2008 FanFest
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Description
2008 FanFest were two separate sets distributed at the 2008 All-Star Game FanFest in New York. One eight-card set was produced by Topps, and a twenty-card set was issued by Upper Deck. As with other FanFest sets, all cards were distributed via wrapper redemption programs.
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Topps
FanFest
Collectors who opened three packs of any 2008 Topps or Bowman baseball product at Topps' corporate booth would receive one card from this set.
- 1 Babe Ruth
- 2 Jackie Robinson
- 3 Alex Rodriguez
- 4 David Wright
- 5 Lou Gehrig
- 6 Joba Chamberlain
- 7 Mickey Mantle
- 8 Johan Santana
Promos
These four promo cards wre distributed at the FanFest event. The design is identical to that of the 2008 Topps set, but has the All-Star Game logo on the front. Each card is sequentially-numbered "X of 4" on the back.
- 1 Mickey Mantle
- 2 Joba Chamberlain
- 3 Alex Rodriguez
- 4 Chien-Ming Wang
Yankee Stadium Patches
Collectors who purchased the special All-Star Game edition of the 2008 Topps factory set from Topps at FanFest would receive a five-card pack of Yankees Legends (see our 2008 Topps article) and one of four Yankee Stadium Patches. Each Patch (which was a manufactured patch) is serial-numbered to 375 copies.
- Babe Ruth
- Lou Gehrig
- Mickey Mantle
- Thurman Munson
Shea Stadium Patches
Collectors who purchased the special New York Mets edition of the 2008 Topps factory set from Topps at FanFest would receive a five-card pack of Mets cards (see our 2008 Topps article) and one of four Shea Stadium Patches. Each Patch (which was a manufactured patch) is serial-numbered to 375 copies.
- David Wright
- Jose Reyes
- Johan Santana
- Tom Seaver
Upper Deck
- FF-1 Joe DiMaggio
- FF-2 Derek Jeter
- FF-3 Robinson Cano
- FF-4 Mike Mussina
- FF-5 Alex Rodriguez
- FF-6 Phil Hughes
- FF-7 Mariano Rivera
- FF-8 Joba Chamberlain
- FF-9 Jorge Posada
- FF-10 Jason Giambi
- FF-11 Johnny Damon
- FF-12 Ian Kennedy
- FF-13 Andy Pettitte
- FF-14 Chien-Ming Wang
- FF-15 Roger Maris
- FF-16 Whitey Ford
- FF-17 Don Mattingly
- FF-18 Yogi Berra
- FF-19 Bobby Abreu
- FF-20 Hideki Matsui
