2009 Goudey Blaster

This blaster was part of the stash a fellow teacher bought back from a US holiday. I collected Goudey in 2008 and like the look of the cards but I would like to collect the Goodwin Champions this year whenever they come out.


There are 200 cards in the base set.
There are 20 short prints.
There are inserts: 40 Sports Royalty, 40 Heads up, 100 4in1's (red border), 61 Goudey Graphs, 82 Goudey memorbilia and 53 Sports Royalty Autographs.
There are parallels: 4in 1's- green, blue and black, mini base, shortprinted and heads-up green, blue and black.
Good luck collecting this set.

The packs:

Pack 1:

#38 Kosuke Fukudome Cubs

#42 Carlos Zambrano Cubs

#90 Mark Teixeira Yankees

#98 Scott Elbert Dodgers

#115 Denard Span Twins

#127 Carlos Beltran Mets

#258 Larry Bird mini

#715 20th Anniversary Supreme Court Justice

Pack 2:

#2 Max Scherzer D-backs

#54 Jay Bruce Reds

#110 Yovani Gallardo Brewers

#146 Jeff Bailey Athletics

#187 Carlos Pena Bay Rays

#194 Travis Snider Blue Jays

#35-20 4in1 blue

#35-32 4in1 Red

Pack 3:

#9 Jeff Francoeur Braves

#69 Curtis Granderson Tigers

#72 Miguel Cabrera Tigers

#141 Greg Smith Rockies

#143 Johnny Damon Yankees

#155 Ryan Howard Phillies

#246 Guy Lafleur Hockey

#710 20th Anniversary Wayne Gretsky

Pack 4:

#1 Adam Dunn Nationals

#25 Kevin Youkilis Red Sox

#93 Howie Kendrick Angels

#105 Alcides Escobar Brewers

#167 Chris Young Padres

#189 Josh Hamilton Rangers

#35-8 4in1 red

#35-89 4in1 green

Pack 5:

#21 Melvin Mora Orioles

#30 Jonathan Papelbon Red Sox

#67 Troy Tulowitzki Rockies

#85 Alex Gordon Royals

#107 Mat Gamel Brewers

#109 Miguel Montero D-backs

#151 Cole Hamels Phillies

#191 Michael Young Rangers

Pack 6:

#12 Tim Hudson Braves

#33 J.D.Drew Red Sox

#36 Wilkin Castillo Reds

#45 Gavin Floyd White Sox

#96 Matt Kemp Dodgers

#153 Chase Utley Phillies

#177 Ryan Ludwick Cardinals

#179 Rick Ankiel Cardinals

Pack 7:

#6 Dan Harden D-Backs

#14 Kelly Johnson Braves

#34 Curt Schilling Red Sox mini

#62 Travis Hafner Indians

#133 Phil Coke Yankees

#156 Greg Golson Rangers

#158 Shane Victorino Phillies

#35-20 4in1 red

Pack 8:

#26 Michael Bowden Red Sox

#50 Alexei Ramirez White Sox

#66 Garrett Atkins Rockies

#103 Takashi Saito Red Sox

#122 Delmon Young Twins

#182 B.J.Upton Rays

#199 Lastings Milledge Nationals

#298 Carlos Zamrano Cubs

I like blaster, they give you a decent smattering of the cards, the occasional one your after and enough to trade.

Six Red Sox from the 8 packs isn't too bad either.

1991 Donruss Series 2 Baseball

The second helping from Big B at Waxaholic, 1991 Donruss Series 2-The Green ones.
For information on this set look here.
The pack contains 15 picture cards and 3 puzzle pieces of Willie Stargell.

The pack:

#411 Will Clark All Star

#667 Chris Nabholz Expos

#407 Kevin Mitchell MVP Giants

#711 Carlos Hernandez Dodgers

#717 Wait Terrell Tigers

#725 Randy Tomlin Pirates

#410 Len Dykstra MVP Phillies

#427 Jeff Conine RR Royals

#430 Mo Vaughn RR Red Sox

#729 Rob Deer Tigers
#735 Ken Dayley Blue Jays
#740 Kevin Appier Royals
#745 Paul Sorrento Twins
#764 Julio Machado Brewers
#767 Scott Erickson Twins

plus 13, 14, 15 Puzzle pieces Willie's head.

One Red Sox card but what a card, Big Mo Vaughn Rated Rookie.

Thanks for the two packs Brian. Much appreciated.

1991 O-Pee-Chee Premier Baseball

This pack came from Big B at Waxaholic. Produced in 1991 O-Pee-Chee in London, Canada
There are 132 cards in the set. No inserts or parallels. A nice simple set.

There are 7 cards in a pack.

The pack:

#21 Jack Clarke Red Sox

#46 Willie Fraser Blue Jays

#66 Todd Hundley Mets
#84 Jack Morris Twins

#80 Hensley Meulens Yankees
#95 Terry Pendelton Braves

A Red Sox and interestingly a 'Frappeur Designe'!

2009 Topps Baseball Series 2

Here are the three packs of 2009 Topps that Ed from Roll out the Barrel sent in a recent trade.

Searching for a checklist to see what is different between Series 1 and 2 has proved fruitless.

So here are the packs.

Pack1:

#350 Dustin Pedroia Red Sox

#357 Huston Street Rockies

#365 Kevin Millwood Rangers

#369 Matt Harrison Rangers

#474 Franklin Gutierrez Mariners

#486 J.J. Putz Mets

#607 Jarrod Washburn Mariners

#609 Juan Rivera Angels

#636 Armando Galarraga Tigers

#642 Ken Macha Brewers

#TTT33 Carlos Lee Astros

#LG-SC Steve Carlton Phillies

Pack 2:

#332 Chone Figgins Angels

#379 Howie Kendrick Angels

#382 Willy Mo Pena Nationals

#412 Taylor Teagarden Rangers

#424 Jorge Campillo Braves

#445 Joe Nathan Twins

#498 Kyle Davies Royals

#545 Matt Garza Bay Rays

#548 John Danks White Sox

#579 Rocco Baldelli Red Sox

#576 Don Wakamatsu Mariners

#TTT45 Alex Rios Blue Jays

Pack 3:

#423 Melvin Mora Orioles

#453 Javier Valentin Reds

#469 Michael Cuddyer Twins

#510 Ryan Ludwick Cardinals

#520 Adrian Gonzalez Padres

#563 Francisco Cordero Reds

#588 Jorge DeLaRosa Rockies

#613 Kendry Morales Angels

#658 Rick Porcello Tigers

#TTT28 Jimmy Rollins Phillies

#LLG-16 Cy Young Cleveland Naps

#LGCB-CY Cy Young Cleveland Naps

Thanks Ed, 2 Red Sox from 3 packs and some decent inserts.

Anyone collection the Topps Town 3D cards?

2007 UD Masterpieces Blaster

I bought this Masterpieces blaster from e-bayUS in the hope of finishing off , or getting very close to completing, the 2007 set. I haven't pulled any of the parallels or inserts but on looking that these cards I realised why I wanted the whole base set. The names and images in the set. Upper Deck seemed to go all out for this year with some iconic pictures.
The details of 2007 Masterpieces can be found here.

Pack 1:

#3 Bobby Thomson New York Giants

#29 Ken Griffey Junior Reds

#54 Jackie Robinson/Yogi Berra

#80 Craig Biggio Astros

Pack 2:

#17 Sandy Koufax Dodgers

#56 Hanley Ramirez Marlins

#67 Ryan Zimmerman Nationals

#90 Curt Schilling Red Sox

Pack 3:

#12 Ryan Howard Phillies

#28 Carl Yastrzemski Red Sox

#43 Ichiro Mariners

#69 Chien -Ming Wang Yankees

Pack 4:

#18 Reggie Jackson Yankees

#20 Ty Cobb Tigers

#64 Jared Weaver Angels

#77 Phil Hughes Yankees

Pack 5:

#31 David Ortiz Red Sox

#38 Albert Pujols Cardinals

#51 Delmon Young Bay Rays

#57 Victor Martinez Indians

Pack 6:

#5 Carlton Fisk Red Sox

#49 Albert Pujols Cardinals

#70 David Wright Mets

#88 Chase Utley Philles

Pack 7:

#58 Cole Hamels Phillies

#62 Luis Aparicio White Sox

#75 Richard Nixon

#83 Billy Butler Royals

Pack 8:

#7 Don Larsen Yankees

#71 Ryan Howard Phillies

#84 Andy LaRoche Dodgers

#87 Roberto Clemente Pirates

Great set and a little bit closer to a complete set. See my progress 2007 Masterpieces.

2009 Upper Deck Baseball Series 2

The third and final jumbo pack of cards in my recent holiday haul.
There are (#501 to #940)
There are inserts: 4 '89 Design, 50 1977 O-Pee-Chee, 12 Goodwin Champions preview, 22 USAB National team, Star quest common, rare and SUPER rare.
Some pseudo inserts: 6 Rookie Cards, 10 Rookies, 20 Award Winners, 30 Team Checklists.
There is a Gold parallel set.
There are game used and autos: Inkredibles, Game Materials, USAB National team Jerseys, USAB National Team Autographs.
There are also two 1-off cards: Historic Firsts of a dog! and a Derek Jeter buyback card.
There are 36 cards in this jumbo pack.

The pack:

#506 Yusmeiro Petit D-backs

#513 Doug Davis D-backs

#542 Melvin Mora Orioles

#547 Takashi Saito Red Sox

#549 Jeff Bailey Red Sox

#551 Daisuke Matsuzaka Red Sox

#584 D.J.Carrasco White Sox

#590 Octavio Dotel White Sox

#595 David Weathers Reds

#603 Bronson Arroyo Reds

#627 Taylor Buchholz Rockies

#647 Anibal Sanchez Marlins

#651 Ricky Nolasco Marlins

#667 LaTroy Hawkins Astros

#671 Esteban German Royals

#672 Ross Gload Royals

#678 Zack Greinke Royals

#714 Ramon Troncoso Dodgers

#734 Francisco Liriano Twins

#743 Denard Span Twins

#752 Jeremy Reed Mets

#755 J.J.Putz Mets

#772 Edwar Ramirez Yankees

#774 Chien-Ming Wang Yankees

#830 Luis Rodriguez Padres

#839 Chris Young Padres

#861 Roy Corcoran Mariners

#863 Kenji Johjima Mariners

#888 Ben Zobrist Bay Rays

#892 Willy Aybar Bay Rays

#899 Shawn Riggans Bay Rays

#911 Taylor Teagarden Rangers

#964 Nate McLouth Pirates

#996 Justin Morneau Twins

#SQ-37 David Price Bay Rays Turquoise common

#SQ-49 Nick Markakis Orioles Turquoise common.

Three Red Sox from a pack of 36. Not a bad ratio. All the others available for trade.

2009 Upper Deck Baseball Series 1 Rookie Edition

The second of the Jumbo packs I received recently by surprise.
There are 401 cards in the Series 1 base set.
There are a plethora of inserts: Starquests of various colours and rarity, Rookie Debuts, 1975 O-Pee-Chee, Rivals, Stars of the Game, USA Retrospectives, USA U18 National Team, Historical firsts, Historical Predictors, Checklists, Team Leaders, Season Highlights, etc, etc
There is a GOLD parallel and a parallel of an insert, 1975 O-Pee-Chee minis.
There are a number of autograph and game used cards.
There is 36 cards in this Rookie Edition Jumbo pack.

The pack:

#6 Stephen Drew D-backs

#20 Tom Glavine Braves

#29 Nick Markakis Orioles

#48 Clay Buchholz Red Sox

#62 Derek Lee Cubs

#83 Joe Crede White Sox

#90 A.J.Pierzynski White Sox

#123 Jeff Francis Rockies

#128 Edgar Renteria Tigers

#130 Gary Sheffield Tigers

#142 Jeremy Hermida Marlins

#163 Mike Aviles Royals

#186 Ervin Santana Angels

#191 Manny Ramirez Dodgers

#193 Chad Billingsley Dodgers

#214 Ryan Braun Brewers

#231 Kevin Slowey Twins

#248 Moises Alou Mets

#253 Oliver Perez Mets

#287 Jack Cust A's

#299 Cole Hamels Phillies

#304 Ian Snell Pirates

#321 Scott Hairston Padres

#350 Chris Duncan Cardinals

#355 Ryan Ludwick Cardinals

#367 Troy Percival Bay Rays

#384 A.J.Burnett Blue Jays

#411 Brad Nelson Brewers

#431 Red Sox Team leaders

#446 Astros Team leaders

#465 Manny Ramirez Red Sox

#480 Nate McLouth Pirates

#494 Joakim Soria Royals

#496 Joe Mauer Twins

RR-KK Kila Ka'aihue Royals

RR-RP Robert Parnell Mets

Three Red Sox and plenty of cards for trade. Decent photography from Upper Deck for this years set too.

2003 Fleer Hardball

This pack took me a little by surprise. When the auction mentioned round cards I knew it was for me. And yes unsurprisingly the cards are round.
There are 240 cards in the base set which includes 25 All-around Stars and 15 Rookies on deck.
There are two parallel sets: Gold and Platinum (#to 50).
There are inserts: 20 Round trippers, 15 On the Ball, 20 Discs and 14 Round Numbers (#to 1,000).
There are also Game Use and Autographed cards.
There are 7 cards per pack.

The pack:

#35 Kevin Mench Rangers

#45 Junior Spivey D-backs

#76 Mark Teixeira Rangers

#94 Ben Grieve Bay Rays

#137 Roberto Alomar Mets

#165 Bubba Trammell Padres

Well there was no Red Sox, but I was not disappointed by this set. This was a one-off set by the looks of things, so it appears not too popular with collectors.

It's not a new concept either. Take a look at the 1977 Pepsi Cola cards.

1998 Score Baseball

This is a plastic wrapped solo pack purchased from e-bay. 1998 was the last year of the Score brand. and is packed full of inserts.

There is 270 cards in the base set.
There are inserts masquerading as parallels called Showcase and Showcase Artist's Proofs. There is 160 in each set of parallels(inserts).
There are true inserts: 20 All-Score Team, 30 Complete players, 20 First Pitch, 10 Loaded Lineup, 15 New Season and 24 EPIX (?)
There are 10 cards per plastic pack.

The pack:

#10 Alex Rodriguez Mariners

#44 Curtis Goodwin Reds

#48 Omar Vizquel Indians

#59 Deion Saunders Reds

#80 Scott Hatteberg Red Sox

#155 Alan Benes Cardinals

#177 David Wells Yankees

#180 Jim Leyritz Rangers

#245 Ryan McGuire Expos

#3C Derek Jeter Yankees

Not too bad for 99pence. A Red Sox and a great insert of Derek Jeter. Although as a Red Sox fan I cannot really say that, can I?

1994 Score Baseball Series 2 Hobby

I purchased five of these packs with the possibility of obtaining a Trot Nixon Rookie card.
There are 660 cards in the set, broken into two series of 330 cards.
There is a parallel set of Gold Rush cards. 1 is inserted into every pack.
There are inserts: 60 Boys of Summer, 20 Score Cycle, 10 Dream Team and 60 Gold Stars.
There are 13 cards per pack plus 1 Gold Rush Foil card.

Pack 1:

#344 Kirt Manwaring Giants

#358 Todd Zeile Cardinals

#370 Jose Vizcaino Cubs

#409 Ruben Sierra A's

#410 Jack Armstrong GOLD Marlins

#453 Jack Morris Blue Jays

#483 Mark Lewis Indians

#505 Dickie Thon Brewers

#544 Doug Jones Astros

#556 Darrell Whitmore Marlins

#567 Craig Paquette A's

#582 Damon Buford Orioles

#602 Luis Ortiz Red Sox

#623 John Roper Reds

Pack 2:

#386 Mike Devereaux Orioles

#396 Daryl Boston Rockies

#406 Robby Thompson Giants

#434 Bret Barberie Marlins

#502 Greg Swindell Astros

#510 Sammy Sosa Cubs

#532 Matt Brunson Tigers

#549 Norm Charlton Mariners

#551 Greg McMichael Braves

#555 Marc Valdes Marlins

#581 Kevin Rogers Giants

#643 Eric Wedge Rockies

#645 Manny Ramirez Indians

#647 Braves Checklist GOLD

Pack 3:

#379 Tim Raines White Sox

#393 Cecil Fielder Tigers

#422 Dave Justice Braves

#447 Karl Rhodes Cubs

#477 Kevin Reimer Brewers

#488 Mike Lansing GOLD Expos

#517 Brooks Kieschnick Cubs

#539 Tim Salmon Angels

#562 Russ Springer Angels

#595 Darrell Sherman Padres

#616 Turk Wendell Cubs

#630 Darryl Kile No Hitter Astros

#653 Dodgers Checklist

Pack 4:
#331 Frank Viola Red Sox

#387 Erik Hanson Mariners

#397 Pat Kelly Yankees

#407 Dave Winfield Twins

#430 Bill Swift Giants

#492 Kevin Young Pirates

#503 Chad Kreuter Tigers

#513 Bo Jackson White Sox

#583 Paul Quantrill Red Sox

#533 Dave Nilsson Brewers

#603 Larry Luebbers Reds

#614 Carlos Delgardo Blue Jays

#616 Turk Wendell Cubs

#618 Raul Mondesi GOLD Dodgers

Pack 5:

#332 Ron Grant Braves

#361 David Segui Orioles

#410 Jack Armstrong Mariners

#440 Mark Whiten Cardinals

#495 Rafael Palmeiro Rangers

#506 Matt Davis Yankees

#514 Dennis Martinez Expos

#514 Dennis Martinez GOLD Expos

#545 Scott Leius Twins

#566 Bobby Munoz Yankees

#574 Jeff Granger Royals

#596 Steve Scarsone Giants

#618 Raul Mondesi Dodgers

#655 Yankees Checklist

The biggest disappointment about these packs, besides the fact that there was only 3 Red Sox, was the GOLD RUSH cards. I understand that these were released 15 years ago however the Gold Rush cards stuck to the card next to it, not unlike in the past when the gum stuck to cards. It then tore the foil from the surface. You can see on the Dennis Martinez card, that is not a bad scan, that is the little flecks of foil missing and in this case stuck to Bobby Munoz. This was the best Gold Rush Foil card, others were much worse. I did like the checklist idea, which was satellite photos of the stadiums long before Google Earth. Also the Manny card and his 'Fresh Prince' haircut is a beauty.

So should I complain about an average set made 15 years ago, probably not.