2003 Upper Deck 40 Man

The incredibly enormous 990 card set from Upper Deck.

The Red Sox available are;

 

#204 Nomar Garciaparra
#205 Pedro Martinez
#206 John Burkett
#207 Johnny Damon
#208 Doug Mirabelli
#209 Derek Lowe
#210 Shea Hillenbrand
#211 Brandon Lyon
#212 Trot Nixon
#213 Jason Varitek
#214 Tim Wakefield
#215 Manny Ramirez
#216 Todd Walker
#217 Jeremy Giambi
#218 Ramiro Mendoza
#219 Bill Mueller
# 220 David Ortiz
#221 Mike Timlin
#222 Alan Embree
#223 Bob Howry
#224 Chad Fox
#225 Damian Jackson
#226 Casey Fossum
#227 Steve Woodard
#228 Freddy Sanchez
#764 Johnny Damon AS
#766 Nomar Garciaparra AS
#769 Shea Hillenbrand AS
#773 Derek Lowe AS
#774 Pedro Martinez AS
#777 Manny Ramirez AS
#840 Nomar Garciaparra T40
#841 Manny Ramirez T40
#842 Pedro Martinez T40
#880 Jason Shiell NR
#881 Kevin Tolar NR
#938 Mike Nicolas NR
#945 Ryan Cameron NR
#963 Boston Red Sox TC

There are two parallel versions; Rainbow and Red,White and Blue.
Included in each pack is a UD Vintage Update card.
There are 10 cards per pack and I have two packs. There must be a Red Sox in here somewhere.

Pack 1:

#1 Troy Glaus Angels

#47 Ricardo Rincon Athletics

#57 Kelvim Escobar Blue Jays

#193 Herbert Perry Rangers

#297 Tony Flore Twins

#475 Ramon Martinez Cubs

#627 Roger Cedeno Mets

#834 Jeff Kent Giants WS

#890 Mike Ryan Twins NR

#335 Sandy Alomar White Sox Vintage update

 

Pack 2:

#69 Frank Catalanotto Blue Jays

#369 Octavio Dotel Astros

#474 Matt Clement Cubs

#475 Ramon Martinez Cubs ????again????

#570 Kurt Ainsworth Giants

#643 Clay Condrey Padres

#680 Hector Mercado Phillies

#820 Luis Castillo Marlins AS

#917 Matt Bruback Cubs NR

#297 Mike Neu Athletics Vintage update

That is just depressing.

 

2003 Upper Deck Honor Roll

Here is an interesting concept from 2003, a 161 card set from Upper Deck. The first 130 cards in the set are two different cards for 65 players, the even numbered cards #2- #60 are short printed and apparently seeded into packs in a ratio of 1 to 6. Card #131 is a short printed (#to1000) exclusive Hideki Matsui card and the next 30 cards are Freshman Class rookies and prospects (#to2500).

There are two parallel sets called Silver Honors (#to150) and Gold Honors (#to25)

There are three relics inserts available; Dean's List Jersey, Grade A Batting Gloves and Leather of Distinction. An interesting feature of the Dean's List jersey is that each player has two cards, one for each initial in their name. Well maybe not that interesting really.

The Red Sox available are;

#23 Nomar Garciaparra
#24 Nomar Garciaparra SP
#39 Pedro Martinez
#40 Pedro Martinez SP

There are 5 cards per pack. I have two packs.

Pack 1:

#21 Miguel Tejada Athletics

#68 Shawn Green Dodgers

#81 Rafael Palmeiro Rangers

#104 J.D.Drew Cardinals

#108 Brian Giles Pirates

 

Pack 2:

#7 Mike Piazza Mets

#53 Bernie Williams Yankees

#88 Rafael Furcal Braves

#93 Roy Oswalt Astros

#97 Larry Walker Rockies

 

In terms of Red Sox, I am seriously opening some crappy packs lately.  



2003 Upper Deck Series 2 baseball

The 2003 Upper Deck baseball card set includes 540 cards, divided into two series and an update set of 60 cards. Series 2 is numbered 271 to 540. This includes Star Rookies numbered 501-530 and Season Highlights numbered 531to 540.

The Red Sox available in series 2 are;
#330 Manny Ramirez
#331 Johnny Damon
#332 Trot Nixon
#333 Tim Wakefield
#334 Casey Fossum
#335 Todd Walker
#336 Jeremy Giambi
# 337 Bill Mueller
#338 Ramiro Mendoza
#540 Nomar Garciaparra SH CL
I have two packs that are marked $2.99 and have a big blob of silicone on the top, so I am guessing they were once part of a repack.

Pack 1:

#290 Mark Hendrickson Blue Jays

#295 Erubiel Durazo Athletics

#366 Bernie Williams Yankees

#371 David Wells Yankees

#452 Justin Wayne Marlins

#456 Todd Hollandsworth Marlins

#520 Termel Sledge Expos

#533 Miguel Tejada Athletics

 

Pack 2:

#283 Ramon Hernandez Athletics

#317 Jeff Conine Orioles

#364 Miguel Olivo White Sox

#381 Billy Wagner Astros

#445 Ray Durham Giants

#452 Justin Wayne Marlins

#482 Kris Benson Pirates

#522 Phil Seibel Mets

Having no luck with these packs at all.

 

 

 

1991 Topps baseball

The Topps 1991 set is a highly unappreciate set, unfortunately falling bang in the middle of the overproduced Junk Wax era. It should sit high in this era considering it followed the awful 1990 Topps with a return to better photography and neater finish. The 792 card set is packed with corrected errors to keep collectors searching for years to come.

A complete list of errors can be found here.



The most significant cards from this set are:

#113 Carl Everett RC
#333 Chipper Jones RC

The Red Sox available in this set are;
#14 Dennis Lamp
#21 Joe Morgan MG
#37 Tom Bolton
#70 Ellis Burks
#94 John Dopson
#123 Greg A. Harris
#155 Dwight Evans
#189 Daryl Irvine
#206 Carlos Quintana
#247 Jody Reed
#269 Joe Hesketh
#303 Mike Boddicker
#338 Luis Rivera
#356 Mike Marshall
#375 Tony Pena
#450 Wade Boggs
#474 Phil Plantier RC
#496 Marty Barrett
5#30 Roger Clemens
#542 Rob Murphy
#574 John Marzano
#605 Jeff Reardon
#629 Wes Gardner
#652 Kevin Romine
#675 Tom Brunansky
7#02 Tim Naehring
#731 Jeff Gray
#761 Larry Andersen
#763 Dana Kiecker
#792 Mike Greenwell
There are 15 cards and 1 stick of gum per pack.
I was recently sent 3 packs purchased at a flea market in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Pack 1:

#217 Chris Bosio Brewers

#218 Rick Parker Giants

#255 Brain Downing Angels

#303 Mike Boddicker Red Sox

#421 Alex Cole Indians

#466 Charles Nagy Indinas

#538 Bip Roberts Padres

#614 Luis Salazar Cubs

#620 Ozzie Guillen White Sox

#639 Frank Robinson Orioles

#705 Robby Thompson Giants

#744 Nelson Santovenia Expos

#753 Paul Marak Braves

#785 Scott Fletcher White Sox



 

Pack 2:

#13 Mariano Duncan Reds

#14 Dennis Lamp Red Sox

#48 Dennis Boyd Expos

#52 Francisco Oliveras Giants

#68 Gary Sheffield Brewers

#144 Dave Henderson Athletics

#173 Jason Grimsley Phillies

#323 Cory Snyder Indinas

#371 Jeff Montgomery Royals

#453 Lenny Harris Dodgers

#495 Charlie Hough Rangers

#529 Marc Newfield Mariners

#710 Kent Hrbrk Twins

#713 Scott Scudder Reds

#735 Ron Darling Mets

 

Pack 3:

#56 Jeff Parrett Braves

#57 Jack Howell Angels

#87 Tracy Jones Mariners

#139 Jeff Treadway Braves

#174 Ken Caminiti Astros

#227 Steve Avery Braves

#297 Manny Lee Blue Jays

#403 Bobby Bonilla Pirates AS

#435 Kevin Maas Yankees

#502 Carney Lansford Athletics

#568 Ron Karkovice White Sox

#667 Kent Anderson Angels

#681 Jeff Scaefer Mariners

#703 Juan Agosto Astros

#764 Mark Carreon Mets

 

 

So a couple of Red Sox and three piece of delicious gum.

2011 Topps Lineage Stand-ups insert

This 25 die-cut insert set is modelled on the 1964 Stand-ups inserted in 1964 Topps. Designed to be folded in half (heaven forbid) to display the player.
They were inserted into 2011 Topps Lineage at a ratio of 1 in 12 packs. Unlike some of the other inserts within Lineage there are no variations.
I have 25 of the 25 cards so far.

The 25 card set includes:

TS1 Jose Bautista
TS2 Ryan Zimmerman
TS3 Albert Pujols
TS4 Felix Hernandez
TS5 Tim Lincecum
TS6 Ryan Howard
TS7 Mariano Rivera
TS8 Jason Heyward
TS9 Ryan Braun
TS10 Hunter Pence
TS11 Miguel Cabrera
TS12 Adam Dunn
TS13 Kevin Youkilis
TS14 Joey Votto
TS15 Carlos Gonzalez
TS16 Mike Stanton
TS17 Matt Kemp
TS18 Joe Mauer
TS19 Alex Rodriguez
TS20 Roy Halladay
TS21 Brooks Robinson
TS22 Hank Aaron
TS23 Mickey Mantle
TS24 Juan Marichal
TS25 Sandy Koufax

2011 Topps Lineage 3D cards

This 25-card set is based on the 1968 Topps 3-D set.

The Linegraph cards are based on the obscure XOGraph test issue from 1968. The original cards all have the following text on their backs.

This is an experimental XOGRAPH® card produced as a limited edition. Not for public circulation or distribution. Not for resale.
To be returned to:
Visual Panographics, Inc.
488 Madison Avenue
New York, New York.

The cards were inserted into 2011 Topps Lineage at a ratio of 1 in 12 packs. There are two variations available; black backs limited to 99 and Red backs limited to 1. Each featuring the original 1968 card backs.
Although the original experimental 1968 versions go for mega-money. This Lineage set is relatively inexpensive to complete, so complete it I will try.

The 25 cards in the set are:

T3D1 Ichiro
T3D2 Buster Posey
T3D3 Ryan Howard
T3D4 Mark Teixeira
T3D5 Joe Mauer
T3D6 Ryan Braun
T3D7 Carlos Gonzalez 
T3D8 Joey Votto
T3D9 Adrian Gonzalez
T3D10 Alex Rodriguez
T3D11 David Wright
T3D12 Carl Crawford
T3D13 Miguel Cabrera
T3D14 Chase Utley
T3D15 Evan Longoria
T3D16 Jason Heyward
T3D17 Kendry Morales
T3D18 Shin-Soo Choo
T3D19 Hanley Ramirez
T3D20 Josh Hamilton
T3D21 Justin Upton
T3D22 Troy Tulowitzki
T3D23 Hunter Pence
T3D24 Derek Jeter
T3D25 Albert Pujols

1971 Fleer World Series baseball

1971 Fleer world series champions. Artwork by Robert Laughlin is featured in this second of Fleer's World Series Highlights sets. Fronts feature color art with backs printed in black. there are 68 cards in the 1971 set .

The 75 cards in the set are:

1 1903 Red Sox/Pirates Cy Young
2 1904 NO Series John McGraw
3 1905 Giants/A's
4 1906 White Sox/Cubs
5 1907 Cubs/Tigers
6 1908 Cubs/Tigers Ty Cobb
7 1909 Pirates/Tigers
8 1910 A's/Cubs Eddie Collins
9 1911 A's/Giants Home Run Baker
10 1912 Red Sox/Giants
11 1913 A's/Giants Christy Mathewson
12 1914 Braves/A's
13 1915 Red Sox/Phillies Grover Alexander
14 1916 Red Sox/Dodgers
15 1917 White Sox/Giants Red Faber
16 1918 Red Sox/Cubs Babe Ruth
17 1919 Reds/White Sox
18 1920 Indians/Dodgers
19 1921 Giants/Yankees Waite Hoyt
20 1922 Giants/Yankees
21 1923 Yankees/Giants Herb Pennock
22 1924 Senators/Giants Walter Johnson
23 1925 Pirates/Senators
24 1926 Cardinals/Yankees Rogers Hornsby
25 1927 Yankees/Pirates
26 1928 Yankees/Cardinals Lou Gehrig
27 1929 A's/Cubs
28 1930 A's/Cardinals Jimmie Foxx
29 1931 Cardinals/A's Pepper Martin
30 1932 Yankees/Cubs Babe Ruth
31 1933 Giants/Senators Carl Hubbell
32 1934 Cardinals/Tigers
33 1935 Tigers/Cubs Mickey Cochrane
34 1936 Yankees/Giants Red Rolfe
35 1937 Yankees/Giants Tony Lazzeri
36 1938 Yankees/Cubs
37 1939 Yankees/Reds
38 1940 Reds/Tigers
39 1941 Yankees/Dodgers
40 1942 Cardinals/Yankees
41 1943 Yankees/Cardinals
42 1944 Cardinals/Browns
43 1945 Tigers/Cubs Hank Greenberg
44 1946 Cardinals/Red Sox Enos Slaughter
45 1947 Yankees/Dodgers
46 1948 Indians/Braves
47 1949 Yankees/Dodgers Preacher Roe
48 1950 Yankees/Phillies Allie Reynolds
49 1951 Yankees/Giants Ed Lopat
50 1952 Yankees/Dodgers Johnny Mize
51 1953 Yankees/Dodgers
52 1954 Giants/Indians
53 1955 Dodgers/Yankees Duke Snider
54 1956 Yankees/Dodgers
55 1957 Braves/Yankees
56 1958 Yankees/Braves Hank Bauer
57 1959 Dodgers/Wh. Sox Duke Snider
58 1960 Pirates/Yankees
59 1961 Yankees/Reds Whitey Ford
60 1962 Yankees/Giants
61 1963 Dodgers/Yankees
62 1964 Cardinals/Yankees
63 1965 Dodgers/Twins
64 1966 Orioles/Dodgers
65 1967 Cardinals/Red Sox
66 1968 Tigers/Cardinals
67 1969 Mets/Orioles
68 1970 Orioles/Reds

1970 Topps Booklets

The 1970 Topps Story Booklets consist of a 24 player set. The 24 miniature biographies of ballplayers (one player per team) measure 2-1/2" X 3-7/16" and were inserted into 1970 Topps regular issue baseball card wax packs. The 6 page comic book style story book features a checklist on the back page.

There are 24 cards in the complete set:

 



1 Mike Cuellar
2 Rico Petrocelli
3 Jay Johnstone
4 Walt Williams
5 Vada Pinson
6 Bill Freehan
7 Wally Bunker
8 Tony Oliva
9 Bobby Murcer
10 Reggie Jackson
11 Tommy Harper
12 Mike Epstein
13 Orlando Cepeda
14 Ernie Banks
15 Pete Rose
16 Denis Menke
17 Bill Singer
18 Rusty Staub
19 Cleon Jones
20 Deron Johnson
 21 Bob Moose
22 Bob Gibson
23 Al Ferrara
24 Willie Mays