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This blog will discuss the 1980s and the baseball card collecting hobby, with a focus on the Chicago Cubs. Contrary to vintage baseball cards, the majority of modern cards are affordable. The various sets will be considerably simpler to obtain. So, with thousands of cards in between, we'll start with 80 Topps and end with 89 Upper Deck. The apex of this period was represented by the Sandberg Rookie of the Year in 1983.


Tuesday, February 22, 2011

2011 Topps Regular Issue

Number of Cards

660 cards were released in two series. The 2011 Topps collection included 27 Cubs players.

Size of Cards

The size of the cards are standard-size 2 ½ x 3 ½

Basic Features

In honor of the company's 60th anniversary in baseball card manufacturing, Topps offered several inserts and promotions with a "Diamond Anniversary" theme in 2011. This was a fun set to collect, and I believe i have all of them. Card fronts feature action shots with the player's name on a banner and the team logo in the bottom corner. The reverse has the normal bio, MLB stats, and a short blurb. There is also a head photo of the player on the upper left.

Chicago Cubs 2011 Topps Checklist

Number Player
12 Carlos Marmol
16 Aramis Ramirez
38 Ryan Dempster
48 Andrew Cashner
76 Tom Gorzelanny
86 Carlos Silva
137 Xavier Nady
154 Marlon Byrd
247A Starlin Castro
247B Starlin Castro SP VAR Sparkle
247C Ernie Banks SP VAR
256 Tyler Colvin
309 Team Card
347 Darwin Barney - RC
356A Alfonso Soriano
356B Alfonso Soriano SP VAR Sparkle
370 Matt Garza
40 Ryne Sandberg SP
431 Marcos Mateo - RC
481 Randy Wells
502 Jeff Baker
558 Carlos Zambrano
564 Jeff Samardzija
582 Kosuke Fukudome
611 Geovany Soto
628 Blake DeWitt
655 Starlin Castro



























Parallel Cards:

Platinum Diamond Anniversary1:4 Packs
Gold: Serial #/2011
Black: Serial #/60
Platinum: Serial #1/1
Canary Diamond Anniversary: Serial #1/1
Printing Plates: (4 Colors Per Player) #1/1
Variations:
25 Legends Share A Card # With a Current Star
Diamond Sparkle/Twinkle Variations

Silk Collection

Cards Serial #/50
Topps Series 1

53 Marlon Byrd
63 Carlos Marmol
65 Starlin Castro
80 Aramis Ramirez

Series 2

154 Alfonso Soriano
183 Kosuke Fukudome
185 Geovany Soto

Glove Leather Cards

Manufactured Glove Cards Serial #/99

MGL-SC Starlin Castro

Series 2
MGL-FJ Fergie Jenkins
MGL-RS Ryne Sandberg
MGL-GM Greg Maddux

In The Name Relic Cards

2010 All-Star Game Relics Serial #1/1
INR-48 Marlon Byrd

Kimball Champions

Old School Mini-Cards

KC-11 Starlin Castro

Series 2

KC-61 Greg Maddux
KC-72 Ernie Banks
KC-84 Ryne Sandberg

Topps 60 Auto/Relics

Game Worn Serial #/50
Series 2

T60AR-RS Ryne Sandberg

Topps 60 Autographs

T60A-AD Andre Dawson

T60A-MB Marlon Byrd

T60A-TC Tyler Colvin

T60A-RW Randy Wells

T60A-BD Blake DeWitt


Series 2
T60A-CP Carlos Pena

T60A-SC Starlin Castro

T60A-AC Andrew Cashner



Topps 60 Dual Relic Cards

Serial Numbered #/50
Series 2

T60DR-13 Mariano Riveria/Carlos Marmol

Topps 60 Relics

Chicago Cubs Checklist

Number Player
T60R-GS Geovany Soto
T60R-AR Aramis Ramirez
T60R-TC Tyler Colvin
T60R-KF Kosuke Fukudome
T60R-CM Carlos Marmol
T60R-CZ Carlos Zambrano
T60R-MBY Marlon Byrd
T60R-SCA Starlin Castro




Series 2

Chicago Cubs Checklist

Number Player
T60R-AS Alfonso Soriano
T60R-RD Ryan Dempster
T60R-RW Randy Wells
T60R-AR Aramis Ramirez
T60R-TC Tyler Colvin
T60R-TC Tyler Colvin BAT
T60R-CM Carlos Marmol
T60R-GC Geovany Soto
T60R-SCA Starlin Castro
T60R-MB Marlon Byrd



Topps 60 - Insert Cards

Series 2

T60-84 Starlin Castro
T60-90 Greg Maddux
T60-98 Marlon Byrd

60 Years of Topps

Parallel Version: Original Back

60YOT-04 Ernie Banks
60YOT-26 Bruce Sutter
60YOT-36 Dennis Eckersley
60YOT-37 Greg Maddux

Series 2

60YOT-76 Ernie Banks

Diamond Duos

DD-MH Greg Maddux/Jeremy Hellickson

60th Anniversary Reprint

Autograph/Relic Cards- Serial #/6

60ARAR-EB Ernie Banks
60ARAR-RS Ryne Sandberg

60th Anniversary Reprint

Autograph Cards - Serial #/60

60ARA-EB Ernie Banks (Exch)
60ARA-RS Ryne Sandberg

60th Anniversary Reprint

Relic Cards #/60

60ARR-EB Ernie Banks
60ARR-RS Ryne Sandberg


Topps Town

TT-21 Starlin Castro
TT-26 Matt Garza

60th Anniversary Auto's

Autographs
Complete Checklist TBA

Topps Attax

Series 2

TA-28 Aramis Ramirez

60th Anniversary Sketch Cards

Original #1/1 Artwork Signed By Artist

Complete Checklist TBA

Hall of Fame Buy Backs

Complete Checklist TBA

Throwback Commemorative Patch Cards

TLMP SC Starlin Castro

Wrapper Redemption

Starlin Castro

4 comments:

  1. do you have the blake dewitt autograph?

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  2. if you do please email me at luck15hope@gmail.com . . . ive got some sweet cards i could trade including the ryne sandberg autograph/relic you have pictured

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  3. Dewitt is hard to come buy and I do have one but its not for trade

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  4. thanks for the response, would you want to sell it?

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