...and my luck continues...

My good luck continued this week when I picked up a discounted 2010 Upper Deck Baseball blaster at Target.  See below:

Pack 1

5 Brian Matusz RC

476 Fernando Perez

254 Kyle Farnsworth

SB-27 Season Biography Jorge Cantu
537 Ross Detwiler
84 Matt Wieters
405 Ryan Doumit

576 Chicago Checklist Mark Buehrle and Carlos Quentin

>>> Nothing exciting so far...

Pack 2
492 Matt Garza
32 Kyle Phillips RC
208 Fu-Te Ni
158 Homer Bailey
SE-43 Portraits Russell Martin
139 Gavin Floyd
229 Lance Berkman
240 Jose Guillen

>>> Any surprise that I get a Russell Martin insert? Nope

Pack 3

55 Stephen Drew

520 Brian Tallet

465 Julio Lugo

205 Nate Robertson

SB-168 Season Biography Tim Hudson
451 Ichiro
530 Willie Harris
551 Ballparks Miami, Florida
>>> I really like the Ballparks cards.  They're probably some of the only cards that benefit from the lack of a license.  Using the city/state is much nicer than having to show the actual ballpark name with sponsorships.

Pack 4
14 Esmil Rogers RC
71 Kris Medlen
250 Juan Cruz
SB-69 Season Biography Jeff Niemann
AW-1 All World Albert Pujols
498 Elvis Andrus
448 Michael Saunders
72 Ryan Church
>>> A very nice die cut insert of Pujols...but that's not what makes this blaster sweet...
 

Pack 5
108 Kevin Gregg
394 Andy LaRoche
65 Chipper Jones
384 JA Happ
CP-5/CP-6 Celebrity Predictors Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox
279 Rafael Furcal
183 Clint Barmes
556 Ballparks Milwaukee, Wisconsin
>>> What a garbage insert set.  Seriously.  These cards don't even have the Celebs' names on them.  Stupid.

Pack 6
23 Chris Johnson RC
300 Jeff Suppan
297 Yovani Gallardo
SE-62 Portraits Jack Cust
SB-149 Season Biography Felix Pie
251 Luke Hochevar
491 David Price
375 Raul Ibanez
>>> BLAH...there's got to be something good coming soon, I mean, the box guarantees at least a jersey card.

Pack 7
256 Torii Hunter
253 Robinson Tejeda
513 Travis Snider
UDGJ-FR UD Game Jersey Fernando Rodney
186 Huston Street
136 Freddy Garcia
585 Los Angeles Checklist Clayton Kershaw and Matt Kemp
>>> And the guaranteed jersey is...Fernando Rodney of the Tigers.  Name sounds familiar, but I don't know anything about him.













Pack 8
1 2010 Star Rookie Checklist
122 Ryan Dempster
115 Mike Fontenot
421 Cha Seung Baek
SB-67 Season Biography Jim Thome
346 Andy Pettitte
351 Phil Hughes
258 Kevin Jepsen
>>Meh.

Pack 9
75 Luke Scott
433 Jonathan Sanchez
266 Jeff Mathis
BH-8 Baseball Heroes Joe DiMaggio HOF Induction
162 Jeremy Sowers
67 David Ross
397 Paul Maholm
568 Ballparks Arlington, Texas

>>> Very nice Joe DiMaggio insert, and a ballpark, too.

 

Pack 10

176 Ryan Spilborghs
324 Jeremy Reed
348 Francisco Cervelli
337 Bobby Parnell

SS-KY Signature Sensations Kevin Youkilis Auto

298 Mike Rivera

276 Doug Mientkiewicz

596 Seattle Checklist Ichiro and Felix Hernandez

>>> I told you so! Saweet Youk Auto.  Completely did not expect that.  I love double-hit blasters. 

I was very hesitant to buy this blaster, even at $12.  I'd say it was worth it.