Friday, July 29, 2011

2011 home brewed card set #1 - superstar talents

2011 Home Brewed Baseball Card Set #1

I get stuck with excess cards when busting random packs, blaster boxes, et al
- for the last several years I've been trying to put loose cards together featuring a theme like 'superstar talents,' 'underrated idols' and 'through the fire.'

Superstar Talents explained


A.) Players who have established themselves as superstars, if not recognized as such, at least in actual production - younger players who have crossed over from promising talent into all-star performers, players who are entrenched in the prime of their careers and older veterans who are still at the top of their game.

B.) These cards are usually 'put together' at the beginning of the MLB season - with an initial set of 20-30 cards, an in-season update to bump the number up to about 31-36 cards and maybe a 'final update' at the end of the season to add a final group [perhaps after the World Series].

C.) There is no set number of cards [a minimum of 18 cards to about 63 cards maximum] - though multiples of nine applies, because nine is a number of cards fitting into one nine-pocket plastic sheet.

2011 Superstar Talents - updated 7/25/11
1.) Justin Verlander - 2009 O-Pee-Chee #426
2.) Brian McCann - 2011 Topps Braves #ATL 4
3.) Jered Weaver - 2011 Topps #75
4.) Adrian Gonzalez - 2011 Topps #425
5.) Jose Reyes - 2008 Upper Deck Timeline #1
6.) Jose Bautista - 2011 Bowman #136
7.) Roy Halladay - 2011 Topps #11
8.) Prince Fielder - 2008 Topps #450
9.) C.C. Sabathia - 2011 Topps #102
10.) Cliff Lee - 2010 Topps Update #US-300
11.) Ryan Braun - 2010 ToppsTown #TTT24
12.) Clayton Kershaw - 2009 Upper Deck #984
13.) Josh Beckett - 2010 Topps Heritage #69
14.) Miguel Cabrera - 2011 Topps #150
15.) Matt Kemp - 2009 Upper Deck #457
16.) Justin Upton - 2009 Upper Deck #511
17.) Robinson Cano - 2010 Topps Update #US-230
18.) Jaime Garcia - 2011 Topps #23
19.) Joey Votto - 2011 Topps #5
20.) Cole Hamels - 2010 Topps Target #70
21.) Matt Holliday - 2010 Bowman Chrome #100
22.) Rickie Weeks - 2011 Topps Heritage #208
23.) Hunter Pence - 2011 Topps Gypsy Queen #77
24.) Johnny Cueto - 2010 Bowman Chrome #63
25.) Andrew McCutchen - 2011 Topps Heritage #10
26.) Dan Haren - 2010 Topps Update #US-306
27.) Adrian Beltre - 2011 Bowman #34
28.) Tim Hudson - 2011 Topps #77
29.) Tommy Hanson - 2011 Topps Braves #ATL 14
30.) Dustin Pedroia - 2009 Topps #66
31.) Brian Wilson - 2008 Topps Updates and Highlights #UH262
32.) Jay Bruce - 2008 Bowman Draft #BDP 11
33.) Craig Kimbrel - 2009 Tristar Projections #4
34.) Jair Jurrjens - 2010 Bowman Chrome #5
35.) Troy Tulowitzki - 2010 Bowman Platinum #26
36.) David Price - 2011 topps #61

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