Welcome Cubs Fans!

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.


Monday, February 13, 2012

2011 Bowman Platinum Autograph Checklist

Chicago Cubs Checklist


Player
2011 Bowman Platinum Dual Relic Autographs #CB Castro-Byrd /89
2011 Bowman Platinum Dual Relic Autographs Red Refractors #CB Castro-Byrd /10
2011 Bowman Platinum Prospect Autograph Blue Refractors #HS Hayden Simpson
2011 Bowman Platinum Prospect Autograph Gold Refractors #HS Hayden Simpson
2011 Bowman Platinum Prospect Autograph Green Refractors #HS Hayden Simpson
2011 Bowman Platinum Prospect Autograph Red Refractors #HS Hayden Simpson /10
2011 Bowman Platinum Prospect Autograph Refractors #HS Hayden Simpson
2011 Bowman Platinum Relic Autograph Blue Refractors #MR Max Ramirez /99
2011 Bowman Platinum Relic Autograph Blue Refractors #SC Starlin Castro /99
2011 Bowman Platinum Relic Autograph Gold Refractors #MR Max Ramirez /25
2011 Bowman Platinum Relic Autograph Gold Refractors #SC Starlin Castro /25
2011 Bowman Platinum Relic Autograph Green Refractors #MR Max Ramirez /109
2011 Bowman Platinum Relic Autograph Green Refractors #SC Starlin Castro /109
2011 Bowman Platinum Relic Autograph Red Refractors #MR Max Ramirez /10
2011 Bowman Platinum Relic Autograph Red Refractors #SC Starlin Castro /10
2011 Bowman Platinum Relic Autograph Refractors #MR Max Ramirez /1166
2011 Bowman Platinum Relic Autograph Refractors #SC Starlin Castro /666
2011 Bowman Platinum Triple Autographs #SPG Soto-Pena-Garza /89
2011 Bowman Platinum Triple Autographs Red Refractors #SPG Soto-Pena-Garza /10



2011 Bowman Platinum Dual Relic Autographs #CB Castro-Byrd /89

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2011 Bowman Platinum Prospect Autograph Refractors #HS Hayden Simpson

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2011 Bowman Platinum Relic Autograph Refractors #MR Max Ramirez /1166


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2011 Bowman Platinum Triple Autographs #SPG Soto-Pena-Garza /89


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Thursday, September 22, 2011

2011 Topps 60 Autographs Final Checklist

2011 Topps 60 Autographs AC Andrew Cashner
2011 Topps 60 Autographs AD Andre Dawson
2011 Topps 60 Autographs BD Blake DeWitt SP
2011 Topps 60 Autographs CP Carlos Pena
2011 Topps 60 Autographs MB Marlon Byrd
2011 Topps 60 Autographs RW Randy Wells
2011 Topps 60 Autographs SC Starlin Castro S2
2011 Topps 60 Autographs TC Tyler Colvin
2011 Topps 60 Autographs Diamond Anniversary AC Andrew Cashner S2
2011 Topps 60 Autographs Diamond Anniversary CP Carlos Pena S2
2011 Topps 60 Autographs Diamond Anniversary SC Starlin Castro S2 /10
2011 Topps 60 Autograph Relics RS Ryne Sandberg S2 /50


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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

2011 Topps 60 Relics Diamond Anniversary Final Checklist-9 Cub cards

Chicago Cubs 2011 Topps 60 Relics Diamond Checklist


Number Player
AR Aramis Ramirez S2
AS Alfonso Soriano S2
CM Carlos Marmol S2
GS Geovany Soto S2
MB Marlon Byrd S2
RD Ryan Dempster S2
RW Randy Wells S2
SC Starlin Castro S2
TC Tyler Colvin S2

Parallel Insert Print Run: /99



2011 Topps 60 Relics Final Checklist

Chicago Cubs Checklist

Number Player
AR Aramis Ramirez
AR Aramis Ramirez S2
AS Alfonso Soriano S2
CM Carlos Marmol
CM- Carlos Marmol S2
CZ Carlos Zambrano
GS Geovany Soto
GS Geovany Soto S2
KF Kosuke Fukudome
MB Marlon Byrd S2
MBY Marlon Byrd
RD Ryan Dempster S2
RWE Randy Wells S2
SC Starlin Castro S2
SCA Starlin Castro
TC Tyler Colvin
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There are many variations on these 17 cards which include the following:
Bat cards
Jersey cards solid [white, grey, blue]
Jersey cards stripe
I have counted up to 41 different variations

Monday, September 19, 2011

2011 Topps Pro Debut

Number of Cards

330 cards in the 2011 Topps Pro Debut collection included 14 Cubs players.

Size of Cards

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

Basic Features

This set is unique in that it includes all Minor League Baseball players. While you won't find any big names, one of these players might become the next big Cubs superstar.

Parallel Cards:

  • Blue /309
  • Gold /50

Insert

  • Side-by-Side
  • Dual Prospect
  • Auto cards
  • Single-A All-Stars
  • Double-A All-Stars
  • Triple-A All-Stars

Chicago Cubs 2011 Topps Pro Debut Checklist


Number Player
65 Hak-Ju Lee
99 Brandon Guyer
144 Josh Vitters
199 Reggie Golden
216 Elliot Soto
222 Hunter Ackerman
246 DJ LeMahieu
255 Chris Archer
275 Dallas Beeler
292 Nicholas Struck
302 Brett Jackson
304 Aaron Kurcz
306 Austin Reed
321 Dustin Geiger




Inserts Cards:


Single A All-Stars
4 Brett Jackson

12 Hak-Ju Lee


Double AA All-Stars
34 Robinson Chirinos

44 Steve Clevenger


Memorabilia cards:

Debut Cuts Autograph
a 'cut' autograph of some top MiLB Prospects.
Serial Num/33
DC-RG Reggie Golden 


Minor League Material Relics
Base
Gold - Serial Num/50
Red - Serial Num/5
Red Oversized PATCH - Serial Num/5
MiLB Logoman Patch - Serial Num/1

BJ Brett Jackson


CA Chris Archer


JV Josh Vitters


Red Oversized PATCH






Solo Signature Autograph
Blue - Serial Num/199
Gold - Serial Num/50
Red - Serial Num1/1
SSA-JV  Josh Vitters

Side-By-Side Dual Autographs
DA-VM  Josh Vitters-Michael Moustakas