Friday, July 29, 2011

2011 home brewed card set #3 - through the fire

2011 Home Brewed Baseball Card Set #3

Through the Fire explained
A.) Veteran players [ages 30-34] and younger players [ages 25-29] who have established themselves in Major League Baseball
- but have battled through injuries / personal problems, an off-year or two, being traded/signed onto new teams, dealing with expectations, hype, tragedy, et al.

B.) Super-veterans [age 35 and older] who are still kicking around - hanging on as useful players or just hanging on for one last year or two after enjoying productive MLB players.

C.) 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 a 'final update' at the end of the season to add a final group [perhaps after the World Series].

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

2011 Through the Fire - updated 7/25/11
1.) Albert Pujols - 2011 Topps #100
2.) Mark Teixeira - 2011 Topps #450
3.) Paul Konerko - 1999 Upper Deck Ultimate Victory #36
4.) Bronson Arroyo - 2011 Topps #98
5.) Jake Westbrook - 2010 Topps Update #US-101
6.) Aramis Ramirez - 2011 Topps #16
7.) Jhonny Peralta - 2010 Topps Update #US-199
8.) Josh Hamilton - 2011 Topps #29
9.) Ivan Rodriguez - 2010 Topps Update #US-155
10.) Francisco Rodriguez - 2009 Upper Deck #758
11.) Ryan Howard - 2010 Topps Update #US-265
12.) Livan Hernandez - 2010 Topps Update #US-29
13.) Carlos Quentin - 2011 Topps Heritage #129
14.) Jim Thome - 2010 Topps Update #US-252
15.) Lance Berkman - 2007 Bowman Heritage #27
16.) Todd Helton - 2010 Bowman Chrome #40
17.) Chase Utley - 2007 Topps Heritage #478
18.) Johnny Damon - 2009 Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee #439
19.) Josh Beckett - 2010 Bowman Chrome #7
20.) Jason Isringhausen - 2003 Upper Deck #164
21.) Carlos Beltran - 2010 Bowman Chrome #135
22.) Freddy Garcia - 2011 Topps #41
23.) Carlos Pena - 2011 Topps #163
24.) Bartolo Colon - 2007 Bowman Chrome #222
25.) Victor Martinez - 2010 Bowman Platinum #67
26.) Jorge Posada - 2010 Bowman Chrome #73
27.) Chris Carpenter - 2010 Bowman Chrome #15

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