2011 Bowman Draft Picks and Prospects baseball 'Value Pack'

Yes this is one of those packs. There could be a Mike Trout Rookie card tucked within the pack. A highly sort after card. 

Let's not forget Dylan Bundy and a young fellow by the name of Bryce Harper. Their cards are all possibilities in this set. That is the beauty of Bowman Draft Picks and Prospects. 

There are also a number of Red Sox prospects available in the set.

Matt Barnes,  
Kyle Weiland, 
Blake Swihart, 
Ryan Lavarnway, 
Henry Owens,  
Tommy Hottovy and 
Jose Iglesias.


The 'Value Pack'  contains 12 cards, which includes 3 Bowman Chrome cards.

The pack:
#26 Brandon Laird Yankees
#34 Logan Forsythe Padres
#40 Dee Gordon Dodgers
#77 Matt Young Braves
#BDPP11 Mike Wright Nationals
#BDPP14 Archie Bradley D-backs
#BDPP14 Archie Bradley D-backs gold border 
#BDPP63 Brandon Nimmo Mets
#BDPP69 Jace Peterson Padres
Chrome
#13 Mark Hamburger Rangers
#BDPP74 Kyle Kubitza Braves
#BDPP36 Larry Greene Phillies refractor


Unfortunately no 'mega' hits but a fairly good cross section of future greats!
No bloody Red Sox either.   

2011 Topps Chrome baseball

Two packs of Topps Chrome from a while back. Thankfully not the flaw ridden 2010 product. They were a bit of a disaster. 
Lots of rookies autographs in this series, 2011 included Eric Hosmer.
I don't need any Red Sox base Chrome cards, so what are the odds that I will pull one more from a pack.
There are 4 cards per pack. Refractor odd are 1 in 3, Gold refractors 1 in 11,000 .

Pack 1:
#16 Jason Heyward Braves X-fractor
#105 Felix Hernandez Mariners
#148 Derrek Lee Orioles
#157 Angle Pagan Mets

'borrowed' image from COMC. My scanner didn't like this card at all!

Pack 2:

#57 John Jaso Bay Rays

#139 Clayton Richard Padres

#142 John Buck Marlins refractor

#149 Ian Desmond Nationals

checklist

Another 'borrowed' image. My scanner really does hate these chrome cards.

Despite there not being any Red Sox cards, pulling a refractor from each pack is pretty good odds. I had also forgotten how much I like shiny cards.

2011 Topps Opening Day baseball

A solitary 2011 Opening day pack. Another pack that came from 'The Dollar Store'. I am always checking 'Poundland' and 'The Pound Shop' here in the UK but as of yet there have been no baseball cards. Seems odd?
The pack:
#77 Koji Uehara Orioles
#86 Stephen Strasburg Nationals
#124 Clayton Kershaw Dodgers
#150 Matt Cain Giants blue border (0365/2011)
#187 Brandon Phillips Reds
#205 Carlos Quentin White Sox
#9/10 Buster Posey Giants Spot the Error

Can you spot the error?

Still no Red Sox!

2011 Topps baseball stickers

When Topps reintroduced baseball stickers in 2011, I was very excited. Too excited in fact, as I spent a partial arm and leg to get both the book and 6 packs of stickers from Canada no less. 
I liked the stickers so much I also started the 2012 book, which was a little easier to acquire but just as difficult to complete. I am still a few stickers short on both sets. 
Topps continues to make the sticker albums, 2015 has recently been released. 
These five packs came up for auction on ebayUK. I was the sole bidder. Lucky me.
There are 8 stickers per pack. I still need the following 34 stickers to complete the album:

9 43 44 46 59 70 71 73 81

109 133 138 146 147 149 162 168 173 178 180 191 200

224 227 243 245 248 251 258 259 264 277 294   

301 307.

Pack 1:

#49 Adam Dunn White Sox

#94 Maicer Izturis Angels

#141/304 Padres/Cubs

#231 James McDonald Pirates

#238 Albert Pujols Cardinals

#262 Casey Blake Dodgers

#270 Will Venable Padres

#283 Aubrey Huff Giants

Pack 2:

#37 Juan Rivera Bay Rays

#82 Delmon Young Twins

#100 Josh Willingham Athletics

#114 Jack Wilson Mariners

#150 Tim Hudson Brewers

#156 Omar Infante Marlins

#182 Ryan Zimmerman Nationals

#251 Dexter Fowler Rockies- needed

Pack 3:

#5 JJ Hardy Orioles

#87 Tsuyoshi Nishioka Twins

#124 Mitch Moreland Rangers

#176 Carlos Ruiz Phillies

#183 Ian Desmond Nationals

#191 Starlin Castro Cubs - needed

#214 Ryan Braun Brewers

#242 Chris Young D-backs

Pack 4:

#28 Johnny Damon Bay Rays

#42 Aaron Hill Bay Rays

#85 Danny Valencia Twins

#115 Jack Cust Mariners

#131 /306 Royals/Pirates

#192 Blake DeWitt Cubs

#198 Jay Bruce Reds

#282 Freddy Sanchez Giants

Pack 5:

#20 Curtis Granderson Yankees

#25 Mark Teixeira Yankees

#138 /301 Brewers/ Rangers- needed

#170 Shane Victorino Phillies

#227 Ronny Cedeno Pirates- needed

#228 Neil Walker Pirates

#248 Miguel Montero D-backs- needed

#249 Daniel Hudson D-backs

5 cards taken form the wants list, 3 from one pack! Leaving 29 to go.

For the second day NO Red Sox.

2011 Topps baseball stickers

 One of the New Year type decisions I made about collecting baseball cards was to actively, seriously, somewhat desperately, try to complete the sets on the side bar which have been sitting there uncompleted for far too long.

Two sets which have been harder to complete than I thought they would be are the: 2011 Topps baseball stickers and 2012 Topps baseball stickers.

With that in mind I purchased 7 packs of stickers from a seller in Germany. A fellow UK Blogger Martyn, who writes Abitrary Crap, recommended this seller in Germany when I had my unfortunate incident with Panini Triple Play.

I only have 42 stickers from a possible 309 to go, but as we now move squarely into 2013 and possibly another album- this needs to be struck from the incomplete list. If you are a student of mathematics and/or sticker collecting you will understand that the odds are not in my favour.

I have seven packs, each containing 8 stickers.

 

Pack 1:

#41 Yunel Escobar Blue Jays

#62 Carlos Santana Indians

#77 Alcides Escobar Royals

#160 Jason Bay Mets

#165 Daniel Murphy Mets

#199 Scott Rolen Reds

#208 Chris Johnson Astros

#257 Chris Iannetta Rockies

 

Pack 2:

#14 Jed Lowrie Red Sox

#35 Sam Fuld Bay Rays

#48 Carlos Quentin White Sox

#188 Marlon Byrd Cubs

#226 Pedro Alvarez Pirates

#241 Xavier Naby D-backs

#265 James Loney Dodgers

#275 Nick Hundley Padres

 

Pack 3:

#33 Sean Rodriguez Bay Rays

#56 Grady Sizemore Indians

#124 Mitch Moreland Rangers

#130/303 Indians/Phillies

#187 Alfonso Soriano Cubs

#214 Ryan Braun Brewers

#228 Neil Walker Pirates

#273 Orlando Hudson Padres

 

Pack 4:

#13 Kevin Youkilis Red Sox

#49 Adam Dunn White Sox

#94 Maicer Izturis Angels

#104 Cliff Pennington Athletics

#153 Josh Johnson Marlins

#238 Albert Pujols Cardinals

#256 Todd Helton Rockies

#270 Will Venable Padres

 

Pack 5:

#29 B.J.Upton Bay Rays

#144 Jason Heyward Braves

#151 Logan Morrison Marlins

#174 Chase Utley Phillies

#195 Matt cain Cubs

#201 Brandon Phillips Reds

#283 Aubrey Huff Giants

#289 Joe DiMaggio Yankees

 

Pack 6:

#4 Mark Reynolds Orioles

#32 Reid Brignac Bay Rays

#86 Jason Kubel Twins

#98 Jeff Mathis Angels

#221 Jonathan Lucroy Brewers

#255 Jonathan Herrera Rockies

#274 Anthony Rizzo Padres

#279 Cody Ross Giants

 

Pack 7:

#24 Robinson Cano Yankees

#55 Michael Brantley Indians

#78 Chris Getz Royals

#97 Kendrys Morales Angels

#128/305 Yankees/Astros

#166 Ike Davis Mets

#230 Chris Snyder Pirates

#261 Andre Ethier Royals



 

From 7 packs, there was 1 sticker I needed #238 Albert Pujols. 

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

2011 Topps Lineage Blaster

I purchased this blaster with the slightly misguided perception of pulling some 1964 Topps Stand-ups , which were inserted into 2011 Lineage packs. That is until I realised that there are only 2 per hobby box and the wrapper explained that the ratio is 1in 12. Oh well. The 3D cards are pretty cool perhaps they are easier to pull... same ratio, 1in 12. So maybe just the Red Sox then.

The base Red Sox available from this set include;

#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

plus a number of interesting inserts

#TV19 Adrian Gonzalez Topps Venezuelan

#TS13 Kevin Youkilis Topps Stand-ups

#T3D9 Adrian Gonzalez Topps 3D

 

There are 7 packs plus a game used relic in each blster. There are 8 cards per pack.

 

Pack 1:

#44 Jay Bruce Reds

#55 Nolan Ryan Rangers

#72 Rickie Weeks Brewers

#104 Miguel Montero D-backs

#123 Andre Ethier Dodgers

#154 Fergie Jenkins Cubs

#168 Delmon Young Twins

#99 David Price Bay Rays 1975 mini

 

Pack 2:

#22 Johan Santana Mets

#29 Chris Sale White Sox

#39 Ricky Romero Blue Jays

#108 Hammerin' Hank Braves

#154 Brandon Beachy Braves

#177 Phil Hughes Yankees

#181 Frank Thomas White Sox

#TCS39 Joe Mauer Twins cloth sticker

 

Pack 3:

#51 Hunter Pence Astros

#80 Troy Tulowitzki Rockies

#86 carlos Gonzalez Rockies

#114 Dustin Pedroia Red Sox

#120 Ichiro Mariners

#166 Yovani Gallardo Brewers

#189 Jaime Garcia Cardinals

#3 Jimmie Foxx Athletics 1975 mini

 

Pack 4:

#11 Ryan Zimmerman Nationals

#17 Billy Butler Royals

#63 Ubaldo Jimenez Rockies

#77 David Wright Mets

#108 Hank Aaron Braves Diamond Anniversary

#138 Prince Fielder Brewers

#167 Corey Hart Brewers

#176 Albert Pujols Cardinals

3/4 checklist

 

Pack 5:

#64 Joe Morgan Reds

#76 Roberto Alomar Blue Jays

#88 David Price Bay Rays

#109 Mat Latos Padres

#117 Torii Hunter Angles

#125 Mark Teixeira Yankees

#131 Carlos Lee Astros 

#T3D14 Chase Utley Phillies



Pack 6:

#6 Carlos Beltran Mets

#14 Kendrys Morales Angels

#23 Carlos Zambrano Cubs

#36 Michael Young Rangers

#120 Ichiro Mariners Platinum Diamond

#141 Ozzie Smith Cardinals

#197 Andre Dawson Expos RC

#TR9 Mike Minor Braves

 

Pack 7:

#1 Sandy Koufax Dodgers

#20 Justin Morneau Twins

#32 Jon Lester Red Sox

#65 Josh Johnson Marlins

#75 Alex Rodriguez Yankees Platinum Diamond

#179 Jake McGee Bay Rays

#182 Frank Robinson Orioles

#187 Justin Verlander Tigers



 

Game Used Relic

#75R-EL Evan Longoria Bay Rays

 

 

So a mildly impressive blaster, a nice mixture of inserts. Loving the 3D cards still. Lets not forget 2 Red Sox as well unfortunately no '64 Stand ups.

 

2011 Topps Attax baseball

Two six pack cards of a set a really liked. These were purchased from the Dollar Tree in Manchester New Hampshire.
A little reminder about these cards there is a level of rare-ness.

A black diamond is common,
a silver diamond is uncommon,
a gold diamond is rare and,
a white diamond is ultra-rare.

There are 258 cards in the base set, consisting of 206 players, 25 Mascots and 27 Stadiums. The cards are ordered alphabetically by first name. There are foil variations of every card, which should be regarded as a parallel set. There are two inserts, Mickey Mantle and Babe Ruth Legend cards.
The Red Sox available from this set are:
#7 Adrian Gonzalez
#37 Carl Crawford
#55 Clay Buchholz
#66 David Ortiz
#77 Dustin Pedroia
#102 Jacoby Ellsbury
#116 Jon Lester
#117 Jonathan Papelbon
#123 Josh Beckett
#134 Kevin Youkilis
#230 Wally the Green Monster
#240 Fenway Park SP Stadium
I still need the majority of these cards.
There are six cards in the packs, which are very nicely referred to as 'Boosters'

Pack 1:

#25 Bobby Arbeu Angles foil

#82 Fausto Carmona Indians

#96 Hunter Pence Astros

#101 Ike Davis Mets

#151 Matt Holliday cardinals

#152 Matt Kemp Dodgers

Pack 2:

#19 Arolids Chapman Reds

#42 Carlos Quentin White Sox

#53 Chris Johnson Astros

#70 Delmon Young Twins

#90 Ian Stewart Rockies

#137 Kurt Suzuki Athletics

The less said about these packs the better.

2011 Topps Update Series

I still have a number of these packs so I will clear them off to start continue with 2012.There are two 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

I am also trying to collect the KimballChampion insert set from 2011.

I have five packs eagerly awaiting to be opened. 12 cards per pack.

Pack 1:

#US13 Koyie Hill Cubs

#US20 Adrian Gonzalez Red Sox

#US25 Tim Stauffer Padres

#US53 Koji Uehara Rangers

#US57 Tony Capana Cubs cognac

#US97 Cody Eppley Rangers

#US137 Willie Bloomquist D-backs

#US128 Michael Young Rangers

#US188 Eric Hosmer Royals

#US215 Michael Dunn Marlins

#US329 Dee Gordon Dodgers

#299 Chris Carpenter Cardinals cognac

 Pack 2:

#US9 Jose Iglesias Red Sox

#US18 Robinson Cano Yankees

#US37 Rick Ankiel Nationals

#US39 Eduardo Sanchez Cardinals

#US64 J.C. Romero Yankees gold border 0529/2011

#US199 Micah Owings D-backs

#US212 Pat Neshek Padres

#US259 Andre Ethier Dodgers checklist 2/5

#US265 Willie Harris Mets

#US315 Carlos Pena Cubs diamond anniversary

#US328 Kevin Gregg Orioles

#T60-126 Frank Robinson Orioles

Pack 3:

#US3 Blake Beavan Mariners

#US41 Lou Marson Indians

#US52 Lance Berkman Cardinals

#US65 Mitchell Boggs Cardinals

#US95 Lyle Overbay Pirates

#US109 Jair Jurrjens Braves

#US209 Rubby De La Rosa Dodgers

#US240 Blake Tekotte Padres

#US247 Zack Cozart Reds

#US320 Russell Martin Yankees

#KC134 Miguel Cabrera Marlins

#73 James McDonald Pirates cognac

Pack 4:

#US30 Dustin Ackley Mariners

#US55 Anthony Rizzo Padres

#US106 Ryan Ludwick Pirates

#US167 Brendan Ryan Mariners red border

#US182 Ronny Paulino Mets

#US183 Carlos Peguero Mariners

#US186 J.D.Martinez Astros

#US251 Justin Turner Mets

#US254 Dustin Ackley Mariners

#US272 Jorge Cantu Padres

#TTU-35 Jaime Garcia Cardinals

#303 Emilio Bonifacio Marlins cognac

 Pack 5:

#US7 Nate Schierholtz Giants

#US19 Mike Napoli Rangers cognac

#US21 Prince Fielder Brewers

#US78 David Ortiz Red Sox

#US116 Michael Pineda Mariners

#US133 Fernando Salas Cardinals

#US153 Matt Guerrier Dodgers

#US165 Al Alburquerque Tigers

#US166 David Ortiz Red Sox checklist1/5

#US260 Jason Isringhausen Mets

#US309 Paul Konerko White Sox

#186 Carl Pavano Twins cognac

Plenty of Red Sox, just none that I need. A Kimball Championas well but I have that as well. Oddly there were some Series 1 and 2 cards in the all but one of Update packs, all of them cognac.

What are the chances of pulling the same player from a pack?  I did it twice David Ortiz in pack 5 and Dustin Ackerly in pack 4.

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....

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!!!

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.