Sunday, June 12, 2011

5 on the 5: 2005 Topps Heritage (II)

I was lucky enough to grab another handful of discounted retail 2005 Topps Heritage packs. I posted a 5-pack break awhile back, so let's see how this horizontal bunch compares to the last bunch.

Pack 1:

386 - Adam LaRoche
354 - Paul Quantrill
359 - Doug Davis
246 - Rob Bell (Who? 2005 seems like such a long time ago all of a sudden.)
345 - Jose Cruz Jr.
280 - Bobby Higginson
62 - Chris Woodward

352 - Kevin Millwood (Millwood is looking to make it Year 15 with Boston. Well, that was a pretty lousy pack. Hopefully I got something for my want list.)

Pack 2:

132 - John Buck
219 - Octavio Dotel
131 - Roberto Alomar (In 2005? How long did this guy play again?)
104 - Armando Benitez
205 - Keith Foulke

154 - Orlando Hernandez (El Duque)
136 - Nate Robertson

236 - Oakland Athletics (I do love the old-timey team cards. This makes me want a giant bowling ball to see how many A's I can knock over.)

Pack 3:
57 - Adam Dunn (Rough season for Dunn so far, but this may be a sign that these packs are turning around.)
339 - Gary Sheffield (Polarizing player.)
40 - Garret Anderson

312 - Lance Berkman (Berkman continues to crush baseballs for St. Louis. I didn't see it coming. Did anyone?)
118 - Magglio Ordonez

153 - Frank Thomas (The Big Hurt. I think I have this. Am I mistaken, or has he been doing some color analyst work for ESPN's college coverage?)

THC56 - Greg Maddux Chrome 1488/1956 (That's more like it! This is a pretty good pack despite of its lack of Cardinals. I'm willing to trade this on a first come, first served type of thing.)
167 - Franklin Gutierrez

Pack 4:

250 - Cliff Lee (Clifton Phifer Lee is what his parents call him.)
349 - Trevor Hoffman
337 - Terrmel Sledge (A favorite of mine from his Portland Beavers days.)
380 - Rich Harden

253 - R.A. Dickey (Dickey is quite a story, as he seems to finally have gotten his MLB career going at age 36.)
320 - LaTroy Hawkins

THC67 - Brian Stavisky Chrome 0124/1956 (I still don't know who this guy is or any A's fans who would take this off my hands.)
9 - Gavin Floyd

Pack 5:

304 - Rafael Furcal
397 - Ramon Ortiz
256 - Pedro Feliz (A rough reminder of last season's Cardinal failures. His position is listed as first base here, which seems strange.)
165 - Tony Womack (A reminder of past glory - namely, the great 2004 season. Mark Grudzielanek would take over in 2005. I just wanted to type Grudzielanek. There, I did it again.)

37 - Billy Wagner
297 - Milton Bradley (It seems unlikely Bradley will ever get another shot at the majors, but who knows.)

296 - Johan Santana (This one is a short print variation, as Johan is wearing the Senators cap here.)
100 - Baltimore Orioles

Interested in contributing to the cause? I don't collect the Chromes (unless they are Cardinals), so those and any other dupes I ended up with here will be up for grabs as well.

6 comments :

  1. Finding those packs half way through the year 2011, AND on sale to boot is absolutely amazing!

    Don't forget about the "white back" variations as well

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  2. The more I see these cards, the more my "set building" itch is triggered.
    {runs off to eBay}
    Peace.

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  3. I wasn't collecting in 2005. I love that set and want to bust some!

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  4. Like always, I am interested in any Indians cards that you pull and/or have available.

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  5. I've been meaning to do it for a while, but the Maddux Chrome acts as a good reminder that I need to email you about trading. I have plenty of Heritage I can send. Hopefully expect it tomorrow!

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  6. How many of the base 2011 A&G's would it take for the Santana SP?

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