The all-painted Topps Chicle features 2 on-card Autographs and 1 Relic card in every box!

The subject list is as follows.

276 Babe Ruth
277 Rogers Hornsby
278 Pee Wee Reese
279 Lou Gehrig
280 Jimmie Foxx
281 Honus Wagner
282 Roy Campanella
283 Mel Ott
284 Tris Speaker
285 Jackie Robinson
286 George Sisler
287 Ty Cobb
288 Thurman Munson
289 Johnny Mize
290 Walter Johnson
291 Cy Young
292 Christy Mathewson
293 Mickey Mantle
294 Stan Musial
295 Eddie Mathews
296 Ernie Banks
297 Ryne Sandberg
298 Joe Morgan
299 Reggie Jackson
300 Ian Desmond
301 Albert Pujols
302 Ichiro
303 Alex Rodriguez
304 Ryan Howard
305 Lance Berkman
306 Chipper Jones
307 Manny Ramirez
308 Dustin Pedroia
309 Ryan Zimmerman
310 Joe Mauer
311 Buster Posey
312 Tyler Flowers
313 Madison Bumgarner
314 Adam Moore
315 Henry Rodriguez
316 Drew Stubbs
317 Kevin Richardson
318 Reid Gorecki
319 Eric Young Jr.
320 Josh Thole
321 Neil Walker
322 Carlos Carrasco
323 Tobi Stoner
324 Matt Carson
325 Tommy Manzella
326 Michael Dunn
327 Brent Dlugach
328 Michael Brantley
329 Juan Francisco

THE QUIRKS OF 2010 TOPPS HERITAGE BASEBALL

Collectors of 2010 Topps Heritage Baseball are noticing some interesting short printed variations throughout the product. Topps is confirming the following:

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.

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.

Topps Heritage is one of the most anticipated sets every year for the set building crowd. The prices on some of the inserts can get in to the crazy range. This years set design is based on the 1960 Topps, which had possibly the first Baseball card I really wanted, Yaz’s rookie card. I loved how the rookies in this set looked like that card and really was hoping to get a Michael Bowden like that. Unfortunately I did not hit the Bowden, but SchmidtFan20 who was in our UStream chat did say he would send me one out. He was a great resource to have in the chat room and hopefully he can write up some stuff on the Heritage line for us in the future. But let’s get on to the review.

The Look - It’s a classic design, so if you like the original you like this set. I love the look of the All Star and Rookie Cards. Like I said above I am definitely biased on the rookies since one of my all time white whales, which for some reason I still do not have, but there is a reason why Heritage sets are popular. The mix of the classic design with new players does well every year, and garners as grade of A.

The Value- This is a set that to the naked eye probably baffles a lot of collectors, but year after year is one of the sets that has the highest odds of making you money back between the Heritage Chrome, Refractors and Black Refractors. Add in the Game Jersey or autograph hits, and the super SP cards such as the John Smoltz Red Sox variation, you can do great with pulls in this set. Some people may critisize the autograph checklist this year but with the first autographs of such prospects like Mat Gamel, plus fan favorites like Jay Bruce, Justin Masterson, and Ryan Howard it can do fairly well. If this is a set that you are looking to the autographs to make you’re money, it’s the wrong set. But if you are looking for a set with a good chance to either get great cards for TTM autographs or trade with set collectors it does great. I’ll rate this release a solid B+.

The Total Package – In this break we hit 3 Chromes, 8 SP’s, 1 1960 Buyback, 1 Jersey Relic, and 1 Ryan Howard Refractor. I did not hit any Super SP cards but those do fall aproximately one per 5 cases, so can’t complain there. The box price online falls around 80 dollars per box. This is one of, if not the most popular set every year for set builders. So most when they buy this buy a lot. That speaks to how the public reviews the value, so I have to give this an A.

I enjoyed opening Heritage 2009. I also did get 24 pieces of Gum in the packs, and this is a great set for fathers and sons, or even Grandfathers to go through and get a glimpse of the past mixed with the current MLB stars.

January 12, 2009

Officials at Donruss today announced the first list of short-prints for 2008 Playoff Contenders football.

Card # Player Team Pos. Qty
190 Ryan Torain Denver Broncos RB 70
185 Phillip Merling Miami Dolphins DE 100
134 Early Doucet III Arizona Cardinals WR 113
113 Chauncey Washington Jacksonville Jaguars RB 114
225 Xavier Omon Buffalo Bills RB 124
108 Brad Cottam Kansas City Chiefs TE 132
223 Tom Zbikowski Baltimore Ravens FS 149
200 Brian Witherspoon Jacksonville Jaguars CB 150
195 Thomas Brown Atlanta Falcons RB 151
109 Brandon Flowers Kansas City Chiefs CB 192
189 Reggie Smith II San Francisco 49ers CB 196
215 Mike Tolbert San Diego Chargers FB 199
179 Matt Ryan Atlanta Falcons QB 246

Card # Player Team Pos. Qty
147 Jed Collins Philadelphia Eagles FB 30
121 Dantrell Savage Kansas City Chiefs RB 76
136 Erik Ainge New York Jets QB 108
184 Peyton Hillis Denver Broncos FB 113
171 Malcolm Kelly Washington Redskins WR 141
137 Erin Henderson Minnesota Vikings LB 158
144 Jake Long Miami Dolphins OT 163
173 Marcus Thomas Detroit Lions RB 165
155 Jordon Dizon Detroit Lions LB 188
102 Ali Highsmith Arizona Cardinals LB 214
151 Joe Flacco Baltimore Ravens QB 220
148 Jermichael Finley Green Bay Packers TE 231
105 Andre’ Woodson New York Giants QB 250

“This year’s SP Rookie Edition Football product is exciting on so many levels,” said Brandon Miller, Upper Deck’s Football brand manager. “First, we’re taking a trip down memory lane as we’ve incorporated some of the ground-breaking SP designs of the 1990’s to give collectors a nostalgic trip back. Second, collectors will pull not one, but two rookie autograph cards from every box, on average. And last but certainly not least, there are zero redemption cards in this product. Every autographed card packed out live. Now that’s exciting.”

CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS:

Four (4) Rookies in EVERY Pack!
Two (2) Autographs in EVERY Box!
One (1) 1993 or 1996 SP Legends Designed Autograph per Case, on average!
Collect Rookie Variations in the Ground-Breaking 1993, 1994, 1995, & 1996 SP Designs.
Assemble the entire 434-card set!

Base set: 100 cards. Available in hobby stores this week.

PRODUCT BREAKDOWN:

Autograph Cards (2 per box, on average):
o        1993 SP Rookie Design Autograph Parallel
o        1994 SP Rookie Design Autograph Parallel
o        1995 SP Rookie Design Autograph Parallel
o        1996 SP Rookie Design Autograph Parallel
o        1993 SP Legends Design Autograph Parallel
o        1996 SP Legends Design Autograph Parallel

Regular Set and Variations:
o        Regular Cards – 100
o        New SP Rookie Design
o        1993 SP Rookie Design
o        1994 SP Rookie Design
o        1995 SP Rookie Design
o        1996 SP Rookie Design
o        1993 SP Legends Design
o        1996 SP Legends Design

Short-printed cards can be found 1:3 packs.  Each $3 pack of Heritage High Number features 6 Heritage Cards, 2 Topps Updates Cards and 1 stick of gum.

686
Gavin Floyd Chicago White Sox
687
Kevin Slowey Minnesota Twins
688
Gio Gonzalez Oakland Athletics
689
Eric Patterson Oakland Athletics
690
Jonathan Sanchez San Francisco Giants
691
Oliver Perez New York Mets
692
John Lannan Washington Nationals
693
Ramon Hernande Baltimore Orioles
694
Mike Fontenot Chicago Cubs
695
Ross Gload Kansas City Royals
696
Mark Sweeney Los Angeles Dodgers
697
Nick Hundley San Diego Padres
698
Kevin Correia San Francisco Giants
699
Jeremy Reed Seattle Mariners
700
Eddie Kunz New York Mets
701
Miguel Montero Arizona Diamondbacks
702
Gabe Gross Tampa Bay Rays
703
Matt Stairs Philadelphia Phillies
704
Kenny Rogers Detroit Tigers
705
Mark Hendrickson Florida Marlins
706
Heath Bell San Diego Padres
707
Wilson Betemit New York Yankees
708
Brandon Morrow Seattle Mariners
709
Brendan Ryan St. Louis Cardinals
710
Eric Hurley Texas Rangers
711
Angels Angels
712
Jack Hannahan Oakland Athletics
713
Seth McClung Milwaukee Brewers
714
New York Mets New York Mets
715
Chris Perez St. Louis Cardinals
717
Jaime Garcia St. Louis Cardinals
718
Matt Joyce Detroit Tigers
719
Brad Ziegler Oakland Athletics