2009 topps - a six pack review

trust me, i really did have to go to target last night...

these may be the only 6 packs of topps retail i will buy this year. not because i don't like the cards (i do - no wide borders restricting the size of the photos makes me happy), but rather because i would rather cherry pick the cards i want from various sources and build a set through trades than buy more packs every time i am at target.

and away we go.

first of all, i even love the wrapper design. even if it is a-rod on there.

pack 1:

craig counsell (former dodger)

mike gonzalez

carlos zambrano (batting, not pitching or no-hitting)

grady sizemore (1st horizontal card - nice!)

mickey mantle legends of the game (nice card - very legendary cuts-ish)

ryan howard topps town

juan miranda

bobby parnell

alex hinshaw

garrett atkins

matt kemp (1st dodger of 09!)

tug hulett

pack 2:

juan uribe

johan santana

kyle kendrick

alex rodriguez

ryan madson

ben sheets turkey red

hanley ramirez topps town

michael bowden

hideki okajima

joe torre (2 for 2 with dodgers!)

brandon moss

dexter fowler

pack 3:

ivan rodriguez

eric gagne (former dodger number 2)

josh banks

david ortiz

nolan ryan legends of the game

evan longoria topps town

alcides escobar

david eckstein (turning two!)

glen perkins

joe saunders

juan castro (former dodger and current dodger spring training invitee)

ryan church

pack 4:

matt joyce

luis ayala

kosuke fukudome

guillermo quiroz

elijah dukes

bob gibson legends of the game

jake peavy topps town

jason motte

josh hamilton

john russell

matt antonelli

ricky nolasco

pack 5:

kyle lohse

reed johnson

david newhan

rich harden

postseason highlights lester/bay

al k leaders burnett/santana/halladay

alfonso soriano topps town

jonathon niese

jack hannahan

jj hardy

francisco liriano

brandon boggs

pack 6:

kyle kendrick

chris young (pads)

ichiro

david eckstein (first double of 09)

chris dickerson

aubrey huff turkey red

lance berkman topps town

topps attax promo chamberlain/howard

jason motte (another double)

mickey mantle (base)

chase utley

ty wigginton

dallas mcpherson

all in all, i really like these cards. i also like the legends of the game inserts, and the fact that i didn't get any gold cards in my 6 packs.

now, if only i could find some upper deck...