2008 Upper Deck Timelines retail

2008 Upper Deck Timelines retail [$1.97 each] - retail packs contain six cards as opposed to eight for hobby. I was thinking of picking up the lone blaster box I see of Tristar Projections High Series, but held off during a trip to Walmart.

#6 Hanley Ramirez - base cards were all off-center; it seems like when I find a nice looking product, you find some lack of quality that detracts you from picking up a full box or something that says, 'I love this product' otherwise.

#42 Joe Mauer - the gray borders on the base cards seems so drab.

#24 Matt Holliday - part of the back of the card was scratching off and onto the next card.

#127 Rico Washington 1992 Upper Deck Minor League style - another off-centered card. While it may not show at all, there are scratches on the card. It kind of feels like a 1992 Upper Deck card that has been handled well.

#333 Clayton Kershaw 1993 Upper Deck SP style - there is a tiny nick on the left-hand corner and while the scan might not show it, the card is otherwise sharp looking.

#277 Derek Jeter 2004 Upper Deck Timeless Team style - he is OK.

Utter Boredom on a Friday Night

About a month ago I ripped a pack of 1990 Topps Heads Up! that I got from fellow ripper Shane Diaz. He sent two packs of the stuff but I saved the second pack for a rainy day. That day is here. It's Friday night, the pager keeps going off so I can't do anything fun, and I have nothing new to rip for the blog. I looked over the Heads Up pack and wondered if I could figure out who was in it without actually opening the thing. After fondling it for a while trying to count the bumps like some kind of pervert, I finally had a Eureka! moment. I grabbed a sheet off a notepad and found a blue crayon. This is the result:


Below is a scan of the back of the pack with a checklist. Can you tell by the outline which disembodied head of a baseball star lies within the wrapper? Post your guesses in the comments, I'll open the sucker up tomorrow before the football game starts to reveal the secrets within.


Allllll Righty then! I'm awake, you've had time to make your guesses and it's time to open. What shall we find? My guess is the one I said I wanted to hang on my wall in the last post.

HAROLD REYNOLDS' SMILIN FACE

I'm going to give Harold a great big hug and put him up on my wall so whenever I read depressing news on the interwebs I can look up and smile along with Harold. Ah, I feel better already.