Is somebody vote for the Bass I swear, something has to be wrong with you, but... use your opinion!

Matchup 2- Seed #8 vs. Seed #9

So, we have 4 2010 Topps Turkey Reds that I needed, Rick Porcello, Clayton Kershaw, Kevin (I can't stand this guy) Youkilis, and Ozzie Smith. The Ozzie is an awesome card, and certainly makes the package. Also a Cards My Mom Threw Out insert of Dustin Pedroia (another one I'm not a fan of).

Well, to complete a set you do need to get those cards that you normally don't like, and now I don't have to buy them! YAY!

Thanks a lot Thorzul, your stuff will be in the mail in the next day or so. See Ya!

2010 Topps:

Series 1 Base- COMPLETE
Gold Parallel /2010 (Have)- 34 (Michael Dunn), 185 (Hideki Matsui), 260 (Franchise History), 269** (Anthem in the Bronx)
Legend SP's (Need)- 56b (Whitey Ford), 175b (Roger Maris), 250b (Lou Gehrig), 294b (Babe Ruth)
Granderson SP (Need)- 222b (Curtis Granderson)
Cards Your Mom Threw Out (Need)- 1 (Mickey Mantle), 10 (Roger Maris), 20 (Thurman Munson), 33 (Don Mattingly), 42 (Derek Jeter)
History of the Game (Need)- 7 (Babe Ruth), 10 (Babe Ruth), 11 (Babe Ruth), 13 (Babe Ruth)
Tales of the Game (Need)- 2 (Babe Ruth), 3 (Babe Ruth), 8 (Roger Maris), 9 (Mickey Mantle), 25 (Yankees Dig Up Ortiz's jersey)
Legendary Lineage (Need)- 2 (Mantle/Chipper Jones), 4 (Gehrig/Teixeira), 19 (Whitey Ford/CC Sabathia)
Peak Performance (Need)- 5 (Babe Ruth), 12 (Lou Gehrig), 15 (Alex Rodriguez), 17* (Reggie Jackson), 18 (Mickey Mantle), 20 (Mark Teixeira), 28 (Johnny Mize)
Turkey Red (Need)- 20 (CC Sabathia), 28 (Mickey Mantle), 40* (Mark Teixeira), 46* (Babe Ruth)
When They Were Young (Need)- AR (Alex Rodriguez)
Topps Town- COMPLETE
Ticket to Topps Town Gold- 23 (CC Sabathia)

* Need 2, 1 for 2010 Topps set and 1 for Yankees Team Set
** Need another for Cano or Swisher PC

2010 Topps Heritage:

Main Set- 19 (Alex Rodriguez), 29 (Reid Gorecki), 92 (Mark Teixeira), 104 (Jorge Posada), 116 (Jerry Hairston Jr.), 133 (Joe Girardi), 180* (Robinson Cano), 200 (Javier Vazquez), 215 (Derek Jeter), 307 (A.J. Burnett WS), 308 (Alex Rodriguez WS), 309 (Johnny Damon WS), 311 (Hideki Matsui WS), 313 (New York Yankees WS), 325 (Brett Gardner), 326 (Nick Johnson), 345* (Nick Swisher), 366 (CC Sabathia), 401 (Babe Ruth BT), 406 (Mickey Mantle BT), 411 (Core 4), 424 (Chien-Ming Wang), 463 (Mark Teixeira), 469 (Derek Jeter), 483 (Mariano Rivera AW), 486 (Derek Jeter AW)
Chrome Parallel- 6 (Alex Rodriguez), 26 (Mark Teixeira), 31 (Jorge Posada), 39 (Mariano Rivera), 87 (CC Sabathia)
Baseball Flashbacks: 1 (Roger Maris)
New Age Performers- 14 (Mariano Rivera)
Then and Now- 1 (Maris/Pujols), 2 (Maris/Fielder), 5 (Mantle, Gonzalez), 6 (Ford/Greinke), 7 (Ford/Verlander), 8 (Ford/Hernandez), 10 (Ford/Halladay)
Ruth Chase Cards- All 1-10
Mantle Chase Cards- All 1-10
Maris Chase Cards- All 1-10

* Need for Swisher or Cano PC's as well as team sets

2010 Topps Finest:

Main Set- 3 (Alex Rodriguez), 14 (Derek Jeter), 21 (Joba Chamberlain), 23 (CC Sabathia), 28 (Mark Teixeira), 30 (Johnny Damon), 35 (Jorge Posada), 38 (Robinson Cano), 52 (Mariano Rivera), 64 (Curtis Granderson), 78* (Nick Swisher), 125 (Andy Pettitte), 134 (Reid Gorecki)
Other Refractors- Don't have any

2010 Upper Deck:

Main Set- 349 (Chien-Ming Wang), 350 (Mariano Rivera)
Biography- 38 (Alex Rodriguez), 47 (Alex Rodriguez), 52 (Mark Teixeira), 101 (Alex Rodriguez), 177 (Mark Teixeira), 182 (Derek Jeter), 190 (Mariano Rivera)
Joe DiMaggio Heroes- 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, SP Art Card (All Joe DiMaggio)
20th Anniversary Heroes- 2 (Derek Jeter)
Portraits- 57 (Mark Teixeira), 58 (Derek Jeter), 59 (Mariano Rivera), 60 (A.J. Burnett), 61 (Jorge Posada)
All World- COMPLETE
Pure Heat- 3 (Alex Rodriguez), 5 (CC Sabathia)
Supreme- 30 (Hideki Matsui), 31 (Derek Jeter), 32 (CC Sabathia), 81 (Johnny Damon), 82 (Mark Teixeira), 83 (Mariano Rivera), 84 (Alex Rodriguez)

If you have anything that I need (a good amount at least), for either a set or the Cano/Swisher PC's, or off these lists, please contact me at yanks1996wsc@gmail.com and let me know. Thanks, and See Ya!

Sticker autos look very bad most of the time and have just gotten worse. Nobody likes these I think, and they certainly haven't helped the hobby by any means.

5. What are your thoughts on prospecting? Do you do it personally? Why? Has the clamoring to find the next big rookie affected the quality of products, either positively or negatively?


I would like to try prospecting, but it could turn out to be a waste in money, which scares me and forces me to turn away most every time. I'm always too late as well. I wanna pick up one of Heyward's Bowman Draft rookies, but I've been too late too much. It has affected the quality of products because the price always goes up when a big prospect comes about, which makes a product that is affordable at the time of release that may or may not provide excellent quality more expensive. If a set that may be a ripoff already goes up due to one big rookie that most likely you won't get it's not very fair.

6. We are collecting tangible products in an increasingly intangible world. As our lives move more and more online, what will the effects on the industry be? Will the next generation of kids be as excited about collecting cards as we are? How should the major card companies respond?


Right now, we have Topps Attax, Toppstown, and the Topps Million Card Giveaway sites. All 3 have been fairly successful in bringing kids into collecting. I don't like Toppstown, it's very kiddish, and not that fun. But, the Million Card Giveaway is great, and I've enjoyed it so far.

To be honest though, we have kids interested in two sets right now, flagship and Attax. In some way, they need to be more involved in the rest of the sets. Sure, I'm a kid still, but I don't consider myself a kid while blogging. I'd like to see the prices go down and more fun sets for kids.

7. How has new media changed the way you collect? How should the major card companies utilize new media to connect with their consumer base? How can new media change and/or revitalize the hobby?


Well, Topps did do well with the YouTube rip parties and such, I watch them but they aren't really popular. Topps is all over the social networks and everything, while I'm not, I'm glad they are and the free giveaways involved with Twitter seem really nice. eTopps seems kinda cool and I sort of want to pick up one to see how they look, however, they aren't popular at all with collectors. The redemption process is pretty slow however, and I think that Topps should try harder to get redemptions shipped out. If we have to wait for a card for months and want to trade it, we're forced to hold back. It's not a fun wait.

8. How has the recent rise in counterfeits and scams affected the way you collect? What advice would you give the major card companies to help combat this?


It makes collecting harder to be honest, because you need to make sure the card you're getting is real, which adds another step to the process of buying a card. I've seen some ridiculous scams throughout the hobby, and they never make me happy.

One thing that was very disappointing was the Topps Tribute issue. People didn't know that they were spending hundreds on Ruth seat relics, and it's a ripoff and not fair to us all. Something like this should be on the backs of the cards:

"Congratulations! You have received a relic card of Robinson Cano featuring a swatch he wore on April 11th, 2009 against the Boston Red Sox. Cano had 3 hits in this game and was named the player of the game because of it."

Topps, if you're gonna scam us, do it right at least!

9. The poor economy has affected all of us in recent years. In what ways would you like to see card companies respond to provide interesting, affordable products for collectors?


Like I mentioned earlier, on card autographs all the way! Stickers almost never look good, and they are a waste of time, especially in the redemption process. Better checklists, and less scrubs!

More variety in swatch color if possible would be nice, I'm kinda sick of gray or white swatches. It was a cool concept, but it's gotten stale and could get a little revamp.

Make products cheaper too. There is no reason that 2009 Topps Sterling should be 200 dollars. Most boxes just have jersey swatches, which is 1) a ripoff to people who don't know what they're buying and 2) just plain stupid. Sure the cards look nice but for that price I could buy some MUCH better stuff.

10. We’ve done autographs. We’ve done just about every kind of relic/game used product you can think of. What’s next? Where do we go from here?


More unique parts of uniforms. Cleats, Helmets, Sunglasses, mustaches, and maybe some sunflower seeds. I don't know, be creative with your cards, maybe some shin guards! Do whatever but make it cooler!

11. If you could say one thing-anything- to Topps and know that the CEO will read it, what would you say?


1) When you think of your customers, think about what kids would like. They wouldn't want white or gray swatches in their packs after opening many packs and boxes!

2) We are in a recession and can't afford many of the products you have to offer. High end may be the thing for the rich collectors, but there aren't many of them, so think about the general first. I'm sure everyone would prefer cheaper wax.

3) Faster Customer Service! Have someone work the computer all day! We are purchasing our product and if you make the mistake, it's not our fault and it should be solved!

4) More fun in collecting! If you don't have a collecting goal you could get bored easily doing this.

5) More commercial advertisement, it will open up a new world of collectors!

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Well, that certainly was fun! Yet, very long! If you have the time, try this out, help get your feelings out on today's cards! That is why we have blogs, right? See Ya!

First off, some vintage Cubbies. I don't know these guys but the cards are nice and are in good condition. One is sporting the awesome rookie of the year trophy so that's a nice touch.

Price: $5.00

My Reaction:



WOW! That's a low price! I love this card, and the patches are amazing on it. The middle may just be a jersey piece but I'll go with patch for the heck of it. The first patch has 3 colors and 4 breaks and the third has 3 colors and 3 breaks. Considering this being a big hit in an expensive product like Premier makes this even nicer!

See Ya!

Hey guys, Drew back here. I am having my induction into the NJHS tonight, so that will be awesome, but just wanted to put the results up and have a little discussion about the previous Grandpa Roy question. I posted it a few days ago and I did make a minor mistake, saying team in general not current team. It's all good though, and here is the question just to refresh your memory:

Ubaldo Jimenez threw the 1st no hitter in the Colorado Rockies' 18 year history yesterday against the Atlanta Braves. Which are the 4 teams who have never thrown a no hitter in team history?

Your correct answers were-

1: New York Mets
2: Tampa Bay Rays
3: San Diego Padres
4: Washington Nationals

So, on Sports Center and various other blogs, we've heard constantly that the Mets, Rays, and Padres are the only 3 teams to not throw a no hitter. But, keep in mind that although the roster stayed the same, all team records from the Montreal Expos were thrown out after the Nats were created. So, some may consider them a new team and some may not. So, the 4 teams that haven't thrown a no hitter yet are the Mets, Rays, Padres, and Nationals.

I hope that all makes sense, and until next time, See Ya!

Bobby Doerr! Well, having a cold streak on TTM's brought me to send out to Mr. Doerr. He is 92 yet automatic on TTM's, this one got back to me in about 10 days, very quick! The card looks good for the most part, that one spot is marker and there is a crease, but the design, auto and inscription make it look great! I love this card even though it's a Sock, but hey, any Hall of Fame auto is just plain awesome, even a Bubble Gum Blowing Hall of Famer is awesome to have, especially with a little piece of bubble! But yeah, thanks Mr. Doerr!

See Ya!

I finally got back from Upper Deck on Saturday. They included a letter of apology, and if you're bored, you can read it here:

Hey everyone, I know this is pretty inexcusable but it has now been over 2 months without a question. Well, since baseball has started and the season has already provided a lot of thrills, Grandpa Roy got a question to me today and I figured lets get it up now. It's a pretty easy one, because it was all over blogs and TV today, but we figured we'll start you all off with a pretty simple one. Yesterday was crazy in the baseball world, with a 20 inning game and a no-hitter, baseball fans are seeing some exciting moments. On that note, here is your question:

Ubaldo Jimenez threw the 1st no hitter in the Colorado Rockies' 18 year history yesterday against the Atlanta Braves. Which are the 4 teams who have never thrown a no hitter in team history?

1: New York Mets
2: Tampa Bay Rays
3: San Diego Padres
4: Washington Nationals

Hint: TEAM history

UPDATE: Sorry, I didn't say current team but that's what I meant. So, the Seattle Pilots may be right, but I apologize for that. A final post will be up tomorrow or Wednesday!

So, that is the big question, now since I've gained some viewers since the last trivia post, here are the rules. You can only guess one answer per 24 hours. Only 1 of the 4 teams, not all 4 in one comment. Be fair and try not to look it up, this is a game, and there is no prize, so have fun with it and if you don't know off hand then take a guess!

Good luck!

This card is very nice. I got it for I think 2 or 3 dollars, and the baby blue jersey doesn't really fit Bo Jackson, which makes me laugh. I love the Sweet Spot relics, and I'm considering getting even more! I have an Al Oliver, Goose Gossage, Don Mattingly, Reggie Jackson, and I think Dave Parker too, so I admit I'm hooked to these!