29 - Aubrey Huff
135 - Ryan Dempster
177 - Adam Lind (Lind had a huge season last year. Or is that a huge year last season?)
216 - Mike Cameron
228 - Chris Pettit (RC) (Yes, a lot of the cards in this pack are dupes from previous packs that I opened.)
222 - Curtis Granderson (Tigers version)
92 - David Eckstein (If he had the foresight to see that he'd eventually end up at 2B and the Cardinals were also on board with that, maybe he'd still be a Redbird. Of course, Skip Schumaker is a much better hitter than Eckstein at this point.)
286 - Javier Vazquez
Ugh... one of the biggest reasons why I like serial numbered cards is the classy looking gold foil serial stamping itself. This just looks like some dude ran this card through his inkjet printer.
HOTG4 - American League Elevated to Major League Status (They are the Junior Circuit and don't you forget it!)
TTT8 - Zack Greinke Topps Town
223 - Ryan Church
112 - Kevin Correia
129 - Reid Gorecki (RC) (I did a double-take when I first saw Gorecki's name pop up last season. He was the Cardinals Minor League Player of the Year in 2004 but had fallen way off the radar. He turned 29 late last year, however, so I don't think he's terribly missed unless he somehow starts hitting like Matt Holliday.)
217 - Gio Gonzalez
84 - Nate Robertson
184 - Jeff Francoeur
114 - Chris Iannetta
48 - Joey Votto
303 - Chris Snyder
315 - Scott Kazmir
275 - Chris Coghlan 2009 NL ROY
72 - Milwaukee Brewers Franchise History
311 - Jose Valverde (This is normally an Astros-free zone, but I thought this was a pretty intriguing looking card and Valverde is no longer an Astro anyway.)
CMT-13 - Brooks Robinson Yer Mom (Okay, I guess I'd be a little ticked if my mother tossed this card. I don't think I'd lose sleep over a 1981 Eddie Murray card, though.)
TOG-9 - Mickey Mantle Tales of the Game (Man, I wish there were more Mickey Mantle cards available in Topps products. I wonder if they're ever going to get around to honoring Barry Bonds.)
LL6 - Jimmie Foxx / Manny Ramirez Legendary Lineage (Blah, blah, Manny, blah... maybe there's some connection between these two players here, but I don't feel like looking it up.)
PP-7 - Grady Sizemore Peak Performance ("Young Sizemore Stuffs Stat Sheet" - that's not the only thing he stuffs!! Right?? Wait... that didn't make sense.)
61 - Skip Schumaker (It's nice to see Skip on his first official card as a second baseman, or at least the first I've seen.)
96 - Jon Garland
178 - Kerry Wood
83 - Mark Teahen (Photoshop alert! Teahen didn't join the White Sox until November.)
completely agree with you on the new numbering on the gold - uck :(
ReplyDeleteI guess Topps doesn't need to outshine the numbering font anymore. That's what I fear with no competition from UD... Topps will get lazy.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if it's a founded worry, but I worry that those numbers could wear or scratch off. The indentation just feels more official and special anyway.
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