Blaster Break: 2009 Topps 206 Baseball

You know.. when my wife goes grocery shopping and I specifically ask for a pack of 206.. look what I end up with! A freakin’ blaster! Jeez..

This will be a short and simple blaster break post… I only wanted a pack!

I already got a Mize which I showed in a different post, but this is the short print!
..hence the no-numbered back.

Here’s the bronzes.

…and the minis.

If you’re wondering why all the cards have stains on the back, they’re printed like that on purpose.

Ok, now I think I have enough to post a want list. It should be up shortly.

2009 Topps 206 Retail Pack Rip HIT!

I love it when there’s a reason, any reason, to stop at the supermarket to pick up bread, milk or whatever. This particular time, my wife ran in and grabbed me a pack along with the groceries. She seems to have some kind of intuition with picking packs and she bought my last retail pack that had a hit in it. These are scans of my first 206 pack, and I was thrilled with this nice little hit which I’ve put on the bottom here.

This Johnny Mize is sweet but it makes me think, is this my first and only Johnny Mize card?

This is the standard Piedmont back mini. All of the different mini back’s variations and rarities make ripping this set a ton of fun! My lucky charm wife bought my third and latest pack of this stuff for me yesterday and inside was a Cycle back mini of Cliff Lee #’d to 99! I’ll get a pic up here soon.

And here’s the big hit! Mat Gamel. Don’t know who this guy is yet but I’ll be watching for him now.