2008 Topps Updates & Highlights

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Description

2008 Topps Update is a 330-card set released October 22, 2008. The base set contains one of the strongest rookie card "classes" in years including: Evan Longoria, Max Scherzer, and Clayton Kershaw. Each Hobby box contained either an autograph or a game used "relic."

For the first time, two base cards from Updates and Highlights were included in every pack of 2008 Topps Heritage High Number Series.

Distribution

Hobby/Retail: 36 packs per box, 10 cards per pack.

HTA Jumbo: 10 packs per box, 46 cards per pack.

Two base cards in every pack of 2008 Topps Heritage High Number.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Hobby Odds Retail Odds HTA Jumbo
Base 330 - ? ? ?
Gold Foil 330 - 1:2 ? ?
Gold 330 2008 1:5 ? ?
Black 330 57 1:59 N/A ?
Platinum 330 one-of-one 1:9434 ? ?
Printing Plates 330 four-for-each 1:457 ? ?
Silk 100 50 1:246 ? ?
Chrome Rookie Refractors 55 - one-per-box N/A one-per-box
Year in Review 58 - 1:6 ? ?
First Couples 41 - 1:6 ? ?
Ring of Honor: 1986 Mets 10 - 1:18 ? ?
Ring of Honor Gold: 1986 Mets 10 25 1:11,743 ? ?
Ring of Honor: World Series Champions 12 - 1:18 ? ?
Ring of Honor Gold: World Series Champions 12 25 1:11,743 ? ?
Take Me Out to the Ballgame 1 - 1:72 ? ?
World Baseball Classic Preview 25 - 1:9 ? ?
2008 Presidential Picks 2 100 1:15,984 ? ?
Dick Perez 10 - N/A ? N/A
K-Mart Gold 10 - N/A ? N/A
All-Star Stitches 66 - 1:44 ? ?
All-Star Stitches Gold 66 50 1:373 ? ?
All-Star Jumbo Patches 66 6 1:4496 N/A ?
All-Star Stitches Platinum 66 one-of-one 1:23,017 ? ?
All-Star Stitches Autographs 10 25 1:6394 ? ?
All-Star Stitches Dual 10 25 1:5994 ? ?
All-Star Stitches Triple 11 25 1:5994 ? ?
All-Star Autographed Jumbo Patches 10 6 1:23,017 N/A ?
1957 Mickey Mantle Reprint Relic 1 57 1:17,982 ? ?
Ring of Honor: 1986 Mets Autographs 10 - 1:2849 ? ?
Ring of Honor: World Series Champions Autographs 10 - 1:2569 ? ?
2008 Highlights Autographs 29 - varies ? ?
First Lady Cut Signatures 25 one-of-one 1:47,952 ? ?

Checklist

Base Set

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  • UH1 Kosuke Fukudome RC
  • UH2 Sean Casey
  • UH3 Freddie Bynum
  • UH4 Brent Lillibridge (RC)
  • UH5 Chipper Jones AS
  • UH6 Yamid Haad
  • UH7 Josh Anderson
  • UH8 Jeff Mathis
  • UH9 Shawn Riggans
  • UH10 Evan Longoria RC
  • UH11 Matt Holliday AS
  • UH12 Trot Nixon
  • UH13 Geoff Blum
  • UH14 Bartolo Colon
  • UH15 Kevin Cash
  • UH16 Paul Janish (RC)
  • UH17 Russell Martin AS
  • UH18 Andy Phillips
  • UH19 Johnny Estrada
  • UH20 Justin Masterson RC
  • UH21 Darrell Rasner
  • UH22 Brian Moehler
  • UH23 Cristian Guzman AS
  • UH24 Tony Armas, Jr.
  • UH25 Lance Berkman AS
  • UH26 Chris Iannetta
  • UH27 Reid Brignac
  • UH28 Miguel Tejada AS
  • UH29 Ryan Ludwick AS
  • UH30 Brendan Harris
  • UH31 Marco Scutaro
  • UH32 Cody Ross
  • UH33 Carlos Marmol
  • UH34 Nate McLouth AS
  • UH35 Hanley Ramirez AS
  • UH36 Xavier Nady
  • UH37 Connor Robertson
  • UH38 Carlos Villanueva
  • UH39 Jose Molina
  • UH40 Jon Rauch
  • UH41 Joe Mauer AS
  • UH42 Chip Ambres
  • UH43 Jason Bartlett
  • UH44 Ryan Sweeney
  • UH45 Eric Hurley (RC)
  • UH46 Kevin Youkilis AS
  • UH47 Dustin Pedroia AS
  • UH48 Grant Balfour
  • UH49 Ryan Ludwick
  • UH50 Matt Garza
  • UH51 Fernando Tatis
  • UH52 Derek Jeter AS
  • UH53 Justin Duchscherer AS
  • UH54 Matt Ginter
  • UH55 Cesar Izturis
  • UH56 Roy Halladay AS
  • UH57 Ramon Castro
  • UH58 Scott Kazmir AS
  • UH59 Cliff Lee AS
  • UH60 Jim Edmonds
  • UH61 Randy Wolf
  • UH62 Matt Albers
  • UH63 Eric Bruntlett
  • UH64 Joe Nathan AS
  • UH65 Alex Rodriguez AS
  • UH66 Robinson Cancel
  • UH67 Jamey Carroll
  • UH68 Jonathan Papelbon AS
  • UH69 Chad Moeller
  • UH70 George Sherrill
  • UH71 Mariano Rivera AS
  • UH72 Pete Orr
  • UH73 Jonathan Albaladejo RC
  • UH74 Corey Patterson
  • UH75 Matt Treanor
  • UH76 Francisco Rodriguez AS
  • UH77 Ervin Santana AS
  • UH78 Dallas Braden
  • UH79 Willie Harris
  • UH80 Erik Bedard
  • UH81 J.C. Romero
  • UH82 Joe Saunders AS
  • UH83 George Sherrill AS
  • UH84 Julian Tavarez
  • UH85 Chad Gaudin
  • UH86 David Aardsma
  • UH87 Ryan Langerhans
  • UH88 Dan Haren / Russell Martin CC
  • UH89 Joakim Soria AS
  • UH90 Dan Haren
  • UH91 Billy Buckner
  • UH92 Eric Hinske
  • UH93 Chris Coste
  • UH94 Edinson Volquez / Russell Martin CC
  • UH95 Ichiro AS
  • UH96 Vladimir Nunez
  • UH97 Sean Gallagher
  • UH98 Denny Bautista
  • UH99 Hanley Ramirez / David Ortiz CC
  • UH100 Jay Bruce (RC)
  • UH101 Dioner Navarro AS
  • UH102 Matt Murton
  • UH103 Chris Burke
  • UH104 Omar Infante
  • UH105 Dan Giese (RC)
  • UH106 Carlos Guillen / Josh Hamilton CC
  • UH107 Jason Varitek AS
  • UH108 Shin-Soo Choo
  • UH109 Alberto Callaspo
  • UH110 Jose Valverde
  • UH111 Brandon Boggs (RC)
  • UH112 Josh Hamilton / J.D. Drew CC
  • UH113 Justin Morneau AS
  • UH114 Billy Traber
  • UH115 Mike Lamb
  • UH116 Odalis Perez
  • UH117 Jed Lowrie (RC)
  • UH118 Justin Morneau / David Ortiz CC
  • UH119 Ken Griffey, Jr. HL
  • UH120 Angel Berroa
  • UH121 Jacque Jones
  • UH122 Dewayne Wise
  • UH123 Matt Joyce RC
  • UH124 Alex Rodriguez / Evan Longoria CC
  • UH125 John Smoltz HL
  • UH126 Morgan Ensberg
  • UH127 Michael Young / Derek Jeter CC
  • UH128 LaTroy Hawkins
  • UH129 Nick Adenhart (RC)
  • UH130 Mike Cameron
  • UH131 Manny Ramirez HL
  • UH132 Jorge De La Rosa
  • UH133 Tadahito Iguchi
  • UH134 Joey Devine
  • UH135 Jose Arredondo RC
  • UH136 Hanley Ramirez / Albert Pujols CC
  • UH137 Evan Longoria HL
  • UH138 T.J. Beam
  • UH139 Jon Lieber
  • UH140 Dana Eveland
  • UH141 Michael Aubrey RC
  • UH142 Adrian Gonzalez / Matt Holliday CC
  • UH143 Chipper Jones HL
  • UH144 Robinson Tejeda
  • UH145 Kip Wells
  • UH146 Carlos Gonzalez (RC)
  • UH147 Josh Banks (RC)
  • UH148 David Wright AS
  • UH149 Paul Hoover
  • UH150 Jon Lester HL
  • UH151 Darin Erstad
  • UH152 Steve Trachsel
  • UH153 Armando Galarraga RC
  • UH154 Grady Sizemore HRD
  • UH155 Jay Bruce HL
  • UH156 Juan Rincon
  • UH157 Mark Hendrickson
  • UH158 Chad Durbin
  • UH159 Mike Aviles RC
  • UH160 Orlando Cabrera
  • UH161 Asdrubal Cabrera HL
  • UH162 Eric Stults
  • UH163 Miguel Cairo
  • UH164 Jason LaRue
  • UH165 Burke Badenhop RC
  • UH166 Ryan Braun HRD
  • UH167 Justin Morneau HRD
  • UH168 Ben Zobrist
  • UH169 Eulogio De La Cruz
  • UH170 Greg Smith (RC)
  • UH171 Brian Bixler (RC)
  • UH172 Evan Longoria HRD
  • UH173 Randy Johnson HL
  • UH174 D.J. Carrasco
  • UH175 Luis Vizcaino
  • UH176 Brad Wilkerson
  • UH177 Emmanuel Burriss RC
  • UH178 Lance Berkman HRD
  • UH179 Johnny Damon HL
  • UH180 Scott Rolen
  • UH181 Runelvys Hernandez
  • UH182 Sidney Ponson
  • UH183 Greg Reynolds RC
  • UH184 Chase Utley HRD
  • UH185 Joey Votto HL
  • UH186 Wes Littleton
  • UH187 Rod Barajas
  • UH188 Ray Durham
  • UH189 Micah Hoffpauir RC
  • UH190 Manny Ramirez AS
  • UH191 Ian Kinsler AS
  • UH192 Craig Hansen
  • UH193 Jeremy Affeldt
  • UH194 Gary Bennett
  • UH195 Chris Carter (RC)
  • UH196 Dan Uggla HRD
  • UH197 Michael Young AS
  • UH198 Andy LaRoche
  • UH199 Lance Cormier
  • UH200 Luke Scott
  • UH201 Travis Denker RC
  • UH202 Josh Hamilton
  • UH203 Joe Crede AS
  • UH204 Franquelis Osoria
  • UH205 Octavio Dotel
  • UH206 Russell Branyan
  • UH207 Alberto Gonzalez RC
  • UH208 Kerry Wood AS
  • UH209 Carlos Guillen AS
  • UH210 Joe Saunders
  • UH211 Brett Tomko
  • UH212 Guillermo Mota
  • UH213 German Duran RC
  • UH214 Carlos Zambrano AS
  • UH215 Josh Hamilton AS
  • UH216 Jason Bay
  • UH217 Willy Aybar
  • UH218 Salomon Torres
  • UH219 Damaso Marte
  • UH220 Geoff Jenkins
  • UH221 J.D. Drew AS
  • UH222 Dave Borkowski
  • UH223 Jeff Ridgway RC
  • UH224 Angel Pagan
  • UH225 Ryan Tucker (RC)
  • UH226 Brian McCann AS
  • UH227 Carlos Quentin AS
  • UH228 Joe Blanton
  • UH229 Adrian Gonzalez AS
  • UH230 Jason Jennings
  • UH231 Chris Davis RC
  • UH232 Geovany Soto AS
  • UH233 Grady Sizemore AS
  • UH234 Carl Pavano
  • UH235 Eddie Guardado
  • UH236 Chris Snelling
  • UH237 Manny Ramirez
  • UH238 Dan Uggla AS
  • UH239 Milton Bradley AS
  • UH240 Clayton Kershaw RC
  • UH241 Chase Utley AS
  • UH242 Raul Chavez
  • UH243 Joe Mather RC
  • UH244 Brandon Webb AS
  • UH245 Ryan Braun AS
  • UH246 Kelvin Jimenez
  • UH247 Scott Podsednik
  • UH248 Doug Mientkiewicz
  • UH249 Chris Volstad (RC)
  • UH250 Pedro Feliz
  • UH251 Mark Redman
  • UH252 Tony Clark
  • UH253 Josh Johnson
  • UH254 Jose Castillo
  • UH255 Brian Horwitz RC
  • UH256 Aramis Ramirez AS
  • UH257 Casey Blake
  • UH258 Arthur Rhodes
  • UH259 Aaron Boone
  • UH260 Emil Brown
  • UH261 Matt Macri (RC)
  • UH262 Brian Wilson AS
  • UH263 Eric Patterson
  • UH264 David Ortiz
  • UH265 Tony Abreu
  • UH266 Rob Mackowiak
  • UH267 Gregorio Petit RC
  • UH268 Alfonso Soriano AS
  • UH269 Robert Andino
  • UH270 Justin Duchscherer
  • UH271 Brad Thompson
  • UH272 Guillermo Quiroz
  • UH273 Chris Perez RC
  • UH274 Albert Pujols AS
  • UH275 Rich Harden
  • UH276 Corey Hart AS
  • UH277 John Rheinecker
  • UH278 So Taguchi
  • UH279 Alex Hinshaw RC
  • UH280 Max Scherzer RC
  • UH281 Chris Aguila
  • UH282 Carlos Marmol AS
  • UH283 Alex Cintron
  • UH284 Curtis Thigpen
  • UH285 Kosuke Fukudome AS
  • UH286 Aaron Cook AS
  • UH287 Chase Headley
  • UH288 Evan Longoria AS
  • UH289 Chris Gomez
  • UH290 Carlos Gomez
  • UH291 Jonathan Herrera RC
  • UH292 Ryan Dempster AS
  • UH293 Adam Dunn
  • UH294 Mark Teixeira
  • UH295 Aaron Miles
  • UH296 Gabe Gross
  • UH297 Cory Wade (RC)
  • UH298 Dan Haren AS
  • UH299 Jolbert Cabrera
  • UH300 C.C. Sabathia
  • UH301 Tony Pena, Jr.
  • UH302 Brandon Moss
  • UH303 Taylor Teagarden RC
  • UH304 Brad Lidge AS
  • UH305 Ben Francisco
  • UH306 Casey Kotchman
  • UH307 Greg Norton
  • UH308 Shelley Duncan
  • UH309 John Bowker (RC)
  • UH310 Kyle Lohse
  • UH311 Oscar Salazar
  • UH312 Ivan Rodriguez
  • UH313 Tim Lincecum AS
  • UH314 Wilson Betemit
  • UH315 Sean Rodriguez (RC)
  • UH316 Ben Sheets AS
  • UH317 Brian Buscher
  • UH318 Kyle Farnsworth
  • UH319 Ruben Gotay
  • UH320 Heath Bell
  • UH321 Jeff Niemann (RC)
  • UH322 Edinson Volquez AS
  • UH323 Jorge Velandia
  • UH324 Ken Griffey, Jr. CWS
  • UH325 Clay Hensley
  • UH326 Kevin Mench
  • UH327 Hernan Iribarren (RC)
  • UH328 Billy Wagner AS
  • UH329 Jeremy Sowers
  • UH330 Johan Santana

Gimmicks

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Topps included five unannounced gimmicks for Update. On three of the cards, the images of Kosuke Fukudome, Evan Longoria, and Jay Bruce have been flipped upside down. The other two feature 2008 GOP Vice-Presidential nominee Sarah Palin. One shows Palin as Governor of Alaska, the other is a photo of Palin as a teenager competing in a beauty pageant. Both of the Palin cards can be considered part of the Campaign '08 insert set.

NOTE: None of these cards are foil-stamped.

  • UH1 Kosuke Fukudome
  • UH10 Evan Longoria
  • UH100 Jay Bruce
  • SP Sarah Palin
  • SP Sarah Palin Pagent Photo

Factory Set Kosuke Fukudome

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Inserted into each 2008 Topps factory set is a special Kosuke Fukudome card. This card, which is sequentially-numbered "UH1," features a different photo then the UH1 card inserted into packs of Updates & Highlights. Despite having the "ROOKIE CARD" icon, the factory set card is NOT considered a "true" rookie card.

Parallels

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All base cards are available in the following parallels.

  • Gold-Foil (Hobby and HTA only)
  • Gold (numbered to 2008)
  • Black (numbered to 57; Hobby and HTA packs only)
  • Platinum (one-of-one)
  • Printing Plate (four-for-each)

Chrome Refractor Rookies

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One Chrome Refractor Rookie was packaged as a box topper in each Hobby wax and HTA Jumbo box.

  • CHR1 Jay Bruce
  • CHR2 Dan Giese
  • CHR3 Brandon Boggs
  • CHR4 Jed Lowrie
  • CHR5 Matt Joyce
  • CHR6 Nick Adenhart
  • CHR7 Jose Arredondo
  • CHR8 Michael Aubrey
  • CHR9 Josh Banks
  • CHR10 Armando Galarraga
  • CHR11 Mike Aviles
  • CHR12 Burke Badenhop
  • CHR13 Reid Brignac
  • CHR14 Emmanuel Burriss
  • CHR15 Greg Reynolds
  • CHR16 Chris Volstad
  • CHR17 Brian Bixler
  • CHR18 Chris Carter
  • CHR19 Travis Denker
  • CHR20 Alberto Gonzalez
  • CHR21 Robinzon Diaz
  • CHR22 Brett Gardner
  • CHR23 Micah Hoffpauir
  • CHR24 Hernan Iribarren
  • CHR25 Greg Smith
  • CHR26 German Duran
  • CHR27 Kosuke Fukudome
  • CHR28 Ryan Tucker
  • CHR29 Paul Janish
  • CHR30 Clayton Kershaw
  • CHR31 Chris Davis
  • CHR32 Joe Mather
  • CHR33 Nick Hundley
  • CHR34 Brian Horwitz
  • CHR35 Carlos Gonzalez
  • CHR36 Matt Macri
  • CHR37 Gregorio Petit
  • CHR38 Chris Perez
  • CHR39 Alex Hinshaw
  • CHR40 Max Scherzer
  • CHR41 Jonathan Van Every
  • CHR42 Jonathan Herrera
  • CHR43 Cory Wade
  • CHR44 Max Ramirez
  • CHR45 John Bowker
  • CHR46 Sean Rodriguez
  • CHR52 Brent Lillibridge
  • CHR47 Jeff Niemann
  • CHR48 Taylor Teagarden
  • CHR49 Mark Worrell
  • CHR50 Evan Longoria
  • CHR51 Chris Smith
  • CHR53 Colt Morton
  • CHR54 Eric Hurley
  • CHR55 Justin Masterson

Silk Collection

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Each Silk Collection card is serial-numbered to 50 copies.

  • Jim Edmonds
  • Rich Harden
  • Alex Rodriguez
  • Scott Kazmir
  • Ivan Rodriguez
  • Joe Mauer
  • Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • Nick Markakis
  • Mickey Mantle
  • Erik Bedard
  • Derrek Lee
  • Miguel Cabrera
  • Yovanni Gallardo
  • Victor Martinez
  • Curtis Granderson
  • Chris Young
  • Jimmy Rollins
  • Dan Uggla
  • Felix Hernandez
  • Alex Rios
  • Jason Bay
  • Jose Reyes
  • Mike Lowell
  • Carl Crawford
  • Chipper Jones
  • Troy Glaus
  • Cole Hamels
  • Chris Young
  • Torii Hunter
  • Hideki Matsui
  • Freddy Sanchez
  • Josh Beckett
  • Mark Buehrle
  • Brian Bannister
  • Carlos Beltran
  • Dontrelle Willis
  • Vladimir Guerrero
  • Matt Holliday
  • Adam Dunn
  • Gary Matthews, Jr.
  • Travis Hafner
  • Chase Utley
  • Vernon Wells
  • Lance Berkman
  • Jeff Francis
  • Curt Schilling
  • Alfonso Soriano
  • Jarrod Saltalamacchia
  • Hideki Okajima
  • Pedro Martinez
  • Jorge Posada
  • Justin Upton
  • Tom Gorzelanny
  • Carlos Delgado
  • Edgar Renteria
  • Chien-Ming Wang
  • C.C. Sabathia
  • B.J. Upton
  • Delmon Young
  • Tim Lincecum
  • Carlos Zambrano
  • Magglio Ordonez
  • Brandon Webb
  • Ben Sheets
  • Brad Penny
  • John Lackey
  • Hanley Ramirez
  • Gary Sheffield
  • Ubaldo Jimenez
  • Barry Zito
  • Daisuke Matsuzaka
  • Justin Morneau
  • Jacoby Ellsbury
  • John Smoltz
  • Chris Carpenter
  • Ryan Braun
  • Prince Fielder
  • Carlos Lee
  • Ryan Zimmerman
  • Troy Tulowitzki
  • Michael Young
  • Johan Santana
  • Hunter Pence
  • Adrian Gonzalez
  • Jake Peavy
  • Derek Jeter
  • Ichiro
  • Miguel Tejada
  • Trevor Hoffman
  • Kevin Youkilis
  • David Wright
  • Albert Pujols
  • Todd Helton
  • Fausto Carmona
  • Mark Teixeira
  • Justin Verlander
  • Tim Hudson
  • Jeff Francoeur
  • Manny Ramirez
  • David Ortiz
  • Ryan Howard
  • Johan Santana
  • Cristian Guzman
  • Brendan Harris
  • Randy Wolf
  • Cliff Lee
  • Roy Halladay
  • Dustin Pedroia
  • Chris Iannetta
  • Kerry Wood
  • Jon Rauch
  • Ryan Sweeney
  • Ryan Ludwick
  • George Sherrill
  • Matt Garza
  • Nate McLouth
  • Eric Hinske
  • Adrian Gonzalez
  • Carlos Marmol
  • Jose Valverde
  • Shane Victorino
  • Brad Wilkerson
  • Dana Eveland
  • Luke Scott
  • Mike Cameron
  • Ervin Santana
  • Ryan Dempster
  • Geoff Jenkins
  • Billy Wagner
  • Pedro Feliz
  • Stephen Drew
  • Mark Hendrickson
  • Orlando Hudson
  • Pat Burrell
  • Russell Martin
  • James Loney
  • Justin Masterson
  • Matt Kemp
  • Hiroki Kuroda
  • Joe Crede
  • Joakim Soria
  • Armando Galarraga
  • Jason Varitek
  • Aaron Cook
  • Orlando Cabrera
  • Ian Kinsler
  • Carlos Gomez
  • Mike Aviles
  • Carlos Guillen
  • Erik Bedard
  • J.D. Drew
  • Marco Scutaro
  • James Shields
  • Cesar Izturis
  • Akinori Iwamura
  • Aramis Ramirez
  • Joe Mauer
  • Brad Lidge
  • Milton Bradley
  • Jay Bruce
  • Andrew Miller
  • Mark Reynolds
  • Johnny Damon
  • Michael Bourn
  • Andre Ethier
  • Carlos Pena
  • Joe Nathan
  • Cody Ross
  • Joba Chamberlain
  • Clayton Kershaw
  • Francisco Rodriguez
  • Mark DeRosa
  • Ben Sheets
  • Brian Wilson
  • Emil Brown
  • Geovany Soto
  • Jason Giambi
  • Shaun Marcum
  • Edinson Volquez
  • Max Scherzer
  • Kelly Johnson
  • Mariano Rivera
  • Chris Perez
  • Jose Guillen
  • Kyle Lohse
  • Kosuke Fukudome
  • Takashi Saito
  • Mike Mussina
  • J.J. Putz
  • Evan Longoria
  • Jered Weaver
  • Grady Sizemore
  • Carlos Gonzalez
  • Brian McCann
  • Jonathan Papelbon
  • Dioner Navarro
  • Bobby Abreu
  • Carlos Quentin
  • Josh Hamilton
  • Dan Haren

Inserts

The Mickey Mantle Story

See 2007 Topps The Mickey Mantle Story.

2009 World Baseball Classic Preview

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Topps acquired the license for the upcoming 2009 World Baseball Classic, and produced this set featuring players who might appear in the tournament.

  • WBC1 Daisuke Matsuzaka
  • WBC2 Alexei Ramirez
  • WBC3 Derrek Lee
  • WBC4 Akinori Iwamura
  • WBC5 Chase Utley
  • WBC6 Jose Reyes
  • WBC7 Jake Peavy
  • WBC8 Justin Huber
  • WBC9 Justin Morneau
  • WBC10 Ichiro
  • WBC11 Adrian Gonzalez
  • WBC12 Carlos Zambrano
  • WBC13 Miguel Cabrera
  • WBC14 Carlos Beltran
  • WBC15 Albert Pujols
  • WBC16 Paul Bell
  • WBC17 Frank Catalanotto
  • WBC18 Jason Varitek
  • WBC19 Andruw Jones
  • WBC20 Johan Santana
  • WBC21 Carlos Lee
  • WBC22 David Ortiz
  • WBC23 Francisco Rodriguez
  • WBC24 Chin-Lung Hu
  • WBC25 Kosuke Fukudome

Year in Review

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  • YR121 Mark Teixeira
  • YR122 Alex Gordon
  • YR123 Jermaine Dye
  • YR124 Vladimir Guerrero
  • YR125 Alex Rodriguez
  • YR126 Tom Glavine
  • YR127 Scott Rolen
  • YR128 Billy Wagner
  • YR129 Rick Ankiel
  • YR130 Jack Cust
  • YR131 Mike Mussina
  • YR132 Magglio Ordonez
  • YR133 Placido Polanco
  • YR134 Russell Branyan
  • YR135 David Price
  • YR136 Mike Cameron
  • YR137 Brandon Webb
  • YR138 Cameron Maybin
  • YR139 Johan Santana
  • YR140 Bobby Jenks
  • YR141 Garret Anderson
  • YR142 Jarrod Saltalamacchia
  • YR143 Adrian Gonzalez
  • YR144 Carlos Guillen
  • YR145 Tom Shearn
  • YR146 John Lackey
  • YR147 Jayson Werth
  • YR148 Aaron Harang
  • YR149 Chien-Ming Wang
  • YR150 Scott Baker
  • YR151 Clay Buchholz
  • YR152 Tom Glavine
  • YR153 Pedro Martinez
  • YR154 Doug Davis
  • YR155 Brandon Phillips
  • YR156 Jason Varitek
  • YR157 Jim Thome
  • YR158 Alex Rodriguez
  • YR159 Curtis Granderson
  • YR160 Scott Kazmir
  • YR161 Marlon Byrd
  • YR162 David Ortiz
  • YR163 Greg Maddux
  • YR164 Johnny Damon
  • YR165 Carlos Lee
  • YR166 Jim Thome
  • YR167 Frank Thomas
  • YR168 Greg Maddux
  • YR169 Matt Holliday
  • YR170 J.R. Towles
  • YR171 Lance Berkman
  • YR172 Melky Cabrera
  • YR173 Vladimir Guerrero
  • YR174 Nick Markakis
  • YR175 Prince Fielder
  • YR176 Moises Alou
  • YR177 Micah Owings
  • YR178 Carlos Zambrano

Ring of Honor

NOTE: Each card is available as a Gold parallel, serial-numbered to 25, and an autographed version.

1986 Mets

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  • MRH-DG Dwight Gooden
  • MRH-DJ Davey Johnson
  • MRH-DS Darryl Strawberry
  • MRH-GC Gary Carter
  • MRH-HJ Howard Johnson
  • MRH-JO Jesse Orosco
  • MRH-KH Keith Hernandez
  • MRH-KM Kevin Mitchell
  • MRH-RD Ron Darling
  • MRH-RK Ray Knight

World Series Champions

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NOTES

  • Ray Knight appears in both the 1986 Mets and World Series Champions sets.
  • Early editions of David Cone's card misspells his name "CON" on the front. This error was corrected.

  • RH-BS Bruce Sutter
  • RH-DC David Cone COR
  • RH-DC David Cone ERR (Spelled "CON" on front)
  • RH-DJ David Justice
  • RH-DS Duke Snider
  • RH-JP Johnny Podres
  • RH-LA Luis Aparicio
  • RH-MI Monte Irvin
  • RH-ML Mike Lowell
  • RH-OC Orlando Cepeda
  • RH-RK Ray Knight
  • RH-WF Whitey Ford

First Couples

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  • FC1 George Washington / Martha Washington
  • FC2 John Adams / Abagail Adams
  • FC3 Thomas Jefferson / Martha Jefferson
  • FC4 James Madison / Dolley Madison
  • FC5 James Monroe / Elizabeth Kotright Monroe
  • FC6 John Quincy Adams / Louisa Catherine Adams
  • FC7 Andrew Jackson / Rachel Jackson
  • FC8 Martin Van Buren / Hannah Van Buren
  • FC9 William Henry Harrison / Anna Harrison
  • FC10 John Tyler / Julia Tyler
  • FC11 James K. Polk / Sarah Polk
  • FC12 Zachary Taylor / Margaret Taylor
  • FC13 Millard Fillmore / Abigail Fillmore
  • FC14 Franklin Pierce / Jane M. Pierce
  • FC15 Abraham Lincoln/Mary Lincoln
  • FC16 Andrew Johnson / Eliza Johnson
  • FC17 Ulysses S. Grant / Julia Grant
  • FC18 Rutherford B. Hayes / Lucy Hayes
  • FC19 James A. Garfield / Lucretia Garfield
  • FC20 Chester A. Arthur / Ellen Arthur
  • FC21 Grover Cleveland / Frances Cleveland
  • FC22 Benjamin Harrison / Caroline Harrison
  • FC23 William McKinley / Ida McKinley
  • FC24 Theodore Roosevelt / Edith Roosevelt
  • FC25 William H. Taft / Helen Taft
  • FC26 Woodrow Wilson / Edith Wilson
  • FC27 Warren G. Harding / Florence Harding
  • FC28 Calvin Coolidge / Grace Coolidge
  • FC29 Herbert Hoover / Lou Hoover
  • FC30 Franklin D. Roosevelt / Eleanor Roosevelt
  • FC31 Harry S. Truman / Bess Truman
  • FC32 Dwight D. Eisenhower / Mamie Eisenhower
  • FC33 John F. Kennedy / Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
  • FC34 Lyndon B. Johnson / Lady Bird Johnson
  • FC35 Richard M. Nixon /Pat Nixon
  • FC36 Gerald R. Ford / Betty Ford
  • FC37 Jimmy Carter / Rosalynn Carter
  • FC38 Ronald Reagan / Nancy Reagan
  • FC39 George H. W. Bush / Barbara Bush
  • FC40 Bill Clinton / Hillary Rodham Clinton
  • FC41 George W. Bush / Laura Bush

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

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This one card commemorates the 100th Anniversary of the publishing of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame."

  • 100th Anniversary

2008 Presidential Picks

Both cards are serial-numbered to 100 copies. Collector's with the card of the winner of the 2008 Presidential Election (Obama), could redeem their card for a special commemorative patch card of the winner.

  • BO Barack Obama
  • JM John McCain

Dick Perez

These cards were exclusive to packs sold at Wal-Mart.

  • WMDP21 Ryan Braun
  • WMDP22 Johan Santana
  • WMDP23 Matt Holliday
  • WMDP24 Ervin Santana
  • WMDP25 Daisuke Matsuzaka
  • WMDP26 Josh Hamilton
  • WMDP27 Chipper Jones
  • WMDP28 Lance Berkman
  • WMDP29 Hanley Ramirez
  • WMDP30 Mariano Rivera

K-Mart Gold Rookies

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These cards were exclusive to packs sold at K-Mart.

  • RV21 Matt Tolbert
  • RV22 Brian Bass
  • RV23 Fernando Hernandez
  • RV24 Kazuo Fukumori
  • RV25 Brian Barton
  • RV26 Clete Thomas
  • RV27 Rico Washington
  • RV28 Erick Threets
  • RV29 Callix Crabbe
  • RV30 Johnny Cueto

Sketch Cards

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Randomly inserted into packs were Sketch Cards each featuring an original piece of artwork.

Manufactured Relics

Presidential Stamp Collection

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Each Presidential Stamp Collection card is serial-numbered to 90 copies.

  • AJWS1 Andrew Jackson/Winfield Scott
  • AL4 Abraham Lincoln
  • AL5 Abraham Lincoln
  • AL6 Abraham Lincoln
  • FDR1 Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • FDR2 Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • FDR3 Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • FDR4 Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • GW13 George Washington
  • GW14 George Washington
  • GW15 George Washington
  • GW16 George Washington
  • GW17 George Washington
  • GW18 George Washington
  • GW19 George Washington
  • GW20 George Washington
  • GW21 George Washington
  • GW22 George Washington
  • GW23 George Washington
  • GW24 George Washington
  • GW25 George Washington
  • GW26 Inauguration of George Washington
  • JA1 John Adams
  • JG3 James Garfield
  • JMA2 James Madison
  • LDD1 Lincoln-Douglas Debate
  • TJ5 Thomas Jefferson
  • USG3 Ulysses S. Grant
  • WLU1 Washington & Lee University
  • WW3 Woodrow Wilson

Autographs & Game-Used

All-Star Stitches

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Each All-Star Stitches relic card is available in the following parallels.

  • Gold (serial-numbered to 50)
  • Jumbo Patch (serial-numbered to six)
  • Platinum (one-of-one)

  • AS-AC Aaron Cook
  • AS-AER Alex Rodriguez
  • AS-AG Adrian Gonzalez
  • AS-AP Albert Pujols
  • AS-AR Aramis Ramirez
  • AS-AS Alfonso Soriano
  • AS-BL Brad Lidge
  • AS-BM Brian McCann
  • AS-BS Ben Sheets
  • AS-BTW Brandon Webb
  • AS-BW Brian Wilson
  • AS-CAG Carlos Guillen
  • AS-CG Cristian Guzman
  • AS-CH Corey Hart
  • AS-CJ Chipper Jones
  • AS-CL Cliff Lee
  • AS-CM Carlos Marmol
  • AS-CQ Carlos Quentin
  • AS-CU Chase Utley
  • AS-CZ Carlos Zambrano
  • AS-DH Dan Haren
  • AS-DN Dioner Navarro
  • AS-DO David Ortiz
  • AS-DP Dustin Pedroia
  • AS-DU Dan Uggla
  • AS-DW David Wright
  • AS-EL Evan Longoria
  • AS-ES Ervin Santana
  • AS-EV Edinson Volquez
  • AS-FR Francisco Rodriguez
  • AS-GFS George Sherrill
  • AS-GPS Geovany Soto
  • AS-GS Grady Sizemore
  • AS-HE Hanley Ramirez
  • AS-IK Ian Kinsler
  • AS-IS Ichiro
  • AS-JC Joe Crede
  • AS-JCD Justin Duchscherer
  • AS-JD J.D. Drew
  • AS-JEM Justin Morneau
  • AS-JES Joe Saunders
  • AS-JH Josh Hamilton
  • AS-JM Joe Mauer
  • AS-JN Joe Nathan
  • AS-JP Jonathan Papelbon
  • AS-JS Joakim Soria
  • AS-JV Jason Varitek
  • AS-KF Kosuke Fukudome
  • AS-KW Kerry Wood
  • AS-KY Kevin Youkilis
  • AS-LB Lance Berkman
  • AS-MB Milton Bradley
  • AS-MH Matt Holliday
  • AS-MR Manny Ramirez
  • AS-MSR Mariano Rivera
  • AS-MT Miguel Tejada
  • AS-MY Michael Young
  • AS-NM Nate McLouth
  • AS-RB Ryan Braun
  • AS-RD Ryan Dempster
  • AS-RH Roy Halladay
  • AS-RL Ryan Ludwick
  • AS-RM Russell Martin
  • AS-SK Scott Kazmir
  • AS-TL Tim Lincecum
  • AS-WW Billy Wagner

Dual

Each All-Star Stitches Dual is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

  • BP Lance Berkman / Albert Pujols
  • FL Kosuke Fukudome / Ichiro
  • HB Josh Hamilton / Ryan Braun
  • HW Dan Haren / Brandon Webb
  • LS Cliff Lee / Ben Sheets
  • LV Tim Lincecum / Edinson Volquez
  • RR Mariano Rivera / Francisco Rodriguez
  • RR Alex Rodriguez / Manny Ramirez
  • RT Hanley Ramirez / Miguel Tejada
  • UU Chase Utley / Dan Uggla

Triple

Each All-Star Stitches Triple is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

  • HFB Matt Holliday / Kosuke Fukudome / Ryan Braun
  • HRS Josh Hamilton / Manny Ramirez / Ichiro
  • KHY Ian Kinsler / Milton Bradley / Michael Young
  • MMN Joe Mauer / Justin Morneau / Joe Nathan
  • MNM Russell Martin / Dioner Navarro / Brian McCann
  • PDY Dustin Pedroia / J.D. Drew / David Ortiz
  • PGB Albert Pujols / Adrian Gonzalez / Lance Berkman
  • RSS Francisco Rodriguez / Ervin Santana / Joe Saunders
  • RWJ Alex Rodriguez / David Wright / Chipper Jones
  • WLW Kerry Wood / Brad Lidge / Billy Wagner
  • ZSD Carlos Zambrano / Aramis Ramirez / Ryan Dempster

Autographed Relics

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Each All-Star Stitches Autographed Relic is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

  • ASAR-CJ Chipper Jones
  • ASAR-DP Dustin Pedroia
  • ASAR-DU Dan Uggla
  • ASAR-EV Edinson Volquez
  • ASAR-HR Hanley Ramirez
  • ASAR-JH Josh Hamilton
  • ASAR-JV Jason Varitek
  • ASAR-RB Ryan Braun
  • ASAR-RM Russell Martin
  • ASAR-TL Tim Lincecum

Jumbo Patch Autographs

Each All-Star Jumbo Patch Autograph is serial-numbered to six copies.

  • AP Albert Pujols
  • CJ Chipper Jones
  • DO David Ortiz
  • DP Dustin Pedroia
  • DU Dan Uggla
  • HR Hanley Ramirez
  • JH Josh Hamilton
  • LB Lance Berkman
  • MR Manny Ramirez
  • RB Ryan Braun

Retail Relics

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Each Retail Relic is exclusive to Blaster boxes and also available in the following parallels.

  • Gold (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
  • Black (serial-numbered to 25 copies)

  • RR-AB Angel Berroa
  • RR-AC Asdrubal Cabrera
  • RR-AER Alex Rodriguez
  • RR-CC Coco Crisp
  • RR-CG Curtis Granderson
  • RR-DN Dioner Navarro
  • RR-DP Dustin Pedroia
  • RR-DW David Wright
  • RR-EB Erik Bedard
  • RR-EC Eric Chavez
  • RR-HK Hong-Chi Kuo
  • RR-IK Ian Kinsler
  • RR-JE Johnny Estrada
  • RR-JF Jeff Francis
  • RR-JL Jon Lester
  • RR-JM John Maine
  • RR-JR Justin Ruggiano
  • RR-KH Kevin Hart
  • RR-KW Kerry Wood
  • RR-LM Lastings Milledge
  • RR-MK Matt Kemp
  • RR-MM Mark Mulder
  • RR-OG Ozzie Guillen
  • RR-RB Rocco Baldelli
  • RR-RF Rafael Furcal
  • RR-SC Sean Casey
  • RR-TH Todd Helton
  • RR-AR Aramis Ramirez

1957 Mickey Mantle Reprint Relic

  • MMR57 Mickey Mantle BAT 57

2008 Highlight Autographs

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    Ring of Honor Autographs

    1986 Mets

    • DG Dwight Gooden
    • DJ Davey Johnson
    • DS Darryl Strawberry
    • GC Gary Carter
    • HJ Howard Johnson
    • JO Jesse Orosco
    • KH Keith Hernandez
    • KM Kevin Mitchell
    • RD Ron Darling
    • RK Ray Knight

    World Series Champions

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    • RH-BS Bruce Sutter
    • RH-DC David Cone
    • RH-DJ David Justice
    • RH-DS Duke Snider
    • RH-JP Johnny Podres
    • RH-LA Luis Aparicio
    • RH-MI Monte Irvin
    • RH-ML Mike Lowell
    • RH-OC Orlando Cepeda
    • RH-WF Whitey Ford

    First Lady Cut Signatures

    Each First Lady Cut Signature is a one-of-one

    • FLCS-AH Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison
    • FLCS-CH Caroline Lavina Scott Harrison
    • FLCS-EKR Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt
    • FLCS-ER Eleanor Roosevelt
    • FLCS-ET Elizabeth Virginia Wallace Truman
    • FLCS-EW Edith Bolling Galt Wilson
    • FLCS-FC Frances Folsom Cleveland
    • FLCS-FC2 Frances Folsom Cleveland
    • FLCS-FH Florence Kling Harding
    • FLCS-GC Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge
    • FLCS-HC Hillary Rodham Clinton
    • FLCS-HL Harriet Lane
    • FLCS-HT Helen Herron Taft
    • FLCS-JG Julia Dent Grant
    • FLCS-JK Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy
    • FLCS-JT Julia Gardiner Tyler
    • FLCS-LA Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams
    • FLCS-LG Lucretia Rudolph Garfield
    • FLCS-LH Lucy Ware Webb Hayes
    • FLCS-LHH Lou Henry Hoover
    • FLCS-ME Mamie Geneva Doud Eisenhower
    • FLCS-NR Nancy Davis Reagan
    • FLCS-PN Patricia Ryan Nixon
    • FLCS-RC Rosalynn Smith Carter
    • FLCS-SP Sarah Childress Polk