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I picked up a random bunch of 2014 Topps base cards on eBay for less than a buck. Nothing special. It’s basically the equivalent of a cheap pack. Although, I really like the photo on the Henderson Alvarez card from his no-hitter. It was a strange game because the Marlins scored the winning run in the bottom of the ninth.
I opened a pack of 2011 Topps Series 2 recently. I have bunches of Series 1 but not much Series 2. Anyway, here are the spoils:
620 Luke Hochevar
411 Josh Bell
659 Clint Barmes
602 Ivan Dejesus
521 Joaquin Benoit
549 Jayson Nix
496 Gavin Floyd (Diamond Anniversary)
TDG-13 Diamond Giveaway Nolan Ryan
448 Colby Rasmus
399 Adam Moore
599 Travis Ishikawa
585 Dan Johnson
Topps Attax Promo
If anyone is interested in anything here, let me know.
I picked up a 2014 Topps Opening Day card of Everth Cabrera on eBay recently. I already owned the blue parallel so I figured I might as well own the base card too. I think Opening Day has got to be the best value out of the various brands. It sure beats a pack of Bowman Chrome.
I ripped open a pack of 2009 Topps recently. I never bought a lot of this product, but I really like the design. This was a decent pack. The highlights of the pack include a Nolan Reimold rookie card (with corner ding), Ryan Langerhans Gold Card, and Mariano Rivera Toppstown card. It’s always a good pack when Mo makes an appearance.
I picked up a 2013 Topps Update card of Francisco Rodriguez in an Orioles uniform on eBay. He is now with the Brewers and more importantly my fantasy team. I actually picked him up as a free agent. Now he has 17 saves. I was actually offered David Price in trade for K-Rod. Because I’m a saves whore, I declined.
Here’s a pack of 2012 Topps Chrome. The pack only contains 4 cards. The score of the pack was the Ricky Romero Refractor. The base cards were pretty decent too. I got Paul Goldschmidt, Matt Cain, and a Tsuyoshi Wada rookie. I am still left with a feeling that I got ripped off. I get that feeling whenever I open a pack containing 3 or 4 cards.
Here’s a quick eBay purchase. The loot was a pair of 2013 Topps Series 2 cards featuring Emilio Bonifacio and Tommy Hanson. The cost was 12 cents. Oddly enough, neither player is still with their 2013 team. Hanson is now a Ranger, while Bonifacio is with the Cubs.
I had the urge to open up a leftover pack of 2013 Topps. This is the Series 2 product, which I don’t have much of. The highlight of the pack is the Henderson Alvarez Emerald Parallel. I also picked up the Joe Mauer WBC insert. Here is the entire haul.
571 Melky Cabrera
502 Patrick Corbin
579 Adam LaRoche
650 Nelson Cruz
520 Peter Bourjos
395 Alexei Ramirez
WBC13 Joe Mauer
358 Henderson Alvarez
474 Brian Omogrosso
378 Joe Kelly
554 RA Dickey
577 Matt Harvey
I picked up this nifty dual game-used jersey card on eBay for less than a buck. The card features Chad Billingsley and Bronson Arroyo. I’m not sure why these two were chosen to share the same card, but they were. The card is from 2009 UD Ballpark Collection. It is numbered 333/400. Finding a card with these two subjects was probably a bigger deal back in 2009. Arroyo pitches in Arizona these days, while Billingsley is trying to recover from Tommy John surgery.
This is the card I received signed from Ricky Nolasco. I sent it to him at Twins Spring Training in Fort Myers. It came back signed in blue Sharpie in just 21 days. The card is a 2010 Topps. I think the Twins will live to regret the Nolasco signing. And the Hughes signing. Just saying.
