2013 Topps Heritage Hobby 5 Box Review

Today I was able to track down some Topps Heritage hobby boxes. These are scheduled to hit tomorrow, but many hobby shops will be getting them in today. I opened 5 boxes total.

I must start by saying the condition of these cards were much better than those I pulled from retail packs. There was almost no damage on any of the cards. The hit was almost always the 3rd card from the back. One of the boxes was a purple refractor hot box. It is really a pleasure opening these bonus boxes as the refractors do not take away from the hit, but instead are an added bonus and take the place of a base card. That means many of the packs have multiple hits in them. If you remember back a few years topps did the same thing with green refractors. The only difference is that back then topps gave us a watered down checklist. I am happy to announce that I pulled many super stars in my 24 purples...Pujols, Howard and even a Bryce! Even if you don't think these shiny cards belong in a retro set, you will find yourself gazing upon these much, as they are very beautiful.

I received about the right amount of inserts per box. I only average 1 refractor a box and only 1-2 chromes. The base chrome set is going to be very hard to complete this year. My two big hits were a red ink David Freese autograph numbered to 64 and a Josh Reddick mini numbered to just 100. Reddick is a top prospect right now. Topps did a great job mixing in hot prospets among the sets, even though they couldn't land any true rookies in the set. Bundy, Profar and Reddick will lead that list of hot cards. There are also box toppers like last year. Real 1964 cards which will average about one per two boxes. Boxes that don't have the 64 topper will have long ad panels.

I also pulled a few variations. These cards were turned around in my packs, so they were pretty easy to find. I pulled a Yadier Molina variation that isn't listed on any list. Don't you love surprises? I will again mention that the small number on the bottom of the card will change for SP's, SSP's and variations.

I was very impressed with these hobby boxes. There seems to be much more value in them than in past years. Topps has listened to collectors and put all the top players and prospects into the chrome sets. I still have yet to confirm if the purple chrome set is a parallel set or a skip numbered set, I tend to think it is the latter as most of the ones I pulled were stars.

I will try to post some more pictures and answer any questions. There is much to like this year in topps heritage. Go get some at your local hobby shop.

Full 2013 Topps Heritage Review

It is here folks! 2013 heritage has hit certain retail locations. I was able to find some at my local walmart. I hit two different locations and found the same number of packs and blasters. It looks like the initial allotment is one 24 single pack box, 6-8 blasters and maybe 15 rack packs. I purchased a few of each.

There is a lot to take in at first. Topps has increased the inserts and hits now. You will find a few of the staples of heritage, new age and flashbacks, but there are some new cards. I pulled a nice Hunter Pence mini. Topps has numbered these to only 100. The hand numbering adds to the value. I also pulled a black back card of Mariano Rivera, I think that this is a Venezuela parallel. These will be very hard to track down with these falling 1:47 packs and 1:21 rack packs. I pulled two game used cards, these look about the same and feature a home base window. Both my jersey cards were one color.

The base cards are once again really nice. The colors on the front are very vivid, perhaps too much as compared to the 1964 offering. The photos are ok, mostly portrait. There are action variations and those should really be apparent. It also looks like you can tell the inserts and SSPs by the code # on the back. Base cards had the # ending in 80. SP's were 81. I found the backs of the cards to be very nice. Sporting a pale orange color the print really pops. There is even a spot for the trivia rub, but of course there is no game....perhaps some will have a trivia rub variation?

Condition seems to be a big problem. Many of the cards were dinged. I must say that I am amazed that any of the cards are mint after the rough journey from topps to the stores in those huge boxes. The racks are just thrown in and the blaster packs are now stuffed into smaller boxes. I can report that SRP is down from last year. 2.98 for single backs and 5.98 for racks. The rack packs seem to be the best bargain. Autograph odds are only 1:120 in the rack packs. I found a few blue fronts, these seem to be walmart exclusives. I did pull a few chromes and a few refractors. The chromes are bland, but the refractors really are nice. My two bigger hits were a Profar RC refractor and a Pujols refractor. Both numbered to 564. Chromes fall 1:24 packs and 1:11 racks, with refractors falling 1:42 packs and 1:19 racks. Blacks will fall 1:368 packs or 1:166 racks. Good Luck hitting those, you will hit ink before you hit one of those!

If you have any specific questions please write them below. I will answer any question I can about retail. These should be hitting your walmart in the next few days. Good Luck!

2013 Topps Heritage is LIVE

Retail topps heritage is live at walmart. I busted racks, blasters and single packs. Look for my review tonight.

A Big Heritage Pull Yankee Style

I have a large collection of topps heritage cards. Some of them are worth big money and others are worth less, but my favorite cards are ones that have a story. I was out today buying a few more boxes of topps heritage from one of my local card shops. I stopped in a parking lot to bust them. It is a scene I know all too well. Sitting in my car throwing topps heritage wrappers all over the place. I had opened the first box and met the dreaded GU card early in the rip. The chrome hits were all on the bottom which made the box not too fun to open. The second box was an odd box. I started off with a black chrome of Daniel Hudson turned around in the pack. The next pack featured ANOTHER black chrome of Jordan Zimmerman. Next was the dreaded game used card, but it wasn't done. Sure enough at the bottom a redemption card for a Whitey Ford quarter! That was a pretty darn good box. The third box started off rough, nothing through 20 packs. I knew I was running out of packs and hadn't even gotten any chrome cards yet. The 20th pack was finally a chrome card. The next pack was a refractor card. The second to the last pack felt a little thick. I was a bit perturbed knowing that I had pulled another game used and that it won't be autographed. I slide back the card slowly but the card did not look like the other GU cards I had pulled..then I noticed the work Yankees. Pulling back the cards I could not believe what I had staring back at me, a very rare dual game used card of Curtis Granderson and Roger Maris AND it was numbered 61/63. One of those cards you won't forget. I was in my car probably acting like a fool, but it was a nice feeling. What good memories do you have of that big heritage pull?

Complete 2012 Topps Heritage Checklist HERE

Kudos to Mark Sapir at topps for giving us exactly what we wanted. A complete 2012 topps heritage checklist. This thing is massive and even includes all the variations. Hobby packs hit tomorrow officially, even though there has been some early hobby action, and of course retail is in full swing. The autograph set includes some big names and the chrome set will not disappoint this year. This looks like a action packed product! Check back for more information on the variations!

2012 HERITAGE CHECKLIST

Base
11 Francisco Rodriguez Milwaukee Brewers™
12 Jim Johnson Baltimore Orioles®
14 Justin Masterson Cleveland Indians®
15 Darwin Barney Chicago Cubs®
16 Juan Pierre Chicago White Sox®
17 Mike Moustakas Kansas City Royals®
19 Zach Britton Baltimore Orioles®
20 Derek Jeter New York Yankees®
21 Drew Stubbs Cincinnati Reds®
22 Edwin Jackson St. Louis Cardinals®
24 Mark Melancon Boston Red Sox®
25 Delmon Young Detroit Tigers®
26 Scott Baker Minnesota Twins®
27 Josh Thole New York Mets®
28 Josh Beckett Boston Red Sox®
30 Cody Ross San Francisco Giants®
31 Jeff Samardzija Chicago Cubs®
32 Domonic Brown Philadelphia Phillies®
33 Tyler Chatwood Colorado Rockies™
34 Josh Collmenter Arizona Diamondbacks®
35 Chris Sale Chicago White Sox®
36 Jason Kipnis Cleveland Indians®
37 Yonder Alonso San Diego Padres™
38 Andrew Brackman New York Yankees®
39 Bronson Arroyo Cincinnati Reds®
40 Chris Parmelee Minnesota Twins®
41 John Buck Miami Marlins™
42 David Robertson New York Yankees®
44 Justin Verlander Detroit Tigers®
45 Jimmy Paredes Houston Astros®
46 Michael Bourn Atlanta Braves™
47 Jayson Werth Washington Nationals®
49 Jordan Walden Angels®
50 Madison Bumgarner San Francisco Giants®
51 Alex Gordon Kansas City Royals®
52 Dustin Pedroia Boston Red Sox®
53 Freddie Freeman Atlanta Braves™
55 Alex Presley Pittsburgh Pirates®
56 Cliff Lee Philadelphia Phillies®
57 Howie Kendrick Angels®
58 Marlon Byrd Chicago Cubs®
59 R.A. Dickey New York Mets®
60 Jesus Montero Seattle Mariners™
61 Aubrey Huff San Francisco Giants®
62 Eric O'Flaherty Atlanta Braves™
64 Victor Martinez Detroit Tigers®
65 Nick Markakis Baltimore Orioles®
66 Sergio Santos Toronto Blue Jays®
69 Michael Morse Washington Nationals®
70 Homer Bailey Cincinnati Reds®
71 Placido Polanco Philadelphia Phillies®
72 Carlos Santana Cleveland Indians®
74 Randy Wolf Milwaukee Brewers™
75 Aaron Crow Kansas City Royals®
76 Jon Lester Boston Red Sox®
77 J.B. Shuck Houston Astros®
78 Daniel Murphy New York Mets®
79 Kendrys Morales Angels®
80 Jamey Carroll Minnesota Twins®
81 Geovany Soto Chicago Cubs®
82 Greg Holland Kansas City Royals®
83 Lance Berkman St. Louis Cardinals®
84 Doug Fister Detroit Tigers®
85 Buster Posey San Francisco Giants®
86 Dayan Viciedo Chicago White Sox®
87 Andrew McCutchen Pittsburgh Pirates®
88 J.J. Hardy Baltimore Orioles®
89 Liam Hendriks Minnesota Twins®
90 Joey Votto Cincinnati Reds®
91 Roy Halladay Philadelphia Phillies®
92 Austin Romine New York Yankees®
93 Johan Santana New York Mets®
94 Wilson Ramos Washington Nationals®
96 Carl Crawford Boston Red Sox®
97 Kyle Lohse St. Louis Cardinals®
98 Torii Hunter Angels®
99 Wandy Rodriguez Houston Astros®
100 Paul Konerko Chicago White Sox®
101 Jeff Karstens Pittsburgh Pirates®
103 Michael Brantley Cleveland Indians®
104 Danny Duffy Kansas City Royals®
105 James Loney Los Angeles Dodgers®
106 Tim Lincecum San Francisco Giants®
107 Ruben Tejada New York Mets®
108 Vladimir Guerrero Baltimore Orioles®
109 Wade Davis Tampa Bay Rays™
110 Chase Headley San Diego Padres™
113 Kerry Wood Chicago Cubs®
115 Jacoby Ellsbury Boston Red Sox®
116 Vance Worley Philadelphia Phillies®
117 Vernon Wells Angels®
118 A.J. Pierzynski Chicago White Sox®
119 Matt Downs Houston Astros®
120 Nick Swisher New York Yankees®
121 Drew Storen Washington Nationals®
122 Hanley Ramirez Miami Marlins™
123 Andre Ethier Los Angeles Dodgers®
124 Alcides Escobar Kansas City Royals®
126 Jonathan Lucroy Milwaukee Brewers™
127 Willie Bloomquist Arizona Diamondbacks®
128 Seth Smith Oakland Athletics™
129 Chris Perez Cleveland Indians®
130 David Freese St. Louis Cardinals®
131 Kevin Gregg Baltimore Orioles®
132 Cole Hamels Philadelphia Phillies®
133 Todd Frazier Cincinnati Reds®
136 Jonathan Papelbon Philadelphia Phillies®
137 Nyjer Morgan Milwaukee Brewers™
139 Carlos Ruiz Philadelphia Phillies®
140 Max Scherzer Detroit Tigers®
141 Carlos Lee Houston Astros®
149 Ian Desmond Washington Nationals®
150 Hiroki Kuroda Los Angeles Dodgers®
152 Nick Hagadone Cleveland Indians®
153 Miguel Montero Arizona Diamondbacks®
155 Rafael Soriano New York Yankees®
156 Yuniesky Betancourt Kansas City Royals®
157 Melky Cabrera San Francisco Giants®
159 Ryan Doumit Minnesota Twins®
160 Mark Buehrle Miami Marlins™
161 Ryan Howard Philadelphia Phillies®
163 Matt Cain San Francisco Giants®
164 Austin Jackson Detroit Tigers®
165 C.J. Wilson Angels®
167 Erick Aybar Angels®
168 Ryan Lavarnway Boston Red Sox®
170 Lonnie Chisenhall Cleveland Indians®
171 Jordan Zimmermann Washington Nationals®
172 Yadier Molina St. Louis Cardinals®
174 Jose Reyes Miami Marlins™
175 Matt Garza Chicago Cubs®
176 Michael Taylor Oakland Athletics™
177 Evan Longoria Tampa Bay Rays™
178 Devin Mesoraco Cincinnati Reds®
179 Shaun Marcum Milwaukee Brewers™
180 Mitch Moreland Texas Rangers®
181 Brent Morel Chicago White Sox®
182 Peter Bourjos Angels®
183 Mark Teixeira New York Yankees®
184 Jared Hughes Pittsburgh Pirates®
185 Freddy Sanchez San Francisco Giants®
186 Joe Mauer Minnesota Twins®
187 Shelley Duncan Cleveland Indians®
188 Marco Scutaro Boston Red Sox®
189 Wilton Lopez Houston Astros®
190 Matt Holliday St. Louis Cardinals®
192 Justin De Fratus Philadelphia Phillies®
193 Starlin Castro Chicago Cubs®
194 Francisco Cordero Cincinnati Reds®
196 Tim Federowicz Los Angeles Dodgers®
197 Ian Kennedy Arizona Diamondbacks®
198 Joe Benson Minnesota Twins®
199 Jeff Keppinger San Francisco Giants®
200 Curtis Granderson New York Yankees®
201 Yovani Gallardo Milwaukee Brewers™
203 Scott Rolen Cincinnati Reds®
204 Chris Schwinden New York Mets®
205 Robert Andino Baltimore Orioles®
206 Lance Lynn St. Louis Cardinals®
207 Mike Trout Angels®
209 Chris Iannetta Angels®
210 Clayton Kershaw Los Angeles Dodgers®
212 Carlos Marmol Chicago Cubs®
214 Joakim Soria Kansas City Royals®
215 B.J. Upton Tampa Bay Rays™
216 Kyle Weiland Houston Astros®
217 Dexter Fowler Colorado Rockies™
219 Shin-Soo Choo Cleveland Indians®
220 Ricky Romero Toronto Blue Jays®
221 Chase Utley Philadelphia Phillies®
222 Jed Lowrie Houston Astros®
223 Addison Reed Chicago White Sox®
224 Alex Avila Detroit Tigers®
225 Aroldis Chapman Cincinnati Reds®
226 Skip Schumaker St. Louis Cardinals®
227 Ubaldo Jimenez Cleveland Indians®
229 Brandon Beachy Atlanta Braves™
230 Brett Wallace Houston Astros®
231 Dan Haren Angels®
232 Kevin Youkilis Boston Red Sox®
234 Alejandro De Aza Chicago White Sox®
235 Ryan Vogelsong San Francisco Giants®
236 Salvador Perez Kansas City Royals®
237 Ivan Nova New York Yankees®
238 Jose Constanza Atlanta Braves™
240 Andy Dirks Detroit Tigers®
241 Johnny Cueto Cincinnati Reds®
243 Jordan Pacheco Colorado Rockies™
244 Jason Motte St. Louis Cardinals®
245 Lucas Duda New York Mets®
246 Felix Hernandez Seattle Mariners™
247 Jarrod Parker Oakland Athletics™
248 Kosuke Fukudome Cleveland Indians®
249 Alberto Callaspo Angels®
250 Jon Jay St. Louis Cardinals®
251 Clay Buchholz Boston Red Sox®
252 Aramis Ramirez Milwaukee Brewers™
254 Carlos Quentin San Diego Padres™
255 John Axford Milwaukee Brewers™
256 Johnny Giavotella Kansas City Royals®
257 Jacob Turner Detroit Tigers®
259 Neil Walker Pittsburgh Pirates®
260 Anthony Rizzo Chicago Cubs®
261 Javy Guerra Los Angeles Dodgers®
262 J.D. Martinez Houston Astros®
263 Tyler Clippard Washington Nationals®
264 Robinson Cano New York Yankees®
266 Travis Hafner Cleveland Indians®
267 Nick Hundley San Diego Padres™
268 Hunter Pence Philadelphia Phillies®
269 Justin Morneau Minnesota Twins®
270 Nate Schierholtz San Francisco Giants®
271 Alexei Ramirez Chicago White Sox®
272 David Murphy Texas Rangers®
273 Wilin Rosario Colorado Rockies™
275 Dan Uggla Atlanta Braves™
276 Ryan Braun Milwaukee Brewers™
277 David Price Tampa Bay Rays™
278 Jhonny Peralta Detroit Tigers®
279 Matt Kemp Los Angeles Dodgers®
281 Jason Marquis Minnesota Twins®
282 Jeff Francoeur Kansas City Royals®
283 Brad Lidge Philadelphia Phillies®
284 Matt Harrison Texas Rangers®
285 Adrian Gonzalez Boston Red Sox®
287 Yorvit Torrealba Texas Rangers®
289 Mariano Rivera New York Yankees®
290 Albert Pujols Angels®
291 Stephen Strasburg Washington Nationals®
292 Justin Turner New York Mets®
293 Tim Stauffer San Diego Padres™
295 Cory Luebke San Diego Padres™
296 Jim Thome Philadelphia Phillies®
297 Derek Holland Texas Rangers®
298 Martin Prado Atlanta Braves™
300 Carlos Beltran St. Louis Cardinals®
301 Gio Gonzalez Washington Nationals®
302 Brennan Boesch Detroit Tigers®
303 Alexi Ogando Texas Rangers®
304 Brandon Phillips Cincinnati Reds®
305 Ryan Roberts Arizona Diamondbacks®
307 J.J. Putz Arizona Diamondbacks®
308 Brian McCann Atlanta Braves™
309 Ryan Dempster Chicago Cubs®
310 Jerry Sands Los Angeles Dodgers®
311 Brad Peacock Oakland Athletics™
313 Jaime Garcia St. Louis Cardinals®
314 Alexi Casilla Minnesota Twins®
315 Hector Noesi Seattle Mariners™
316 Billy Butler Kansas City Royals®
317 Jason Donald Cleveland Indians®
319 Adam Jones Baltimore Orioles®
320 Zack Greinke Milwaukee Brewers™
322 Ervin Santana Angels®
323 Chase d'Arnaud Pittsburgh Pirates®
325 Brian Wilson San Francisco Giants®
326 Ramon Hernandez Colorado Rockies™
327 Rick Porcello Detroit Tigers®
328 Elvis Andrus Texas Rangers®
329 Francisco Cervelli New York Yankees®
330 Jorge Posada New York Yankees®
332 Jorge De La Rosa Colorado Rockies™
334 Mat Latos Cincinnati Reds®
335 Bobby Abreu Angels®
336 Fernando Salas St. Louis Cardinals®
337 Adam Dunn Chicago White Sox®
338 Brandon McCarthy Oakland Athletics™
339 Guillermo Moscoso Colorado Rockies™
340 Russell Martin New York Yankees®
341 Ryan Madson Cincinnati Reds®
342 Chris Coghlan Miami Marlins™
344 Anibal Sanchez Miami Marlins™
345 Mark Reynolds Baltimore Orioles®
346 Santiago Casilla San Francisco Giants®
347 Chipper Jones Atlanta Braves™
348 Miguel Cabrera Detroit Tigers®
349 Alex Gonzalez Milwaukee Brewers™
350 Tommy Hanson Atlanta Braves™
352 Mike Adams Texas Rangers®
353 Cameron Maybin San Diego Padres™
354 Jemile Weeks Oakland Athletics™
356 Adrian Beltre Texas Rangers®
357 Allen Craig St. Louis Cardinals®
358 Steve Delabar Seattle Mariners™
359 Cliff Pennington Oakland Athletics™
360 Chad Billingsley Los Angeles Dodgers®
361 Alex Rodriguez New York Yankees®
363 Aaron Harang Los Angeles Dodgers®
364 Jose Tabata Pittsburgh Pirates®
365 Jose Valverde Detroit Tigers®
366 Dustin Ackley Seattle Mariners™
367 Trayvon Robinson Seattle Mariners™
368 Andrew Bailey Boston Red Sox®
369 Jason Kubel Arizona Diamondbacks®
370 Koji Uehara Texas Rangers®
371 Brett Gardner New York Yankees®
372 Scott Downs Angels®
373 Michael Young Texas Rangers®
374 Tom Milone Oakland Athletics™
375 Daniel Descalso St. Louis Cardinals®
376 Trevor Cahill Arizona Diamondbacks®
378 Jeff Niemann Tampa Bay Rays™
379 Joaquin Benoit Detroit Tigers®
380 Carlos Pena Chicago Cubs®
381 Blake Beavan Seattle Mariners™
383 Jason Vargas Seattle Mariners™
384 Blake DeWitt Chicago Cubs®
385 Logan Morrison Miami Marlins™
387 Ricky Nolasco Miami Marlins™
388 Pablo Sandoval San Francisco Giants®
389 Drew Pomeranz Colorado Rockies™
390 Jason Heyward Atlanta Braves™
391 Matt Moore Tampa Bay Rays™
394 Tim Hudson Atlanta Braves™
395 Daniel Hudson Arizona Diamondbacks®
396 Emilio Bonifacio Miami Marlins™
399 Mike Minor Atlanta Braves™
400 Jay Bruce Cincinnati Reds®
401 Freddy Garcia New York Yankees®
403 Colby Lewis Texas Rangers®
404 Adam Lind Toronto Blue Jays®
405 Michael Pineda New York Yankees®
406 Al Alburquerque Detroit Tigers®
408 Ian Kinsler Texas Rangers®
409 Jair Jurrjens Atlanta Braves™
410 Jesus Guzman San Diego Padres™
411 Nathan Eovaldi Los Angeles Dodgers®
413 Huston Street San Diego Padres™
414 Corey Hart Milwaukee Brewers™
415 Chris Carpenter St. Louis Cardinals®
416 Stephen Drew Arizona Diamondbacks®
417 Jeremy Guthrie Baltimore Orioles®
418 Johnny Damon Tampa Bay Rays™
419 Casey Janssen Toronto Blue Jays®
420 Eduardo Nunez New York Yankees®
421 Kyle Farnsworth Tampa Bay Rays™
423 Neftali Feliz Texas Rangers®
424 Matt Dominguez Miami Marlins™
425 Wilson Betemit Detroit Tigers®
426 Frank Francisco New York Mets®
428 Eric Thames Toronto Blue Jays®
429 Jonny Venters Atlanta Braves™
430 Ben Zobrist Tampa Bay Rays™
431 Jerry Hairston Jr. Los Angeles Dodgers®
432 Matt Joyce Tampa Bay Rays™
433 Rickie Weeks Milwaukee Brewers™
434 Shane Victorino Philadelphia Phillies®
435 Asdrubal Cabrera Cleveland Indians®
436 Ike Davis New York Mets®
437 Chris Denorfia San Diego Padres™
438 Juan Nicasio Colorado Rockies™
439 Aaron Miles Los Angeles Dodgers®
440 Jonathan Sanchez Kansas City Royals®
441 Paul Goldschmidt Arizona Diamondbacks®
442 Jason Bartlett San Diego Padres™
443 Endy Chavez Baltimore Orioles®
444 Brandon League Seattle Mariners™
445 Gaby Sanchez Miami Marlins™
446 CC Sabathia New York Yankees®
447 Jose Iglesias Boston Red Sox®
448 Heath Bell Miami Marlins
449 Gerardo Parra Arizona Diamondbacks®
450 Leo Nunez Miami Marlins™
451 Steve Lombardozzi Washington Nationals®
452 Fautino De Los Santos Oakland Athletics™
453 Troy Tulowitzki Colorado Rockies™
454 Julio Teheran Atlanta Braves™
455 Jimmy Rollins Philadelphia Phillies®
456 Greg Dobbs Miami Marlins™
457 Dellin Betances New York Yankees®
458 Adron Chambers St. Louis Cardinals®
459 Alex Liddi Seattle Mariners™
460 Brett Pill San Francisco Giants®
461 Jose Altuve Houston Astros®
462 Chris Young Arizona Diamondbacks®
463 Edwin Encarnacion Toronto Blue Jays®
464 Omar Infante Miami Marlins™
465 John Mayberry Jr. Philadelphia Phillies®
466 Kyle Seager Seattle Mariners™
467 David Wright New York Mets®
468 Nelson Cruz Texas Rangers®
469 Jeremy Affeldt San Francisco Giants®
471 Yunel Escobar Toronto Blue Jays®
472 Alfonso Soriano Chicago Cubs®
473 Carlos Zambrano Miami Marlins™
474 Barry Zito San Francisco Giants®
475 Jason Bay New York Mets®
476 Prince Fielder Detroit Tigers®
477 Derrek Lee Pittsburgh Pirates®
478 Roy Oswalt Philadelphia Phillies®
479 Eric Hosmer Kansas City Royals®
480 Carlos Gonzalez Colorado Rockies™
481 Justin Upton Arizona Diamondbacks®
482 David Ortiz Boston Red Sox®
483 Mike Stanton Miami Marlins™
484 Todd Helton Colorado Rockies™
485 Mike Napoli Texas Rangers®
486 Josh Hamilton Texas Rangers®
487 Casey Kotchman Tampa Bay Rays™
488 Ryan Adams Baltimore Orioles®
489 Jose Bautista Toronto Blue Jays®
490 Brandon Belt San Francisco Giants®
491 Ichiro Seattle Mariners™
492 Joel Hanrahan Pittsburgh Pirates®
493 Josh Willingham Minnesota Twins®
494 Ryan Zimmerman Washington Nationals®
495 James Shields Tampa Bay Rays™
496 Josh Johnson Miami Marlins™
497 Jered Weaver Angels®
498 Jhoulys Chacin Colorado Rockies™
499 Jason Bourgeois Houston Astros®
500 Michael Cuddyer Colorado Rockies™

All Star Rookie
67 J.P. Arencibia Toronto Blue Jays®
111 Jeremy Hellickson Tampa Bay Rays™
195 Desmond Jennings Tampa Bay Rays™
211 Mark Trumbo Angels®
280 Brett Lawrie Toronto Blue Jays®
351 Danny Espinosa Washington Nationals®
355 Josh Reddick Oakland Athletics™
398 Craig Kimbrel Atlanta Braves™
427 Dee Gordon Los Angeles Dodgers®
470 Ben Revere Minnesota Twins®

League Leaders
1 Jose Reyes New York Mets®
Ryan Braun Milwaukee Brewers™
Matt Kemp Los Angeles Dodgers®
Hunter Pence Philadelphia Phillies®
Joey Votto Cincinnati Reds®
2 Miguel Cabrera Detroit Tigers®
Adrian Gonzalez Boston Red Sox®
Michael Young Texas Rangers®
Victor Martinez Detroit Tigers®
Jacoby Ellsbury Boston Red Sox®
3 Matt Kemp Los Angeles Dodgers®
Prince Fielder Milwaukee Brewers™
Albert Pujols St. Louis Cardinals®
Dan Uggla Atlanta Braves™
Mike Stanton Miami Marlins®
4 Jose Bautista Toronto Blue Jays®
Curtis Granderson New York Yankees®
Mark Teixeira New York Yankees®
Mark Reynolds Baltimore Orioles®
Adrian Beltre Texas Rangers®
Ian Kinsler Texas Rangers®
5 Clayton Kershaw Los Angeles Dodgers®
Roy Halladay Philadelphia Phillies®
Cliff Lee Philadelphia Phillies®
Ryan Vogelsong San Francisco Giants®
Tim Lincecum San Francisco Giants®
6 Justin Verlander Detroit Tigers®
Jered Weaver Angels®
James Shields Tampa Bay Rays™
Doug Fister Detroit Tigers®
Josh Beckett Boston Red Sox®
7 Ian Kennedy Arizona Diamondbacks®
Clayton Kershaw Los Angeles Dodgers®
Roy Halladay Philadelphia Phillies®
Yovani Gallardo Milwaukee Brewers™
Cliff Lee Philadelphia Phillies®
Zack Greinke Milwaukee Brewers™
8 Justin Verlander Detroit Tigers®
CC Sabathia New York Yankees®
Jered Weaver Angels®
Gio Gonzalez Oakland Athletics™
Dan Haren Angels®
9 Clayton Kershaw Los Angeles Dodgers®
Cliff Lee Philadelphia Phillies®
Roy Halladay Philadelphia Phillies®
Tim Lincecum San Francisco Giants®
Yovani Gallardo Milwaukee Brewers™
10 Justin Verlander Detroit Tigers®
CC Sabathia New York Yankees®
James Shields Tampa Bay Rays™
Felix Hernandez Seattle Mariners™
David Price Tampa Bay Rays™

World Series Highlights
142 Allen Craig St. Louis Cardinals®
143 Neftali Feliz Texas Rangers®
144 Albert Pujols St. Louis Cardinals®
145 Derek Holland Texas Rangers®
146 Mike Napoli Texas Rangers®
147 David Freese St. Louis Cardinals®
148 St. Louis Cardinals®

Rookie Stars
29 Brad Peacock Oakland Athletics™
Devin Mesoraco Cincinnati Reds®
Justin De Fratus Philadelphia Phillies®
Joe Savery Philadelphia Phillies®
54 John Gaub Chicago Cubs®
Addison Reed Chicago White Sox®
Adron Chambers St. Louis Cardinals®
Dellin Betances New York Yankees®
95 Joe Benson Minnesota Twins®
Adron Chambers St. Louis Cardinals®
Corey Brown Washington Nationals®
Michael Taylor Oakland Athletics™
135 Chris Parmelee Minnesota Twins®
Steve Lombardozzi Washington Nationals®
Pedro Florimon Jr. Minnesota Twins®
Jordan Pacheco Colorado Rockies™
158 Steve Lombardozzi Washington Nationals®
Pedro Florimon Jr. Minnesota Twins®
Matt Dominguez Miami Marlins®
Devin Mesoraco Cincinnati Reds®
169 Luis Marte Detroit Tigers®
Brett Pill San Francisco Giants®
Efren Navarro Angels®
Jared Hughes Pittsburgh Pirates®
191 Liam Hendriks Minnesota Twins®
Alex Liddi Seattle Mariners™
Matt Moore Tampa Bay Rays™
Chris Schwinden New York Mets®
208 Brett Pill San Francisco Giants®
Adron Chambers St. Louis Cardinals®
Thomas Field Colorado Rockies™
Drew Pomeranz Colorado Rockies™
228 Nick Hagadone Cleveland Indians®
Josh Satin New York Mets®
Jared Hughes Pittsburgh Pirates®
Joe Benson Minnesota Twins®
253 Drew Pomeranz Colorado Rockies™
Addison Reed Chicago White Sox®
Alex Liddi Seattle Mariners™
Michael Taylor Oakland Athletics™
265 Adron Chambers St. Louis Cardinals®
Steve Lombardozzi Washington Nationals®
Tim Federowicz Los Angeles Dodgers®
Brad Peacock Washington Nationals®
274 Justin De Fratus Philadelphia Phillies®
Jared Hughes Pittsburgh Pirates®
Alex Liddi Seattle Mariners™
Kyle Waldrop Minnesota Twins®
286 Tom Milone Washington Nationals®
Addison Reed Chicago White Sox®
Matt Moore Tampa Bay Rays™
Dellin Betances New York Yankees®
299 Steve Delabar Seattle Mariners™
Tom Milone Washington Nationals®
Luis Marte Detroit Tigers®
Jared Hughes Pittsburgh Pirates®
321 Drew Pomeranz Colorado Rockies™
Nate Spears Boston Red Sox®
Corey Brown Washington Nationals®
Adron Chambers St. Louis Cardinals®
324 Jesus Montero Seattle Mariners™
Austin Romine New York Yankees®
Tim Federowicz Los Angeles Dodgers®
Wilin Rosario Colorado Rockies™
333 Joe Benson Minnesota Twins®
Liam Hendriks Minnesota Twins®
Chris Parmelee Minnesota Twins®
Kyle Waldrop Minnesota Twins®
362 Matt Dominguez Miami Marlins®
Chris Schwinden New York Mets®
Joe Savery Philadelphia Phillies®
Brad Peacock Oakland Athletics™
386 Jesus Montero Seattle Mariners™
Andrew Brackman New York Yankees®
Austin Romine New York Yankees®
Dellin Betances New York Yankees®
407 Matt Dominguez Miami Marlins®
Jeremy Moore Angels®
Devin Mesoraco Cincinnati Reds®
Michael Taylor Oakland Athletics™

Team Card
13 Philadelphia Phillies®
63 Cincinnati Reds®
112 New York Mets®
114 St. Louis Cardinals®
151 Pittsburgh Pirates®
162 Minnesota Twins®
202 Boston Red Sox®
239 Cleveland Indians®
288 Chicago White Sox®
312 Tampa Bay Rays™
377 Baltimore Orioles®
397 Kansas City Royals®

Combo Card
18 David Ortiz Boston Red Sox®
Adrian Gonzalez Boston Red Sox®
43 Mariano Rivera New York Yankees®
Joe Girardi New York Yankees®
68 Ryan Vogelsong San Francisco Giants®
Andre Ethier Los Angeles Dodgers®
138 Dan Uggla Atlanta Braves™
Chipper Jones Atlanta Braves™
173 Robinson Cano New York Yankees®
Derek Jeter New York Yankees®
Alex Rodriguez New York Yankees®
218 Jose Valverde Detroit Tigers®
Justin Verlander Detroit Tigers®
242 Jay Bruce Cincinnati Reds®
Justin Upton Arizona Diamondbacks®
306 Yadier Molina St. Louis Cardinals®
Brian McCann Atlanta Braves™
331 Josh Hamilton Texas Rangers®
Albert Pujols St. Louis Cardinals®
392 Asdrubal Cabrera Cleveland Indians®
Carlos Santana Cleveland Indians®
412 Matt Kemp Los Angeles Dodgers®
Andre Ethier Los Angeles Dodgers®
Clayton Kershaw Los Angeles Dodgers®

Manager
23 Ned Yost Kansas City Royals®
48 Manny Acta Cleveland Indians®
73 Fredi Gonzalez Atlanta Braves™
102 Ron Washington Texas Rangers®
125 Ron Gardenhire Minnesota Twins®
134 Jim Leyland Detroit Tigers®
154 Don Mattingly Los Angeles Dodgers®
166 Kirk Gibson Arizona Diamondbacks®
213 Buck Showalter Baltimore Orioles®
233 Ter r y Collins New York Mets®258 Bruce Bochy San Francisco Giants®
294 Mike Scioscia Angels®
318 Charlie Manuel Philadelphia Phillies®
343 Joe Maddon Tampa Bay Rays™
382 Joe Girardi New York Yankees®
393 Clint Hurdle Pittsburgh Pirates®
402 Davey Johnson Washington Nationals®
422 Dusty Baker Cincinnati Reds®

JFK Story
JFK1 Graduates Harvard
JFK2 Awarded Purple Heart
JFK3 Elected Senator
JFK4 Marries "Jackie"
JFK5 Elected President
JFK6 Creates Peace Corps
JFK7 Cuban Crisis

Base Chrome
HP1 Matt Kemp Los Angeles Dodgers®
HP2 Ryan Braun Milwaukee Brewers™
HP3 Adrian Gonzalez Boston Red Sox®
HP4 Jacoby Ellsbury Boston Red Sox®
HP5 Miguel Cabrera Detroit Tigers®
HP6 Joey Votto Cincinnati Reds®
HP7 Curtis Granderson New York Yankees®
HP8 Albert Pujols Angels®
HP9 Dustin Pedroia Boston Red Sox®
HP10 Robinson Cano New York Yankees®
HP11 Michael Young Texas Rangers®
HP12 Alex Gordon Kansas City Royals®
HP13 Lance Berkman St. Louis Cardinals®
HP14 Paul Konerko Chicago White Sox®
HP15 Ian Kinsler Texas Rangers®
HP16 Aramis Ramirez Milwaukee Brewers™
HP17 Hunter Pence Philadelphia Phillies®
HP18 Jose Reyes Miami Marlins™
HP19 Hanley Ramirez Miami Marlins™
HP20 Victor Martinez Detroit Tigers®
HP21 Ryan Howard Philadelphia Phillies®
HP22 Melky Cabrera San Francisco Giants®
HP23 Nick Swisher New York Yankees®
HP24 Jay Bruce Cincinnati Reds®
HP25 Michael Bourn Atlanta Braves™
HP26 Billy Butler Kansas City Royals®
HP27 Dan Uggla Atlanta Braves™
HP28 Evan Longoria Tampa Bay Rays™
HP29 Adrian Beltre Texas Rangers®
HP30 Elvis Andrus Texas Rangers®
HP31 Mark Reynolds Baltimore Orioles®
HP32 Neil Walker Pittsburgh Pirates®
HP33 Derek Jeter New York Yankees®HP34 Torii Hunter Angels®
HP35 Nick Markakis Baltimore Orioles®
HP36 Howie Kendrick Angels®
HP37 Nyjer Morgan Milwaukee Brewers™
HP38 Andre Ethier Los Angeles Dodgers®
HP39 Chris Iannetta Angels®
HP40 Austin Jackson Detroit Tigers®
HP41 J.J. Hardy Baltimore Orioles®
HP42 Danny Espinosa Washington Nationals®
HP43 Alex Rodriguez New York Yankees®
HP44 Marco Scutaro Boston Red Sox®
HP45 Adam Jones Baltimore Orioles®
HP46 Jayson Werth Washington Nationals®
HP47 Ian Kennedy Arizona Diamondbacks®
HP48 Cole Hamels Philadelphia Phillies®
HP49 Josh Beckett Boston Red Sox®
HP50 Dan Haren Angels®
HP51 Ricky Romero Toronto Blue Jays®
HP52 Tim Lincecum San Francisco Giants®
HP53 Matt Cain San Francisco Giants®
HP54 Felix Hernandez Seattle Mariners™
HP55 Doug Fister Detroit Tigers®
HP56 Johnny Cueto Cincinnati Reds®
HP57 Jeremy Hellickson Tampa Bay Rays™
HP58 Justin Masterson Cleveland Indians®
HP59 Jon Lester Boston Red Sox®
HP60 Tim Hudson Atlanta Braves™
HP61 David Price Tampa Bay Rays™
HP62 Daniel Hudson Arizona Diamondbacks®
HP63 Vance Worley Philadelphia Phillies®
HP64 Jair Jurrjens Atlanta Braves™
HP65 Gio Gonzalez Washington Nationals®
HP66 Madison Bumgarner San Francisco Giants®
HP67 Shaun Marcum Milwaukee Brewers™
HP68 Ervin Santana Angels®
HP69 Ryan Vogelsong San Francisco Giants®
HP70 Yovani Gallardo Milwaukee Brewers™
HP71 Matt Harrison Texas Rangers®
HP72 Randy Wolf Milwaukee Brewers™
HP73 Zack Greinke Milwaukee Brewers™
HP74 Derek Holland Texas Rangers®
HP75 Jordan Zimmermann Washington Nationals®
HP76 Hiroki Kuroda Los Angeles Dodgers®
HP77 Mark Teixeira New York Yankees®
HP78 Carlos Beltran St. Louis Cardinals®
HP79 Andrew McCutchen Pittsburgh Pirates®
HP80 Starlin Castro Chicago Cubs®
HP81 Matt Holliday St. Louis Cardinals®
HP82 Pablo Sandoval San Francisco Giants®
HP83 Michael Morse Washington Nationals®
HP84 Brandon Phillips Cincinnati Reds®
HP85 Alex Avila Detroit Tigers®HP86 Carlos Santana Cleveland Indians®
HP87 Chris Carpenter St. Louis Cardinals®
HP88 Max Scherzer Detroit Tigers®
HP89 Rick Porcello Detroit Tigers®
HP90 Jaime Garcia St. Louis Cardinals®
HP91 Michael Pineda Seattle Mariners™

Chrome League Leaders
HP92 Miguel Cabrera Detroit Tigers®
Adrian Gonzalez Boston Red Sox®
Michael Young Texas Rangers®
Victor Martinez Detroit Tigers®
Jacoby Ellsbury Boston Red Sox®
HP93 Matt Kemp Los Angeles Dodgers®
Prince Fielder Milwaukee Brewers™
Albert Pujols St. Louis Cardinals®
Dan Uggla Atlanta Braves™
Mike Stanton Miami Marlins™
HP94 Ian Kennedy Arizona Diamondbacks®
Clayton Kershaw Los Angeles Dodgers®
Roy Halladay Philadelphia Phillies®
Yovani Gallardo Milwaukee Brewers™
Cliff Lee Philadelphia Phillies®
Zack Greinke Milwaukee Brewers™
HP95 Justin Verlander Detroit Tigers®
CC Sabathia New York Yankees®
James Shields Tampa Bay Rays™
Felix Hernandez Seattle Mariners™
David Price Tampa Bay Rays™

Chrome Rookie Stars
HP96 John Gaub Chicago Cubs®
Addison Reed Chicago White Sox®
Adron Chambers St. Louis Cardinals®
Dellin Betances New York Yankees®
HP97 Steve Lombardozzi Washington Nationals™
Pedro Florimon Jr. Minnesota Twins®
Matt Dominguez Miami Marlins®
Devin Mesoraco Cincinnati Reds®
HP98 Brett Pill San Francisco Giants®
Adron Chambers St. Louis Cardinals®
Thomas Field Colorado Rockies™
Drew Pomeranz Colorado Rockies™
HP99 Tom Milone Oakland Athletics™
Addison Reed Chicago White Sox®
Matt Moore Tampa Bay Rays™
Dellin Betances New York Yankees®
HP100 Chris Parmelee Minnesota Twins®
Steve Lombardozzi Washington Nationals™
Pedro Florimon Jr. Minnesota Twins®
Jordan Pacheco Colorado Rockies™

Image Swap Variations
44 Justin Verlander Detroit Tigers®
52 Dustin Pedroia Boston Red Sox®
56 Cliff Lee Philadelphia Phillies®
91 Roy Halladay Philadelphia Phillies®
106 Tim Lincecum San Francisco Giants®
183 Mark Teixeira New York Yankees®
186 Joe Mauer Minnesota Twins®
193 Starlin Castro Chicago Cubs®
197 Ian Kennedy Arizona Diamondbacks®
200 Curtis Granderson New York Yankees®
246 Felix Hernandez Seattle Mariners™
276 Ryan Braun Milwaukee Brewers™
279 Matt Kemp Los Angeles Dodgers®
289 Mariano Rivera New York Yankees®
348 Miguel Cabrera Detroit Tigers®
415 Chris Carpenter St. Louis Cardinals®
453 Troy Tulowitzki Colorado Rockies™
468 Nelson Cruz Texas Rangers®
476 Prince Fielder Milwaukee Brewers™
481 Justin Upton Arizona Diamondbacks®
483 Mike Stanton Miami Marlins™
486 Josh Hamilton Texas Rangers®
489 Jose Bautista Toronto Blue Jays®
494 Ryan Zimmerman Washington Nationals®
497 Jered Weaver Angels®

Color Swap Variations
20 Derek Jeter New York Yankees®
83 Lance Berkman St. Louis Cardinals®
85 Buster Posey San Francisco Giants®
87 Andrew McCutchen Pittsburgh Pirates®
90 Joey Votto Cincinnati Reds®
115 Jacoby Ellsbury Boston Red Sox®
137 Nyjer Morgan Milwaukee Brewers™
177 Evan Longoria Tampa Bay Rays™
201 Yovani Gallardo Milwaukee Brewers™
215 B.J. Upton Tampa Bay Rays™
217 Dexter Fowler Colorado Rockies™
264 Robinson Cano New York Yankees®
277 David Price Tampa Bay Rays™
282 Jeff Francoeur Kansas City Royals®
285 Adrian Gonzalez Boston Red Sox®
290 Albert Pujols Angels®
356 David Ortiz Boston Red Sox®
373 Michael Young Texas Rangers®
408 Ian Kinsler Texas Rangers®
414 Corey Hart Milwaukee Brewers™
415 Chris Carpenter St. Louis Cardinals®
468 Nelson Cruz Texas Rangers®
480 Carlos Gonzalez Colorado Rockies™
485 Mike Napoli Texas Rangers®495 James Shields Tampa Bay Rays™

Full-Color Red Border Variations (Target Exclusive)
22 Edwin Jackson St. Louis Cardinals®
32 Domonic Brown Philadelphia Phillies®
44 Justin Verlander Detroit Tigers®
60 Jesus Montero Seattle Mariners™
87 Andrew McCutchen Pittsburgh Pirates®
96 Carl Crawford Boston Red Sox®
98 Torii Hunter Angels®
100 Paul Konerko Chicago White Sox®
174 Jose Reyes New York Mets®
186 Joe Mauer Minnesota Twins®
190 Matt Holliday St. Louis Cardinals®
193 Starlin Castro Chicago Cubs®
201 Yovani Gallardo Milwaukee Brewers™
210 Clayton Kershaw Los Angeles Dodgers®
221 Chase Utley Philadelphia Phillies®
224 Alex Avila Detroit Tigers®
227 Ubaldo Jimenez Cleveland Indians®
260 Anthony Rizzo Chicago Cubs®
264 Robinson Cano New York Yankees®
276 Ryan Braun Milwaukee Brewers™
277 David Price Tampa Bay Rays™
279 Matt Kemp Los Angeles Dodgers®
445 Gaby Sanchez Miami Marlins™
483 Mike Stanton Miami Marlins™
484 Todd Helton Colorado Rockies™

Full-Color Blue Border Variations (Walmart Exclusive)
14 Justin Masterson Cleveland Indians®
34 Josh Collmenter Arizona Diamondbacks®
72 Carlos Santana Cleveland Indians®
76 Jon Lester Boston Red Sox®
84 Doug Fister Detroit Tigers®
85 Buster Posey San Francisco Giants®
115 Jacoby Ellsbury Boston Red Sox®
122 Hanley Ramirez Miami Marlins™
130 David Freese St. Louis Cardinals®
164 Austin Jackson Detroit Tigers®
172 Yadier Molina St. Louis Cardinals®
177 Evan Longoria Tampa Bay Rays™
185 Freddy Sanchez San Francisco Giants®
217 Dexter Fowler Colorado Rockies™
225 Aroldis Chapman Cincinnati Reds®
232 Kevin Youkilis Boston Red Sox®
250 Jon Jay St. Louis Cardinals®
275 Dan Uggla Atlanta Braves™
285 Adrian Gonzalez Boston Red Sox®
290 Albert Pujols Angels®
296 Jim Thome Philadelphia Phillies®
319 Adam Jones Baltimore Orioles®325 Brian Wilson San Francisco Giants®
453 Troy Tulowitzki Colorado Rockies™
468 Nelson Cruz Texas Rangers®

Error Short-Prints
15 Darwin Barney Chicago Cubs®
113 Kerry Wood Chicago Cubs®
231 Dan Haren Angels®
341 Ryan Madson Cincinnati Reds®
341 Ryan Madson Cincinnati Reds®
380 Carlos Pena Chicago Cubs®
454 Julio Teheran Atlanta Braves™
483 Mike Stanton Miami Marlins™
Error Short-Print Rookie Stars
29 Brad Peacock Oakland Athletics™
Devin Mesoraco Cincinnati Reds®
Justin De Fratus Philadelphia Phillies®
Joe Savery Philadelphia Phillies®
54 John Gaub Chicago Cubs®
Addison Reed Chicago White Sox®
Adron Chambers St. Louis Cardinals®
Dellin Betances New York Yankees®


Autographs
Real One Autographs
ROA-MK Matt Kemp Los Angeles Dodgers®
ROA-CK Clayton Kershaw Los Angeles Dodgers®
ROA-RZ Ryan Zimmerman Washington Nationals®
ROA-AG Adrian Gonzalez Boston Red Sox®
ROA-AJ Adam Jones Baltimore Orioles®
ROA-BG Bob Gibson St. Louis Cardinals®
ROA-WM Willie Mays San Francisco Giants®
ROA-SM Stan Musial St. Louis Cardinals®
ROA-LA Luis Aparicio Baltimore Orioles®
ROA-MM Minnie Minoso St. Louis Cardinals®
ROA-AGR Alex Grammas Chicago Cubs®
ROA-BGA Billy Gardner Boston Red Sox®
ROA-BV Bill Virdon Pittsburgh Pirates®
ROA-BA Bob Anderson Detroit Tigers®
ROA-BT Bob Turley Los Angeles Angels™
ROA-BD Bobby Del Greco Kansas City Athletics™
ROA-CBO Carl Boles San Francisco Giants®
ROA-CH Carroll Hardy Houston Colt .45s
ROA-CM Charley Maxwell Chicago White Sox®
ROA-CF Chico Fernandez Detroit Tigers®
ROA-CE Chuck Essegian Cleveland Indians®
ROA-CA Craig Anderson New York Mets®
ROA-DS Daryl Spencer Los Angeles Dodgers®ROA-DST Dean Stone Chicago White Sox®
ROA-EA Earl Averill Philadelphia Phillies®
ROA-EB Ed Bauta St. Louis Cardinals®
ROA-EK Eddie Kasko Cincinnati Reds®
ROA-ER Ed Roebuck Los Angeles Dodgers®
ROA-EG Eli Grba Los Angeles Angels™
ROA-FS Frank Sullivan Minnesota Twins®
ROA-FTO Frank Torre Philadelphia Phillies®
ROA-HL Hobie Landrith Baltimore Orioles®
ROA-ID Ike Delock Boston Red Sox®
ROA-JK Jerry Kindall Cleveland Indians®
ROA-JB Jim Brosnan Cincinnati Reds®
ROA-JL Johnny Logan Pittsburgh Pirates®
ROA-JC Joe Cunningham Chicago White Sox®
ROA-MMC Mike McCormick Baltimore Orioles®
ROA-RK Russ Kemmerer Houston Colt .45s
ROA-TC Tex Clevenger New York Yankees®
ROA-OC Orlando Cepeda San Francisco Giants®
ROA-WMC Willie McCovey San Francisco Giants®
ROA-SC Starlin Castro Chicago Cubs®
ROA-JM Juan Marichal San Francisco Giants®
ROA-AM Andrew McCutchen Pittsburgh Pirates®
ROA-RS Red Schoendienst St. Louis Cardinals®
ROA-SK Sandy Koufax Los Angeles Dodgers®
ROA-MH Matt Holliday St. Louis Cardinals®
ROA-HA Hank Aaron Milwaukee Braves™
ROA-FF Freddie Freeman Atlanta Braves™
ROA-JMO Jesus Montero New York Yankees®

Real One Dual Autographs
RODA-HG Matt Holliday St. Louis Cardinals®
Bob Gibson St. Louis Cardinals®
RODA-KM Matt Kemp Los Angeles Dodgers®
Willie Mays San Francisco Giants®
RODA-KK Clayton Kershaw Los Angeles Dodgers®
Sandy Koufax Los Angeles Dodgers®
RODA-SM Pablo Sandoval San Francisco Giants®
Willie McCovey San Francisco Giants®
RODA-CA Starlin Castro Chicago Cubs®
Luis Aparicio Chicago White Sox®
RODA-SC Pablo Sandoval San Francisco Giants®
Orlando Cepeda San Francisco Giants®
RODA-JS Jon Jay St. Louis Cardinals®
Red Schoendienst St. Louis Cardinals®
RODA-GY Adrian Gonzalez Boston Red Sox®
Carl Yastrzemski Boston Red Sox®
RODA-BC Ernie Banks Chicago Cubs®
Starlin Castro Chicago Cubs®
RODA-SH Matt Holliday St. Louis Cardinals®
Red Schoendienst St. Louis Cardinals®

Flashback Autographs
FA-BG Bob Gibson St. Louis Cardinals®
FA-OC Orlando Cepeda San Francisco Giants®
FA-WMC Willie McCovey San Francisco Giants®
FA-EB Ernie Banks Chicago Cubs®
FA-FR Frank Robinson Cincinnati Reds®

1963 Cut Signatures
63CS-CS Casey Stengel New York Mets®
63CS-JB Johnny Blanchard New York Yankees®
63CS-DW Dick Williams Boston Red Sox®
63CS-RH Ralph Houk New York Yankees®
63CS-TM Tom Morgan Los Angeles Angels™
63CS-MM Mickey Mantle New York Yankees®
63CS-KH Ken Hubbs Chicago Cubs®
63CS-DL Don Landrum Chicago Cubs®
63CS-LJ Larry Jackson Chicago Cubs®
63CS-PR Pete Runnels Houston Colts™

Autograph Relics
Clubhouse Collection Autograph Relics
CCAR-MK Matt Kemp Los Angeles Dodgers®
CCAR-CK Clayton Kershaw Los Angeles Dodgers®
CCAR-RZ Ryan Zimmerman Washington Nationals®
CCAR-AG Adrian Gonzalez Boston Red Sox®
CCAR-AJ Adam Jones Baltimore Orioles®
CCAR-LA Luis Aparicio Baltimore Orioles®
CCAR-OC Orlando Cepeda San Francisco Giants®
CCAR-SC Starlin Castro Chicago Cubs®
CCAR-CY Carl Yastrzemski Boston Red Sox®
CCAR-EB Ernie Banks Chicago Cubs®
CCAR-FR Frank Robinson Cincinnati Reds®

Clubhouse Collection Dual Autograph Relics
CCDAR-HG Matt Holliday St. Louis Cardinals®
Bob Gibson St. Louis Cardinals®
CCDAR-SM Pablo Sandoval San Francisco Giants®
Willie McCovey San Francisco Giants®
CCDAR-SC Pablo Sandoval San Francisco Giants®
Orlando Cepeda San Francisco Giants®
CCDAR-GY Adrian Gonzalez Boston Red Sox®
Carl Yastrzemski Boston Red Sox®
CCDAR-BC Ernie Banks Chicago Cubs®
Starlin Castro Chicago Cubs®
CCDAR-RB Frank Robinson Cincinnati Reds®
Jay Bruce Cincinnati Reds®

Flashback Stadium Autograph Relics
FAR-BG Bob Gibson St. Louis Cardinals®
FAR-SM Stan Musial St. Louis Cardinals®FAR-OC Orlando Cepeda San Francisco Giants®
FAR-WMC Willie McCovey San Francisco Giants®
FAR-EB Ernie Banks Chicago Cubs®

Relics
Clubhouse Collection Relics
CCR-MC Miguel Cabrera Detroit Tigers®
CCR-NC Nelson Cruz Texas Rangers®
CCR-JB Jose Bautista Toronto Blue Jays®
CCR-DW David Wright New York Mets®
CCR-JR Jose Reyes New York Mets®
CCR-CGO Carlos Gonzalez Colorado Rockies™
CCR-JH Josh Hamilton Texas Rangers®
CCR-PS Pablo Sandoval San Francisco Giants®
CCR-CS Carlos Santana Cleveland Indians®
CCR-MB Madison Bumgarner San Francisco Giants®
CCR-MCA Matt Cain San Francisco Giants®
CCR-SC Starlin Castro Chicago Cubs®
CCR-AJ Adam Jones Baltimore Orioles®
CCR-CC Chris Carpenter St. Louis Cardinals®
CCR-AC Aroldis Chapman Cincinnati Reds®
CCR-AM Andrew McCutchen Pittsburgh Pirates®
CCR-RZ Ryan Zimmerman Washington Nationals®
CCR-TL Tim Lincecum San Francisco Giants®
CCR-JWE Jayson Werth Washington Nationals®
CCR-AR Aramis Ramirez Chicago Cubs®
CCR-RB Ryan Braun Milwaukee Brewers™
CCR-NS Nick Swisher New York Yankees®
CCR-MT Mark Teixeira New York Yankees®
CCR-IK Ian Kennedy Arizona Diamondbacks®
CCR-DHU Daniel Hudson Arizona Diamondbacks®
CCR-JU Justin Upton Arizona Diamondbacks®
CCR-LM Logan Morrison Miami Marlins™
CCR-MS Mike Stanton Miami Marlins™
CCR-MR Mariano Rivera New York Yankees®
CCR-MG Matt Garza Chicago Cubs®
CCR-DH Dan Haren Angels®
CCR-MCB Melky Cabrera San Francisco Giants®
CCR-NM Nyjer Morgan Milwaukee Brewers™
CCR-JM Joe Mauer Minnesota Twins®
CCR-CU Chase Utley Philadelphia Phillies®
CCR-JRO Jimmy Rollins Philadelphia Phillies®
CCR-CL Cliff Lee Philadelphia Phillies®
CCR-HP Hunter Pence Philadelphia Phillies®
CCR-VM Victor Martinez Detroit Tigers®
CCR-JV Justin Verlander Detroit Tigers®
CCR-AB Adrian Beltre Texas Rangers®
CCR-CH Cole Hamels Philadelphia Phillies®
CCR-CB Carlos Beltran San Francisco Giants®CCR-RHO Ryan Howard Philadelphia Phillies®
CCR-TH Tommy Hanson Atlanta Braves™
CCR-MH Matt Holliday St. Louis Cardinals®
CCR-JW Jered Weaver Angels®
CCR-PF Prince Fielder Milwaukee Brewers™
CCR-FH Felix Hernandez Seattle Mariners™
CCR-MK Matt Kemp Los Angeles Dodgers®
CCR-TT Troy Tulowitzki Colorado Rockies™
CCR-JBR Jay Bruce Cincinnati Reds®
CCR-DO David Ortiz Boston Red Sox®
CCR-JE Jacoby Ellsbury Boston Red Sox®
CCR-JS James Shields Tampa Bay Rays™
CCR-EL Evan Longoria Tampa Bay Rays™
CCR-DPR David Price Tampa Bay Rays™
CCR-DP Dustin Pedroia Boston Red Sox®
CCR-CCR Carl Crawford Boston Red Sox®
CCR-PK Paul Konerko Chicago White Sox®
CCR-YG Yovani Gallardo Milwaukee Brewers™
CCR-ZG Zack Greinke Milwaukee Brewers™
CCR-RW Rickie Weeks Milwaukee Brewers™
CCR-THU Tim Hudson Atlanta Braves™
CCR-JG Jaime Garcia St. Louis Cardinals®
CCR-RV Ryan Vogelsong San Francisco Giants®
CCR-CJW C.J. Wilson Angels®
CCR-DU Dan Uggla Atlanta Braves™
CCR-BJU B.J. Upton Tampa Bay Rays™
CCR-BPH Brandon Phillips Cincinnati Reds®
CCR-EA Elvis Andrus Texas Rangers®

Flashback Stadium Relics
FR-BG Bob Gibson St. Louis Cardinals®
FR-WM Willie Mays San Francisco Giants®
FR-SM Stan Musial St. Louis Cardinals®
FR-CY Carl Yastrzemski Boston Red Sox®
FR-HA Hank Aaron Milwaukee Braves™
FR-YB Yogi Berra New York Yankees®
FR-EM Eddie Mathews Milwaukee Braves™
FR-EB Ernie Banks Chicago Cubs®
FR-MMA Mickey Mantle New York Yankees®
FR-RC Bob Clemente Pittsburgh Pirates®
FR-RM Roger Maris New York Yankees®
FR-FR Frank Robinson Cincinnati Reds®

Clubhouse Collection Dual Relics
CCDR-MP Willie Mays San Francisco Giants®
Buster Posey San Francisco Giants®
CCDR-KC Al Kaline Detroit Tigers®
Miguel Cabrera Detroit Tigers®
CCDR-YE Carl Yastrzemski Boston Red Sox®
Jacoby Ellsbury Boston Red Sox®
CCDR-MG Roger Maris New York Yankees®
Curtis Granderson New York Yankees®CCDR-BC Ernie Banks Chicago Cubs®
Starlin Castro Chicago Cubs®

Image Swap Variation Relics
ISR-MC Miguel Cabrera Detroit Tigers®
ISR-NC Nelson Cruz Texas Rangers®
ISR-JB Jose Bautista Toronto Blue Jays®
ISR-JH Josh Hamilton Texas Rangers®
ISR-SC Starlin Castro Chicago Cubs®
ISR-CC Chris Carpenter St. Louis Cardinals®
ISR-RZ Ryan Zimmerman Washington Nationals®
ISR-TL Tim Lincecum San Francisco Giants®
ISR-RB Ryan Braun Milwaukee Brewers™
ISR-MT Mark Teixeira New York Yankees®
ISR-IK Ian Kennedy Arizona Diamondbacks®
ISR-JU Justin Upton Arizona Diamondbacks®
ISR-MS Mike Stanton Miami Marlins™
ISR-MR Mariano Rivera New York Yankees®
ISR-JM Joe Mauer Minnesota Twins®
ISR-CL Cliff Lee Philadelphia Phillies®
ISR-DP Dustin Pedroia Boston Red Sox®
ISR-RH Roy Halladay Philadelphia Phillies®
ISR-JW Jered Weaver Angels®
ISR-PF Prince Fielder Milwaukee Brewers™
ISR-FH Felix Hernandez Seattle Mariners™
ISR-TT Troy Tulowitzki Colorado Rockies™
ISR-DO David Ortiz Boston Red Sox®
ISR-JE Jacoby Ellsbury Boston Red Sox®
ISR-EL Evan Longoria Tampa Bay Rays™

1963 Mint
63BG Bob Gibson St. Louis Cardinals®
63WM Willie Mays San Francisco Giants®
63SM Stan Musial St. Louis Cardinals®
63CY Carl Yastrzemski Boston Red Sox®
63SK Sandy Koufax Los Angeles Dodgers®
63JM Juan Marichal San Francisco Giants®
63AK Al Kaline Detroit Tigers®
63YB Yogi Berra New York Yankees®
63WF Whitey Ford New York Yankees®
63JM Joe Morgan Houston Colts™
63WS Willie Stargell Pittsburgh Pirates®
63EM Eddie Mathews Milwaukee Braves™
63DS Duke Snider New York Mets®
63MM Mickey Mantle New York Yankees®
63WS Warren Spahn Milwaukee Braves™
63RC Bob Clemente Pittsburgh Pirates®
63AZ Alcatraz
63UA University of Alabama
63PO Paul O'Neill New York Yankees®
63EMZ Edgar Martinez Seattle Mariners™

The JFK Story 63 Mint
JFK1 John F. Kennedy
JFK2 John F. Kennedy
JFK3 John F. Kennedy
JFK4 John F. Kennedy
JFK5 John F. Kennedy
JFK6 John F. Kennedy
JFK7 John F. Kennedy
JFK8 John F. Kennedy
JFK9 John F. Kennedy
JFK10 John F. Kennedy
JFK11 John F. Kennedy
JFK12 John F. Kennedy
JFK13 John F. Kennedy
JFK14 John F. Kennedy
JFK15 John F. Kennedy
JFK16 John F. Kennedy
JFK17 John F. Kennedy
JFK18 John F. Kennedy
JFK19 John F. Kennedy
JFK20 John F. Kennedy
JFK21 John F. Kennedy
JFK22 John F. Kennedy
JFK23 John F. Kennedy
JFK24 John F. Kennedy
JFK25 John F. Kennedy
JFK26 John F. Kennedy
JFK27 John F. Kennedy
JFK28 John F. Kennedy
JFK29 John F. Kennedy
JFK30 John F. Kennedy
JFK31 John F. Kennedy
JFK32 John F. Kennedy
JFK33 John F. Kennedy
JFK34 John F. Kennedy
JFK35 John F. Kennedy
JFK36 John F. Kennedy
JFK37 John F. Kennedy
JFK38 John F. Kennedy
JFK39 John F. Kennedy
JFK40 John F. Kennedy
JFK41 John F. Kennedy
JFK42 John F. Kennedy
JFK43 John F. Kennedy
JFK44 John F. Kennedy
JFK45 John F. Kennedy
JFK46 John F. Kennedy
JFK47 John F. Kennedy

JFK Story Stamp Collection
1 Problems
2 Liberty3 Risks
4 The American
5 Our Common Link
6 A Free Society
7 Ask Not

Inserts
Baseball Flashbacks
BF-WM Willie Mays San Francisco Giants®
BF-SK Sandy Koufax Los Angeles Dodgers®
BF-EB Ernie Banks Chicago Cubs®
BF-WMC Willie McCovey San Francisco Giants®
BF-SKO Sandy Koufax Los Angeles Dodgers®
BF-AK Al Kaline Detroit Tigers®
BF-SM Stan Musial St Louis Cardinals®
BF-HA Hank Aaron Milwaukee Braves™
BF-JM Juan Marichal San Francisco Giants®
BF-EW Early Wynn Cleveland Indians®

New Age Performers
NAP-AP Albert Pujols Angels®
NAP-RC Robinson Cano New York Yankees®
NAP-CJ Chipper Jones Atlanta Braves™
NAP-DJ Derek Jeter New York Yankees®
NAP-RB Ryan Braun Milwaukee Brewers™
NAP-MK Matt Kemp Los Angeles Dodgers®
NAP-JB Jose Bautista Toronto Blue Jays®
NAP-TL Tim Lincecum San Francisco Giants®
NAP-RH Roy Halladay Philadelphia Phillies®
NAP-JW Jered Weaver Angels®
NAP-CL Cliff Lee Philadelphia Phillies®
NAP-JB Josh Beckett Boston Red Sox®
NAP-VM Victor Martinez Detroit Tigers®
NAP-MC Miguel Cabrera Detroit Tigers®
NAP-JV Joey Votto Cincinnati Reds®

Then and Now
TN-KB Harmon Killebrew Minnesota Twins®
Jose Bautista Toronto Blue Jays®
TN-AK Hank Aaron Milwaukee Braves™
Matt Kemp Los Angeles Dodgers®
TN-YC Carl Yastrzemski Boston Red Sox®
Miguel Cabrera Detroit Tigers®
TN-AB Luis Aparicio Baltimore Orioles®
Michael Bourn Atlanta Braves™
TN-MB Eddie Mathews Milwaukee Braves™
Jose Bautista Toronto Blue Jays®
TN-KK Sandy Koufax Los Angeles Dodgers®
Clayton Kershaw Los Angeles Dodgers®TN-KV Sandy Koufax Los Angeles Dodgers®
Justin Verlander Detroit Tigers®
TN-MV Juan Marichal San Francisco Giants®
Justin Verlander Detroit Tigers®
TN-SL Warren Spahn Milwaukee Braves™
Cliff Lee Philadelphia Phillies®
TN-MS Juan Marichal San Francisco Giants®
James Shields Tampa Bay Rays™

News Flashbacks
NF-JK John F. Kennedy
NF-MK Martin Luther King, Jr.
NF-VT Valentina Tereshkova
NF-PS Penn Station
NF-UC U.S. Cuba
NF-PP Pope Paul VI
NF-A Alcatraz
NF-UA University of Alabama
NF-MKI Martin Luther King, Jr.
NF-JKE John F. Kennedy

Topps Stick-Ons
1 Miguel Cabrera Detroit Tigers®
2 Nelson Cruz Texas Rangers®
3 Jose Bautista Toronto Blue Jays®
4 David Wright New York Mets®
5 Jose Reyes Miami Marlins™
6 Carlos Gonzalez Colorado Rockies™
7 Josh Hamilton Texas Rangers®
8 Pablo Sandoval San Francisco Giants®
9 Jacoby Ellsbury Boston Red Sox®
10 Madison Bumgarner San Francisco Giants®
11 David Price Tampa Bay Rays™
12 Starlin Castro Chicago Cubs®
13 Robinson Cano New York Yankees®
14 Chris Carpenter St. Louis Cardinals®
15 Matt Kemp Los Angeles Dodgers®
16 Andrew McCutchen Pittsburgh Pirates®
17 Ryan Zimmerman Washington Nationals®
18 Tim Lincecum San Francisco Giants®
19 Ian Kinsler Texas Rangers®
20 Albert Pujols Angels®
21 Ryan Braun Milwaukee Brewers™
22 Evan Longoria Tampa Bay Rays™
23 Mark Teixeira New York Yankees®
24 Ian Kennedy Arizona Diamondbacks®
25 David Ortiz Boston Red Sox®
26 Justin Upton Arizona Diamondbacks®
27 Ryan Howard Philadelphia Phillies®
28 Mike Stanton Miami Marlins™
29 Mariano Rivera New York Yankees®
30 Roy Halladay Philadelphia Phillies®31 Curtis Granderson New York Yankees®
32 Felix Hernandez Seattle Mariners™
33 Troy Tulowitzki Colorado Rockies™
34 Adrian Beltre Texas Rangers®
35 Joe Mauer Minnesota Twins®
36 Chase Utley Philadelphia Phillies®
37 Jimmy Rollins Philadelphia Phillies®
38 Cliff Lee Philadelphia Phillies®
39 Hunter Pence Philadelphia Phillies®
40 Dustin Pedroia Boston Red Sox®
41 Victor Martinez Detroit Tigers®
42 Justin Verlander Detroit Tigers®
43 James Shields Tampa Bay Rays™
44 Buster Posey San Francisco Giants®
45 Matt Moore Tampa Bay Rays™
46 Jesus Montero Seattle Mariners™

2012 Topps Heritage is LIVE

The official street date for topps heritage hobby is not until this Wednesday but that didn't stop the hobby Gods from delivering retail packs early to select Walmarts and targets. I was able to find some at the local target here in Florida. I bought 4 blaster, 8 blister packs and a few loose packs. The 1963 set was very popular with collectors. I have to say that the base set looks very nice. There are a few reused photos, but for the most part they have the feel of 1963. I am hoping to get some exclusive content and perhaps some information on chrome checklists and autograph checklists so keep checking back. So far there haven't been any SSP sightings, but a black and white variation did pop up out of a hobby box earlier. Look for hobby packs to start hitting shops tomorrow and by the end of this week there should be plenty around. Are you ready?

Q&A with Clay Luraschi + Variation Info

Today we have a special Q&A with Topps rep Clay Luraschi. He will answer some of the burning questions collectors have had about the new 2011 topps heritage. Here we go!


Q) The 2011 issue of topps heritage brings a lot to the table this year, lets start with what wasn't in the product...first the gum. What happened to the gum?

We’ve received a lot of requests over the past couple of years from collectors asking us to remove the gum and to replace it with an extra card. At first, we were hesitant to do this, because we really wanted to stay true to the original product. Eventually, after reviewing it with buyers and consumers, it made more sense from a value standpoint to take out the gum and put in an additional card.


Q) The chrome set was missing many of the stars. Why did topps feel they could leave those names out? Will they appear in other products in the future?

Yes, the Heritage Chrome Parallel will be continued in 2011 Topps Chrome baseball starting with card # 101.

Q) Why the addition of the unnumbered green refractor cards. Did you mean to issue them as one per case hot boxes?

We thought it would be fun to have an additional layer of the GREEN TINT since that’s a big part of the 1962 set. And yes, it’s a one per case hot box.


Q) It appears like the super short prints ARE out there. How great of an eye are we going to have to have to spot them? Care to tell us how many there are?

See below. We released this today


Q) The addition of Sandy Koufax might be the biggest news of the product. How hard was it to secure a deal with Mr. Koufax? Did he only sign blue inked cards?

Koufax and Aaron only signed in blue and their autographed card is much shorter than the rest.


Q) Topps witnesses all their autograph to assure the collector of their authenticity. Who is the poor soul who has to go out there and sit with all these legends and talk to them while they sign cards? LOL

We have reps in different regions. The older players always have amazing stories and are always great to work with. I’ve personally done a couple of signings with the older players and they are a lot of fun.

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TOPPS CONFIRMS HERITAGE SHORT PRINTS AND VARIATIONS
*Base Cards 426-500 are short printed and can be found 1:3 packs.*Replicating the original 1962 Topps , there are short printed GREEN TINT variations. Subjects include cards 110-158 and 160-196. These are found in hobby boxes only.
*There is also a BLUE TINT variation (found at Wal-Mart) and a RED TINT variation (found at Target) featuring the same subjects. These are also short printed.
*Collectors can also find GREEN REFRACTOR parallels (100 subjects) that are only found in Green Refractor Hot Boxes. These Hot Boxes are 1 per hobby case.
*And at retail outlets, collectors can find a special 100-card BLACK BORDERED parallel. They are exclusive to the $8.99 3-pack blister.
*There are 6 short printed ERROR VARIATIONS, which mimic the original set:
* Alex Rodriguez (Photo Reversed w/ bat in left hand image attached)
* David Wright (Cincinnati Reds)
* Joba Chamberlain (Card # 139)
* Bengie Molina (Wrong birthday)
* Ryan Zimmerman (Wrong batting average)
* Vlad Guerrero (Listed as Pitcher on card back)

*And exclusive to hobby boxes, there is a special 10-card JACKIE ROBINSON STORY variation that has the look and feel of the Babe Ruth Story insert. In addition, there is a relic version of each card numbered to 42.

2011 Topps Heritage Review Up Close and Personal.

That green glow coming from my house isn't radioactive, it is 2011 topps heritage and it is everywhere! Green wrappers and some green cards to boot. Today I indulged in 10 boxes of the new topps heritage. It wouldn't be February, urrrrr March without another topps heritage review.

For many, topps heritage rolls on year after year and while the design always changes, the product is always about the same. I would say this year there is more that is new to heritage than old. The base set is as we expected....wooden. The design for the most part works well. Topps did a good job with cropping these pictures to mostly head shots and many without hats, just like the original set. We see some interested hair-do's. Brian Wilson's hair looks like it came right our of the movie Something about Mary, but then again don't we expect that from some of the more colorful characters in baseball? 10% of the shots you will recognize from past topps issues and even past heritage issues. These are always a disappointment, but for the most part topps kept things fresh. There is a green tint parallel which are hard to pull. The cards I pulled had decent centering.

Chromes: Chromes are of course a heritage staple, but even these get spruced up a bit. The regular chromes, refractors, and black refractors are all there, numbered to 1962,562 and 62 respectively, but there is also an unnumbered green chrome set which fall all in one box of a case. I believe that these might of been the unsuccessful first run of chrome cards, perhaps the printer forgot to number them and topps threw them in as a bonus. These could be kinda hot. I would also add that the backs for the first 20 or so chromes look a bit different from the rest. Again this might be a mistake, it makes no sense. Another thing to keep in mind is that the chromes are more difficult to pull this year. Chromes at 1:11 and refractors at 1:37! The green chromes make up a hot box and pull 1:1 but only in one box of a case. I have not studied the chrome checklist, but my chromes all were of B and C level guys, I didn't pull any stars.

Inserts: They are all there, the sets we have known to love...and hate (putting together). The New Age set looks nice, but I pulled way too many doubles. I also don't know how Jim Thome is considered New Age. The Flashback set is back with two versions, baseball and world events. Of course the conflict with Cuba is mentioned several times. Then and Now pairs old and new. This year some new blood..Bautista and Juan Pierre and of couse the heritage mainstays...Mantle and Spahn.

Game Used: I wasn't impressed by these cards but I was blown away by some of the patches topps has been using in the dual patch cards. These could be VERY popular. Topps did a great job on the higher end relics. Again something a little new and I think improved.

Autographs: This is what truly makes us salivate and topps has thrown us some very nice bones. Topps has said that they are trying to focus more on players who played their last season rather than just Hall of Famers. You will find many players that you don't know, guys who called 1962 not only their rookie season but their final season, but you will also find higher tier autographs. Quite Frankly topps hasn't given this much fire power to the autograph set in a long time. Koufax is in as well as Hank Aaron, who unfortunately is a redemption. Followed by popular guys like Ernie Banks, Stan Musial and Bob Gibson. VERY impressive. Don't expect to know print runs, there was nothing on the boxes and early reports suggest that the blue inks in some cards are rarer than the numbered red inks. Topps has gone to an up and down feel for the dual autographs. There are some really nice pairings here. Brooks Robinson/Evan Longoria and Musial/Utley come to mind. As a topps heritage autograph freak, I was really happy with what topps did here. Hopefully the redemption's will be fulfilled very soon.

Show me the money: Well not really called that, but topps has doubled up the case hits this year. The stamp set is there, numbered to just 62 copies each, but also there are 62 Mint cards, which feature a player or event along with a real coin minted in 1962. As you can see by the picture above, the coin is in amazing shape. Almost looks uncirculated! These are nice additions and by early info on ebay, collectors are adding these to their shopping lists. Also heritage gets an added box topper in the form of topps bucks. One dollar, Five Dollar and 10 dollar version each featuring a ballplayer. The wrapper for the original cards can't be seen through this year which is much needed addition.

Overall, topps has another hit on their hands. I would tell collectors out there who have been hearing that hobby boxes are drying up to keep in mind that there appears to me plenty of retail boxes around. Sure the odds are astronomical on some of the higher end cards, but set builders shouldn't care about that. You will also find target and walmart exclusive cards in packs. Retail packs include single packs, 3 packs (with bonus cards), jumbo hanging packs and blasters.

What are you waiting for? The gum...well is ain't there, but everything else is. Woof woof!

2011 Topps Heritage is LIVE!!!

I have been getting early reports from Brent Williams that 2011 heritage has hit walmarts and sports authority. There looks to be blue tinted cards and green tinted cards and they may be retail exclusives. I hope to have a first look and maybe some pictures up today. WOO HOOO!

Are you ready for some 2011 Topps Heritage?

That time of year is almost here, the time when spring training is in full gear and our collecting taste buds are watering for a new topps baseball release. Base brand topps now seems like a distant memory. It is now time for that big one we expect at the end of February.....well, now March.

This time last year we already had topps heritage in our hands, it was a fun year and we were giddy trying to find, and pull, any and all of the super short prints. I was also hard at work trying to pull ink from my boxes, something that has been harder to do in recent years. The above card will be not only #1 on my list but the big pull for anyone busting packs and boxes of this product.

Sandy Koufax will make his first topps debut in a week. He has never signed cards for topps which seems kinda odd given topps history. There will be no doubt that the Koufax card might break sales records on heritage autograph cards. I myself have even thought of cutting down on the boxes I open, just so I can afford a Koufax autograph. I could think of no better card to add to my heritage autograph collection than that of Koufax, who has had few autograph appearances in recent times. Heritage has actually promised quite a few HOF'ers in the 2011 edition. Guys scheduled to sign include, Hank Aaron, who has only appeared on 2 heritage autograph cards, Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson, Stan Musial, Al Kaline, Bob Gibson and Ernie Banks. Of course true heritage collectors know that they won't believe that list until they see the live cards coming out of packs. Topps has been known to shift the checklist prior to release and in 2009 made quite a bit of cuts to the list. We are hoping that topps makes good and gets all those guys into the product.

There will also be some coin cards, a card that topps has experimented with in the past. It will remain to be seen weather or not these will be popular with heritage faithful. The stamp cards from last year did get hot. Heritage tends to avoid innovation. collectors collect ceratin sets every year and don't need gimmicks. These coin cards, which include a half dollar, are supposed to be case hits.

If its a peek at the past, or that new rookie that you want, topps heritage has something for everyone. Of course the best part of topps heritage is once again making all those trades with long time collectors. There are some guys I have been trading with since 2001 now. I know what they collect and they know what I collect.

My search for a real one Koufax starts soon. Who are you after?

Those Burning Topps Heritage Short Print Questions....Answered!

We have significant information on short prints, autographs and other bonus cards in the new 2010 Topps Heritage which hit last week. This is from topps:


1961 HR Chase Insert

2010 Topps Heritage commemorates the 1961 Topps design, so Topps saw it fitting to celebrate the famous 1961 HR chase with a special 45-card insert…

Babe Ruth (15 cards) Hobby Exclusive

Roger Maris (15 cards) Wal-Mart Exclusive

Mickey Mantle (15 cards) Target Exclusive


Each of these inserts also has a Relic Parallel that’s sequentially numbered to the player’s jersey number …Ruth (#’d to 3), Maris (#’d to 9) and Mantle (#’d to 7). In addition, there are short printed variations in the base set featuring Ruth (#60), Maris (#61) and Mantle (#56).


Dice Game Variations

In 1961, Topps issued an obscure 18-card dice game as a test. The following players in 2010 Heritage have short printed variations with dice game backs:


Joe Mauer, Victor Martinez, Albert Pujols, Mark Teixeira, Grady Sizemore, Justin Upton, Adam Jones, Vladimir Guerrero, Matt Kemp, Ichiro, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Tim Lincecum, Chase Utley, Ian Kinsler, Derek Jeter, Hanley Ramirez, Alex Rodriguez and Chipper Jones.


Color Variations

There are 10 extremely short printed color variations. The color changes appear on the player and team name plates at the bottom of the card. *NOTE* All of these cards appear to have the short printed light backs, so they will be easy to find.

Albert Pujols Black-Black
Joe Mauer Black-Black
CC Sabathia Green-Yellow
Derek Jeter Red-Yellow
Grady Sizemore Green-Red
J.A. Happ Orange-Blue
Zack Greinke Yellow-Blue
Ryan Braun Blue-Orange
David Wright Green-Yellow
Pablo Sandoval Yellow-Green



Juan Marichal Autographs

All of Juan Marichal’s Real One autographs were signed in red ink and none are sequentially numbered unlike the other Red Ink autographs in the product.



Short Printed Base Cards

Base cards 426-500 are short printed and can be found 1:3 packs.

Autograph Checklist (complete):

Joe Ginsberg
Ted Lepcio
Julio Becquer
Ned Garver
Billy Harrell
Tom Borland
Tom Brewer
Johnny James
Bob Hale
Danny Kravitz
Jim Woods
Reno Bertoia
Ralph Lumenti
Rocky Bridges
Bobby Malkmus
Al Neiger
Jim Rivera
Luis Aparicio
Red Schoendienst
Bob Gibson
Frank Robinson
Juan Marichal
Matt Holliday
Gordon Beckham
Raul Ibanez
Buster Posey
Justin Upton
Joe DeMaestri
Ray Semproch
Jerry Casale
Gene Leek
Walt Dropo
Jay Bruce
Al Rosen
R.C. Stevens
Collin Balester
Dustin Pedroia

COMMENTS: Most of this was found out slowly through the mass rips of multiple cases. The retail only Mantle and Maris inserts and game used cards weas good news. These give us heritage hounds a reason to buy these cards now. Those Mantle jersey cards will be very hot. There should be 105 of them (numbered in 15 lots of 7), so big rippers will have a shot.

The super short prints feature some big names, so those cards will once again be worth big money, but overall the thrill of the hunt was killed when it was announced that the SSP's have a light back. It appears at least to this collector that the blue ink autographs are rare, if not rarer than the reds. More on this to come hopefully later.

It's Here! 2010 Topps Heritage Review

Well folks, here it is. 2010 Topps Heritage. I was able to pick up 6 boxes today and I will share with you what I pulled and give my opinions on the product. Heritage is now in its 10th year. Started in 2001, topps has modeled their heritage set with a vintage set. They have gone in order starting with the landmark 1952 set (2001 Heritage). 2010 takes us to that magical year 1961. Obviously a big year for baseball. There are plenty of Ruth, Maris and Mantle to keep you collecting for a long time. Here are the results of my 6 boxes:

Short Prints: (1:3) Expected: 48 Pulled: 51
Base Card Dice Game Var. (1:72) Expected: 1 Pulled: 1 Adam Jones
Base Card Chase '61 (1:435) Expected: 0 Pulled: 1 Babe Ruth
Framed Topps Stamps (1:193) Expected: 0 Pulled: 2
Base Chrome (1:5) Expected: 28 Pulled: 27
Base Chrome Refractors (1:18) Expected: 8 Pulled: 6
Base Chrome Black Refractor (1:167) Expected: 0 Pulled: 1 Aaron Hill
New Age Performer (1:15) Expected: 10 Pulled: 7
Then & Now (1:15) Expected 10 Pulled 8
Flashbacks (1:12) (1:12) Expected: 24 Pulled 25
Clubhouse Relic (1:29) Expected 5 Pulled: 4
Real One Autograph (1:357) Expected: 0 Pulled: 0
Real One Autograph Red Ink (1:586) Expected: 0 Pulled: 1 Raul Ibanez


The Base Cards:

The base set is what always drives topps heritage. This is a set builders set and that means all the cards must look great. I think the cards for the most part are beautiful. The pictures are mostly portrait shots but that is keeping close to the original set. The colors are a bit washed out but I think topps did a great job recreating that old look. Almost all the big name free agents are pictured with their new teams. The card backs list the players complete stats NICE.

Grade B+

The Short Prints

The short prints are once again easy to pick out as they have lighter backs. These fall usually as the last card in the pack. There are also two variation sets that we know of, the first base cards of Mantle, Maris and Ruth (see above). The second is a dice game variation. These cards also have light backs and have the dice game on the back. They will be inserted not as the last card in the pack but further in. At 1:3 packs you have a lot of work to do on the base short prints. Collation was very poor. Triples of some cards.

Grade B-

Insert Sets

Once again 4 insert sets make their familiar appearance in Topps Heritage. The New Age performer set will prove to be the toughest at 15 cards. Also the popular Then and Now set and two flashback sets.The player selection is excellent, even though
Whitey Ford makes an appearance on all the Then & Now cards which feature pitchers.

Grade A

Chromes

Always a popular set, the chromes are back. This time the base cards have a white border, so it will be much easier to distinguish them from the refractor. The black chromes are once again drop dead gorgeous. Odds for the chromes have been improved over the past few years even though it didn't appear that way in my break. Refractors should fall 3 per every two boxes, but I received 1 per box only.

Grade A

Autographs

At 6 boxes I did not expect to pull ink, but I did just 30 packs into the rip. It was a beautiful Raul Ibanez card. This is a curious card, it appeared in the 2009 update set but was a redemption and topps has said that Ibanez didn't sign, yet here he is in 2010 as a live autograph. You have to wonder why topps isn't honoring those 2009 redemptions. The one thing lacking initially, is that topps gave no autograph checklist. It appears that Musial and Yaz did not make the set...disappointing, but other surprises have been ink from Frank Robinson and Juan Marichal. Autographs are on card and beautiful, you can't ask for anything more....well better names would help, but this is MUCH improved over 2009.

Grade B+

Extra Goodies

There are extras, those cards that pull tougher than the box odds. Topps has thrown in a stamp set. These are cards that feature two stamps of current players in them. These are framed and are numbered to just 50. It appears initially that the set is very big even though they are hard to pull. There are also box topper panels that use the stamp theme. These can be pulled one in every other box next to the more familiar ad panels. Original cards can also be pulled as box toppers. I pulled 2 of them. They are again stamped. Topps has also put in those rarer cards, dual autographs and multi game used cards. Expect big money if you pull those. These extras make heritage a fun rip for the high roller. They are supposed to come in addition to the one Gu or Auto per box, even though one of my boxes didn't have a hit in it (but that box contained a black refractor and a stamp card in it).

UPDATE: Early box rips have shown that some boxes will not contain the GU/Auto while other boxes will have multiple.

Grade A

Those disappointed with the effort topps gave last year will be happy to know that 2010 topps heritage is a much improved product. It is still not as good as the hey day of heritage 01-03, but there is plenty to collect in this stuff. I have not looked through all my cards for variations, but there are bound to be a few. The 61 chase variations are easy to spot as they are lighter backed. These are the first and maybe only cards of Ruth and Maris and the only base heritage card of Mantle. Expect those to be hot hot hot.

Check back often here for more information regarding 2010 Heritage. It is certainly worth a buy!

The Thrill of the chase

Few things mean more to baseball fans than the dying days of cold winter who spawn into warm spring mornings. Spring is not only time for birth, but rebirth, when all the memories, good and bad, are gone. When everyone's team is in first place. Topps Heritage always ushers in the spring and this year is going to prove to be very exciting. Mostly because topps has leaked very little about what is actually going to be in 2010 Topps Heritage. In a few days, my blogosphere friends, the hunt will be on! I am anticipating a Wednesday release of topps heritage. I will be hopefully getting mine then if everything goes well, that gives us 2 days to get ready.

If you are a player collector you will want to get busy early. There will be a fury of Heritage opened the first week and a half, many of those collectors will be looking to make a profit early, so keep your eye out for that key card or you might miss it. Many of the people who buy Heritage on ebay put them straight into personal collections, never to see the light of day again! Rarer dual autographed cards will command high prices, so watch out. You should have a good shot at the chrome player "set" of a certain player, that is one chrome, one refractor and one black refractor, even though the latter of the three will cost you as the print run will be only 61. Also be expected to pay well for the red ink autographs...and remember, they are all live this year, no redemptions!

The largest group of hunters will of course be set collectors, not only master set builders but chrome and refractors set builders. Finding a group of traders is the best way to complete your sets. I'll suggest the Freedom Card Board, there will be plenty of traders there ready to help you out with your needs. The great thing about heritage is there is very little waste, someone will be looking for those chromes and short prints, and even the box toppers and stamps. If you go the conservative route and buy off ebay, be prepared to pay a premium early, but prices will come down later on, of course buying off ebay takes the thrill of the pack rip out, but sometimes finding the set for that great price can be exciting also. Also be real careful, those high priced super short prints will be flying (and trading) under the radar the first week of the release. Those who study the set and do their homework can sometimes find these ahead of everyone else and if you do, you will make a killing. (hint: don't forget the checklist cards!)

The last part of the hunt will happen in a another week or so...the retail hunt- searching the targets and walmarts for retail. In the past those early packs have been chock-full of goodies. I have come to the conclusion a long time ago that early retail packs have the best odds for pulling the best cards and after a month or so the blaster boxes and packs are really dead. Some of my best autograph cards have come from these early target packs.

Do you smell it heritage dogs? That is the smell of gum. Now go get it!

2010 Topps Heritage Preview

2010 Topps Heritage marks the 10th year of this very popular product. I was able to ask Clay Luraschi, who is director of product development at topps, a few questions regarding the future release.

HK: Hi Clay, thanks for your time. I would like to start with a little history. Recently 2001 Topps Heritage was named the set of the decade. Can any one person take credit for the Heritage idea or was it a group effort, and why do you think it has been so popular for all these years?

CL: The concept of the Heritage brand was definitely an idea spawned by the team. I remember it clearly. We were celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Topps baseball cards that year and we thought it would be fitting to recreate the 1952 set. I remember the group having very deep discussions about how the retouching and the small things (black and red backs, short prints, etc) would make this set great. To have the set of the decade is a great honor for Topps and something we are very proud of. The Heritage brand is one of those brands that the group truly loves to work on. It's out history!

HK: One of the driving forces behind the popularity of heritage are the beautiful on card autographs. How far in advance do you have to work to get those into packs as live cards? Will Musial, Yaz, and Gibson be in packs?

CL: On card-autographs in general are tough to coordinate, because there are so many hurdles that can come up in the process. It can sometimes be even more difficult for Topps, because we witness every single autograph session in person. We are the only company that does that. We start way out with Heritage compared to other products, because we track down a ton of retired players. As you know, we do as many autographs as we can of the players who had their last card in that particular year. And some of these guys are hard to track down. But at the end, the player enjoys it (because many times this is the first card deal they've received since that last Topps card) and the collector enjoys it.

HK: 2010 Topps Heritage will be modeled after the 1961 Topps set, that was obviously a huge year in the history of baseball. What kinds of cards will you be putting into the product to commemorate that season?

CL: Well, the big story in 1961 as we all know is when Roger Maris and Mickey chased after Ruth's 60 HR record. There is a major insert playing tribute to all three players in 2010 Topps Heritage.

HK: One of the most exciting parts of ripping into a fresh box of Topps Heritage the past few years has been the prospect of pulling what has been called, super short prints. Should we be keeping our eyes peeled again this year?

CL: With Heritage, you should always keep your eyes peeled! Like I said, we really enjoy putting this product together and we have so much fun doing so. From selecting the photos and matching them up with the original card numbers to to trying to recreate them as close to the original as possible...it's a challenge, but we love what we do. Thanks




2010 Topps Hertiage is shipping to card stores now!

Heritage Favorites 9/9/09 Edition

Here we are on the 9th day of the 9th month of the 9th year of the new century, well actually it is the 10th year of the new century, but topps heritage is in its 9th year. That made me think of the number 9 and what it means to heritage. I immediately thought of all the famous baseball players who wore the #9. Of course Ted Williams comes to every ones mind. He has appeared in several heritage releases, from then and now cards in 06 and 07 to a cut in 2006 which to my knowledge has never been pulled, to one of the more famous cards in the heritage run, the Korean War time capsule card in 01, which featured a piece of military uniform (not from Williams). I always thought of Teddy Ballgame as the best hitter who ever lived, you have to wonder what his stats would of been had he not gone to war twice!

Yankee fans will think of Roger Maris who has only appeared as a cut autograph back in 2007. If heritage makes it to 2010 (1961 issue), they will most likely have to put Maris in the set somehow. You can't ignore the magic of that season, Maris versus Mantle versus Ruth. Hopefully the Upper Deck exclusives will be long gone by then.

Two other famous 9's have also appeared quite a bit in topps heritage. Enos Slaughter was one of the original guys appearing in the first 01 autograph set. Bill Mazeroski would also have plenty of jersey cards and autograph cards in various sets starting with 2006. Pirate fans had something to shout about back then!

However, none of these guys have appeared in more heritage products than the #9 heritage champ, Minnie Minoso. Saturnino Orestes Armas Miñoso Arrieta, or Minnie as he was called, was a fountain of youth. He is only the 2nd player ever to play in 7 different decades, a feat that will stand for ever. Starting in the negro league, Minoso would go on to play for the Indians, Cards, Senators and on and off with the White Sox where he was called Mr. White Sox.

Minoso was also featured in the first 2001 heritage set. He had an autograph, a jersey card and a dual jersey card with Frank Thomas. He would sign again in 2002 and have an insert card in 2003. After a short break he would again be featured prominently in 2008. In 2009 he would appear with Chipper on a then and now card. If topps continues in the next decade and feature the players of the 60's and then 70's, Minoso should be right there!!

Have a happy 9/9/09!

Heritage Favorites Part II

In our second installment of heritage favorites I visit another active player. Alex Rodriguez's heritage rein has spanned three teams. He was a featured autograph back in 2001 heritage with the Seattle Mariners. The next year he would be traded to the Texas Rangers and then again to the Yankees. Arod has of course been a heritage staple appearing in the autograph set both in 2001 and 2002. He also has appeared heavily in the insert sets being paired with HOF'ers from Mantle to Jackie Robinson to Yogi Berra. In 2009 a surprise double GU card of Mantle and Arod was on every ones wish list. Arod has also appeared in every chrome set except 2007 including the very popular black refractors. Rodriguez has been a very good signer with topps over the years but it looks like those days are gone, he doesn't sign nearly as much as he once did.

The card you see above was pulled at a target, an amazing feat for the highly searchable 2001 packs, what would be even more amazing is that I would pull the 2002 heritage Arod auto the very next year at the same target! They are still two of my more favorite heritage cards.

Heritage Favorites

In the next couple of posts I will be revisiting the most popular heritage players over the years. These players year after year provide heritage with the bang that has us coming back for more every year.

The first of those players is 10 year vet Chipper Jones, now I know he has played longer than 10 years, but he has appeared in every heritage release since 2001. He has several autographs in the 2001 release including a rare classic renditions autograph. He is also on a bat card with Eddie Mathews twice, once in 01 and once in 03. These cards are the crown jewel of Chipper collections. Chipper has been a mainstay in the chrome set for every year except 2007. Topps tried to go cross-branding with the chrome set in 2007 hoping that collectors would buy lesser products in order to chase the heritage chromes (it did not work).

If you are a Chipper collector you can count on great looking cards every year. Sadly Chipper doesn't sign a lot of cards today, but the old ones are beautiful, my favorite is this black chrome from 2008, the colors are amazing. Anyone out there with an 01 autograph? I would love to post it here.