2010 Topps 206

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2010 Topps 206 retail box

Description

The 2010 edition of Topps 206 was released August 30, 2010. The base set consists of 350 cards -- 50 of them being short-printed variations. Unlike the 2009 edition, the variations will be numbered as an extension of the base set (Cards #301-350).

2010 Topps 206 will feature a "Historical Events" insert -- the first time a Topps 206-branded product will feature non-baseball subjects..

As has become par-for-the-course with Topps' retro-themed products, each pack will come with a mini-sized parallel -- available in a variety of back-brand variations. In addition, each Hobby box promises one autograph and one relic card.

Addition of Stephen Strasburg

An image of a Stephen Strasburg card appeared on the Topps 206 sell sheet. At the time of the release of the sell sheet, Strasburg had yet to appear in a Major League game, and therefore ineligible to appear as a Rookie Card in any product.

On June 8, 2010, Strasburg was called up to the Washington Nationals and made his Major League debut, and will be inserted into all remaining 2010 Topps products, including Topps 206.

Strasburg is included in this year's set. He has a base card which is number 55 and a short-printed no-number card. On his base card, Strasburg's photo is a portrait and he is capless. He is pitching and wearing a cap on his NNO short-print.

Reviews

Stale Gum Two Blasters, Hobby Box

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	350	-	?	?
short-set	300	-	?	?
Short-Printed Variations	50	-	1:4	1:4
Bronze	300	-	1:1	1:1
Piedmont	300	-	?	2:5
American Caramel	300	-	1:4	1:4
Polar Bear	300	-	1:10	1:10
Old Mill	300	-	1:20	1:20
Cycle	300	99	1:22	1:230
Carolina Brights	300	one-of-one	1:2038	N/A
Gold Chrome Piedmont	50	50	1:245	N/A
Red Chrome Carolina Brights	50	one-of-one	1:12,750	N/A
Silk	50	50	1:244	?
Printing Plates	350	four-for-each	1:436	N/A
Framed Mini Printing Plates	350	four-for-each	1:510	N/A
T-206 Mini Historical Events	20	-	?	?
Stamp cards	5	?	1:983	N/A
Topps Personalities	10	206	?	?
MLB Logo Man Patches	5	50	1:2446	N/A
T-206 Relics (Piedmont Frame)	25	-	1:40	1:93
T-206 Relics (Polar Bear Frame)	25	-	1:638	1:1400
T-206 Relics (Old Mill Frame)	25	-	1:1600	1:3500
T-206 Dual Relics (Piedmont Frame)	?	99	1:400	1:919
Mini Book Relics	?	99	1:249	N/A
T-206 Autographs (Piedmont Frame)	25	-	?	?
T-206 Autographs (Old Mill Frame)	25	-	1:640	1:3500
T-206 Autographs (Polar Bear Frame)	25	-	1:1600	1:1375
T-206 Autographs (American Caramel Frame)	25	-	?	?
T-206 Cut Signatures	?	one-of-one	1:20,386	N/A
T-206 Cut Signature Book Cards	?	one-of-one	?	N/A
Framed Repurchased T-206 Card	?	-	1:4077	N/A

Checklist

Base Set

NOTE: On all short-set cards, all players are depicted without their hats.

1 Matt Holliday

2 Willie Stargell

3 Nate McLouth

4 David Ortiz

5 Will Venable

6 Denard Span

7 Ted Lilly

8 Shane Victorino

9 Zack Greinke

10 Conor Jackson

11 Brandon Inge

12 Chris Iannetta

13 Tim Hudson

14 Rafael Furcal

15 Mordecai Brown

16 Johan Santana

17 Mike Leake RC

18 Travis Snider

19 Carlos Ruiz

20 Mark DeRosa

21 Jason Kubel

22 Kevin Kouzmanoff

23 Matt Cain

24 Starlin Castro RC

25 Jackie Robinson

26 Stan Musial

27 Derek Holland

28 TBD

29 John Lackey

30 Yunel Escobar

31 Colby Rasmus

32 Brad Hawpe

33 Justin Upton

34 Zach Duke

35 Ryan Dempster

36 Mark Reynolds

37 Gordon Beckham

38 Derrek Lee

39 Yovani Gallardo

40 Hiroki Kuroda

41 Brian McCann

42 A.J. Burnett

43 Martin Prado

44 Jack Cust

45 Adrian Gonzalez

46 Carlos Quentin

47 Rickie Weeks

48 David Price

49 Vernon Wells

50 Ricky Nolasco

51 Asdrubal Cabrera

52 Ichiro

53 Felix Hernandez

54 Kevin Slowey

55 Stephen Strasburg RC

56 Nick Markakis

57 Aaron Harang

58 Justin Verlander

59 Thurman Munson

60 Jason Heyward

61 Carlos Zambrano

62 Geovany Soto

63 Fausto Carmona

64 Bobby Abreu

65 Aaron Hill

66 Marco Scutaro

67 Cristian Guzman

68 Garrett Atkins

69 Honus Wagner

70 Luke Hochevar

71 Paul Maholm

72 Pablo Sandoval

73 Dustin Pedroia

74 Carlos Gomez

75 Jeff Francis

76 Clay Buchholz

77 Scott Sizemore RC

78 Placido Polanco

79 Shin-Soo Choo

80 Akinori Iwamura

81 Adam Lind

82 Nick Swisher

83 Carlos Lee

84 Cal Ripken Jr.

85 Josh Beckett

86 Chris Carpenter

87 Cole Hamels

88 Jeremy Bonderman

89 Matt Kemp

90 Jon Lester

91 Mickey Mantle

92 Andre Ethier

93 Cody Ross

94 Jorge Posada

95 Grady Sizemore

96 Evan Longoria

97 Javier Vazquez

98 Nolan Ryan

99 Christy Mathewson

100 Howie Kendrick

101 Andy Pettitte

102 Kevin Millwood

103 James Shields

104 Joey Votto

105 Brian Roberts

106 Kazuo Matsui

107 Derek Lowe

108 Alexei Ramirez

109 Carlos Beltran

110 Mike Napoli

111 Mark Teixeira

112 Ryan Zimmerman

113 Chase Utley

114 Alex Rodriguez

115 Yadier Molina

116 B.J. Upton

117 Freddy Sanchez

118 Roy Oswalt

119 Matt Garza

120 Ken Griffey

121 Orlando Cabrera

122 Cy Young

123 Kurt Suzuki

124 Josh Hamilton

125 Prince Fielder

126 Jason Marquis

127 Nick Blackburn

128 Mat Latos

129 John Maine

130 Nelson Cruz

131 Troy Tulowitzki

132 Mike Cameron

133 Edwin Jackson

134 Todd Helton

135 Delmon Young

136 Chris Volstad

137 Troy Glaus

138 J.A. Happ

139 Barry Zito

140 Ian Kinsler

141 Ivan Rodriguez

142 Bengie Molina

143 Michael Cuddyer

144 Curtis Granderson

145 Jay Bruce

146 Brett Anderson

147 Roy Halladay

148 Andre Dawson

149 Scott Kazmir

150 Ryan Ludwick

151 Chris Getz

152 Cliff Lee

153 Ryan Braun

154 Orlando Hudson

155 Jake Peavy

156 Chris Tillman

157 Edinson Volquez

158 Jenrry Mejia RC

159 Frank Robinson

160 Erick Aybar

161 Neftali Feliz

162 Derek Jeter

163 Max Scherzer

164 Joba Chamberlain

165 Ty Cobb

166 Austin Jackson RC

167 Mike Pelfrey

168 Nolan Reimold

169 Michael Bourn

170 Ian Stewart

171 Ian Desmond RC

172 Kid Elberfeld

173 Aramis Ramirez

174 Clayton Kershaw

175 Dan Haren

176 Hanley Ramirez

177 Gavin Floyd

178 Jimmy Rollins

179 Drew Stubbs RC

180 Gil Meche

181 Wade Davis RC

182 Lou Gehrig

183 Carlos Pena

184 Chipper Jones

185 Babe Ruth

186 Mark Buehrle

187 Chris Coghlan

188 Rich Harden

189 Nick Johnson

190 Kenshin Kawakami

191 Victor Martinez

192 Johnny Cueto

193 Buster Posey RC

194 Brett Myers

195 Stephen Drew

196 Adam Jones

197 Travis Hafner

198 David DeJesus

199 Vladimir Guerrero

200 Corey Hart

201 Franklin Gutierrez

202 Alex Gordon

203 Allen Craig RC

204 Justin Morneau

205 Koji Uehara

206 Jacoby Ellsbury

207 Carlos Guillen

208 Chone Figgins

209 Torii Hunter

210 Hunter Pence

211 Jered Weaver

212 Pedro Feliz

213 Joel Pineiro

214 John Danks

215 Jason Bay

216 Wandy Rodriguez

217 Alex Rios

218 Joe Mauer

219 Edgar Renteria

220 Rick Porcello

221 Albert Pujols

222 Tom Seaver

223 Kyle Blanks

224 Tommy Hanson

225 Adam Wainwright

226 Jonathan Sanchez

227 Chad Billingsley

228 Francisco Liriano

229 Jose Lopez

230 Jair Jurrjens

231 Justin Masterson

232 Joe Saunders

233 Frank Chance

234 Dan Uggla

235 Jeff Francoeur

236 Johnny Bench

237 Carl Pavano

238 Ubaldo Jimenez

239 Lance Berkman

240 Casey McGehee

241 Manny Ramirez

242 Julio Borbon (hat on)

243 Alcides Escobar

244 Russell Martin

245 Chien-Ming Wang

246 Raul Ibanez

247 Jhoulys Chacin

248 Yogi Berra

249 Rick Ankiel

250 Ryan Doumit

251 Hideki Matsui

252 Michael Young

253 Elvis Andrus

254 Reggie Jackson

255 Tim Lincecum

256 Brandon Webb

257 Ryan Howard

258 Scott Rolen

259 Carlos Gonzalez

260 Billy Butler

261 Daniel McCutchen RC

262 Melvin Mora

263 CC Sabathia

264 Al Kaline

265 James Loney

266 Rajai Davis

267 Manny Parra

268 Kosuke Fukudome

269 Miguel Cabrera

270 Ricky Romero

271 Chris Davis

272 Carl Crawford

273 Robinson Cano

274 Adrian Beltre

275 Andrew McCutchen

276 Jason Bartlett

277 Johnny Evers

278 Adam Dunn

279 Glen Perkins

280 Ben Zobrist

281 Melky Cabrera

282 Jose Reyes

283 Ervin Santana

284 Alfonso Soriano

285 Jayson Werth

286 Kevin Youkilis

287 Daisuke Matsuzaka

288 Scott Baker

289 David Wright

290 Magglio Ordonez

291 Daniel Murphy

292 Josh Johnson

293 Jeff Niemann

294 Willie Keeler

295 Tommy Manzella RC

296 Brandon Phillips

297 Miguel Montero

298 Kendry Morales

299 Dexter Fowler

300 Trevor Cahill

Short Prints

NOTE: Unlike the short-set cards, on the short-prints, players are depicted wearing hats. In addition, with the exception of the checklists, none of the cards are sequentially numbered. The card numbers listed below are from a checklist e-mailed by Topps shortly after the product's release.

301 Kendry Morales

302 Alex Rodriguez

303 Brian McCann

304 Roy Halladay

305 Jacoby Ellsbury

306 Adrian Gonzalez

307 Gordon Beckham

308 Cliff Lee

309 Shin-Soo Choo

310 Evan Longoria

311 Rick Porcello

312 Ian Kinsler

313 Zack Greinke

314 Hunter Pence

315 Ryan Braun

316 Joe Mauer

317 Ryan Zimmerman

318 Matt Kemp

319 Aaron Hill

320 Chris Coghlan

321 Albert Pujols

322 Ubaldo Jimenez

323 Pablo Sandoval

324 Joey Votto

325 Andrew McCutchen

326 Carlos Zambrano

327 Rajai Davis

328 Adam Jones

329 Jason Bay

330 Justin Upton

331 Stephen Strasburg

332 Babe Ruth

333 Tim Lincecum

334 Tom Seaver

335 Wade Davis

336 Ryan Howard

337 Ian Desmond

338 Austin Jackson

339 Neftali Feliz

340 Mickey Mantle

341 Jason Heyward

342 Stephen Drew

343 Stan Musial

344 Tim Lincecum CL

345 Mickey Mantle CL

346 Justin Upton CL

347 Albert Pujols CL

348 Ryan Braun CL

349 Joe Mauer CL

350 Roy Halladay CL

Parallels

NOTE: The 50 short-prints are not available as parallels.

Standard-sized

• Bronze (one-per-pack)

• Printing Plates (four-for-each)

Mini-Sized

Each of the 300 base set cards is in the mini-size format and are seeded at the rate of one-per-pack.

• Piedmont

• American Caramel (1:4/packs)

• Polar Bear (1:10/packs)

• Old Mill (1:20/packs)

• Cycle (1:230 packs, numbered to 99)

• Carolina Brights (one-of-one, Hobby Only)

• Framed Mini Printing Plates (four-for-each, Hobby only)

NOTE: Based on the first packs opened, a large number of the American Caramel, Polar Bear, and Old Mill minis were printed off-center and/or diamond cut.

Chrome & Silk

Each card in this 50-card partial-parallel is Hobby exclusive, and comes in the following parallels.

• Framed Silk

• Gold Chrome Piedmont (numbered to 50)

• Red Chrome Carolina Brights (one-of-one)

T2C1 Jackie Robinson

T2C2 Will Venable

T2C3 Cy Young

T2C4 Lou Gehrig

T2C5 Johan Santana

T2C6 Matt Cain

T2C7 John Lackey

T2C8 Honus Wagner

T2C9 David Price

T2C10 Ichiro

T2C11 Felix Hernandez

T2C12 Nick Markakis

T2C13 Jason Heyward

T2C14 Shin-Soo Choo

T2C15 Christy Mathewson

T2C16 Adam Lind

T2C17 Chris Carpenter

T2C18 Andre Ethier

T2C19 Grady Sizemore

T2C20 Nolan Ryan

T2C21 Ty Cobb

T2C22 Chase Utley

T2C23 Thurmon Munson

T2C24 Babe Ruth

T2C25 Mordecai Brown

T2C26 Josh Hamilton

T2C27 Prince Fielder

T2C28 Mat Latos

T2C29 Nelson Cruz

T2C30 Kid Elberfeld

T2C31 Curtis Granderson

T2C32 Frank Chance

T2C33 Johnny Evers

T2C34 Chipper Jones

T2C35 Buster Posey

T2C36 Justin Morneau

T2C37 Torii Hunter

T2C38 Jason Bay

T2C39 Tommy Hanson

T2C40 Adam Wainwright

T2C41 Ubaldo Jimenez

T2C42 Manny Ramirez

T2C43 Willie Keeler

T2C44 CC Sabathia

T2C45 Miguel Cabrera

T2C46 Adam Dunn

T2C47 Daisuke Matsuzaka

T2C48 David Wright

T2C49 Josh Johnson

T2C50 Kendry Morales

Inserts

Historical Events

HE1 Colombia recognizes Panama's independence

HE2 Subway Car w/ Side Doors

HE3 President Taft Inaugurated

HE4 Queensboro Bridge

HE5 Joan of Arc Beatified

HE6 1st Lit Pro Baseball Game

HE7 1st Flight Across Channel

HE8 Army's 1st Military Plane

HE9 1st Lincoln Penny Minted

HE10 1st US Junior High School

HE11 British Mine Strike

HE12 Boy Scouts of America

HE13 1st Radio Contest

HE14 TBD

HE15 Taft Throws Out Ball

HE16 Chicago's Comiskey Park

HE17 Yellow Cab

HE18 1st Movie Stunt

HE19 1st Test of Twin-Engine Plane

HE20 NY's Penn Station Opens

Stamp Cards

TS1 Babe Ruth

TS2 Lou Gehrig

TS3 Ty Cobb

TS4 Jackie Robinson

TS5 Honus Wagner

Topps Personalities

This "stealth" insert features 10 mini-sized cards of various Topps employees. Each card is serial-numbered to 206 copies.

TP1 Chris Holmes

TP2 Jim McKenna

TP3 Loretta Micali

TP4 Clay Luraschi

TP5 Joe Del Toro

TP6 Tom Mozeleski

TP7 Ed Yablonski

TP8 Olga M. Vega

TP9 Adam Gandolfo

TP10 Kathy Szulewski

Manufactured Relics

MLB Logo Man

LM-56 Walter Johnson

LM-57 Honus Wagner

LM-58 Bob Gibson

LM-59 Warren Spahn

LM-60 Dizzy Dean

Autographs & Game-Used

Mini Book Relics

Each Mini Book Relic will be serial-numbered to 50 copies, and serve as a "case hit."

MBR1 Albert Pujols/Ryan Howard

MBR2 Prince Fielder/Ryan Braun

MBR3 Evan Longoria/David Wright

MBR4 Ichiro/Albert Pujols

MBR5 Joe Mauer/Johnny Bench

MBR6 Hanley Ramirez/Jimmy Rollins

MBR7 Adam Jones/Nick Markakis

MBR8 Tim Lincecum/Zack Greinke

MBR9 Grady Sizemore/Ichiro

MBR10 Tim Lincecum/Roy Halladay

MBR11 Ian Kinsler/Gordon Beckham

MBR12 Chase Utley/Ryan Howard

MBR13 Shin Soo Choo/Grady Sizemore

MBR14 Miguel Cabrera/Prince Fielder

MBR15 Justin Upton/Matt Kemp

MBR16 Carlton Fisk/Ivan Rodriguez

MBR17 David Wright/Jose Reyes

MBR18 Matt Kemp/Andre Either

MBR19 CC Sabathia/Andy Pettitte

MBR20 Hanley Ramirez/Dan Uggla

MBR21 Dustin Pedroia/Kevin Youkilis

MBR22 Hunter Pence/Josh Hamilton

MBR23 Prince Fielder/Pablo Sandoval

MBR24 Andrew McCutchen/Adam Jones

MBR25 Joe Mauer/Brian McCann

T-206 Relics

Each Relic is available in the following frames.

• Piedmont

• Polar Bear

• Old Mill

TR-NS Nate Schierholtz

TR-BM Bobby Murcer

TR-CZ Carlos Zambrano

TR-GS Geovany Soto

TR-JD Johnny Damon

TR-CS Curt Schilling

TR-JW Josh Willingham

TR-MT Miguel Tejada

TR-KJ Kelly Johnson

TR-FT Frank Thomas

TR-EJ Edwin Jackson

TR-BMC Brian McCann

TR-LC Luis Castillo

TR-YG Yovani Gallardo (Bat)

TR-RH Rickey Henderson

TR-CB Clint Barmes

TR-EV Edinson Volquez

TR-CJ Conor Jackson

TR-KS Kevin Slowey (Jsy)

TR-MR Mariano Rivera

TR-BP Brandon Phillips

TR-PK Paul Konerko

TR-CR Cal Ripken

TR-YE Yunel Escobar (Jsy)

TR-CC Carl Crawford

TR-CJO Chipper Jones

TR-KM Kevin Millwood

TR-KW Kerry Wood

TR-JE Johnny Evers

TR-LH Livan Hernandez

TR-AG Alex Gordon

TR-DU Dan Uggla

TR-JR Jimmy Rollins

TR-TG Tony Gwynn Jr.

TR-JV Jason Varitek

TR-CU Chase Utley

TR-YB Yogi Berra

TR-CM Carlos Marmol

TR-TGL Troy Glaus

TR-AP Albert Pujols

TR-RHO Ryan Howard

TR-ZG Zack Greinke

TR-AJ Adam Jones

TR-DO David Ortiz

TR-GSI Grady Sizemore

TR-SC Shin Soo Choo

TR-IK Ian Kinsler

TR-CG Curtis Granderson

TR-MC Miguel Cabrera

TR-JV Joey Votto

T-206 Dual Relic Cards

DR-PF Prince Fielder

DR-MM Mickey Mantle

DR-AP Albert Pujols

DR-RH Ryan Howard

DR-DW David Wright

DR-GS Grady Sizemore

DR-JR Jose Reyes

DR-JRO Jimmy Rollins

DR-BM Brian McCann

DR-MC Miguel Cabrera

DR-AR Alex Rodriguez

DR-NM Nick Markakis

DR-IS Ichiro

DR-CJ Chipper Jones

DR-JH Josh Hamilton

DR-AD Adam Dunn

DR-CC Carl Crawford

DR-SV Shane Victorino

DR-MR Manny Ramirez

DR-WS Willie Stargell

DR-RS Ryne Sandberg

DR-ADA Andre Dawson

DR-JB Johnny Bench

DR-APE Andy Pettitte

DR-NR Nolan Ryan

American Caramel Autographs

NOTE: Each of these cards feature a sticker autograph.

ACA-MC Melky Cabrera

ACA-MM Miguel Montero

ACA-PP Placido Polanco

ACA-RI Raul Ibanez

ACA-VM Vin Mazzaro

ACA-CT Chris Tillman

ACA-AC Asdrubal Cabrera

ACA-DB Dallas Braden

ACA-OC Orlando Cabrera

ACA-EC Eric Chavez

ACA-CG Chris Getz

ACA-JL Jed Lowrie

ACA-MB Milton Bradley

ACA-SP Steven Pearce

ACA-KS Kurt Suzuki

ACA-DW David Wright

ACA-PF Prince Fielder

ACA-MH Matt Holiday

ACA-MY Michael Young

ACA-NM Nick Markakis

ACA-RC Robinson Cano

ACA-TH Torii Hunter

ACA-AP Albert Pujols

ACA-AH Aaron Hill

ACA-AR Alex Rios

ACA-MR Manny Ramirez

ACA-HR Hanley Ramirez

ACA-ARO Alex Rodriguez

ACA-DO David Ortiz

ACA-MCA Matt Cain

ACA-BU B.J. Upton

ACA-JU Justin Upton

ACA-CB Chad Billingsley

ACA-MBU Madison Bumgarner

ACA-CS CC Sabathia

ACA-SS Stephen Strasburg EXCH

T-206 Autographs

NOTE: Each card is mini-sized, framed, and features an on-card autograph. Each is available in the following frames:

• Piedmont

• Polar Bear

• Old Mill

TA-CR Colby Rasmus

TA-JC Jeff Clement

TA-PS Pablo Sandoval

TA-CC Chris Coghlan

TA-MS Max Scherzer

TA-PP Placido Polanco

TA-HB Heath Bell

TA-MB Mitch Boggs

TA-FM Fernando Martinez

TA-EC Evereth Cabrera

TA-MT Matt Tolbert

TA-CP Cliff Pennington

TA-CY Chris Young

TA-JZ Jordan Zimmerman

TA-JL John Lannan

TA-TC Trevor Crowe

TA-DM Daniel Murphy

TA-JW Josh Willingham

TA-NF Neftali Feliz

TA-JF Jeff Francis

TA-SG Sammy Gervacio

TA-EV Eugenio Velez

TA-FC Francisco Cervelli

TA-AL Adam Lind

TA-JK Jason Kubel

TA-RP Ryan Perry

TA-CT Clete Thomas

TA-JT J.R. Towles

TA-TG Tom Gorzelanny

TA-DB Daric Barton

TA-GB Gordon Beckham

TA-CPE Chone Figgins

TA-RB Ryan Braun

TA-TT Troy Tulowitzki

TA-TH Tommy Hanson

TA-DP Dustin Pedroia

TA-RP Rick Porcello

TA-RZ Ryan Zimmerman

TA-RH Ryan Howard

TA-CRI Cal Ripken Jr.

T-206 Cut Sig Book Cards

NOTE: Each Cut Sig Book Card is a one-of-one.

BC1 Ty Cobb

BC2-BC10 TBD

T-206 Cut Signatures

NOTE: Each Cut Signature is a one-of-one.

TBD