I recently won a contest over at A Cardboard Problem. My prize? A hobby pack of 2008 Upper Deck Documentary. Can I find something worthwhile in this pack? Will it be a complete dud? Will I find a game involving the White Sox? We shall see.I love the idea behind Upper Deck Documentary. Showcasing each game played from each team’s perspective. Sounds very interesting… right? It could have been, if Upper Deck didn’t cut some corners here and there.
The first card out of the pack illustrates this perfectly.
2138/BAL78 – Orioles 11 – Cubs 4
Is that a home uniform on the Oriole? I would certainly appear that way. But that can’t be… they’re supposed to be playing at Wrigley.
On through the rest of the pack!
2407/LAA87 – Blue Jays 7 – Angels 5
2715/AZD95 – Diamondbacks 3 – Phillies 6
1006/DET36 – Red Sox 5 – Tigers 1
1045/LAD35 – Astros 7 – Dodgers 1
1035/KCR35 – Orioles 7 – Royals 4
1133/SFG33 – Giants 6 – Pirates 12
1123/SDP33 – Padres 3 – Braves 5
HRD-1 – Josh Hamilton
3234/NYM109 – Mets 3 – Astros 7
3231/MIN109 – Indians 1 – Twins 4
3228/MIL109 – Cubs 11 – Brewers 4
3269/WAS108 – Phillies 8 – Nationals 4
3266/TOR108 – Rays 3 – Blue Jays 2
447/LAD17 – Dodgers 1 – Braves 4 (Gold?)
What was it on the Cosby Show? You can have a steak cooked to perfection with all the trimmings, but if you serve it on the underside of a garbage can lid, you wouldn’t want to eat that steak. That’s how I feel about Upper Deck Documentary. All this cool information was gathered and printed on each card, only to be undermined by a photo that was unrelated to the game being documented.
The first card scanned looks like Nick Markakis batting at Fenway Park...Baltimore has their nicknames on their road uniforms.
ReplyDeleteThe second card looks like a spring training shot - I would assume the batter is James Loney, though the card is likely referring to Andruw Jones.
Two Braves wins! Kickass!
ReplyDeleteThat sure isn't Wrigley Field. I forgot about the Orioles name being on the road uniforms.
ReplyDeleteIf they couldn't get shots from each game, they could at least get shots of the players playing against the correct team in the correct place.
Upper Deck's website is absolutely no help with the last card.
I thought I read somewhere that they used the same photo on multiple cards. Sometimes.
ReplyDeleteSteve you will be getting an email from me. I think I need the Phils v Nats card.
ReplyDeleteIt's yours!
ReplyDeletetastelikedirt is correct - I already have three Cubs game cards with the SAME shot of Fukodome. The set could have been really interesting, but there are so many things wrong with it - photos unrelated to the game, players not identified, photos of players not even IN the game...
ReplyDeleteThese things are going to haunt repack boxes for years to come.
Upper Deck seriously made a set this big? Oh dear Jesus. May God have mercy on our souls.
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