Sweet New Pickups: Check Out My Cards!

Hey guys, Drew back here, with some nice new mail from Check Out My Cards I got in today. I've made 4 or 5 purchases off the site, if you haven't seen it before I highly recommend it for single purchasings. I bought quite a few cards, so let's not waste any time and get to the cards!

2010 Bowman Starlin Castro RC

Good rookie, was a leftover $ purchase, only cost 24 cents or so. I think this kid's gonna be a true stud so I'm definitely planning on hanging on to this.

2008 Goudey Frank Robinson SP

Another nice one, now I only need 8 more to complete the Short Printed Legends set. This set has been a slow work in progress but I love the 2008 Goudey cards and they hold decent value too.

2009 Topps Sterling Dave Winfield /250

I never owned a single card from Topps Sterling, and now I get a general idea of why people buy it. Well, I still don't get paying over $200 for a box, but this is really nice, with a rainbow look in the background surrounding the player. The card is thick, but definitely pretty nice for 50 cents.

2009 Upper Deck Derek Dietrich Relic

I met Derek this year with my friend at a Renegades game, since he currently plays for them. He's a decent prospect, not really worth investing in, but I thought it was cool to have something of him other than the IP autograph. Plus, the jersey piece has stitching, and hey, maybe STEPHEN STRASBURG (bam, more views) touched it!

2010 Bowman J.R. Murphy RC Auto

J.R. is currently in the Yankees organization, as a young catching prospect with a lot of potential. Romine, Montero, Cervelli, Murphy, yeah, I think the Yankees will certainly be stacked at catcher when Posada calls it quits. Pretty happy to have this, hopefully he turns out!

2007 Topps Turkey Red Austin Kearns Autograph

First of all, this card is beautiful looking. It's like a crazy rainbow! Even with the sticker it looks decent, although it would look better on card. It was only a few bucks, and he's on the Yankees postseason roster so I thought it would be a solid pickup, even though he probably won't be with us next year.

2008 UD SP Legendary Cuts Goose Gossage Relic /99

This card fits under 2 categories of my collection, mainly my Yankees collection but also for the 2008 Legendary Cuts set I'm starting to work on. Pretty sure this is the 9th or 10th, as you can tell I don't pay attention much yet, because it's going to be a work in progress for sure. Definitely cool to add to the mini Gossage collection too for sure!

2001 Legends of New York Hank Bauer Relic /400

I didn't have anything of Bauer yet, so I saw this for a few $ and grabbed it. I love vintage relics, and it's numbered to 400 of a guy who played with the Mick, and was a great player himself.

2006 SPX Football Brandon Lloyd Autograph

I needed to get something of this guy, because although he's been in the league for a few years now, he has finally amounted into a top notch wide receiver! Lloyd, now on the Broncos, is leading the NFL in receiving yards, with 663. Kyle Orton and him seem to make a great duo!

1966 Topps Whitey Ford

Even though he's in his second to last season in the MLB on this card, this is my 1st Whitey Ford card from his playing days and I will definitely always hang on to it. The off centering is bad, and the corners are ok, but the surfacing is nice and the card looks great in general. Every time I make a purchase on COMC I always pick up a vintage card. Vintage has never been my thing, but I always love adding great old cards to my collection!

2000 Pacific Crown Royale Lance Berkman Rookie Autograph

This is also a very nice looking card. I had to pick up an auto of one of our big mid-season acquisitions, now I just need an autograph of Kerry Wood to get the 3 new guys! Berkman has had a great career, with a career batting average of .296 and with 327 longballs, and was elected to 5 All Star Games! At the age of 34, he may only have a few semi-productive years left but he's gonna be known as one of the better hitters of the last decade.

2008 Topps Allen & Ginter Carl Crawford Autograph

This was the big card of the purchase! Crawford has always been a favorite of mine, and now since he's a free agent and the Rays can't afford to keep him, I would love to see him on our team. I don't know how we'd fit him in, we would have to bench or trade Gardner, which would be tough because he's been a pretty solid player for us. Nevertheless, an auto of one of the top hitters in baseball can always make my day better!

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Check Out My Cards is a great website, and I definitely recommend that you check it out. What do you think of my new goodies?

See Ya!

Chasing 08 Legendary Cuts 'Legendary Memorabilia' Set!!!

Hey everyone Drew back here, this is a scheduled post, but anyway, I've made a decision to attempt to collect one relic of each player in the 2008 UD SP Legendary Cuts 'Legendary Memorabilia' subset. It's a great looking set and has some great players in it, but I'm willing to take a shot at it and maybe make a whole set. It doesn't matter what the card is numbered to, I'll take any one of the parallels per player. Here's what I have so far:

Roberto Clemente


Orlando Cepeda


Juan Marichal


Gaylord Perry


Nolan Ryan


Paul O'Neill

So if you have a card from this set not pictured here and you are willing to let it go, please contact me at yanks1996wsc@gmail.com. Thanks, and wish me luck!

2008 UD SP Legendary Cuts Box Break

Hey guys, Drew back here. This is the final part of our White Plains Card Show Recap, and it's a box review. I told my dad how much I enjoyed opening that recent box of 2008 Legendary Cuts, and wouldn't you know, he went out and bought another to bust that night! We did, and it was a very interesting box. Check it out:

PART 5:
BOX OF SP LEGENDARY CUTS

So, I won't do the product content, just know 12 packs per box, with 4 cards per pack. 6 YSL cards and 4 game used with the chance of a cut auto. Let's see how I did!

MY BOX BREAK REVIEW:

Base Set: 43/100
I still love this base set, and most of these I think I didn't have, which was great! I'm definitely going to finish off this set sometime, and I'll have a wantlist up soon for it. They definitely will look great side by side.

Yankee Stadium Legacies: 6/a lot
I'm so bored of this set now, even if they're all Yankees. The DiMaggio and Yogi ones are pretty nice though. I think I have close to 150 of these now, not including the blue border 100 card special set that features the same design except a blue color instead of the yellowish-goldish color.

Base Parallel: 1/100 (#162, Luis Aparicio)
Better than the first box that had Andrew Jackson, but this is for trade too.

And the hits...

Destined for History Game Used: 1 (Dontrelle Willis)
My favorite moment of this box hasn't arrived yet. When this card leaves my house! Jeez, a pretty stinky hit to say the least. It's for trade, wicked??? I know you must have at least 10 of these but, wanna take it off my hands?

Destination Stardom Memorabilia: 1 (Justin Verlander)
Nice, a fantasy starter of mine. I like Justin Verlander, got to see him pitch live this year which was cool. I definitely need to find an auto of his. Currently I can trade this but only for something I'd want more.

Legendary Memorabilia: 1 (Gaylord Perry /99)
Not bad I guess, nothing compared to the Clemente from the last box, but it'll do. I like the baby blue swatch color though, that was nice. If it was white, I would be disappointed. But Perry was good.

Generations Memorabilia: 1 (Gaylord Perry/Roy Halladay)
WHAT THE HECK?!?! A Gaylord Perry hot box? Well, they're both nice cards anyway, love wool swatches, and Halladay is great too, so this isn't for trade, but wow, two Gaylord Perrys. Didn't see that coming.

Overall, not a bad box, Gaylord Perry is a lower tier Hall of Famer, but the cards are nice anyway and I'll probably hang on to them. You can't beat the 1/1, Clemente, and Mattingly/Heltons from the first box that easy. Looks like we may have to try again sometime!

Leave your thoughts in the comments below. That will do it for the show recap, I had a great time and I can't wait to go back soon! Mike might have a guest commentary post or two coming up about the show so stay tuned for that. See Ya!

2008 UD SP Legendary Cuts Box Break Part 2

Hey guys, Drew back here. Concluding my 4th and final box break for my birthday, is the grading of our best box of 4 total boxes, 2008 SP Legendary Cuts. Here's what I thought of the product:

Design: This has always been one of my favorite base card designs, the photos look great, unlike the Topps Heritage head shots (see Robinson Cano). The set would definitely look great all in binder pages, so that's one of my new goals, to finish this set too. I only have about half so I'll need your help like always. All of the cards in this set look pretty legendary, so it's a definite that this product was a success. Design Grade: A

Price: Maybe a long time ago my grade would be different, but I got this box for $80 at the card shop. When you think that you just might get jerseys, it starts to worry you, but then again, there's always a chance at the one per case cut autograph, plus 2 other on card autos per case of some of baseball's big stars. I got a little nervous about the whole relic thing, because usually I buy boxes that at least supply one of each. This however, was totally worth the price, because I pulled 2 huge hits and a card for my collection. $80 is a lot to cough up for a box, but there's a lot of nice potential. Price Grade: B-

Hits: People buy this product, as well as most other products, for the hits. Why not? It's your chance to own a piece of memorabilia used in a game. You could get autographs? Whats not to like about hits? Hits are the main purpose of SP Legendary Cuts, even though the base, inserts, and everything look great, it's about whose jersey you pull. I got lucky to say that Adam Dunn and Russell Martin were my worst hits, my dual was Don Mattingly and Todd Helton, Mattingly of course being somebody I collect. Then we got 2 big hits, a 1/1 insert of Torii Hunter and a jersey card of the one and only Roberto Clemente. Those 2 cards would make back all of the $ in the box if I was to sell. Sure, we got lucky, and I've seen some downer boxes, but you always at least get 1 memorabilia card you may like. Also, you can get cuts pretty frequently! At 1 per 16 box case, their not very rare, and they sell for a lot of dough, always depending on who it is. Majority of these boxes do you well. Hits Grade: B+

Overall: This was a really fun break. With "hits" in a 1:3 ratio, it keeps the break short, consistent, and loads of fun. We were lucky enough to score the Torii Hunter 1/1 insert as a bonus, the first 1/1 we've ever pulled here at drewscards. Plus a piece of a jersey worn by the great Roberto Clemente and a bat card of Don Mattingly, wow. What an awesome box of cards. You should seriously check out this product if you haven't in the past 2+ years it's been out, the single packs should be about $6-8 per, and there's a lot of good potential that is pretty easy to hit in this set. Plus the cards are nice! Sure, only 4 cards per pack, but they're 4 nice cards per pack, so I won't really complain. This product has done me well, so maybe it will do the same to you. I'll give this box a solid A-, great job Upper Deck! Overall Grade: A-

Not too shabby! Leave your opinions in the comments please! See Ya!

2008 UD SP Legendary Cuts Box Break Part 1

Hey guys, Drew back here, with the final box of my birthday breaks. My dad felt bad for me after the Sweet Spot Classic box so he bought me a box of 2009 Signature Stars. I didn't really want that, so we took it back and got this. Lucky us! Here's the product info...

PRODUCT CONTENT

12 Packs Per Box
4 Cards Per Pack
48 Cards Per Box
6 Yankee Stadium Legacy Cards Per Box
1 Numbered SP per Box
4 Game Used Memorabilia Cards Per Box
2 Autographs Per Case
1 Cut Autograph per Case

MY BOX BREAK:

Base Set: 41/100

The base design is classic for sure in this set, I love how the headshots accompany the black and white action shot. This is one of my favorite sets I must say, and I might try to build the set.

Yankee Stadium Legacy: 6/7,000

What a huge set, they're getting very boring. I must have at least 100-150 of these. I like the Gehrig and DiMaggio's though.

Base Short Print: 1/100 (Andrew Jackson /550)

Nice card of a cool old President, and it's for trade.

Destination Stardom Jersey: 1 (Russell Martin)

Already gone! Not a great first hit.

Destined for History Jersey: 1 (Adam Dunn w/pinstripe)

This is a pretty nice box, pulled 2 Adam Dunn hits in 4 boxes, I like the pinstripe though.

Generations Dual Memorabilia: 1 (Mattingly/Helton)

This is where this box starts getting good. First, a nice hit for my Yankees PC, a dual bat/jersey of Don Mattingly and also Todd Helton. A pretty good pull I must say. But it gets better...

Legendary Memorabilia: 1 (ROBERTO CLEMENTE /99!!!)

WOW!!! I'm still shocked I pulled this! I love this card, and it's one of the top jersey cards of my collection! This is an awesome card, pretty sure it books from $40-50! But wait... there's more...

Memorable Moments 1/1 Insert: 1 (Torii Hunter!)

What a great decision to take back Signature Stars! My first 1/1 ever pulled! The card has nothing spectacular but it's a 1/1 and it's a sweet pull. This card has to book for around $30, and again, I'm not a big fan of BV, just like to see how much they go for!

Wow... what an awesome box! Let me know what you think! Part 2 is coming up soon, and See Ya!