2013 Topps Heritage hobby pack recaps

I grabbed three random packs [$3 each] from the open box displayed on the counter of the card shop I go to - even though I'd already went on a retail run for 2013 Heritage, I wanted to try some Heritage 'H.'

Pack one
#56 Ross Detwiler
#210 Jacoby Ellsbury
#421 Wellington Castillo
#373 Ted Lilly

#HC 3 Evan Longoria - Chrome refractor serial #'d 547/564

#CCR-PK Paul Konerko - Clubhouse Collection relic
#36 Ben Zobrist
#325 Rafael Betancourt

Pack two
#393 Pat Neshek
#193 Garrett Jones
#268 Justin Ruggiano
#10 Miguel Cabrera / Curtis Granderson / Josh Hamilton - 2012 American League Home Run Leaders
#116 Chris Herrmann / Nick Maronde - 2013 Rookie Stars
#320 Coco Crisp

#124 Ryan Cook - Venezuelan parallel
#323 Danny Espinosa
#212 Edinson Volquez

Pack three
#314 Shane Victorino

#22 Andrelton Simmons
#239 Joel Hanrahan
#254 Nathan Eovaldi
#80 Jay Bruce
#232 Bob Melvin

#496 Clay Buchholz - SP
#11 Chase Headley / Ryan Braun / Alfonso Soriano - 2012 National League RBI Leaders
#146 Thomas Neal / Jay Chapman - 2013 Rookie Stars

Featured autographs - Derek Jeter and Paul Konerko

Among the people who try to get autographs, I'm probably known as an in-person autograph collector who tries gets mostly cards signed - but I've gotten my share of baseballs for my collection; probably too many to count and keep track of.

Two of my favorite baseballs I've gotten signed in-person from this past year and in 2011 are these two pictured - one from New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter and one from Chicago White Sox first baseman Paul Konerko.

I've gotten their autographs before but had not actually gotten the opportunity to do so again in recent years - I hadn't snagged a Jeter in about 15 years and hadn't gotten a Konerko in about six years, so I was pretty happy to be able to get something 'inked up' by the two veteran MLB players.