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Upper Deck made public a few images from 2009 Ballpark Collection today on their Facebook page. The base cards look a bit too much like last year’s edition and the rookie autographs look almost identical to the 2009 Spectrum of Stars autographs. Aside from that, Ballpark Collection looks like a promising release.
One insert that caught my eye instantly is the Career Legacy Triple which features game-used relics from every team a player has been on. Memo to Upper Deck, Reggie Jackson played with the Baltimore Orioles in 1976 and even led the league in slugging.
Alright, I don’t expect them to include every team a player has played on. I’d give anything to see Jose Canseco featured on the checklist but I am starting to think the Major League Player’s Association wants nothing to do with him, otherwise we would have seen him in something by now.
Now before you go and tell me Jose is very unpopular, try explaining how this ugly Donruss card (with a sticker autograph) sold for so high. Despite the overall perception, Jose is still incredibly popular in The Hobby and it’s only a matter of time before one of the big companies tries to capitalize on it.
As for the Career Legacy Triple cards, I’d love to see who else is featured.
Good god, I’d love a NOlan Ryan with Mets/Angels/Astros. Or Angels/AStros/Rangers. Or …. hell, anything.
Thumbs up to the idea, ten thumbs down on the horrific card design.
I was one of the few who liked Ballpark last year. I’d love to see Maddux in that design.
Ballpark is out of my league, but that surely is a nice looking card.
Great use of game used, too bad it’s only numbered to 4
4/4 ?
3/3 makes more sense.
Its seems like they would do the right thing and put his photo’s in chronological order. I guess that would fall into the category of using your brain, and Upper Deck doesn’t fall into that category these days.
I want that damn Jackson, or a Piazza with Dodgers, Marlins Mets Padres, and A’s!
Houston Collector.
I have a 2004 Donruss D.K Timeline Game Used #ed to 25 of Ryan. Mets/ Astros.
Its for trade!
Hmm strangely familiar. I guessed someone listened to me.
http://www.voiceofthecollector.com/2008/10/cards-id-like-to-see-part-3.html
I wonder where they got that picture of Reggie on the A’s…….
Could it be from this picture:
http://fleersticker.blogspot.com/2009/03/reggie-jackson-photo-investigation.html
Same $200 price per box?
No word yet on price. I am hoping a little less, with more cards.
Nice username.
On Beckett they showed a 4 piece all white swatch card. WTF four pieces and you can’t throw in some jazz? I imagine there are far more like that then the Jackson’s.
I think some guy named Mario said it best: http://completist.wordpress.com/2009/05/09/an-open-letter-to-the-big-three-companies/
i really like the tiger woods, derek jeter, and michael jordan triple relic.
That card above looks awesome! But that subset could be really great or terrible. If they put a Yellow for the A’s, Black for the Blue Jays, ect. It could be great. But if they go with all white on them, it could be total crap. We’ll see.
I love the new ballpark looks like a nice design with much better players
i pulled the woods/jordan/jeter its numbered to 15 i ownder what its worth
wonder*
Just bought a pack. Two base, 1 double and two quads. Ripken Jr and three other Orioles, and T Williams, M Schmidt, K Griffey Jr and F Robinson 12/15. Not bad. Will but another tomorrow.