2011 Topps Opening Day

Final hostage pack from Dayf. Opening Day 2011.

The pack:

#14 Ben Zorbist Bay Rays

#80 Jeremy Hellickson Bay Rays

#94 Jimmy Rollins Phillies

#148 Kevin Youkilis Red Sox

#154 Dan Haren Angels

#M3 Baltimore Orioles

#ODS-9 Daid Price Bay Rays

A Bay Rays pack rather than a Red Sox pack. 3D cards are pretty cool.

2011 Topps Update

The second to last hostage relocation pack from Cardboard Junkie. Look for exclusive blue-bordered paralle cards, which maens that this pack is from Wal Mart .
Another 12 card pack. Still looking for a few cards to complete the Red Sox set,
#US126 Adrian Gonzalez
#US296 Bobby Jenks

The pack:

#46 Angel Sanchez Astros

#68 Tyler Clippard Nationals

#108 Ubaldo Jimenez Indians

#129 Brooks Conrad Braves

#157 Reed Johnson Cubs

#194 Jason Kipnis Indians

#204 Brain Wilson Giants blue border

#223 Arthur Rhodes Rangers

#255 Allen Craig Cardinals

#304 Hunter Pence Astros

#321 Gaby Sanchez Marlins

#T60-113 Willie McCovey Padres

I think he is doing this on purpose now....

2008 Donruss Elite Extra Edition

Back to the hostage packs from Cardboard Junkie. These two packs were not wrapped as shown above but came in a clear foil wrapper, which may have been a free addition to another product. There are three cards per pack, so the only card you don't already know is the middle card. The card that collectors were after in this product was the Gordon Beckham rookie.
The whole base set is 100 cards and the Red Sox available are:
#4 Adam Mills
#59 Josh Reddick
#66 Kyle Weiland
#84 Ryan Pressly
#91 Tim Federowicz
#95 Tyler Yockey

Pack 1:

#15 Charlie Fairbush Detroit

#49 Jesse Darcy Tampa Bay

#56 Josh Reddick Boston

Pack 2:

#13 Brent Morel Chicago

#61 Justin Bristow Chicago

#91 Tim Federowicz Boston

Lovely two Red Sox from two packs. Charlie Furbush- seriously????

2011 Topps Series Two

Third and final pack from Ted. A 10 card Topps Series two.
Is there meant to be a minimum number of inserts in these packs?

The Pack:

#440 Grady Sizemore Indians

#451 Livan Hernandez Nationals

#458 Javier Vazquez Marlins

#459 Frank Francisco Blue Jays

#490 Matt Holliday Cardinals

#533 Lorenzo Cain Royals

#625 Ruben Tejada Mets

#652 Edwin Jackson White Sox

#60YOT-99 Larry Walker Expos

#KC73 Phil Rizzuto Yankees

No Red Sox, but no pony as Kimball Champions saved the pack, again!

2011 Topps Baseball Update

A second pack from Ted. This is an 8 card pack of the Update Series.Still need these to complete the Red Sox set,
#US126 Adrian Gonzalez
#US296 Bobby Jenks
plus quite a few of the Kimball Champion inserts.

The Pack:

#17 Craig Gentry Rangers

#18 Robinson Cano Yankees

#52 Lance Berkman Cardinals

#61 Nick Masset Reds

#205 B.J.LeMahieu Cubs

#215 Michael Dunn Marlins

#TDG-27 diamond giveaway

#KC139 James Shield Bay Rays

Saved from another PONY by the Shields Kimball Champion. Phew!!!

2012 Topps Baseball Stickers

Who says you need to complete one album before starting another?

The Topps 2012 Sticker Collection has 309 stickers to collect.

Theer are 245 players past and present, 9 Highlights and Hijinks, 25 Team mascots and 30 Team logos(2 per sticker).

Not a great deal of difference between this year and last year except there are no foil stickers in this years outing. 

So again I will bravely attempt to complete the whole sticker album.

I need 8 stickers to complete the set.
6, 125, LOGO 152, 160, 204, 207, 235, 290

How I get there:
20/04/12 (8 pkts 66 stickers from Waxaholic) 6, 12, 18, 21, 22, 23, 30, 36, 38, 39, 40, 46, 54, 67, 73, 74, 82, 89, 91, 93, 105, 106, 109, 111, 118, 120, 124, 130, 133, 138, 145, 151, 159, 169, 173, 175, 176, 185, 188, 194, 198, 206, 209, 217, 219, 220, 222, 226, 231, 238, 246, 249, 254, 258, 266, 267, 269, 271, 276, 279, 286, 292, 300, 304, 308, 309
16/10/12 (64 stickers from Toddfather) 3, 5, 13, 14, 17, 28, 29, 33, 37, 43, 45, 48, 51, 55, 57, 61, 64, 65, 69, 77, 78, 79, 81, 85, 87, 94, 95, 108, 115, 121, 126, 137, 139, 142, 144, 149, 161, 166, 174, 182, 190, 196, 208, 212, 213, 214, 216, 218, 221, 225, 228, 230, 233, 237, 241, 242, 251, 261, 265, 273, 277, 281, 289, 294, 306, 307.
03/12/12 (4 stickers from Baseball Dad) 86, 92, 100, 260
10/05/13 (67 stickers from Jeff UK Sports Cards) 2, 7, 8, 16, 19, 26, 32, 35, 44, 52, 58, 62, 83, 90, 97, 98, 102, 103, 110, 112, 113, 119, 123, 128, 129, 134, 135, 140, 141, 146, 147, 148,153, 154, 155, 156, 162, 163, 164, 168, 169, 172, 177, 180, 187, 189, 203, 205, 210, 211, 215, 223, 234, 236, 239, 244, 257, 264, 268, 280, 285, 288, 291, 293, 296, 301, 303
16/08/13 (103 stickers from Waxaholic) 1, 4, 9, 10, 11, 15, 20, 24, 25, 27, 31, 34, 41, 42, 47, 49, 50, 53, 59, 60, 63, 66, 68, 70, 71, 72, 75, 76, 80, 84, 86, 87, 88, 96, 99, 101, 104, 107, 114, 116, 117, 122, 127, 131, 132, 136, 143, 150, 157, 158, 165, 167, 170, 171, 172, 178, 179, 181, 183, 184, 186, 191, 192, 193, 195, 197, 199, 200, 201, 202, 224, 227, 229, 232, 240, 243, 245, 247, 248, 250, 252, 253, 255, 256, 257, 259, 262, 263, 270, 272, 274, 275, 278, 282, 283, 284, 287, 295, 297, 298, 299, 302, 305. 

2011 Topps Chrome

A break from the hostage packs. This pack was sent by Ted, who included some Topps regular pack as well in a recent trade. Nothing like a trade that includes unopened packs.
There are 4 cards per pack.
The Red Sox available are:
#3 Carl Crawford
#12 David Ortiz
#25 Adrian Gonzalez
#34 Josh Beckett
#49 Jonathan Papelbon
#55 Jon Lester
#90 Kevin Youkilis
#116 Clay Buchholz
#124 Jacoby Ellsbury
#161 Dustin Pedroia
Still need plenty of Red Sox from this set.

The pack:

#18 Ian Kinsler Rangers

#119 Ryan Lubwick Padres

#175 Ben Revere Twins

#C119 Jeremy Hellickson Bay Rays 1745/1962

A pony but that is too packs in a row containing limited print run cards. The Hellickson card is a nice one too! I know just where it will go as well.

2011 Bowman

One of the Bryce Harper packs that collectors went nuts for last year. The odds of a Bryce Harper prospect auto are 1 in 2900 or how about the blue parallel version 1 in 19 500.
Will this hostage relocation pack be the 1 in 19000?
Oh and there are Red Sox available too!
#26 Dustin Pedroia
#46 Jon Lester
#87 Adrian Gonzalez
#92 Josh Beckett
#119 David Ortiz
#126 Jacoby Ellsbury
#129 Carl Crawford
#130 Clay Buchholz
#186 Kevin Youkilis
#192 Lars Anderson RC

The pack:

#34 Adrian Beltre Rangers green border #243/450

#118 Chris Coghlan Marlins

#143 Ubaldo Jimenez Rockies

#148 Nelson Cruz Rangers

#190 Casey McGehee Brewers gold border

#BP5 Tyler Moore Nationals
#BP13 Alex Castellanos Cardinals

#BCP57 Angel Castillo Angels

#BCP58 Adrian Salcedo Twins

#TP80 Jarred Cosart Phillies

Retail checklist 2/4

PONY!!!!!

2011 Topps Lineage

Hostage relocation pack. Lineage sort of passed me by. I know there are 1975 minis and relics, stand-ups and the 3D cards available but that was all I found interesting, so I'm not sure what would be the attraction of completing this set.
There are 8 cards per pack.
The Red Sox available were (cards I still need are underlined):
#32 Jon Lester
#48 Carlton Fisk
#79 Carl Crawford
#87 David Ortiz
#90 Tris Speaker
#92 Clay Buchholz
#114 Dustin Pedroia
#145 Adrian Gonzalez
#149 Kevin Youkilis

The Pack:

#4 Buster Posey Giants

#8 Matt Holliday Cardinals

#18 Brett Anderson Athletics

#22 Aramis Ramirez Cubs

#56 Shane Victorino Phillies diamond anniversary

#81 Andruw Jones Yankees

#150 Robinson Cano Yankees

#155 Bob Gibson Cardinals

checklist 4/4

Another pony! I'm not trying hard enough.

2011 Topps Baseball Series Two

Another hostage exchange pack from Cardboard Junkie. A 12 card series two pack.  No Red Sox still needed, but Kimball Champions are still on the menu.
The Red Sox available were:
#351 Jacoby Ellsbury
#357 Mike Cameron
#364 Tim Wakefield
#372 Jarrod Saltalamacchia
#406 John Lackey
#423 Hideki Okajima
#425 Adrian Gonzalez
#464 Daniel Bard
#480 Dustin Pedroia
#500 Kevin Youkilis
#576 Jed Lowrie
#610 Josh Beckett
#653 J.D. Drew

The pack:

#362 Doug Fister Mariners

#435 Elvis Andrus Rangers

#519 Corey Hart Brewers

#520 Jorge Posada Yankees

#543 Texas Rangers

#547 Albert Pujols Cardinals

#562 Gordon Beckham

#573 Nyjer Morgan Brewers

#598 Jonny Gomez Reds

#611 Geovany Soto Cubs

#DD-14 Zimmerman/Werth Nationals

#TT2-11 Kendrys Morales Angels

A pony, very disappointing.

2011 Topps Update

Another couple of 5 card packs, sent my way from Cardboard Junkie, as part of the hostage relocation program he set up last year. This time from the Update Series. So by simple deduction he must have sent the series 1 5 card packs.
There are a few Red Sox I need to complete this update set. The available Red Sox are (the ones I need are underlined):
US1 Adrian Gonzalez
US9 Jose Iglesias RC
US20 Adrian Gonzalez
US42 David Ortiz
US78 David Ortiz
US122 Alfredo Aceves
US126 Adrian Gonzalez
US144 Kevin Youkilis
US166 David Ortiz
US257 Erik Bedard
US278 Jacoby Ellsbury
US296 Bobby Jenks
US300 Carl Crawford

Pack 1:

#107 Brandon McCarthy Athletics

#144 Kevin Youkilis Red Sox

#206 J.P Howell Bay Rays

#301 Tom Gorzelanny Nationals

#314 Armando Galarraga D-backs

Pack 2:

#147 C.J.Wilson Rangers

#199 Micah Owings D-backs

#224 Bill Hall Giants 

#236 Jose Morales Rockies

#259 Andre Ethier Dodgers

I am presuming these 5 cards packs include only base cards, no inserts/parallels etc.

2009 Goodwin Champions

A while ago I set out to collect the whole base set of 2009 Goodwin Champions. It is now 2012 and this particular pursuit is still wide open. 24 cards still to go from the 150 base set. It is slow going considering there are 4 cards per pack and I really would like to clear the decks before attempting another pursuit in 2012. That doesn't include the 2012 baseball sticker album, which I will pursue when the album arrives.
This pack came from Cardboard Junkie as part of our hostage exchange program.

The pack:

#17 Rollie Fingers A's

#50 David Ortiz Red Sox

#54 Kosuke Fukudome Cubs

#138 Gary Sheffield Mets mini

That's more like it.
A Red Sox card and one that is needed to complete the base set. Good pack.

2011 Topps Series One

I'm not even sure where these came from, which is a little annoying because I like to know the pedigree of packs opened. I have opened 12 card, 10 card and 8 card versions of 2011 Topps Series One but not 5 card packs.
I have all the Series One Red Sox, but I am still in the hunt for Kimball Champions. I have a feeling that these will not contain any inserts but just five base cards.
The Red Sox available from Series One were:
#3 Jon Lester
#62 Jonathan Papelbon
#115 Jason Varitek
#123 Mike Lowell
#208 Clay Buchholz
#218 Victor Martinez
#254 Lars Anderson RC
#278 Marco Scutaro
#302 Adrian Beltre
#314 Ryan Kalish
#315 David Ortiz
#324 Boston Red Sox TC

5 card pack 1:

#227 Nate McLouth Braves

#235 LL Hernandez, Buchholz Red Sox , Price

#289 Yuniesky Betancourt Royals

#297 Jason Jaramillo Pirates

#322 Brent Morel White Sox

5 card pack 2:

#234 Miguel Montero D-backs

#249 Aaron Harang Reds

#261 Alexel Ramirez White Sox

#273 Derrek Lee Braves

#304 Jim Thome Twins

Correct, only base. Were these 5 card packs a retail 99p product? I remember seeing $2.99 on other packs.

2009 Upper Deck First Edition

The third and final pack from Waxaholic is anotehr Upper Deck First Edition product. This set was a wacking 400 cards and the amount of Red Sox available is a fair list too.
There are 10 cards per pack, one of the cards will be a Starquest Foil rubbish card.
The Red Sox avaibale were:
#34 David Ortiz
#35 Jacoby Ellsbury
#36 Coco Crisp
#37 J.D. Drew
#38 Daisuke Matsuzaka
#39 Josh Beckett
#40 Curt Schilling
#41 Clay Buchholz
#42 Dustin Pedroia
#43 Julio Lugo
#44 Mike Lowell
#45 Jonathan Papelbon
#46 Jason Varitek
#47 Hideki Okajima
#48 Jon Lester
#49 Tim Wakefield
#50 Kevin Youkilis
#51 Jason Bay
#52 Justin Masterson
#312 John Smoltz
#313 Brad Penny
#314 Takashi Saito
#315 Josh Beckett
#316 Dustin Pedroia
#317 David Ortiz
#318 Jason Varitek

The pack:

#12 David Eckstein D-backs

#51 Jason Bay Red Sox

#69 Carlos Quentin White Sox

#88 Grady Sizemore Indians

#118 Josh Johnson Marlins

#195 Endy Chavez Mets

#208 Joba Chamberlain Yankees

#249 Matt Cain Giants

#293 Alex Rios Blue Jays

#SQ-19 Miguel Cabrera Tigers

Well Done Big B. Two of the packs contained Red Sox, so only 1 sad pony.



2007 Upper Deck First Edition

The second pack from Waxaholic. He must have raided the Upper Deck bin. I remember opening some blasters of 2007 Upper Deck.
10 cards per pack and the tempting proposition of collecting the first rookie cards of the season! The first 50 cards were Rookies and there were a few notables in the 2007 product as well; Troy Tulowitzki, Andrew Miller, Delmon Young, Adam Lind, Ryan Braun, Ubaldo Jiminez (although I don't think he was in First Edition), Josh Hamilton, Tim Lincecum, Dice-K, Alex Gordon (not sure they were in First Edition either)
The Red Sox available from this set were:
#4 Devern Hansack (RC)
#5 David Murphy (RC)
#59 Manny Ramirez
#60 David Ortiz
#61 Alex Cora
#62 Trot Nixon
#63 Doug Mirabelli
#64 Curt Schilling
#65 Jonathan Papelbon
#66 Craig Hansen
#228 Julio Lugo

The pack:

#11 Ryan Sweeney RC White Sox

#54 Nick Markakis Orioles

#92 Nate Robertson Tigers

#103 Maicer Izturis Angles

#124 Mariano Rivera Yankees

#143 Jorge Cantu Bay Rays

#167 Casey Janssen Blue Jays

#184 Chad Paronto Braves

#226 Dan Wheeler Astros

#PC-TE Mark Teahen Royals

So no Sox and 1 Rookie.

2006 Upper Deck First Pitch

The first of three packs from Waxaholic.
2006 First Pitch must have been UD attempt to combat/match Topps Opening Day. Only five cards but one is guaranteed to be an insert.
The Red Sox available were:
#22 Craig Hansen
#23 Curt Schilling
#24 David Ortiz
#25 Edgar Renteria
#26 Johnny Damon
#27 Manny Ramirez
#28 Matt Clement
#29 Trot Nixon
#76 Josh Beckett
#161 Mark Loretta
Only 2 of these 10 players still at the Red Sox.

The Pack:

#22 Craig Hansen RC Red Sox

#52 C.C Sabathia Indians

#101 Rocco Baldelli Bay Rays

#117 Torii Hunter Twins

guaranteed insert

#DS2 Andruw Jones Braves

Way to go Big B. A Red Sox rookie from the first pack!