangers Cards. I bought a blaster for myself. It arrived in the week (the Pound is very weak at the moment, so this will be the last blaster from the USA for a while).

Read this for details of the 2008 Topps Heritage High Numbers.

Pack 1:

#501 John Danks White Sox

#511 Jair Jurrjens Braves

#549 Jeremy Sowers Indians

#641 Omar Infante Braves

#650 Evan Longoria RS Bay Rays

#702 Gabe Gross Bay Rats

#UH57 Ramon Castro Mets

#UH203 Joe Crede White Sox

Pack 2:

#524 Hiroki Kuroda RS Dodgers

#543 Greg Smith RS Athletics

#557 Dallas Braden (black back) Athetics

#620 Cristian Guzman Nationals

#639 Mike Redmond (black back) Twins

#710 Eric Hurley RS Rangers

#UH189 Micah Hoffpauir Cubs

#UH317 Brian Buscher Twins

Pack 3:

#506 Takashi Saito Dodgers

#596 Cliff Floyd Bay Rays

#637 Tim Redding Nationals

#664 John Buck Royals

#674 Paul Maholm Pirates

#703 Matt Stairs Phillies

#UH20 Justin Masterson Red Sox

#UH123 Matt Joyce Tigers

Pack 4:

#RP12 Hiroki Kuroda Dodgers

#537 Checklist Toronto Blue Jays

#549 Jeremy Sowers (black back) Indians

#593 Nick Blackburn RS Twins

#634 Manny Parra Brewers

#655 Angel Berroa (black back) Dodgers

#UH194 Gary Bennett Dodgers

#UH215 Josh Hamilton Rangers

Pack 5:

# 563 Doug Mientkiewicz (black back) Pirates

#600 Miguel Tejada Astros

#617 Gregorio Petit RS Athletics

#624 Scott Olsen Marlins

#670 Joakim Soria Royals

#680 George Sherrill Orioles
#UH190 Manny Ramirez Red Sox

#UH284 Curtis Thigpen Blue Jays

Pack 6:

#C262 Adam Kennedy Cardinals 0935/1959

#566 Bryan LaHair Mariners

#621 Jeff Samardzija Cubs

#630 Ryan Ludwick Cardinals

#640 Joe Crede White Sox

#660 Dioner Navarro Bay Rays

#UH56 Roy Halladay Blue Jays

#UH296 Gabe Gross Bay Rays

Pack 7:

#541 Jon Rauch (black back) D-backs

#578 Carlos Gonzalez RS Athletics

#553 Brandon Lyon D-backs

#580 Kosuke Fukudome RS Cubs

#590 Brian Wilson Giants

#610 Kerry Wood Cubs

#UH98 Denny Bautista Pirates

#UH Robert Andino Marlins

Pack 8:

#C254 Brett Gardner RS Yankees

#512 Ryan Sweeney Athletics

#544 Sean Gallagher Athletics

#565 Dana Eveland RS Athletics

#574 Mike Pelfrey Mets

#605 Greg Reynolds RS Rockies

#UH39 Jose Molina Yankees

#UH104 Omar Infante Braves

Only two Red Sox from the 8 packs. Plenty of Athletics and Dodgers. I always wonder whether I try to collect the wrong team.

1993 Studio

You can see that they are trying really hard with set of cards. Big colourful glossy pictures, heavy card stock, border less pictures superimposed over the team name or logo, silver signature. Really nice looking cards.

There are 220 cards in the base set.

There are inserts: 12 Studio Heritage, 10 Studio Silhouettes, 10 Superstars on Canvas, 5 Studio Thomas.

The pack:

#134 Mo Vaughn Red Sox

#98 Tony Fernandez Mets

#102 Jeff King Pirates

#116 Ed Sprague Blue Jays

#169 Kevin Seitzer Athletics

#158 Dave Hollins Phillies

#190 Harold Baines Orioles

#206 Todd Hundley Mets

#8 Steve Buechele Cubs

#75 Kevin McReynolds Royals

#87 Joe Carter Blue Jays

#149 Ramon Martinez Dodgers

Nice looking cards. Very glossy which would have made collectors pretty happy in 1993. The use of the logo in the background impressive too. This set is missing two important things action shots (hence the name 'studio') and statistics, there is some up close and personal information, but no in depth RBI, SO, AB that I for one love to read.
One Red Sox, Big MO looking mean and brooding. Not bad.