The Final and Official Post about the 2013 Topps 17-Card Team Sets.

Back in January, I posted the preliminary checklists for all 32 of the 17-card team sets that Topps was going to come out with after the 2013 season would commence. Needless to say, lots of roster changes happened after the 11th of January, and in the middle of April, the new team sets were popping up in stores and Internet sites everywhere. The source I use for pictures (really good pictures) had 29 of the 30 teams' sets up on their site (once again, the Padres were the lone hold out, which was the reason why my 2011 post ran so late).

But since then, two developments occurred that is allowing me to write this post. The first was that the site has finally added the Padres team set to their site (I'll get to the second development after this long post...it will be long...trust me).

For those who don't know why I obsess over these sets (like the Random Team Set of the Week posts weren't enough), here is a "brief" background of my history with the sets:

Since 2006, as a way to bring kids back to the Hobby, Topps began issuing Team Sets for each of the 30 MLB teams. And they could be found EVERYWHERE!!! From big box stores like Target and WalMart, to your local Supermarket, these blister packed sets contained at least 14 cards of your local team's heroes. No leafing through pack after pack to get cards of the team you root for, it's all here in easy-to-carry-to-the-register-package.

While many cards had pictures similar to those found in the 2006 base set, there were a number of cards of players who were pictured in different uniforms, had different pictures than what was used in the base set (photoshop was used in more than one instance), or players who were left of the base set included, meaning that they were only found in these retail only sets. These must have sold very well because in 2007 and 2008, these 14-card packages returned to store shelves. In 2009, a bonus 15th card was added to each of the sets. These bonus cards could have been of the stadium, the manager, the team mascot, a bonus player, or even a President or two. In 2010, two more cards were added to the blister packs, so each set contained an astounding 17 cards. In 2011, Topps introduced AL and NL All-Star Team Sets ;along with the 30 team sets. Of course I had to get those as well.

For the record, I have been insane enough to buy not just one set, or even two. I have bought ALL 30 TEAM SETS for the last SEVEN YEARS (plus the two All-Star Sets from 2011 AND 2012).That's 214 team sets, roughly 3308 cards total, that I have added to my collection. What can I say, I wanted to collect them all...

Without further ado, here are the final checklists for all 32 team sets (including the All-Star sets):

Arizona Diamondbacks
ARI1 Ian Kennedy
ARI2 Gerardo Parra
ARI3 Wade Miley
ARI4 Trevor Cahill
ARI5 Paul Goldschmidt
ARI6 Miguel Montero
ARI7 Jason Kubel
ARI8 J.J. Putz
ARI9 Martin Prado
ARI10 Patrick Corbin
ARI11 Brandon McCarthy
ARI12 Adam Eaton
ARI13 Aaron Hill
ARI14 Didi Gregorius
ARI15 Cody Ross
ARI16 Tyler Skaggs
ARI17 Chase Field

Atlanta Braves
ATL1 Craig Kimbrel
ATL2 Justin Upton
ATL3 Jason Heyward
ATL4 B.J. Upton
ATL5 Tim Hudson
ATL6 Brian McCann
ATL7 Kris Medlen
ATL8 Dan Uggla
ATL9 Freddie Freeman
ATL10 Brandon Beachy
ATL11 Jordan Walden
ATL12 Andrelton Simmons
ATL13 Mike Minor
ATL14 Julio Teheran
ATL15 Juan Francisco
ATL16 Paul Maholm
ATL17 Turner Field

Baltimore Orioles
BAL1 Adam Jones
BAL2 Manny Machado
BAL3 Nick Markakis
BAL4 Jim Johnson
BAL5 J.J. Hardy
BAL6 Jason Hammel
BAL7 Dylan Bundy
BAL8 Wei-Yin Chen
BAL9 Chris Davis
BAL10 Brian Roberts
BAL11 Jake Arrieta
BAL12 Brian Matusz
BAL13 Nolan Reimold
BAL14 Nate McLouth
BAL15 Miguel Gonzalez
BAL16 Chris Tillman
BAL17 Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Boston Red Sox
BOS1 David Ortiz
BOS2 Jacoby Ellsbury
BOS3 Dustin Pedroia
BOS4 Jon Lester
BOS5 Will Middlebrooks
BOS6 Clay Buchholz
BOS7 Koji Uehara
BOS8 Stephen Drew
BOS9 Jarrod Saltalamacchia
BOS10 Joel Hanrahan
BOS11 Shane Victorino
BOS12 Ryan Dempster
BOS13 John Lackey
BOS14 Felix Doubront
BOS15 Jonny Gomes
BOS16 Mike Napoli
BOS17 Fenway Park

Chicago Cubs
CHC1 Anthony Rizzo
CHC2 Starlin Castro
CHC3 Alfonso Soriano
CHC4 Matt Garza
CHC5 Scott Feldman
CHC6 Carlos Marmol
CHC7 Scott Baker
CHC8 David DeJesus
CHC9 Jeff Samardzija
CHC10 Tony Campana
CHC11 Darwin Barney
CHC12 Welington Castillo
CHC13 Edwin Jackson
CHC14 Brett Jackson
CHC15 Travis Wood
CHC16 Ian Stewart
CHC17 Wrigley Field

Chicago White Sox
CHW1 Chris Sale
CHW2 Paul Konerko
CHW3 Jake Peavy
CHW4 Adam Dunn
CHW5 Addison Reed
CHW6 Alejandro De Aza
CHW7 Alex Rios
CHW8 John Danks
CHW9 Alexei Ramirez
CHW10 Gavin Floyd
CHW11 Jeff Keppinger
CHW12 Matt Thornton
CHW13 Dayan Viciedo
CHW14 Gordon Beckham
CHW15 Jose Quintana
CHW16 Tyler Flowers
CHW17 U.S. Cellular Field

Cincinnati Reds
CIN1 Joey Votto
CIN2 Aroldis Chapman
CIN3 Johnny Cueto
CIN4 Brandon Phillips
CIN5 Jay Bruce
CIN6 Mat Latos
CIN7 Jonathan Broxton
CIN8 Chris Heisey
CIN9 Ryan Ludwick
CIN10 Shin-Soo Choo
CIN11 Todd Frazier
CIN12 Bronson Arroyo
CIN13 Homer Bailey
CIN14 Zack Cozart
CIN15 Ryan Hanigan
CIN16 Mike Leake
CIN17 Great American Ball Park

Cleveland Indians
CLE1 Asdrubal Cabrera
CLE2 Chris Perez
CLE3 Drew Stubbs
CLE4 Carlos Santana
CLE5 Jason Kipnis
CLE6 Justin Masterson
CLE7 Ubaldo Jimenez
CLE8 Brett Myers
CLE9 Mark Reynolds
CLE10 Michael Brantley
CLE11 Lonnie Chisenhall
CLE12 Vinnie Pestano
CLE13 Mike Aviles
CLE14 Nick Swisher
CLE15 Trevor Bauer
CLE16 Zach McAllister
CLE17 Progressive Field

Colorado Rockies
COL1 Carlos Gonzalez
COL2 Troy Tulowitzki
COL3 Michael Cuddyer
COL4 Todd Helton
COL5 Jhoulys Chacin
COL6 Chris Nelson
COL7 Jordan Pacheco
COL8 Juan Nicasio
COL9 Josh Rutledge
COL10 Jorge De La Rosa
COL11 Rafael Betancourt
COL12 Wilin Rosario
COL13 Dexter Fowler
COL14 Tyler Colvin
COL15 Tyler Chatwood
COL16 Drew Pomeranz
COL17 Coors Field

Detroit Tigers
DET1 Justin Verlander
DET2 Miguel Cabrera
DET3 Doug Fister
DET4 Max Scherzer
DET5 Andy Dirks
DET6 Drew Smyly
DET7 Omar Infante
DET8 Jhonny Peralta
DET9 Phil Coke
DET10 Austin Jackson
DET11 Joaquin Benoit
DET12 Alex Avila
DET13 Victor Martinez
DET14 Prince Fielder
DET15 Anibal Sanchez
DET16 Torii Hunter
DET17 Comerica Park

Houston Astros
HOU1 Jose Altuve
HOU2 Chris Carter
HOU3 Brett Wallace
HOU4 Brandon Barnes
HOU5 Carlos Pena
HOU6 Lucas Harrell
HOU7 Bud Norris
HOU8 Jordan Lyles
HOU9 Philip Humber
HOU10 Matt Dominguez
HOU11 Jason Castro
HOU12 Alex White
HOU13 Justin Maxwell
HOU14 J.D. Martinez
HOU15 Dallas Keuchel
HOU16 Fernando Martinez
HOU17 Minute Maid Park

Kansas City Royals
KCR1 Billy Butler
KCR2 Alex Gordon
KCR3 Mike Moustakas
KCR4 Jeff Francoeur
KCR5 Lorenzo Cain
KCR6 Alcides Escobar
KCR7 Johnny Giavotella
KCR8 Eric Hosmer
KCR9 James Shields
KCR10 Bruce Chen
KCR11 Ervin Santana
KCR12 Jeremy Guthrie
KCR13 Salvador Perez
KCR14 Greg Holland
KCR15 Aaron Crow
KCR16 Wade Davis
KCR17 Kauffman Stadium

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
LAA1 Josh Hamilton
LAA2 Mike Trout
LAA3 Albert Pujols
LAA4 Jered Weaver
LAA5 Mark Trumbo
LAA6 Tommy Hanson
LAA7 C.J. Wilson
LAA8 Joe Blanton
LAA9 Ryan Madson
LAA10 Ernesto Frieri
LAA11 Jason Vargas
LAA12 Chris Iannetta
LAA13 Howie Kendrick
LAA14 Erick Aybar
LAA15 Peter Bourjos
LAA16 Alberto Callaspo
LAA17 Angel Stadium of Anaheim

Los Angeles Dodgers
LAD1 Adrian Gonzalez
LAD2 Matt Kemp
LAD3 Clayton Kershaw
LAD4 Andre Ethier
LAD5 Carl Crawford
LAD6 Hanley Ramirez
LAD7 Mark Ellis
LAD8 A.J. Ellis
LAD9 Zack Greinke
LAD10 Kenley Jansen
LAD11 Josh Beckett
LAD12 Chad Billingsley
LAD13 Dee Gordon
LAD14 Ted Lilly
LAD15 Brandon League
LAD16 Luis Cruz
LAD17 Dodger Stadium

Miami Marlins
MIA1 Giancarlo Stanton
MIA2 Juan Pierre
MIA3 Justin Ruggiano
MIA4 Greg Dobbs
MIA5 Adeiny Hechavarria
MIA6 Rob Brantly
MIA7 Ricky Nolasco
MIA8 Logan Morrison
MIA9 Donovan Solano
MIA10 Steve Cishek
MIA11 Jacob Turner
MIA12 Henderson Alvarez
MIA13 Nate Eovaldi
MIA14 Wade LeBlanc
MIA15 Placido Polanco
MIA16 A.J. Ramos
MIA17 Marlins Park

Milwaukee Brewers
MIL1 Ryan Braun
MIL2 Carlos Gomez
MIL3 Norichika Aoki
MIL4 Jean Segura
MIL5 Rickie Weeks
MIL6 Aramis Ramirez
MIL7 Corey Hart
MIL8 Yovani Gallardo
MIL9 Marco Estrada
MIL10 Wily Peralta
MIL11 Mike Fiers
MIL12 Jonathan Lucroy
MIL13 John Axford
MIL14 Chris Narveson
MIL15 Mat Gamel
MIL16 Martin Maldonado
MIL17 Miller Park

Minnesota Twins
MIN1 Joe Mauer
MIN2 Justin Morneau
MIN3 Josh Willingham
MIN4 Darin Mastroianni
MIN5 Chris Parmelee
MIN6 Ryan Doumit
MIN7 Jamey Carroll
MIN8 Brian Dozier
MIN9 Scott Diamond
MIN10 Trevor Plouffe
MIN11 Glen Perkins
MIN12 Vance Worley
MIN13 Liam Hendriks
MIN14 Pedro Florimon
MIN15 Kevin Correia
MIN16 Mike Pelfrey
MIN17 Target Field

New York Mets
NYM1 David Wright
NYM2 Johan Santana
NYM3 John Buck
NYM4 Ike Davis
NYM5 Daniel Murphy
NYM6 Ruben Tejada
NYM7 Jordany Valdespin
NYM8 Jonathon Niese
NYM9 Dillon Gee
NYM10 Matt Harvey
NYM11 Jenrry Mejia
NYM12 Bobby Parnell
NYM13 Mike Baxter
NYM14 Lucas Duda
NYM15 Kirk Nieuwenhuis
NYM16 Justin Turner
NYM17 Citi Field

New York Yankees
NYY1 Derek Jeter
NYY2 Robinson Cano
NYY3 Alex Rodriguez
NYY4 CC Sabathia
NYY5 Mark Teixeira
NYY6 Brett Gardner
NYY7 Curtis Granderson
NYY8 Mariano Rivera
NYY9 Hiroki Kuroda
NYY10 Andy Pettitte
NYY11 Phil Hughes
NYY12 Ivan Nova
NYY13 Francisco Cervelli
NYY14 Kevin Youkilis
NYY15 David Robertson
NYY16 Eduardo Nunez
NYY17 Yankee Stadium

Oakland Athletics
OAK1 Yoenis Cespedes
OAK2 Josh Reddick
OAK3 Bartolo Colon
OAK4 Ryan Cook
OAK5 Tommy Milone
OAK6 Jarrod Parker
OAK7 Seth Smith
OAK8 Josh Donaldson
OAK9 Brett Anderson
OAK10 Jed Lowrie
OAK11 Grant Balfour
OAK12 Chris Young
OAK13 A.J. Griffin
OAK14 Scott Sizemore
OAK15 Derek Norris
OAK16 Brandon Moss
OAK17 Coco Crisp

Philadelphia Phillies
PHI1 Cole Hamels
PHI2 Roy Halladay
PHI3 Cliff Lee
PHI4 Ryan Howard
PHI5 Jimmy Rollins
PHI6 Chase Utley
PHI7 Kyle Kendrick
PHI8 Jonathan Papelbon
PHI9 Michael Young
PHI10 Delmon Young
PHI11 Carlos Ruiz
PHI12 Darin Ruf
PHI13 Domonic Brown
PHI14 Ben Revere
PHI15 Erik Kratz
PHI16 John Mayberry
PHI17 Citizens Bank Park

Pittsburgh Pirates
PIT1 Andrew McCutchen
PIT2 Starling Marte
PIT3 Travis Snider
PIT4 Jose Tabata
PIT5 Pedro Alvarez
PIT6 Neil Walker
PIT7 Garrett Jones
PIT8 Clint Barmes
PIT9 A.J. Burnett
PIT10 James McDonald
PIT11 Wandy Rodriguez
PIT12 Russell Martin
PIT13 Alex Presley
PIT14 Jason Grilli
PIT15 Josh Harrison
PIT16 Jeff Locke
PIT17 PNC Park

St. Louis Cardinals
STL1 Matt Holliday
STL2 Adam Wainwright
STL3 Carlos Beltran
STL4 Chris Carpenter
STL5 Shelby Miller
STL6 David Freese
STL7 Yadier Molina
STL8 Rafael Furcal
STL9 Jaime Garcia
STL10 Jason Motte
STL11 Daniel Descalso
STL12 Jake Westbrook
STL13 Lance Lynn
STL14 Jon Jay
STL15 Allen Craig
STL16 Trevor Rosenthal
STL17 Matt Carpenter

San Diego Padres
SDP1 Chase Headley
SDP2 Yonder Alonso
SDP3 Logan Forsythe
SDP4 Yasmani Grandal
SDP5 Carlos Quentin
SDP6 Cameron Maybin
SDP7 Everth Cabrera
SDP8 Clayton Richard
SDP9 Edinson Volquez
SDP10 Andrew Cashner
SDP11 Casey Kelly
SDP12 Jason Marquis
SDP13 Huston Street
SDP14 Jesus Guzman
SDP15 Nick Hundley
SDP16 Will Venable
SDP17 Petco Park

San Francisco Giants
SFG1 Buster Posey
SFG2 Matt Cain
SFG3 Pablo Sandoval
SFG4 Madison Bumgarner
SFG5 Ryan Vogelsong
SFG6 Tim Lincecum
SFG7 Barry Zito
SFG8 Brandon Belt
SFG9 Brandon Crawford
SFG10 Marco Scutaro
SFG11 Sergio Romo
SFG12 Gregor Blanco
SFG13 Angel Pagan
SFG14 Hunter Pence
SFG15 Santiago Casilla
SFG16 Jeremy Affeldt
SFG17 AT&T Park

Seattle Mariners
SEA1 Felix Hernandez
SEA2 Dustin Ackley
SEA3 Kyle Seager
SEA4 Kendrys Morales
SEA5 Hisashi Iwakuma
SEA6 Jesus Montero
SEA7 Justin Smoak
SEA8 Michael Saunders
SEA9 Jason Bay
SEA10 Franklin Gutierrez
SEA11 Casper Wells
SEA12 Michael Morse
SEA13 Brendan Ryan
SEA14 Blake Beavan
SEA15 Erasmo Ramirez
SEA16 Tom Wilhelmsen
SEA17 Safeco Field

Tampa Bay Rays
TAM1 Evan Longoria
TAM2 David Price
TAM3 Ben Zobrist
TAM4 Yunel Escobar
TAM5 Fernando Rodney
TAM6 Matt Joyce
TAM7 Matt Moore
TAM8 Jeremy Hellickson
TAM9 Desmond Jennings
TAM10 James Loney
TAM11 Alex Cobb
TAM12 Jose Molina
TAM13 Sam Fuld
TAM14 Kelly Johnson
TAM15 Jake McGee
TAM16 Jeff Niemann
TAM17 Tropicana Field

Texas Rangers
TEX1 Yu Darvish
TEX2 Adrian Beltre
TEX3 Elvis Andrus
TEX4 Ian Kinsler
TEX5 Matt Harrison
TEX6 Lance Berkman
TEX7 Alexi Ogando
TEX8 Nelson Cruz
TEX9 Derek Holland
TEX10 Mike Olt
TEX11 Jurickson Profar
TEX12 David Murphy
TEX13 Craig Gentry
TEX14 Joe Nathan
TEX15 A.J. Pierzynski
TEX16 Mitch Moreland
TEX17 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington

Toronto Blue Jays
TOR1 Brett Lawrie
TOR2 Jose Bautista
TOR3 Brandon Morrow
TOR4 Edwin Encarnacion
TOR5 Colby Rasmus
TOR6 Ricky Romero
TOR7 R.A. Dickey
TOR8 Casey Janssen
TOR9 Adam Lind
TOR10 Rajai Davis
TOR11 Jose Reyes
TOR12 Melky Cabrera
TOR13 Josh Johnson
TOR14 Mark Buehrle
TOR15 J.P. Arencibia
TOR16 Maicer Izturis
TOR17 Rogers Centre

Washington Nationals
WAS1 Bryce Harper
WAS2 Stephen Strasburg
WAS3 Ryan Zimmerman
WAS4 Gio Gonzalez
WAS5 Jordan Zimmermann
WAS6 Ian Desmond
WAS7 Dan Haren
WAS8 Jayson Werth
WAS9 Drew Storen
WAS10 Steve Lombardozzi
WAS11 Denard Span
WAS12 Adam LaRoche
WAS13 Rafael Soriano
WAS14 Danny Espinosa
WAS15 Ross Detwiler
WAS16 Kurt Suzuki
WAS17 Nationals Park

American League All-Stars
AL1 Prince Fielder, 1B, Detroit Tigers
AL2 Derek Jeter, SS, New York Yankees
AL3 Robinson Cano, 2B, New York Yankees
AL4 David Price, SP, Tampa Bay Rays
AL5 Adrian Beltre, 3B, Texas Rangers
AL6 Jose Bautista, OF, Toronto Blue Jays
AL7 Justin Verlander, SP, Detroit Tigers
AL8 Josh Hamilton, OF, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
AL9 Yu Darvish, SP, Texas Rangers
AL10 Albert Pujols, 1B, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
AL11 Mike Trout, OF, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
AL12 Felix Hernandez, SP, Seattle Mariners
AL13 Jose Reyes, SS, Toronto Blue Jays
AL14 Chris Sale, SP, Chicago White Sox
AL15 Miguel Cabrera, 3B, Detroit Tigers
AL16 Evan Longoria, 3B, Tampa Bay Rays
AL17 Dustin Pedroia, 2B, Boston Red Sox

National League All-Stars
NL1 Bryce Harper, OF, Washington Nationals
NL2 Matt Kemp, OF, Los Angeles Dodgers
NL3 Clayton Kershaw, SP, Los Angeles Dodgers
NL4 Matt Cain, SP, San Francisco Giants
NL5 Adrian Gonzalez, 1B, Los Angeles Dodgers
NL6 Troy Tulowitzki, SS, Colorado Rockies
NL7 Carlos Gonzalez, OF, Colorado Rockies
NL8 Stephen Strasburg, SP, Washington Nationals
NL9 David Wright, 3B, New York Mets
NL10 Pablo Sandoval, 3B, San Francisco Giants
NL11 Cole Hamels, SP, Philadelphia Phillies
NL12 Buster Posey, C, San Francisco Giants
NL13 Giancarlo Stanton, OF, Miami Marlins
NL14 Joey Votto, 1B, Cincinnati Reds
NL15 Craig Kimbrel, RP, Atlanta Braves
NL16 Andrew McCutchen, OF, Pittsburgh Pirates
NL17 Ryan Braun, OF Milwaukee Brewers

A few thoughts:

• It turns out that it is the Athletics and Cardinals (not the Phillies) that will not include a card of the stadium (opting to include Coco Crisp and Matt Carpenter respectively as their card #17.
• Pablo Sandoval and Craig Kimbrel replace David Freese and Matt Holliday on the NL All-Stars team set. This also means that the NL has the lone relief pitcher on either set. Somehow the Cardinals get the shaft on this deal.
• Neither Ryu Hyun-Jin (Dodgers) and Zack Wheeler (Mets), players who had not made his major league debut at the time but were initially included in these checklists, do NOT appear to have a card in their respective team's retail sets.

Finally, I mentioned at the beginning that there were two developments that occurred that made this post possible. The first was having all the images ready. The second?

I now have all 32 of the 2013 Topps Team sets. They arrived over the weekend, and after ensuring that all were included in the package, I have something to tide me over until Series 2 arrives in June. Time to add another 544 cards to the ever growing collection.

Sincerely,

JayBee Anama

2013 Topps Factory Set Sell Sheets are Live!!!

The sell sheets for this year's Topps Baseball Factory Sets have been live for some time now. But if you have not yet seen them (or it as the case may be), please take a look and see what is in store for 2013:

My comments:

There was no checklist included again, so we don't know who shows up in series 2.

And instead of rookie variations, adding to the never-ending boatload of parallels that are the latest craze in the Hobby (or at least that is what Topps is going with anyway), each box will include a five card pack of ORANGE BASE PARALLEL CARDS!!!  For the insane set collector or player collector who just HAS TO HAVE every color of the rainbow imaginable (remember, there are red parallel cards exclusive to Target, blue ones exclusive to Walmart, and purple cards found at Toys R Us), not to mention the green sparkled cards, the gold bordered cards, the black bordered cards, the pink bordered cards, the camouflaged bordered cards...and who knows what will show up in other factory sets later on in the year.

Thought I'd share. How is your chase going?

Sincerely,

JayBee Anama

Coming Soon to a Store Near You (If You Haven't Seen Them on the Internet Yet)...2012 Topps 17-Card Team Sets.

How about that? I'm actually going to get this in on time.

Unlike last year when my source for pictures didn't have everything I needed (and thus last year's post came out until the middle of May), I have all the pictures. I have all the checklists (edited because of a number of spelling mistakes from my source). The only thing I don't have, however, are the sets themselves. The goal is to get them all before the All-Star Game rosters are announced. But until then, this will have to suffice.

For the uninitiated, here is a bit of a background behind my history with Topps Team Sets (much of this has been written before):

Since 2006, as a way to bring kids back to the Hobby, Topps began issuing Team Sets for each of the 30 MLB teams. And they could be found EVERYWHERE!!! From big box stores like Target and WalMart, to your local Supermarket, these blister packed sets contained at least 14 cards of your local team's heroes. No leafing through pack after pack to get cards of the team you root for, it's all here in easy-to-carry-to-the-register-package.

While many cards had pictures similar to those found in the 2006 base set, there were a number of cards of players who were pictured in different uniforms, had different pictures than what was used in the base set (photoshop was used in more than one instance), or players who were left of the base set included, meaning that they were only found in these retail only sets. These must have sold very well because in 2007 and 2008, these 14-card packages returned to store shelves. In 2009, a bonus 15th card was added to each of the sets. These bonus cards could have been of the stadium, the manager, the team mascot, a bonus player, or even a President or two. In 2010, two more cards were added to the blister packs, so each set contained an astounding 17 cards. In 2011, Topps introduced AL and NL All-Star Team Sets along with the 30 team sets.  Of course I had to get those as well.

For the record, I have been insane enough to buy not just one set, or even two. I have bought ALL 30 TEAM SETS for the last SIX YEARS (plus the two All-Star Sets from 2011).That's 182 team sets, roughly 2764 cards total, that I have added to my collection. What can I say, I wanted to collect them all...

I found the preliminary checklists for all these sets back in February, just in time for spring training.  However, a number of players who had found new homes before the season started weren't included.  So the original checklist that I found vanished online.  Keep in mind that the information gathered on here might not necessarily be accurate (they are of course subject to change) due to gathering this information online.  If these are the correct checklists, before this post ends, I will share some of my grievances with the checklists (if you caught me on Twitter last week, you'll get the idea of what I'm talking about).

So who's in? It makes for one of the longest posts on the blog, but it's well worth it. So here they are again, the checklists for all 30 teams.

Arizona Diamondbacks
ARZ1 Justin Upton
ARZ2 Chris Young
ARZ3 Stephen Drew
ARZ4 Lyle Overbay
ARZ5 Ryan Roberts
ARZ6 Daniel Hudson
ARZ7 Gerardo Parra
ARZ8 J.J. Putz
ARZ9 Paul Goldschmidt
ARZ10 Ian Kennedy
ARZ11 Miguel Montero
ARZ12 Willie Bloomquist
ARZ13 Jason Kubel
ARZ14 Trevor Cahill
ARZ15 Aaron Hill
ARZ16 Josh Collmenter
ARZ17 Chase Field

Atlanta Braves
ATL1 Jason Heyward
ATL2 Jonny Venters
ATL3 Martin Prado
ATL4 Tim Hudson
ATL5 Freddie Freeman
ATL6 Mike Minor
ATL7 Michael Bourn
ATL8 Dan Uggla
ATL9 Tommy Hanson
ATL10 Brandon Beachy
ATL11 Jair Jurrjens
ATL12 Chipper Jones
ATL13 Craig Kimbrel
ATL14 Eric Hinske
ATL15 Brian McCann
ATL16 Julio Teheran
ATL17 Turner Field

Baltimore Orioles
BALT1 Adam Jones
BALT2 Nick Markakis
BALT3 Nolan Reimold
BALT4 Brian Roberts
BALT5 Chris Davis
BALT6 Alfredo Simon
BALT7 Kevin Gregg
BALT8 J.J. Hardy
BALT9 Endy Chavez
BALT10 Tommy Hunter
BALT11 Jake Arrieta
BALT12 Robert Andino
BALT13 Jim Johnson
BALT14 Brian Matusz
BALT15 Mark Reynolds
BALT16 Zach Britton
BALT17 Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Boston Red Sox
BOS1 Jacoby Ellsbury
BOS2 Josh Beckett
BOS3 Carl Crawford
BOS4 Kevin Youkilis
BOS5 Adrian Gonzalez
BOS6 Daniel Bard
BOS7 Jon Lester
BOS8 Dustin Pedroia
BOS9 David Ortiz
BOS10 Andrew Bailey
BOS11 Clay Buchholz
BOS12 Mike Aviles
BOS13 Jarrod Saltalamacchia
BOS14 Mark Melancon
BOS15 Fenway Park 1912
BOS16 Fenway Park 1967
BOS17 Fenway Park Modern Day

Chicago Cubs
CHC1 Starlin Castro
CHC2 Reed Johnson
CHC3 Alfonso Soriano
CHC4 Ryan Dempster
CHC5 Darwin Barney
CHC6 Kerry Wood
CHC7 Marlon Byrd
CHC8 Matt Garza
CHC9 Geovany Soto
CHC10 Randy Wells
CHC11 Carlos Marmol
CHC12 Bryan LaHair
CHC13 Anthony Rizzo
CHC14 David DeJesus
CHC15 Paul Maholm
CHC16 Ian Stewart
CHC17 Wrigley Field

Chicago White Sox
CWS1 Paul Konerko
CWS2 Jake Peavy
CWS3 Matt Thornton
CWS4 Gordon Beckham
CWS5 Brent Morel
CWS6 A.J. Pierzynski
CWS7 Alex Rios
CWS8 Dayan Viciedo
CWS9 Alexei Ramirez
CWS10 Adam Dunn
CWS11 Brent Lillibridge
CWS12 Alejandro De Aza
CWS13 Chris Sale
CWS14 John Danks
CWS15 Gavin Floyd
CWS16 Philip Humber
CWS17 US Cellular Field

Cincinnati Reds
CIN1 Joey Votto
CIN2 Jay Bruce
CIN3 Mat Latos
CIN4 Scott Rolen
CIN5 Johnny Cueto
CIN6 Homer Bailey
CIN7 Drew Stubbs
CIN8 Brandon Phillips
CIN9 Ryan Hanigan
CIN10 Bronson Arroyo
CIN11 Mike Leake
CIN12 Juan Francisco
CIN13 Zack Cozart
CIN14 Ryan Madson
CIN15 Aroldis Chapman
CIN16 Chris Heisey
CIN17 Great American Ball Park

Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Indians
CLE1 Carlos Santana
CLE2 Lonnie Chisenhall
CLE3 Shin-Soo Choo
CLE4 Travis Hafner
CLE5 Jason Kipnis
CLE6 Ubaldo Jimenez
CLE7 Michael Brantley
CLE8 Jason Donald
CLE9 Vinnie Pestano
CLE10 Josh Tomlin
CLE11 Matt Laporta
CLE12 Asdrubal Cabrera
CLE13 Grady Sizemore
CLE14 Justin Masterson
CLE15 Derek Lowe
CLE16 Chris Perez
CLE17 Progressive Field

Colorado Rockies
COL1 Troy Tulowitzki
COL2 Carlos Gonzalez
COL3 Eric Young
COL4 Jorge De La Rosa
COL5 Todd Helton
COL6 Drew Pomeranz
COL7 Dexter Fowler
COL8 Juan Nicasio
COL9 Jason Giambi
CLO10 Jhoulys Chacin
COL11 Ramon Hernandez
COL12 Jordan Pacheco
COL13 Jonathan Herrera
COL14 Rafael Betancourt
COL15 Michael Cuddyer
COL16 Guillermo Moscoso
COL17 Coors Field

Detroit Tigers
DET1 Prince Fielder
DET2 Ryan Raburn
DET3 Brennan Boesch
DET4 Alex Avila
DET5 Miguel Cabrera
DET6 Doug Fister
DET7 Delmon Young
DET8 Victor Martinez
DET9 Brandon Inge
DET10 Justin Verlander
DET11 Max Scherzer
DET12 Austin Jackson
DET13 Jhonny Peralta
DET14 Jacob Turner
DET15 Rick Porcello
DET16 Jose Valverde
DET17 Comerica Park

Houston Astros
HOU1 Jed Lowrie
HOU2 Jordan Schafer
HOU3 J.D. Martinez
HOU4 Brett Wallace
HOU5 Chris Johnson
HOU6 Wandy Rodriguez
HOU7 Jason Bourgeois
HOU8 Jimmy Paredes
HOU9 Humberto Quintero
HOU10 Brett Myers
HOU11 Carlos Lee
HOU12 Brian Bogusevic
HOU13 Jose Altuve
HOU14 Bud Norris
HOU15 J.A. Happ
HOU16 Matt Downs
HOU17 Minute Maid Park

Kansas City Royals
KAN1 Eric Hosmer
KAN2 Jeff Francoeur
KAN3 Alex Gordon
KAN4 Salvador Perez
KAN5 Johnny Giavotella
KAN6 Yuniesky Betancourt
KAN7 Bruce Chen
KAN8 Alcides Escobar
KAN9 Billy Butler
KAN10 Lorenzo Cain
KAN11 Danny Duffy
KAN12 Mike Moustakas
KAN13 Jonathan Sanchez
KAN14 Luke Hochevar
KAN15 Joakim Soria
KAN16 Aaron Crow
KAN17 Kauffman Stadium

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
ANG1 Albert Pujols
ANG2 Peter Bourjos
ANG3 Vernon Wells
ANG4 Mark Trumbo
ANG5 Alberto Callaspo
ANG6 Ervin Santana
ANG7 Mike Trout
ANG8 Bobby Abreu
ANG9 Howie Kendrick
ANG10 Dan Haren
ANG11 Jered Weaver
ANG12 Torii Hunter
ANG13 C.J. Wilson
ANG14 Chris Iannetta
ANG15 Erick Aybar
ANG16 Jordan Walden
ANG17 Angel Stadium of Anaheim

Los Angeles Dodgers
LAD1 Matt Kemp
LAD2 Jerry Sands
LAD3 Mark Ellis
LAD4 Juan Uribe
LAD5 Juan Rivera
LAD6 Ted Lilly
LAD7 Andre Ethier
LAD8 Clayton Kershaw
LAD9 James Loney
LAD10 Kenley Jansen
LAD11 Aaron Harang
LAD12 Tony Gwynn Jr
LAD13 Dee Gordon
LAD14 Chad Billingsley
LAD15 Javy Guerra
LAD16 Nathan Eovaldi
LAD17 Dodger Stadium

Miami Marlins
MIA1 Jose Reyes
MIA2 Logan Morrison
MIA3 Anibal Sanchez
MIA4 Ricky Nolasco
MIA5 Omar Infante
MIA6 Hanley Ramirez
MIA7 Josh Johnson
MIA8 Emilio Bonifacio
MIA9 John Buck
MIA10 Mark Buehrle
MIA11 Heath Bell
MIA12 Mike Stanton
MIA13 Gaby Sanchez
MIA14 Matt Dominguez
MIA15 Carlos Zambrano
MIA16 Bryan Petersen
MIA17 Marlins Park

Milwaukee Brewers
MIL1 Ryan Braun
MIL2 Carlos Gomez
MIL3 Zack Greinke
MIL4 Aramis Ramirez
MIL5 Mat Gamel
MIL6 Shaun Marcum
MIL7 Nyjer Morgan
MIL8 Rickie Weeks
MIL9 Alex Gonzalez
MIL10 Yovani Gallardo
MIL11 Randy Wolf
MIL12 Corey Hart
MIL13 Jonathan Lucroy
MIL14 John Axford
MIL15 Francisco Rodriguez
MIL16 Chris Narveson
MIL17 Miller Park

Minnesota Twins
MIN1 Joe Mauer
MIN2 Danny Valencia
MIN3 Ben Revere
MIN4 Trevor Plouffe
MIN5 Ryan Doumit
MIN6 Carl Pavano
MIN7 Denard Span
MIN8 Nick Blackburn
MIN9 Tsuyoshi Nishioka
MIN10 Josh Willingham
MIN11 Scott Baker
MIN12 Chris Parmelee
MIN13 Justin Morneau
MIN14 Francisco Liriano
MIN15 Matt Capps
MIN16 Joe Benson
MIN17 Target Field

New York Mets
NYM1 David Wright
NYM2 Mike Pelfrey
NYM3 Jason Bay
NYM4 Johan Santana
NYM5 Ike Davis
NYM6 Andres Torres
NYM7 Lucas Duda
NYM8 Josh Thole
NYM9 Jon Niese
NYM10 R.A. Dickey
NYM11 Frank Francisco
NYM12 Ruben Tejada
NYM13 Daniel Murphy
NYM14 Dillon Gee
NYM15 Bobby Parnell
NYM16 Justin Turner
NYM17 Citi Field

New York Yankees
NYY1 Derek Jeter
NYY2 Alex Rodriguez
NYY3 Brett Gardner
NYY4 Russell Martin
NYY5 Michael Pineda
NYY6 CC Sabathia
NYY7 Curtis Granderson
NYY8 Eduardo Nunez
NYY9 Mark Teixeira
NYY10 Hiroki Kuroda
NYY11 Ivan Nova
NYY12 Nick Swisher
NYY13 Robinson Cano
NYY14 Freddy Garcia
NYY15 Mariano Rivera
NYY16 Phil Hughes
NYY17 Yankee Stadium

Oakland Athletics
OAK1 Jemile Weeks
OAK2 Cliff Pennington
OAK3 Coco Crisp
OAK4 Dallas Braden
OAK5 Kurt Suzuki
OAK6 Seth Smith
OAK7 Scott Sizemore
OAK8 Brandon Allen
OAK9 Tom Milone
OAK10 Brandon McCarthy
OAK11 Michael Taylor
OAK12 Brett Anderson
OAK13 Collin Cowgill
OAK14 Josh Reddick
OAK15 Brad Peacock
OAK16 Rich Harden
OAK17 Oakland Alameda County Colliseum

Philadelphia Phillies
PHI1 Roy Halladay
PHI2 Shane Victorino
PHI3 Kyle Kendrick
PHI4 Jim Thome
PHI5 Jimmy Rollins
PHI6 Cliff Lee
PHI7 John Mayberry
PHI8 Placido Polanco
PHI9 Carlos Ruiz
PHI10 Ryan Howard
PHI11 Cole Hamels
PHI12 Hunter Pence
PHI13 Chase Utley
PHI14 Joe Blanton
PHI15 Jonathan Papelbon
PHI16 Vance Worley
PHI17 Citizens Bank Park

Pittsburgh Pirates
PIT1 Andrew McCutchen
PIT2 Alex Presley
PIT3 Clint Barmes
PIT4 Neil Walker
PIT5 Garrett Jones
PIT6 Casey McGehee
PIT7 Michael McKenry
PIT8 Jose Tabata
PIT9 Chase d'Arnaud
PIT10 Erik Bedard
PIT11 Charlie Morton
PIT12 Kevin Correia
PIT13 Pedro Alvarez
PIT14 James McDonald
PIT15 Jeff Karstens
PIT 16 Joel Hanrahan
PIT17 PNC Park

St. Louis Cardinals
STL1 David Freese
STL2 Jon Jay
STL3 Matt Holliday
STL4 Carlos Beltran
STL5 Yadier Molina
STL6 Chris Carpenter
STL7 Allen Craig
STL8 Skip Schumaker
STL9 Rafael Furcal
STL10 Adam Wainwright
STL11 Kyle Lohse
STL12 Lance Berkman
STL13 Daniel Descalso
STL14 Jaime Garcia
STL15 Jason Motte
STL16 Fredbird
STL17 Busch Stadium

San Diego Padres
SD1 Cameron Maybin
SD2 Will Venable
SD3 Kyle Blanks
SD4 Huston Street
SD5 Orlando Hudson
SD6 Nick Hundley
SD7 Yonder Alonso
SD8 Jason Bartlett
SD9 Carlos Quentin
SD10 Edinson Volquez
SD11 Clayton Richard
SD12 Chase Headley
SD13 Jesus Guzman
SD14 Tim Stauffer
SD15 Cory Luebke
SD16 Dustin Moseley
SD17 PETCO Park

San Francisco Giants
SF1 Tim Lincecum
SF2 Brandon Belt
SF3 Melky Cabrera
SF4 Matt Cain
SF5 Angel Pagan
SF6 Ryan Vogelsong
SF7 Mike Fontenot
SF8 Aubrey Huff
SF9 Freddy Sanchez
SF10 Madison Bumgarner
SF11 Barry Zito
SF12 Pablo Sandoval
SF13 Buster Posey
SF14 Brian Wilson
SF15 Nate Schierholtz
SF16 Brandon Crawford
SF17 AT&T Park

Seattle Mariners
SEA1 Dustin Ackley
SEA2 Ichiro Suzuki
SEA3 Trayvon Robinson
SEA4 Franklin Gutierrez
SEA5 Felix Hernandez
SEA6 Jason Vargas
SEA7 Brandon League
SEA8 Brendan Ryan
SEA9 Mike Carp
SEA10 Miguel Olivo
SEA11 Jesus Montero
SEA12 Kyle Seager
SEA13 Justin Smoak
SEA14 Alex Liddi
SEA15 Mariner Moose
SEA16 The Kingdome
SEA17 Safeco Field

Tampa Bay Rays
TB1 David Price
TB2 Matt Joyce
TB3 Desmond Jennings
TB4 Wade Davis
TB5 Sean Rodriguez
TB6 Jeremy Hellickson
TB7 B.J. Upton
TB8 James Shields
TB9 Kyle Farnsworth
TB10 Evan Longoria
TB11 Matt Moore
TB12 Ben Zobrist
TB13 Reid Brignac
TB14 Jeff Niemann
TB15 Jose Molina
TB16 Joe Maddon
TB17 Tropicana Field

Texas Rangers
TEX1 Josh Hamilton
TEX2 Nelson Cruz
TEX3 Craig Gentry
TEX4 Mitch Moreland
TEX5 Michael Young
TEX6 Joe Nathan
TEX7 Mike Napoli
TEX8 Adrian Beltre
TEX9 Ian Kinsler
TEX10 Colby Lewis
TEX11 Matt Harrison
TEX12 David Murphy
TEX13 Elvis Andrus
TEX14 Derek Holland
TEX15 Neftali Feliz
TEX16 Alexi Ogando
TEX17 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington

Toronto Blue Jays
TOR1 Jose Bautista
TOR2 Travis Snider
TOR3 Eric Thames
TOR4 Yunel Escobar
TOR5 Kelly Johnson
TOR6 Brett Cecil
TOR7 Colby Rasmus
TOR8 Ricky Romero
TOR9 J.P. Arencibia
TOR10 Brandon Morrow
TOR11 Henderson Alvarez
TOR12 Edwin Encarnacion
TOR13 Adam Lind
TOR14 Rajai Davis
TOR15 Sergio Santos
TOR16 Brett Lawrie
TOR17 Rogers Centre

Washington Nationals
WAS1 Stephen Strasburg
WAS2 Ian Desmond
WAS3 Jayson Werth
WAS4 John Lannan
WAS5 Wilson Ramos
WAS6 Gio Gonzalez
WAS7 Ryan Zimmerman
WAS8 Michael Morse
WAS9 Steve Lombardozzi
WAS10 Jordan Zimmermann
WAS11 Chien-Ming Wang
WAS12 Danny Espinosa
WAS13 Adam LaRoche
WAS14 Roger Bernadina
WAS15 Drew Storen
WAS16 Tyler Clippard
WAS17 Nationals Park

AL All-Stars
AL1 Albert Pujols
AL2 Evan Longoria
AL3 Miguel Cabrera
AL4 Josh Hamilton
AL5 Jacoby Ellsbury
AL6 Jose Bautista
AL7 Jered Weaver
AL8 Felix Hernandez
AL9 Justin Verlander
AL10 Ichiro Suzuki
AL11 Robinson Cano
AL12 CC Sabathia
AL13 Prince Fielder
AL14 Dustin Pedroia
AL15 Adrian Gonzalez
AL16 Derek Jeter
AL17 Alex Rodriguez

NL All-Stars
NL1 Matt Kemp
NL2 Ryan Braun
NL3 Jose Reyes
NL4 David Wright
NL5 Ryan Howard
NL6 Roy Halladay
NL7 Tim Lincecum
NL8 Clayton Kershaw
NL9 Troy Tulowitzki
NL10 Carlos Gonzalez
NL11 Dan Uggla
NL12 Hanley Ramirez
NL13 Buster Posey
NL14 Justin Upton
NL15 Joey Votto
NL16 Mike Stanton
NL17 Stephen Strasburg

All 30 team sets include the team's home stadium and unlike last year's "Home of the Reds" card, we now have a "Great American Ball Park" card.  All the stadiums are properly named (okay, save the debate about how corporate sponsorships in naming rights for stadiums for another time).  But I have a problem with this.

It's hard enough for some teams to get 16 players onto the eponymous set of 660.  That's why I like these team sets...you get players who would otherwise be ignored.  So I know that in past sets, we've had managers (Joe Maddon is on here this year), mascots (catch Fredbird with the rest of the Cardinals and Mariner Moose with the M's). I get that. If you notice, there is no trace of Mickey Mantle anywhere on the Yankees' team set (no offense to Mantle fans, but YAY!!!)  I can live with these...really, I can.

But is there any reason why...WHY!!!...there are three cards of Fenway Park on the Red Sox team set?  The Kingdome, I can understand (then again, is anybody in Seattle peeved that there are only 14 M's in your set to go with the Moose and two stadiums or are you content in knowing that 11 guys...maybe more...from your Opening Day roster was snubbed?) as it is no longer around.

Yes, Fenway is 100 years old. Was it really necessary though to include cards of what the Park looked like in 1912 AND 1967??? I think one card (of 1912 to show what the place originally looked like) would have made sense. But short of winning the pennant in 1967, why choose a picture from THAT year??? Hey Topps, any plans on doing a Fenway Park Legacy set since that other card company can't do it and the one with half the licenses can't use logos?

As prices for all 30 team sets are in the $4.99 - $8.99 range, I think I'll hold off on getting them right now (unless I happen to see them live at the Field of Dreams in Woodfield...all bets are off then) until the prices go down a bit (the one place I do enjoy ordering from doesn't even have anything listed). Regardless of when I get my hands on these cards and add them to my expanding collection, I hope putting these checklists online helps you decide to go out and get a team set, or two, or thirty.

Happy Hunting!!!

Sincerely,

JayBee Anama

2012 Topps Factory Set Sell Sheets are Live!!!

The sell sheet for this year's Topps Baseball Factory Sets is now live. Please take a look and see what is in store for 2012:

There was no checklist included, so we don't know who shows up in series 2...although that is a nice Prince Fielder card (notice he's in Tiger threads).

And instead of rookie variations (I think we don't have to worry about those anymore for the foreseeable future), each box will include a five card pack of ORANGE BASE PARALLEL CARDS!!!  For the insane set collector or player collector who just HAS TO HAVE every color of the rainbow imaginable (remember, there are red parallel cards exclusive to Target, blue ones exclusive to Walmart, and purple cards found at Toys R Us.  Who knows, maybe there will be green parallels when the Holiday set comes...making for an almost true rainbow experience (where does yellow fit in all of this???)

Thought I'd share.  Happy Hunting!!!

Sincerely,

JayBee Anama

P.S.  I'm beginning to love this Google Chrome thing...jba

So the Yankees and Blue Jays Are Getting 2012 Topps Team Sets After All

In December, I thought I'd beat everyone to the punch and announce that Topps is going to continue the retail packed team sets in 2012. I did this because I have EVERY team set they've put out in this format since 2006. 

Yes, I'm insane.

And, yes, I will be going after these sets when they are put out to market whether online or live.

But there was a bit of a problem.

The source I had used to gather pictures of the packages I will (and that's a guarantee, folks) get this year only had 28 of the 30 team sets.  In fact, in December and January...EVERY site pre-selling these sets had many, and not all of the team sets depicted.  And in EVERY case, the teams involved were the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays.

Well, that is now no longer the case.

Below are the pictures of the two sets I couldn't find back in December:

2012 Topps New York Yankees Team Set

2012 Topps Toronto Blue Jays Team Set

Why not bring all 30 team sets together for the first time on this humble, little blog:

If you want a preliminary checklist, well, the link is gone (I knew I should have taken the link when I had the chance.  The latest change to the checklist was the addition of Prince Fielder to the Tigers team set, which means somebody's going to be excluded from the original plans.  Oh well...

That's better.  Now if I can only get my hands on some money for the Master Set...

Sincerely,

JayBee Anama

A Very Very Late Post about...2011 Topps 17-Card Team Sets.

For the record, this post should have been written around the end of March, early April. However, because the source I was using didn't have all the pictures I wanted, I waited.

And waited.

And waited.

Meanwhile, everybody and their relatives are finding these sets everywhere and wondering why I haven't written anything yet.

Did I decide to stop collecting them this year? Of course not. In fact, as of now, I have 20 of the 30 teams as well as the 2 new All-Star Team sets. Even though I didn't post anything about them doesn't mean that I wasn't talking about them.  Want to know how popular these sets are becoming??? Sports Collectors Daily did a story on them as an underrated product. And this humble, little blog has featured cards from these team sets many times in its three-year history.

So let me first say that I am sorry for being late to the party.

Better late than never, though.

Since 2006, as a way to bring kids back to the Hobby, Topps began issuing Team Sets for each of the 30 MLB teams. And they could be found EVERYWHERE!!! From big box stores like Target and WalMart, to your local Supermarket, these blister packed sets contained at least 14 cards of your local team's heroes. No leafing through pack after pack to get cards of the team you root for, it's all here in easy-to-carry-to-the-register-package.

While many cards had pictures similar to those found in the 2006 base set, there were a number of cards of players who were pictured in different uniforms, had different pictures than what was used in the base set (photoshop was used in more than one instance), or players who were left of the base set included, meaning that they were only found in these retail only sets. These must have sold very well because in 2007 and 2008, these 14-card packages returned to store shelves. In 2009, a bonus 15th card was added to each of the sets. These bonus cards could have been of the stadium, the manager, the team mascot, a bonus player, or even a President or two. In 2010, two more cards were added to the blister packs, so each set contained an astounding 17 cards.

For the record, I have been insane enough to buy not just one set, or even two. I have bought ALL 30 TEAM SETS for the last FIVE YEARS!!! That's 150 team sets, roughly 2220 cards total, that I have added to my collection. What can I say, I wanted to collect them all...

In 2011, each team set comes once again with 17 cards. There is a catch though. Of the 30 teams, 29 include the home stadium of the team (for some reason, Progressive Field, home of the Indians, is not part of the team set).So each set (except the Indians) includes 16 players and the stadium (the Tribe gets a bonus player). Some teams don't get 16 players in the base set nowadays. But this year, each set will include 16 players from your favorite team. Meaning that a couple of bench guys and maybe one reliever OUTSIDE of the main set-up guy, might actually show up in these blister packs.

So who's in? Last year, I took the time to include all the players found in the initial checklist. After quick debate, I thought why not do it again? It makes for one of the longest posts on the blog, but it's well worth it. So here they are again, the checklists for all 30 teams. Please remember though that these checklists, like all other previews, are subject to change.

Arizona Diamondbacks
ARI1 Justin Upton
ARI2 Stephen Drew
ARI3 Barry Enright
ARI4 Daniel Hudson
ARI5 Kelly Johnson
ARI6 Ian Kennedy
ARI7 Melvin Mora
ARI8 Miguel Montero
ARI9 Gerardo Parra
ARI10 Joe Saunders
ARI11 Chris Young
ARI12 Juan Miranda
ARI13 Xavier Nady
ARI14 Juan Gutierrez
ARI15 J.J. Putz
ARI16 Zach Duke
ARI17 Chase Field

Atlanta Braves
ATL1 Jason Heyward
ATL2 Chipper Jones
ATL3 Jair Jurrjens
ATL4 Brian McCann
ATL5 Mike Minor
ATL6 Martin Prado
ATL7 Kris Medlen
ATL8 Nate McLouth
ATL9 Eric Hinske
ATL10 Derek Lowe
ATL11 Freddie Freeman
ATL12 Jonny Venters
ATL13 Alex Gonzalez
ATL14 Tommy Hanson
ATL15 Tim Hudson
ATL16 Dan Uggla
ATL17 Turner Field

Baltimore Orioles
BAL1 Nick Markakis
BAL2 Adam Jones
BAL3 Brian Matusz
BAL4 Chris Tillman
BAL5 Felix Pie
BAL6 Nolan Reimold
BAL7 Brian Roberts
BAL8 Luke Scott
BAL9 Koji Uehara
BAL10 Derrek Lee
BAL11 Jake Arrieta
BAL12 Josh Bell
BAL13 Kevin Gregg
BAL14 Jeremy Guthrie
BAL15 J.J. Hardy
BAL16 Mark Reynolds
BAL17 Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Boston Red Sox
BOS1 Carl Crawford
BOS2 David Ortiz
BOS3 Jonathan Papelbon
BOS4 Kevin Youkilis
BOS5 Marco Scutaro
BOS6 J.D. Drew
BOS7 Jacoby Ellsbury
BOS8 John Lackey
BOS9 Jed Lowrie
BOS10 Tim Wakefield
BOS11 Jon Lester
BOS12 Dustin Pedroia
BOS13 Jarrod Saltalamacchia
BOS14 Adrian Gonzalez
BOS15 Clay Buchholz
BOS16 Josh Beckett
BOS17 Fenway Park

Chicago Cubs
CHC1 Starlin Castro
CHC2 Marlon Byrd
CHC3 Aramis Ramirez
CHC4 Tyler Colvin
CHC5 Kerry Wood
CHC6 Ryan Dempster
CHC7 Carlos Pena
CHC8 Carlos Marmol
CHC9 Andrew Cashner
CHC10 Carlos Silva
CHC11 Blake DeWitt
CHC12 Kosuke Fukudome
CHC13 Alfonso Soriano
CHC14 Geovany Soto
CHC15 Matt Garza
CHC16 Carlos Zambrano
CHC17 Wrigley Field

Chicago White Sox
CWS1 Adam Dunn
CWS2 Gavin Floyd
CWS3 Chris Sale
CWS4 Carlos Quentin
CWS5 Juan Pierre
CWS6 Jake Peavy
CWS7 John Danks
CWS8 Matt Thornton
CWS9 Dayan Viciedo
CWS10 Edwin Jackson
CWS11 Omar Vizquel
CWS12 Gordon Beckham
CSW13 Alexei Ramirez
CWS14 Alex Rios
CWS15 A.J. Pierzynski
CWS16 Paul Konerko
CWS17 U.S. Cellular Field

Cincinnati Reds
CIN1 Joey Votto
CIN2 Jay Bruce
CIN3 Edinson Volquez
CIN4 Johnny Cueto
CIN5 Bronson Arroyo
CIN6 Scott Rolen
CIN7 Francisco Cordero
CIN8 Homer Bailey
CIN9 Edgar Renteria
CIN10 Aroldis Chapman
CIN11 Ramon Hernandez
CIN12 Jonny Gomes
CIN13 Mike Leake
CIN14 Brandon Phillips
CIN15 Drew Stubbs
CIN16 Travis Wood
CIN17 Home of the Reds

Cleveland Indians
CLE1 Carlos Santana
CLE2 Shin-Soo Choo
CLE3 Travis Hafner
CLE4 Michael Brantley
CLE5 Fausto Carmona
CLE6 Mitch Talbot
CLE7 Carlos Carrasco
CLE8 Matt LaPorta
CLE9 Justin Masterson
CLE10 Chris Perez
CLE11 Asdrubal Cabrera
CLE12 Trevor Crowe
CLE13 Jayson Nix
CLE14 Jason Donald
CLE15 Grady Sizemore
CLE16 Tony Sipp
CLE17 Joe Smith (unless they changed the name of the Stadium, this is the bonus 17th player)

Colorado Rockies
COL1 Carlos Gonzalez
COL2 Todd Helton
COL3 Ian Stewart
COL4 Seth Smith
COL5 Ubaldo Jimenez
COL6 Aaron Cook
COL7 Jhoulys Chacin
COL8 Eric Young Jr.
COL9 Jorge De La Rosa
COL10 Dexter Fowler
COL11 Ty Wigginton
COL12 Chris Iannetta
COL13 Ryan Spilborghs
COL14 Huston Street
COL15 Troy Tulowitzki
COL16 Jason Hammel
COL17 Coors Field

Detroit Tigers
DET1 Miguel Cabrera
DET2 Magglio Ordonez
DET3 Brandon Inge
DET4 Max Scherzer
DET5 Brad Penny
DET6 Ryan Raburn
DET7 Carlos Guillen
DET8 Austin Jackson
DET9 Jhonny Peralta
DET10 Rick Porcello
DET11 Brennan Boesch
DET12 Joaquin Benoit
DET13 Justin Verlander
DET14 Jose Valverde
DET15 Alex Avila
DET16 Victor Martinez
DET17 Comerica Park

Florida Marlins
FLA1 Hanley Ramirez
FLA2 Chris Coghlan
FLA3 Josh Johnson
FLA4 Chris Volstad
FLA5 Gaby Sanchez
FLA6 Mike Stanton
FLA7 John Baker
FLA8 John Buck
FLA9 Logan Morrison
FLA10 Ricky Nolasco
FLA11 Leo Nunez
FLA12 Anibal Sanchez
FLA13 Omar Infante
FLA14 Emilio Bonifacio
FLA15 Javier Vazquez
FLA16 Wes Helms
FLA17 Sun Life Stadium

Houston Astros
HOU1 Hunter Pence
HOU2 Jason Castro
HOU3 J.A. Happ
HOU4 Chris Johnson
HOU5 Carlos Lee
HOU6 Brett Myers
HOU7 Wandy Rodriguez
HOU8 Bud Norris
HOU9 Brett Wallace
HOU10 Jeff Keppinger
HOU11 Michael Bourn
HOU12 Jason Michaels
HOU13 Brandon Lyon
HOU14 Bill Hall
HOU15 Clint Barmes
HOU16 Nelson Figueroa
HOU17 Minute Maid Park

Kansas City Royals
KCR1 Billy Butler
KCR2 Mike Aviles
KCR3 Alcides Escobar
KCR4 Chris Getz
KCR5 Kyle Davies
KCR6 Vin Mazzaro
KCR7 Alex Gordon
KCR8 Luke Hochevar
KCR9 Kila Ka'aihue
KCR10 Jason Kendall
KCR11 Sean O‘Sullivan
KCR12 Joakim Soria
KCR13 Wilson Betemit
KCR14 Melky Cabrera
KCR15 Jeremy Jeffress
KCR16 Jeff Francoeur
KCR17 Kauffman Stadium

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
ANG1 Kendry Morales
ANG2 Dan Haren
ANG3 Tori Hunter
ANG4 Maicer Izturis
ANG5 Jeff Mathis
ANG6 Joel Pineiro
ANG7 Vernon Wells
ANG8 Fernando Rodney
ANG9 Howie Kendrick
ANG10 Ervin Santana
ANG11 Jered Weaver
ANG12 Bobby Abreu
ANG13 Erick Aybar
ANG14 Peter Bourjos
ANG15 Hank Conger
ANG16 Scott Kazmir
ANG17 Angel Stadium of Anaheim

Los Angeles Dodgers
LAD1 Andre Ethier
LAD2 Chad Billingsley
LAD3 Clayton Kershaw
LAD4 Rafael Furcal
LAD5 Matt Kemp
LAD6 Hiroki Kuroda
LAD7 Ted Lilly
LAD8 Rod Barajas
LAD9 Vicente Padilla
LAD10 Jay Gibbons
LAD11 Jon Garland
LAD12 James Loney
LAD13 Hong-Chih Kuo
LAD14 Casey Blake
LAD15 Juan Uribe
LAD16 Jonathan Broxton
LAD17 Dodger Stadium

Milwaukee Brewers
MIL1 Zack Greinke
MIL2 Ryan Braun
MIL3 Yuniesky Betancourt
MIL4 Prince Fielder
MIL5 Yovani Gallardo
MIL6 Carlos Gomez
MIL7 Corey Hart
MIL8 Mark Rogers
MIL9 Jonathan Lucroy
MIL10 Casey McGehee
MIL11 Chris Narveson
MIL12 John Axford
MIL13 Rickie Weeks
MIL14 Randy Wolf
MIL15 Craig Counsell
MIL16 Shaun Marcum
MIl17 Miller Park

Minnesota Twins
MIN1 Joe Mauer
MIN2 Justin Morneau
MIN3 Michael Cuddyer
MIN4 Brian Duensing
MIN5 Tsuyoshi Nishioka
MIN6 Scott Baker
MIN7 Jason Kubel
MIN8 Francisco Liriano
MIN9 Joe Nathan
MIN10 Kevin Slowey
MIN11 Carl Pavano
MIN12 Delmon Young
MIN13 Trevor Plouffe
MIN14 Danny Valencia
MIN15 Denard Span
MIN16 Jim Thome
MIN17 Target Field

New York Mets
NYM1 David Wright
NYM2 Josh Thole
NYM3 Ruben Tejada
NYM4 Johan Santana
NYM5 Jose Reyes
NYM6 Dillon Gee
NYM7 Mike Pelfrey
NYM8 Angel Pagan
NYM9 Jon Niese
NYM10 R.A. Dickey
NYM11 Ike Davis
NYM12 Jason Bay
NYM13 Jenrry Mejia
NYM14 Fernando Martinez
NYM15 Carlos Beltran
NYM16 Chris Young
NYM17 Citi Field

New York Yankees
NYY1 Derek Jeter
NNY2 Mariano Rivera
NYY3 Alex Rodriguez
NNY4 CC Sabathia
NNY5 Nick Swisher
NNY6 Mark Teixeira
NNY7 Mickey Mantle
NNY8 Jorge Posada
NNY9 Russell Martin
NNY10 Ivan Nova
NNY11 Phil Hughes
NNY12 Curtis Granderson
NNY13 Brett Gardner
NNY14 Joba Chamberlain
NNY15 A.J. Burnett
NNY16 Robinson Cano
NNY17 Yankee Stadium

Oakland Athletics
OAK1 Brett Anderson
OAK2 Andrew Bailey
OAK3 Daric Barton
OAK4 Dallas Braden
OAK5 Trevor Cahill
OAK6 Chris Carter
OAK7 Coco Crisp
OAK8 Kurt Suzuki
OAK9 Cliff Pennington
OAK10 Mark Ellis
OAK11 Gio Gonzalez
OAK12 Ryan Sweeney
OAK13 Josh Willingham
OAK14 David DeJesus
OAK15 Kevin Kouzmanoff
OAK16 Rich Harden
OAK17 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Philadelphia Phillies
PHI1 Cliff Lee
PHI2 Roy Halladay
PHI3 Ryan Howard
PHI4 Cole Hamels
PHI5 Chase Utley
PHI6 Domonic Brown
PHI7 Roy Oswalt
PHI8 Raul Ibanez
PHI9 Jimmy Rollins
PHI10 Shane Victorino
PHI11 Wilson Valdez
PHI12 Ben Francisco
PHI13 Carlos Ruiz
PHI14 Ryan Madson
PHI15 Brad Lidge
PHI16 Placido Polanco
PHI17 Citizens Bank Park

Pittsburgh Pirates
PIT1 Pedro Alvarez
PIT2 Andrew McCutchen
PIT3 Matt Diaz
PIT3 Chris Snyder
PIT5 Jose Tabata
PIT6 Neil Walker
PIT7 James McDonald
PIT8 Joel Hanrahan
PIT9 Evan Meek
PIT10 Lyle Overbay
PIT11 Ross Ohlendorf
PIT12 Jason Jaramillo
PIT13 Daniel McCutchen
PIT14 Garrett Jones
PIT15 Kevin Correia
PIT16 Paul Maholm
PIT17 PNC Park

St. Louis Cardinals
STL1 Albert Pujols
STL2 Chris Carpenter
STL3 Allen Craig
STL4 Ryan Franklin
STL5 David Freese
STL6 Jaime Garcia
STL7 Matt Holliday
STL8 Jon Jay
STL9 Yadier Molina
STL10 Colby Rasmus
STL11 Skip Schumaker
STL12 Adam Wainwright
STL13 Jake Westbrook
STL14 Pedro Feliz
STL15 Lance Berkman
STL16 Ryan Theriot
STL17 Busch Stadium

San Diego Padres
SDP1 Mat Latos
SDP2 Chase Headley
SDP3 Wade LeBlanc
SDP4 Ryan Ludwick
SDP5 Everth Cabrera
SDP6 Heath Bell
SDP7 Orlando Hudson
SDP8 Cameron Maybin
SDP9 Brad Hawpe
SDP10 Jason Bartlett
SDP11 Clayton Richard
SDP12 Nick Hundley
SDP13 Aaron Harang
SDP14 Will Venable
SDP15 Cory Luebke
SDP16 Kyle Blanks
SDP17 PETCO Park

San Francisco Giants
SFG1 Buster Posey
SFG2 Tim Lincecum
SFG3 Aubrey Huff
SFG4 Matt Cain
SFG5 Pat Burrell
SFG6 Madison Bumgarner
SFG7 Miguel Tejada
SFG8 Cody Ross
SFG9 Aaron Rowand
SFG10 Freddy Sanchez
SFG11 Jonathan Sanchez
SFG12 Pablo Sandoval
SFG13 Barry Zito
SFG14 Andres Torres
SFG15 Mark DeRosa
SFG16 Brian Wilson
SFG17 AT&T Park

Seattle Mariners
SEA1 Ichiro Suzuki
SEA2 Felix Hernandez
SEA3 Franklin Gutierrez
SEA4 Doug Fister
SEA5 Chone Figgins
SEA6 Jack Cust
SEA7 Milton Bradley
SEA8 Erik Bedard
SEA9 Brendan Ryan
SEA10 Rob Johnson
SEA11 Josh Wilson
SEA12 Michael Saunders
SEA13 Miguel Olivo
SEA14 Adam Moore
SEA15 Jason Vargas
SEA16 Jack Wilson
SEA17 Safeco Field

Tampa Bay Rays
TBR1 Evan Longoria
TBR2 David Price
TBR3 Sean Rodriguez
TBR4 James Shields
TBR5 Jeff Niemann
TBR6 Desmond Jennings
TBR7 John Jaso
TBR8 Jeremy Hellickson
TBR9 J.P. Howell
TBR10 Wade Davis
TBR11 Ben Zobrist
TBR12 Reid Brignac
TBR13 Johnny Damon
TBR14 Manny Ramirez
TBR15 B.J. Upton
TBR16 Matt Joyce
TBR17 Tropicana Field

Texas Rangers
TEX1 Josh Hamilton
TEX2 Julio Borbon
TEX3 Ian Kinsler
TEX4 Colby Lewis
TEX5 Yorvit Torrealba
TEX6 David Murphy
TEX7 Mitch Moreland
TEX8 C.J. Wilson
TEX9 Michael Young
TEX10 Tommy Hunter
TEX11 Derek Holland
TEX12 Nelson Cruz
TEX13 Brandon Webb
TEX14 Adrian Beltre
TEX15 Elvis Andrus
TEX16 Neftali Feliz
TEX17 Rangers Ballpark

Toronto Blue Jays
TOR1 Jose Bautista
TOR2 J. P. Arencibia
TOR3 Rajai Davis
TOR4 Brett Cecil
TOR5 Kyle Drabek
TOR6 Edwin Encarnacion
TOR7 Yunel Escobar
TOR8 Aaron Hill
TOR9 Jason Frasor
TOR10 Adam Lind
TOR11 Jose Molina
TOR12 Brandon Morrow
TOR13 Octavio Dotel
TOR14 Travis Snider
TOR15 Juan Rivera
TOR16 Ricky Romero
TOR17 Rogers Centre

Washington Nationals
WAS1 Jayson Werth
WAS2 Ryan Zimmerman
WAS3 Jordan Zimmermann
WAS4 Ivan Rodriguez
WAS5 John Lannon
WAS6 Tlyer Clippard
WAS7 Roger Bernadina
WAS8 Ian Desmond
WAS9 Livan Hernandez
WAS10 Stephen Strasburg
WAS11 Danny Espinosa
WAS12 Jason Marquis
WAS13 Adam Laroche
WAS14 Nyjer Morgan
WAS15 Mike Morse
WAS16 Drew Storen
WAS17 Nationals Park

Wow, that was a lot. Unlike in past years, where I would purchase all 30 sets from one store for under $100.00, I have 20 of the above sets because one store that I stumbled upon had them. I would have been thrilled if they had all 30, but I took whatever I could. But I'm still missing some teams. Which ones:

Arizona
Florida
Houston
Kansas City
Los Angeles Angels
Oakland
Pittsburgh
San Diego
Seattle
Toronto

I do know now that since the site finally has the one set I've been waiting months for one lousy scan, I will order the above sets there (unless someone is kind enough to buy any of the above sets and send them my way). Where? I'm not saying. That's my secret. But as soon as I get the funds together, I'm making a phone call. Can't wait to see what they look like (I don't plan on opening ANY of the sets until I have all 30 in my possession).
I hope putting these checklists online helps you decide to go out and get a team set, or two, or thirty.

Happy Hunting!!!

Sincerely,

JayBee Anama

2011 Topps Factory Set Sell Sheets are Live!!!

The sell sheets for this year's Topps Baseball Factory Sets are now live. Please take a look and see what is in store for 2011:

My comments:

Notice something missing???  That's right!!!  No mention of team sets!!!  Does this mean that they are doing away with the annual Yankees, Red Sox, and token other team-specific factory sets?  Or will Topps manage to get a separate sell sheet going announcing that there will be a factory set for ALL 30 TEAMS??!
Card #500, the most hallowed numbers in a Topps set, has been awarded to Kevin Youkilis.  Deserving of the honor???  For me, I think it could have gone to somebody better.  What do you think?

Instead of a bonus five pack of rookies (probably saving them for the Holiday set), once again Topps will include a five-pack of red parallel cards. Now, I don't know how many of these factory sets were opened (I have yet to see someone with a full 660-card...or 661-card set if Topps' wonder boy, Stephen Strasburg, get a card here too?), but I'm pretty sure many of these red bordered beauties did not see the light of day.

As always, the checklists are all subject to change. Happy Hunting!!!

Sincerely,

JayBee Anama

Twenty-Seven World Championships...Twenty-Seven Yankees Cards.

So I know I've recently been on a tear about too many Yankees cards in every set...including the fact that as long as that person plays for the Bronx Bombers, even if he is the third string catcher or that mop up relief pitcher, he gets a Topps card even though other players on other teams playing those same roles don't even get a whiff of Topps card stock. But there are times where having too many Yankees cards makes sense. This is one of those times.


I found this set at Target the other week called the New York Yankees World Championship Set. It is a boxed set containing 27 cards featuring, obviously, one player from each of the Yankees' championship teams. Based on the front of the box, the cards would reflect the same design as that year's Topps set, and in 14 cases, it does. For the Yankee's championships prior to 1951 (there were thirteen of those), the players featured grace the iconic 1952 card design.

The checklist, with the cards numbered #YC1-#YC27, include:

• 1923 Babe Ruth
• 1927 Lou Gehrig
• 1928 Leo Durocher
• 1932 Lefty Gomez
• 1936 Tony Lazzeri
• 1937 Bill Dickey
• 1938 Tommy Henrich
• 1939 Red Rolle
• 1941 Phil Rizzuto
• 1943 Charlie Keller
• 1947 Yogi Berra
• 1949 Johnny Mize
• 1950 Hank Bauer
• 1951 Mickey Mantle
• 1952 Mickey Mantle
• 1953 Mickey Mantle
• 1956 Don Larsen
• 1958 Enos Slaughter
• 1961 Roger Maris
• 1962 Elston Howard
• 1977 Thurman Munson
• 1978 Reggie Jackson
• 1996 Andy Pettitte
• 1998 Derek Jeter
• 1999 Jorge Posada
• 2000 Mariano Rivera
• 2009 Alex Rodriguez

Even though players like Berra, Mize, and Bauer all have cards in the 1952 set, the cards included here are not reprints from that year's set. The Mick did not actually appear in the 1951 set (although he does have a few cards created recently thanks to this year's Target/Walmart exclusive insert set. All cards honoring the Yank's World Series win after 1951 do feature that year's Topps design and a reprint of the featured player's card from that year's set. The backs of the cards include a picture of the World Series logo of that year, the NL team the Yankees faced that year and the result, and a brief synopsis about what the player on the front of the card that year.

So Yankees collectors, rejoice. There's another product out there made exclusively for you. For those who collect Hall of Famers, here's another card set for you. For set collectors who like products using older Topps designs, have at it. For fans of the other 29 teams...you might want to avoid this set.

Me, I'm adding the set I bought to the 2010 Topps binder.

Sincerely,

JayBee Anama

2010 Topps Factory Set Sell Sheets are Live!!!

The sell sheets for this year's Topps Baseball Factory Sets are now live. Please take a look and see what is in store for 2010:





My comments:

Again, they're hawking team sets. Not surprising since this has been done since 2004. Three teams this time (the Yankees and Red Sox...geez, what a surprise...and the Phillies!!!) No Cubs? No Dodgers? What, are there not 27 other teams? Don't they play in the midwest and west coast? Why even bother this year???

The checklist (third picture) shows card #638 as Babe Ruth/Lou Gehrig & Paul Konerko??? Granted, Konerko is a slugger, but I think this is a mistake. Upon further review, card #636 looks to be Evan Longoria/B. J. Upton, meaning that #637 is probably the Ruth/Gehrig card, and #638 is slotted for Konerko.

With the bonus in the regular set being red parallels (of what I'm assuming to be the base set), and they're numbered to boot, I guess that means that there won't be any rookie exclusives this year (unless they're saving them for the Target/Walmart sets and the Holiday factory sets). Hey, that means I don't actually have to go out and buy a factory set for the bonus cards.

The exclusives in each of the team sets are veteran/All-Star player heavy. The Yankees (#'d NYY1-5) are:

• Derek Jeter
• Alex Rodriguez
• Mariano Rivera
• Mark Teixeira
• Curtis Granderson

Representing the Red Sox (BOS 1-5):

• Dustin Pedroia
• Jacoby Ellsbury
• Victor Martinez
• John Lackey
• Daisuke Matsuzaka

Finally, the Phillies (PHI 1-5):

• Roy Halladay
• Ryan Howard
• Chase Utley
• Jimmy Rollins
• Jayson Werth

Also, in case you haven't seen it yet, there will be an All-Star FanFest exclusive Topps factory set:


A bonus 5-card pack of Angels cards will be included with this set. Who's on it at this point has not been announced yet.

As always, the checklists are all subject to change. Happy Hunting!!!

Sincerely,

JayBee Anama

Coming Soon to a Store Near You...2010 Topps 17-Card Team Sets.

Since 2006, as a way to bring kids back to the Hobby, Topps began issuing Team Sets for each of the 30 MLB teams. And they could be found EVERYWHERE!!! From big box stores like Target and WalMart, to your local Supermarket, these blister packed sets contained at least 14 cards of your local team's heroes. No leafing through pack after pack to get cards of the team you root for, it's all here in easy-to-carry-to-the-register-package.

Now, in 2006, there were 14 cards in each set. And while many cards had pictures similar to those found in the 2006 base set, there were a number of cards of players who were pictured in different uniforms, had different pictures entirely, or players who were left of the base set included, meaning that they were only found in these retail only sets. These must have sold very well because in 2007 and 2008, these 14-card packages returned to store shelves. In 2009, a bonus 15th card was added to each of the sets. These bonus cards could have been of the stadium, the manager, the team mascot, a bonus player, or even a President or two.

For the record, I have been insane enough to buy not just one set, or even two. I have bought ALL 30 TEAM SETS for the last FOUR YEARS!!! That's 120 team sets, roughly 1710 cards total, that I have added to my collection. What can I say, I wanted to collect them all...

In 2010, the team sets are back. But there aren't 14 cards, not even 15 cards...but an astounding 17 CARDS IN EVERY SET!!! Seventeen players in every set. Some teams don't get 17 players in the base set nowadays. But this year, each set will include 17 players from your favorite team. Meaning that a couple of bench guys and maybe one reliever OUTSIDE of the main set-up guy, might actually show up in these blister packs.

So who's in? Last year, I took the time to include all the players found in the initial checklist. After quick debate, I thought why not do it again? It makes for one of the longest posts on the blog, but it's well worth it. So here they are again, the checklists for all 30 teams. Please remember though that these checklists, like all other previews, are subject to change.



Arizona Diamondbacks
ARI1 Justin Upton
ARI2 Edwin Jackson
ARI3 Brandon Allen
ARI4 Kelly Johnson
ARI5 Eric Byrnes
ARI6 Stephen Drew
ARI7 Chris Young
ARI8 Chad Tracy
ARI9 Gerardo Parra
ARI10 Mark Reynolds
ARI11 Ryan Roberts
ARI12 Dan Haren
ARI13 Brandon Webb
ARI14 Miguel Montero
ARI15 Conor Jackson
ARI16 Augie Ojeda
ARI17 Chad Qualls

Atlanta Braves
ATL1 Chipper Jones
ATL2 Troy Glaus
ATL3 Takashi Saito
ATL4 Nate McLouth
ATL5 Kenshin Kawakami
ATL6 Jair Jurrjens
ATL7 Brian McCann
ATL8 Yunel Escobar
ATL9 Jordan Schafer
ATL10 Melky Cabrera
ATL11 Tommy Hanson
ATL12 Kris Medlen
ATL13 Matt Diaz
ATL14 Martin Prado
ATL15 Tim Hudson
ATL16 Derek Lowe
ATL17 Billy Wagner

Baltimore Orioles
BAL1 Adam Jones
BAL2 Luke Scott
BAL3 Nick Markakis
BAL4 Ty Wigginton
BAL5 David Hernandez
BAL6 Jeremy Guthrie
BAL7 Brian Roberts
BAL8 Cesar Izturis
BAL9 Felix Pie
BAL10 Nolan Reimold
BAL11 Koji Uehara
BAL12 Chris Tillman
BAL13 Mike Gonzalez
BAL14 Kevin Millwood
BAL15 Garrett Atkins
BAL16 Brad Bergesen
BAL17 Cla Meredith

Boston Red Sox
BOS1 Dustin Pedroia
BOS2 Victor Martinez
BOS3 Jonathan Papelbon
BOS4 Kevin Youkilis
BOS5 John Lackey
BOS6 Clay Buchholz
BOS7 Tim Wakefield
BOS8 Adrian Beltre
BOS9 Jason Varitek
BOS10 Josh Beckett
BOS11 J.D. Drew
BOS12 David Ortiz
BOS13 Jacoby Ellsbury
BOS14 Jon Lester
BOS15 Daisuke Matsuzaka
BOS16 Daniel Bard
BOS17 Marco Scutaro

Chicago Cubs
CHC1 Alfonso Soriano
CHC2 Ted Lilly
CHC3 Kevin Gregg
CHC4 Ryan Dempster
CHC5 Mike Fontenot
CHC6 Jeff Samardzija
CHC7 Jeff Baker
CHC8 Ryan Theriot
CHC9 Tyler Colvin
CHC10 Kosuke Fukudome
CHC11 Geovany Soto
CHC12 Carlos Marmol
CHC13 Derrek Lee
CHC14 Aramis Ramirez
CHC15 Carlos Zambrano
CHC16 Randy Wells
CHC17 Marlon Byrd

Chicago White Sox
CWS1 Gordon Beckham
CWS2 Alexei Ramirez
CWS3 Bobby Jenks
CWS4 Alex Rios
CWS5 Juan Pierre
CWS6 Tyler Flowers
CWS7 Mark Teahen
CWS8 Daniel Hudson
CWS9 Mark Buehrle
CWS10 Gavin Floyd
CWS11 Jake Peavy
CWS12 A.J. Pierzynski
CWS13 Paul Konerko
CWS14 John Danks
CWS15 Carlos Quentin
CWS16 Omar Vizquel
CWS17 Andruw Jones


Cincinnati Reds
CIN1 Joey Votto
CIN2 Johnny Cueto
CIN3 Brandon Phillips
CIN4 Homer Bailey
CIN5 Willy Taveras
CIN6 Drew Stubbs
CIN7 Francisco Cordero
CIN8 Micah Owings
CIN9 Chris Dickerson
CIN10 Scott Rolen
CIN11 Edinson Volquez
CIN12 Aaron Harang
CIN13 Bronson Arroyo
CIN14 Jay Bruce
CIN15 Wladimir Balentien
CIN16 Paul Janish
CIN17 Ramon Hernandez

Cleveland Indians
CLE1 Grady Sizemore
CLE2 Asdrubal Cabrera
CLE3 Michael Brantley
CLE4 Matt LaPorta
CLE5 Kerry Wood
CLE6 Chris Perez
CLE7 Carlos Carrasco
CLE8 Shin-Soo Choo
CLE9 Jhonny Peralta
CLE10 Fausto Carmona
CLE11 Travis Hafner
CLE12 Aaron Laffey
CLE13 Jake Westbrook
CLE14 Trevor Crowe
CLE15 Justin Masterson
CLE16 Luis Valbuena
CLE17 David Huff

Colorado Rockies
COL1 Troy Tulowitzki
COL2 Eric Young Jr.
COL3 Jhoulys Chacin
COL4 Ian Stewart
COL5 Dexter Fowler
COL6 Chris Iannetta
COL7 Hudson Street
COL8 Carlos Gonzalez
COL9 Todd Helton
COL10 Jorge De La Rosa
COL11 Jason Hammel
COL12 Brad Hawpe
COL13 Ubaldo Jimenez
COL14 Aaron Cook
COL15 Jeff Francis
COL16 Seth Smith
COL17 Clint Barmes

Detroit Tigers
DET1 Miguel Cabrera
DET2 Jarrod Washburn
DET3 Clete Thomas
DET4 Rick Porcello
DET5 Brandon Inge
DET6 Nate Robertson
DET7 Magglio Ordonez
DET8 Jeremy Bonderman
DET9 Marcus Thames
DET10 Wilkin Ramirez
DET11 Phil Coke
DET12 Justin Verlander
DET13 Joel Zumaya
DET14 Robinson Diaz
DET15 Carlos Guillen
DET16 Max Scherzer
DET17 Daniel Schiereth

Florida Marlins
FLA1 Hanley Ramirez
FLA2 Gaby Sanchez
FLA3 Josh Johnson
FLA4 Chris Coghlan
FLA5 Ricky Nolasco
FLA6 Leo Nunez
FLA7 John Baker
FLA8 Emilio Bonifacio
FLA9 Cameron Maybin
FLA10 Jorge Cantu
FLA11 Andrew Miller
FLA12 Anibal Sanchez
FLA13 Chris Volstad
FLA14 Cody Ross
FLA15 Dan Uggla
FLA16 Sean West
FLA17 Ronny Paulino

Houston Astros
HOU1 Lance Berkman
HOU2 Pedro Feliz
HOU3 Jeff Keppinger
HOU4 Tommy Manzella
HOU5 Brett Myers
HOU6 J.R. Towles
HOU7 Yorman Bazardo
HOU8 Michael Bourn
HOU9 Kazuo Matsui
HOU10 Roy Oswalt
HOU11 Wandy Rodriguez
HOU12 Bud Norris
HOU13 Carlos Lee
HOU14 Hunter Pence
HOU15 Jason Michaels
HOU16 Brandon Lyon
HOU17 Matt Lindstrom


Kansas City Royals
KCR1 Zack Greinke
KCR2 Billy Butler
KCR3 Chris Getz
KCR4 Jose Guillen
KCR5 David DeJesus
KCR6 Alberto Callaspo
KCR7 Gil Meche
KCR8 Brian Bannister
KCR9 Kyle Davies
KCR10 Luke Hochever
KCR11 Joakim Soria
KCR12 Scott Podsednik
KCR13 Yuniesky Betancourt
KCR14 Alex Gordon
KCR15 Robinson Tejeda
KCR16 Jason Kendall
KCR17 Slugger

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
LAA1 Torii Hunter
LAA2 Joe Saunders
LAA3 Howie Kendrick
LAA4 Bobby Abreu
LAA5 Kendry Morales
LAA6 Gary Matthews Jr.
LAA7 Brandon Wood
LAA8 Juan Rivera
LAA9 Scott Kazmir
LAA10 Erick Aybar
LAA11 Mike Napoli
LAA12 Ervin Santana
LAA13 Jered Weaver
LAA14 Brian Fuentes
LAA15 Hideki Matsui
LAA16 Matt Palmer
LAA17 Jeff Mathis

Los Angeles Dodgers
LAD1 Manny Ramirez
LAD2 James Loney
LAD3 Ronald Belisario
LAD4 Clayton Kershaw
LAD5 Jonathan Broxton
LAD6 Casey Blake
LAD7 Matt Kemp
LAD8 Andre Ethier
LAD9 Ronnie Belliard
LAD10 Chad Billingsley
LAD11 Russell Martin
LAD12 Rafael Furcal
LAD13 George Sherrill
LAD14 Hiroki Kuroda
LAD15 Mark Loretta
LAD16 Hong-Chih Kuo
LAD17 Blake DeWitt

Milwaukee Brewers
MIL1 Ryan Braun
MIL2 Jody Gerut
MIL3 Gregg Zaun
MIL4 Craig Counsell
MIL5 Rickie Weeks
MIL6 Mat Gamel
MIL7 Prince Fielder
MIL8 Felipe Lopez
MIL9 Jeff Suppan
MIL10 Yovani Gallardo
MIL11 Casey McGehee
MIL12 Corey Hart
MIL13 Trevor Hoffman
MIL14 Carlos Gomez
MIL15 Alcides Escobar
MIL16 Randy Wolf
MIL17 Manny Parra

Minnesota Twins
MIN1 Joe Mauer
MIN2 Pat Neshek
MIN3 Anthony Swarzak
MIN4 J.J. Hardy
MIN5 Scott Baker
MIN6 Denard Span
MIN7 Jason Kubel
MIN8 Carl Pavano
MIN9 Joe Nathan
MIN10 Nick Blackburn
MIN11 Michael Cuddyer
MIN12 Glen Perkins
MIN13 Delmon Young
MIN14 Nick Punto
MIN15 Francisco Liriano
MIN16 Alexi Casilla
MIN17 Justin Morneau

New York Mets
NYM1 David Wright
NYM2 Jon Niese
NYM3 Carlos Delgado
NYM4 Luis Castillo
NYM5 Jeff Francoeur
NYM6 Daniel Murphy
NYM7 John Maine
NYM8 Fernando Martinez
NYM9 Francisco Rodriguez
NYM10 Mike Pelfrey
NYM11 Angel Pagan
NYM12 Jose Reyes
NYM13 Johan Santana
NYM14 Omir Santos
NYM15 Carlos Beltran
NYM16 Josh Thole
NYM17 Jason Bay


New York Yankees
NYY1 Mark Teixeira
NYY2 Javier Vazquez
NYY3 C.C. Sabathia
NYY4 Phil Hughes
NYY5 Brett Gardner
NYY6 Andy Pettitte
NYY7 Mickey Mantle
NYY8 Nick Swisher
NYY9 Robinson Cano
NYY10 A.J. Burnett
NYY11 Joba Chamberlain
NYY12 Mariano Rivera
NYY13 Jorge Posada
NYY14 Derek Jeter
NYY15 Alex Rodriguez
NYY16 Curtis Granderson
NYY17 Nick Johnson

Oakland Athletics
OAK1 Kurt Suzuki
OAK2 Eric Chavez
OAK3 Gio Gonzalez
OAK4 Mark Ellis
OAK5 Ryan Sweeney
OAK6 Brett Anderson
OAK7 Kevin Kouzmanoff
OAK8 Andrew Bailey
OAK9 Justin Duchscherer
OAK10 Travis Buck
OAK11 Trevor Cahill
OAK12 Vin Mazzaro
OAK13 Josh Outman
OAK14 Rajai Davis
OAK15 Cliff Pennington
OAK16 Coco Crisp
OAK17 Jack Cust

Philadelphia Phillies
PHI1 Ryan Howard
PHI2 Joe Blanton
PHI3 Carlos Riuz
PHI4 Shane Victorino
PHI5 J.A. Happ
PHI6 Cole Hamels
PHI7 Roy Halladay
PHI8 Chase Utley
PHI9 John Mayberry
PHI10 Ben Francisco
PHI11 Jayson Werth
PHI12 Brad Lidge
PHI13 Jimmy Rollins
PHI14 Raul Ibanez
PHI15 Ryan Madson
PHI16 Placido Polanco
PHI17 J.C. Romero

Pittsburgh Pirates
PIT1 Andrew McCutchen
PIT2 Ryan Doumit
PIT3 Garrett Jones
PIT4 Neil Walker
PIT5 Ross Ohlendorf
PIT6 Bobby Crosby
PIT7 Zach Duke
PIT8 Kevin Hart
PIT9 Ronny Cedeno
PIT10 Daniel McCutchen
PIT11 Lastings Milledge
PIT12 Jason Jaramillo
PIT13 Andy LaRoche
PIT14 Delwyn Young
PIT15 Akinori Iwamura
PIT16 Steve Pearce
PIT17 Paul Maholm

St. Louis Cardinals
STL1 Albert Pujols
STL2 Ryan Franklin
STL3 Skip Schumaker
STL4 Kyle Lohse
STL5 Tyler Greene
STL6 Colby Rasmus
STL7 Jason LaRue
STL8 Adam Wainwright
STL9 Matt Holliday
STL10 Julio Lugo
STL11 Chris Carpenter
STL12 Ryan Ludwick
STL13 Jason Motte
STL14 Yadier Molina
STL15 Brendan Ryan
STL16 Todd Wellemeyer
STL17 David Freese

San Diego Padres
SDP1 Adrian Gonzalez
SDP2 Aaron Poreda
SDP3 Kyle Blanks
SDP4 Tony Gwynn Jr.
SDP5 Kevin Correia
SDP6 Mat Latos
SDP7 Will Venable
SDP8 David Eckstein
SDP9 Chase Headley
SDP10 Chris Young
SDP11 Everth Cabrera
SDP12 Luis Durango
SDP13 Scott Hairston
SDP14 Nick Hundley
SDP15 Heath Bell
SDP16 Clayton Richard
SDP17 Tim Stauffer


San Francisco Giants
SFG1 Tim Lincecum
SFG2 Jonathan Sanchez
SFG3 Pablo Sandoval
SFG4 Barry Zito
SFG5 Juan Uribe
SFG6 Bengie Molina
SFG7 Madison Bumgarner
SFG8 Edgar Renteria
SFG9 Aubrey Huff
SFG10 Mark DeRosa
SFG11 Freddy Sanchez
SFG12 Buster Posey
SFG13 Brian Wilson
SFG14 Fred Lewis
SFG15 Matt Cain
SFG16 Travis Ishikawa
SFG17 Nate Schierholtz

Seattle Mariners
SEA1 Ken Griffey Jr
SEA2 Michael Saunders
SEA3 Jack Wilson
SEA4 Milton Bradley
SEA5 Ryan Langerhans
SEA6 Josh Bard
SEA7 Ichiro Suzuki
SEA8 Casey Kotchman
SEA9 Ian Snell
SEA10 David Aardsma
SEA11 Felix Hernandez
SEA12 Jose Lopez
SEA13 Franklin Gutierrez
SEA14 Ryan Rowland-Smith
SEA15 Cliff Lee
SEA16 Chone Figgins
SEA17 Adam Moore

Tampa Bay Rays
TBR1 Evan Longoria
TBR2 Wade Davis
TBR3 James Shields
TBR4 Andy Sonnanstine
TBR5 Ben Zobrist
TBR6 Jeff Niemann
TBR7 Jason Bartlett
TBR8 David Price
TBR9 Gabe Gross
TBR10 J.P. Howell
TBR11 Carl Crawford
TBR12 Matt Garza
TBR13 B.J. Upton
TBR14 Dioner Navarro
TBR15 Carlos Pena
TBR16 Kelly Shoppach
TBR17 Rafael Soriano

Texas Rangers
TEX1 Ian Kinsler
TEX2 Elvis Andrus
TEX3 Brandon McCarthy
TEX4 Neftali Feliz
TEX5 Chris Davis
TEX6 Nelson Cruz
TEX7 Jarrod Saltalamacchia
TEX8 Josh Hamilton
TEX9 Rich Harden
TEX10 Vladimir Guerrero
TEX11 Frank Francisco
TEX12 Derek Holland
TEX13 Michael Young
TEX14 Scott Feldman
TEX15 Taylor Teagarden
TEX16 David Murphy
TEX17 Tommy Hunter

Toronto Blue Jays
TOR1 Aaron Hill
TOR2 Lyle Overbay
TOR3 John McDonald
TOR4 Ricky Romero
TOR5 Edwin Encarnacion
TOR6 Scott Downs
TOR7 Alex Gonzalez
TOR8 Vernon Wells
TOR9 Brett Cecil
TOR10 Brandon Morrow
TOR11 Dustin McGowan
TOR12 David Purcey
TOR13 Marc Rzepczynski
TOR14 Adam Lind
TOR15 Jose Bautista
TOR16 Travis Snider
TOR17 Scott Richmond

Washington Nationals
WAS1 Ryan Zimmerman
WAS2 Garrett Mock
WAS3 Jason Marquis
WAS4 Craig Stamman
WAS5 John Lannan
WAS6 Josh Willingham
WAS7 Nyjer Morgan
WAS8 Ivan Rodriguez
WAS9 Shairon Martis
WAS10 Adam Dunn
WAS11 Ian Desmond
WAS12 Cristian Guzman
WAS13 Matt Capps
WAS14 Jordan Zimmermann
WAS15 Elijah Dukes
WAS16 Jesus Flores
WAS17 Scott Olsen

Wow, that was a lot. Now, I have a source that can get me all 30 sets for under $100.00? Where? I'm not saying. That's my secret. But as soon as I get the funds together, I'm making a phone call to the place I bought the stuff last year. I'm looking forward to these cards. Can't wait to see what they look like. Some surprises along the way (Mickey Mantle...REALLY??? And what's the deal with the Royals??? They couldn't get 17 guys together that they had to use the MASCOT???)

I hope putting these checklists online helps you decide to go out and get a team set, or two, or thirty.

Happy Hunting!!!

Sincerely,

JayBee Anama