The 2010 Team USA is coming to Topps and Bowman line
Topps released a press release about the players that will be included in Bowman, and Topps Chrome and other products through their agreement with Team USA. It should be interesting because the original image released seems to hint that the one per case hit in Topps Chrome this year may not even be a chrome autograph. It may be a paper stock one akin to the AFLAC auto’s. This should be interesting to see how it plays out. On a personal note, I am happy to see a good friend of mine, and a great ball player Jason Esposito highlighted by Topps in their press release.
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2010 Topps Chrome Preview
Topps released information on the 2010 Topps Chrome release today. This set brings some new twists to the Topps Chrome set including Heritage , T206, and National Chicle chromes, and in my opinion the biggest addition is the 2010 Team USA on card autographed inserts. All this plus, you can almost guarantee another Stephen Strasburg Superfractor!
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2009 Team USA to be in 2010 Bowman
USA BASEBALL TO MAKE FIRST APPEARANCE IN 2010 BOWMAN
On the heels of announcing that it is now the official baseball card of USA Baseball, Topps is pleased to share the details of the program’s first appearance… Read more
How many autographs did USA players sign?
Check out the two scans I got from Chad Bettis USA cards this year. I don’t even want to know how many stickers he must have signed for his sig to change this much during it. I like the triple jerseys, but would have preferred the traps over stickers as in the past USA products.
USA Baseball 2009 Releases!
Upper Deck and USA Baseball Team to Launch Limited Box Set
Only 2,665 box sets produced, one-quarter of past annual production
North Las Vegas, NV (January 23, 2009) – For years trading card collectors have known that if they want to get in on the hottest baseball diamond prospects, they need to look no further than USA Baseball and its annual box set. Upper Deck has once again partnered with USA Baseball this year to produce the most limited box set ever, short-printed to just 2,665 total sets. The sets include great content from the 2008 National Team, the 18U National Team and the 16U National Team. And for the first time ever, the set will include autographs and jersey cards from the 2008 Chinese Taipei National Team.
Each 73-card set will include seven autographs in every box, including three on-card autographs. Collectors will also find six game-used jersey cards including two game-used patch cards. With the set being so limited, Upper Deck was able to sequentially number all of the game-used and autograph cards this year.
Collectors will not need to wait long to find these sets as Upper Deck has already started shipping them. To create additional excitement, USA Baseball fans can find rare autograph cards that feature a starting lineup with nine on-card autographs and the team roster autograph cards with over 20 autographs all on one card.
“We are excited to once again team with Upper Deck to produce the USA Baseball Box Set,” said David Perkins, chief operating officer of USA Baseball. “By featuring the first baseball cards of some of the game’s rising talent and keeping the number of sets limited, we hope to provide collectors and fans with a product with long-term value.”
“The USA Baseball National Teams’ box sets are extremely popular every year, but it was important to us to make them highly collectible by limiting the number we produced,” added Gabriel Garcia, Upper Deck’s Baseball associate brand manager. “To have each of the insert cards sequentially numbered with much less product in the market, we believe we can dramatically enhance the overall value of the sealed sets and singles.”
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About USA Baseball
USA Baseball is the National Governing Body of amateur baseball in the United States and is a member of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC). The organization selects and trains the United States Olympic Baseball Team (and all other USA Baseball Professional Teams); the USA Baseball National Team (collegiate); the USA Baseball 18U, 16U and 14U National Teams; and the USA Baseball Women’s National Team, all of which participate in various international competitions each year. For more information on USA Baseball, visit www.USABaseball.com.
Full Team USA Jerseys to be in Razor’s Second Release!!
We interviewed Brian Gray from Razor on his purchase of the 1/1 Matt Wieters Black Elite Status and he revealed to us that Razor’s second release will be a 1 card per pack and will have 20 redemption cards in it unfortunately. Those cards will be able to be redeemed for full game worn Team USA jerseys of players such as Alex Gordon, Buster Posey and others.
We recorded about 20 minutes with Brian and will be posting that shortly!!!