Thursday 7 May 2009

2009 Upper Deck First Pitch baseball

I purchased the blaster of Upper Deck First Edition before I had arranged a trade with Charles from Blue Jays Cards. He sent me the entire set of Red Sox, bar one card. So there was only SQ-7, the Dice-K Star Quest I needed.
There are 300 cards in the set.
There are 25 Star Quest cards.
That is it. No jersey, auto or short prints. A simple set and if you bought a box of 36 packets you could (theoretically) get the whole set. This would include the Star Quest, as there is one per pack. This was, I presume UD's answer to Topps Attax.
There are 10 cards per pack, 1 being a Star Quest foil. There are 10 packs in the blaster box.

Pack 1:
#6 Mark Reynolds D-backs
#10 Max Scherzer D-backs
#13 Jair Jurrjens Braves
#38 Daisuke Matsuzaka Red Sox
#71 Paul Konerko White Sox
#189 Carlos Delgardo Mets
#234 Nate McLouth Pirates
#247 Barry Zito Giants
#250 Brain Wilson Giants
#SQ-10 Grady Sizemore Indians

Pack 2:
#24 James Parr Braves
#50 Kevin Youkilis Red Sox
#60 Geovany Soto Cubs
#67 Alexei Ramirez White Sox
#73 Jim Thome White Sox
#89 Cliff Lee Indians
#234 Nate McLouth Pirates
#241 Trevor Hoffman Padres
#282 Roco Baldelli Bay Rays
#SQ-10 Grady Sizemore Indians

Pack 3:
#4 Dan Harden D-backs
#22 Tim Hudson Braves
#39 Josh Beckett Red Sox
#45 Jonathan Papelbon Red Sox
#51 Jason Bay Red Sox
#60 Geovany Soto Cubs
#92 Fausto Carmona Indians
#238 Will Venable Padres
#282 Rocco Baldelli Bay Rays
#SQ-22 Prince Fielder Brewers

Pack 4:
#16 John Smoltz Braves
#20 Brian McCann Braves
#27 Jeremy Guthrie Orioles
#49 Tim Wakefield Red Sox
#67 Alexei Ramirez White Sox
#77 Bobby Jenks White Sox
#171 Bill Hall Brewers
#224 Greg Golson Phillies
#293 Alex Rios Blue Jays
#SQ-22 Prince Fielder Brewers

Pack 5:
#9 Chris Young D-backs
#35 Jacoby Ellsbury Red Sox
#66 Rich Harden Cubs
#76 Mark Buehrle White Sox
#79 Brandon Phillips Reds
#143 Howie Kendrick Angels
#157 Andre Ethier Dodgers
#237 Matt Antonelli Padres
#248 Tim Lincecum Giants
#SQ-5 Chase Utley Phillies

Pack 6:
#3 Brandon Webb D-backs
#28 Adam Jones Orioles
#33 Melvin Mora Orioles
#47 Hideki Okajima Red Sox
#59 Kosuke Fukudome Cubs
#80 Aaron Harang Reds
#93 Troy Tulowitzki Rockies
#146 Joe Sanders Angels
#212 Mariano Rivera Yankees
#SQ-9 David Wright Mets

Pack 7:
#7 Eric Byrnes D-backs
#12 David Eckstein D-backs
#31 Daniel Carbera Orioles
#32 George Sherrill Orioles
#64 Mark DeRosa Cubs
#69 Carlos Quentin White Sox
#84 Joey Votto Reds
#120 Roy Oswalt Astros
#238 Will Venable Padres
#SQ-5 Chase Utley Phillies

Pack 8:
#12 David Eckstein D-backs
#19 Kely Johnson Braves
#21 Jeff Francoeur Braves
#42 Dustin Pedroia Red Sox
#65 Ryan Dempster Cubs
#71 Paul Konerko White Sox
#228 Jimmy Rollins Phillies
#240 Chris Young Padres
#SQ-4 Chipper Jones Braves
#300 Pittsburgh Penguins ?

Pack 9:
#30 Aubrey Huff Orioles
#30 Aubrey Huff Orioles
#46 Jason Varitek Red Sox
#56 Aramis Ramirez Cubs
#79 Brandon Phillips Reds
#81 Edinson Volquez Reds
#109 Dontrelle Willis Tigers
#131 Jose Guillen Royals
#235 Ian Snell Pirates
#SQ-8 David Ortiz Red Sox

Pack 10:
#1 Randy Johnson D-backs
#15 Tom Glavine Braves
#36 Coco Crisp Red Sox
#52 Justin Masterson Red Sox
#53 Jeff Samardzija Cubs
#57 Kerry Wood Cubs
#102 Dexter Fowler Rockies
#249 Matt Cain Giants
#285 Josh Hamilton Rangers
#SQ-15 Jose Reyes Mets

Bonus Pack:
SQ-4 Chipper Jones Braves
SQ-11 Hanley Ramirez Marlins
SQ-18 Lance Berkman Astros
SQ-23 Ryan Braun Brewers

Unbelievable....13 Red Sox from 10 packs, over 1 per pack. That is staggering and a little sad considering that I only needed 1 card from the entire Red Sox run. It is also what we call 'Sod's Law' in the UK.
There was a surprise, a hockey card from the UD 20th anniversary set.

1 comment:

Robert said...

Why did you put that Matuzaka picture