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.


Tuesday, June 14, 2011

2011 Topps Baseball Series 2 - The Diamond Anniversary Celebration Continues

ALL NEW FOR SERIES 2!
- Diamond Anniversary Base Parallel Variation Cards
- Before There Was Topps
- Diamond Stars
- Hall of Fame Buybacks
- Dual Relic Cards
- Topps Attax Cards

Chicago Cubs Checklist

Number Player
347 Darwin Barney
356 Alfonso Soriano
370 Matt Garza
405B Ryne Sandberg SP
431 Marcos Mateo
481 Randy Wells
502 Jeff Baker
558 Carlos Zambrano
564 Jeff Samardzija
582 Kosuke Fukudome
611 Geovany Soto
628 Blake DeWitt
655 Starlin Castro
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Friday, May 27, 2011

2011 Bowman

For over 60 years, Bowman has been the go-to brand for collectors who follow the game's top Rookies and Prospects. Bowman's home field advantage continues in 2011 as 30 Bowman Rookies and 110 Prospects

Chicago Cubs Checklist

Number Player
5 Ryan Dempster
9 Marlon Byrd
49 Tyler Colvin
67 Kosuke Fukudome
98 Starlin Castro
101 Aramis Ramirez
161 Alfonso Soriano
188 Matt Garza
BP15 Michael Brenly
BP71 Evan Crawford



















The 1994 Bowman's Best design returns to "The Show" with a dazzling line-up of today's best Veterans, Rookies and Prospects

BBP11 Brett Jackson




Fifty talented young MLB Stars, Rookies and Prospects slated to be the faces of their franchises highlight each of these Bowman insert cards

FF6 Starlin Castro




These top 100 Minor League Prospects are heralded once again in Bowman Baseball

TP12 Hayden Simpson




TP66 Josh Vitters




TP92 Brett Jackson

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Walmart Black Edition

Both Walmart and Target released retail exclusive limited edition variation sets of 2011 Topps Baseball. The variations mirrored the entire base set of the main release.

Chicago Cubs 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
247 Starlin Castro
256 Tyler Colvin
309 Team Card











2011 Topps Parallel Gold: Serial # to 2011 Chicago Cubs Series 1

NEW! Gold Serial Numbered to 2011

Chicago Cubs 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
247 Starlin Castro
256 Tyler Colvin
309 Team Card