The Final Verdict:

Display neatly in pages	8 (11%)
Punch 'em out and build that sucker	45 (67%)
Throw it in the box with the set and forget about it	7 (10%)
Burn the junk wax detritus	7 (10%)

Aaron is getting built and framed. Pics when I have one to show off.

2010 Bowman Review

I calls 'em likes I sees 'em, and this is how I sees 'em.

1909 T206

1934-6 Diamond Stars

1941 Play Ball

1953 Topps

1960 Topps

1972 Topps

1983 Topps

1991 Stadium Club

2001 Topps Heritage

2006 Allen & Ginter

2010 Bowman

This review based upon:

$5.00+ pack prices and rising
Piles and piles of discarded base cards in cheapo boxes
A truckload of new inserts for no goddamn reason
The exact same boring ass black border they've used with slight variations for over a decade
A 220 card set so you get the same 3 players per team (6 for the New York and Boston markets) that's in every single set produced this year
Something like 4 actual base cards per pack so you need two or three boxes to even have a chance at a set
Half the pack chewed up by regular and Chrome prospect/not rookie things that make a travishamockery of the RC rookie logo designation.
Gold parallel cards. NO ONE WANTS THESE
Topps using bootleg crap Chrome stock in the only set where Chrome really matters
The Steven Strasburg card everyone's losing their shit over won't even be considered his 'true' rookie card by the end of summer.

Yeah, there's a good rookie crop in Bowman for the first time in a decade. Oh, and on-card autos. I concede those points.

If you really want the Heyward, or the Chapman, or the Jackson, or even the Strasburg, you'd be FAR better off just buying the damn card instead of rolling the dice and buying overpriced packs hoping to pull one. Or just wait a year and buy a box for under $50. You think box prices for a set with Strasburg autos could never drop that low? Ahem.

Bowman needs to die. Painfully. Bowman Chrome? Good idea. Bowman Draft & Prospects? Good idea. Filler base set that ends up in the bin with the wrappers? Watered down rookie crop put together too early in the season to get a comprehensive rookie class? A bunch of prospect cards that will be hot now and cool off as soon as a 'real' rookie card hits the presses? Oh, and autograph cards that are part of the base set? Die Die Die Die. Yesterday.

Bowman is a useless set and has been for years. Don't get caught up in the perfect storm of a good rookie crop, an exclusive license and collectors driven mad from boredom. You'll regret it later.

For more lovlies like my Bowman representative, check out this wonderful website for hours of amusement.

Why I might have to root for England in the World Cup

Even though Team USA opens up against the limey horde, I may just have to root against the locals on this one.




Rick Mayall is my hero

Move over baseball, you're second fiddle now

I'm not interested in redeeming codes anymore now that I know that the Transmogrifier spits out decade themes at will.

Heritage is nice, but the base card dupes are piling up.

Chicle is nowhere in retail and overpriced in hobby.

Bowman is an abomination to the Lord and must be exterminated off the face of the earth.

Move over boring ol' baseball, there's a new kid in town!

PANINI. No not the sandwich. No, not the odd rabbitcat thing on that stoner Cartoon Network show. THE STICKER DUDES. Wally World finally had a good sticker album for sale today.

Awww yeah. WORLD CUP.  My favorite kind of footy. The Panini World Cup display had been ravaged pretty hard but I managed to walk out with an album and the last five loose sticker packs in the store. I am still image challenged, but I can still type good. To get a good look at the album and stickers from someone who is even more exited about it than I am go here and gaze on stickery goodness. Here's my meager pile of packs:

The pack stuck to the album:

221 Algerie SHIIINY
596 Johan Vonlanthen SUI
224 Antar Yahia ALG
98 Yoann Gourcuff FRA
153 Lee Young-Pyo KOR
76 Bruno Silva URU
628 Rodrigo Millar CHI
542 Didier Drogba CIV

My first sticker is a SHIIIINY. Kickass. The France stickers have some sort of weird background on them. Stupid Arty French. It's better than the ones that have very light colored backgrounds as those can be see-through when stuck to the album. Also: be careful when opening the pack that came with the album. The sticky stuff on it is a pain and Mr. Drogba got stuck and crumpled a bit. It's now no longer mint! Horrors!

First pack:

27 Head bump
592 Gokhan Inler SUI
593 Tranquillo Barnetta SUI
513 Ji- Yun-Nam PRK
293 Harry Kewell AUS
247 Andraz Kirm SVN
484 Stanislav Sestak SVK
84 Luis Suarez URU

I'll admit it, I don't know who any of these people are. It's like I'm watching Entertainment Tonight or something. Justin Boober? Who the hell is that? I was surprised to find out that North Korea has a team in the tournament. I wonder if Kim Jong-Il will go to the games and pick up some chicks. the first sticker in the pack was the top half of an official stadium poster. It basically looks like a guy bonking a ball off his head.

Second pack:

232 Karim Ziani ALG
127 Vincent Enyeama NGA
472 Jan Durica SVK
375 Seigo Narazaki JPN
306 Zdravko Kuzmanovic SRB
244 Marko Suler SVN
451 Ryan Nelsen NZL
210 Michael Bradley USA

Wooooo! USA! USA! Actually, I might be rooting for England in this thing. Maybe Italy. Germany, perhaps? Gotta go with one of my ancestral homes. Scotland and Cherokee don't have teams. Scotland would probably get beat by the Cherokee Nation team, sadly. Ok, I'll probably root for the USA, but I need a backup team for when they get beat up.

Third pack:

569 Joan Capdevila ESP
77 Walter Gargano URU
356 Daniel Agger DEN
550 Paulo Ferreira POR
119 Angel Di Maria ARG
165 Alexandros Tzorvas GRE
525 Cote D'Ivoire SHINY
600 Honduras team

SHIIIIIIIIIINY. And a team sticker. There are 17 player stickers per squad and there's no way they are fitting 17 players on that teeny sticker. Maybe the practice squad players get on the team sticker.

Fourth pack:

199 Jermain Defoe ENG
483 Erik Jendrisek SVK
419 Angelo Palombo ITA
89 Hugo Lloris FRA
150 Lee Jung-Soo KOR
501 Robinho BRA
350 Robin Van Persie NED
198 Wayne Rooney ENG

Here is a quandary I have: A friend's wife is from England and plays professional soccer here in Atlanta. I like England - they have very funny TV shows - so I want to collect them all and stick 'em in my book, but I think she might appreciate these more. To stick or not to stick, that is the question.

Fifth pack:

387 Yasuhito Endo JPN
357 Lars Jacobsen DEN
463 Chris Wood NZL
2 SHIIIINY Logo half
281 Lucas Neill AUS
320 Eric Addo GHA
452 Ivan Vicelich NZL
183 England SHINY

OH NO. ENGLAND SHINY. Now I'm really torn. I also got one half of the official FIFA logotype in shiny form. All the shiny stickers have a fireworks pattern on them. I don't really like the two-part stickers because I could buy 100 packs and not get the second half. My album may have SOU AFR in it for a long time.

Sweet, I now have 7.5% of the set. Oh heck, what did I get myself into there are 637 stickers in this beast. You can buy extra stickers for 20 cents plus TWO DOLLARS SHIPPING. Holy friggin crap on a stick. I sure hope that's two dollars shipping for up to 40 stickers (the max you can order) and not each. I might just have to get a box. Do they sell boxes? MLB needs to wise up and give these dudes a baseball sticker license. I'll be snagging a few packs of these instead of boring old baseball until something good comes out.

Draft Folder to the rescue!

Woohoo! Scans of cards I had plans to post about but never got around to doing it!







No I'm not writing anything about them now! Just enjoy the images!

Everything's gone all to hell

I've got a cold, kids are all sick, I've got four packages - all way overdue - ready to go and I have no time to get to the post office, My vintage Braves binder got a pot of water dumped on it, I've had at least three massive card avalanches today alone, I can't find half of my collection amongst all the junk, I don't even know who I owe cards to anymore and this morning this happened:

The 'puter, she is dead. Well, maybe not dead, but coughing up blood at least. I can probably save the stuff on the hard drive but I gotta get a new one. This will cause some complications:

No scans till I get a new computer.
No pics off my phone until I get a new computer.
No images off my hard drive until I have the time to do some troubleshooting.

Posting will be erratic to say the least over the next week. I can still surf, e-mail and even post, I've got a Linux box for that. I'm too lazy to deal with the drivers for my scanner and stuff so card images will be scarce. In the meantime I'm going to to some organizing, e-mailing mailing, sorting and wantlisting. Tomorrow though, I'm done with today right now. This minor setback might force me to get creative with some posts in the near future. Hmm, there might be a silver lining in this bluescreen after all.

Time to Play Real, Fake, Reprint - 1933 Goudey edition

Mark over at Mark's Ephemera requested some hi-res scans of a real Goudey card because one he just got looked dodgy. Lucky for him, I not only have real Goudeys, but fake ones too. I've been planning this post for months so there's no better time than now. Cards are scanned at 600 DPI, details at 1200 DPI so click for a better look.

REAL FRONT:

Here's Shanty Hogan, this one's real. Note the even wear on edges and corners. The toning and stains on the card are also fairly even. There's a distinct texture to the cardboard as well. Card stock is fairly stout, a small crease wrinkles the card but doesn't break it. The card has a fairly matte finish and is not all that glossy.

FAKE FRONT:

Hall of Famer Mel Ott looking sour on a badly faked Goudey card. The color on the card looks oddly faded but the card stock is still much whiter than the real Goudey. Instead of a matte slightly bumpy finish, the card is very smooth with some gloss on it. There are very light scratches all over the card revealing white underneath the ink. The name and copyright look like an overprint on the original card, is the same type of ink on the fake. The wear on the edges is uneven and pushes out the card stock unlike the original where the edges are rounded and smooth. The card stock is slightly but noticeably thinner.

REPRINT FRONT:

First, let me say that reprints are highly collectible. However, if a dealer tries to pawn one off as an original, or worse, price it as an original, you should always explain to him why he is so very wrong and walk out, never to return. Legitimate reprints usually are printed on obviously different card stock (In this case thinner, white and glossy), are specifically marked as reprints and are slightly different from the originals. This card is 5% larger than original Goudeys, others are slightly smaller or have perforated edges (for example, Dover book reprints).

Here are details from the three cards so you can get a good look at the dots that make up the printing on the card.

REAL:

FAKE:

REPRINT:

I'm not an expert on printing methods, but I can tell that the top one looks different than the bottom two. There's a name for that circular pattern on the bottom two, anyone remember what it is?

REAL BACK:

Like the front, this card has fairly even wear and toning to the card. There are a few smudges and creases, but overall everything is even. The wear is rounded and smooth, almost soft. The small amount of gloss on the back is about the same as the gloss on the front. The text I'll get to in a minute.

FAKE BACK:

This one is really splotchy and messy as if someone stained it with tea or coffee to age it. The edges are pushed up as if someone rubbed the edge on a corner of a table or desk to wear it down. While the front is glossy, the back is extremely matte with zero gloss whatsoever.

REPRINT BACK:

This is as obvious as you can get for a "this is a reprint" disclaimer. Reprint sets that also reproduce the original back text will put REPRINT in bold letters somewhere on the back, usually underneath the copyright text.

Here's details of the actual text. This is a dead giveaway.

REAL:

 Letters are bold, unbroken and very readable. The text is solid ink.

FAKE:

The text is broken, faded and muddled. It may have been printed that way on purpose, been a shoddy reproduction job or the ink simply worn away during the aging process. Occasionally it will have the same dot pattern as the front.


The reprint back is fairly obvious so no hi-res text.

This fakery was bought in a quarter box a while back for a laugh. I thought it was pretty funny when I saw it in there but unfortunately the guy who made it may have honed his skills and created better ones later on. Also a card like this which is obvious in person might not be so obviously fake in an eBay listing especially if the image is a crappy photo. Caveat emptor ALWAYS on vintage expensive cards.

Hope that helps Mark, hopefully you didn't get scammed.

Audience Participation time

I got a package from Mark at Stats on the Back last week. I haven't posted a trade package in a month but I need some input on this one. Included amongst the awesomery of the package was a 1986 Donruss Hank Aaron Puzzle:

I need a little help deciding what to do with this. Vote at the top and decide Hank's fate. I'll post the final result of your choice on Thursday evening. If you have a better idea, post it in the comments.

2010 National Chicle Artist Checklist with images

Here's a 2010 National Chicle checklist sorted by the artist who painted the portrait. Included are some scans so you can see their individual styles. Now you can pick who you like best and just collect their cards if you choose. Or go for the whole shebang like me. Checklist courtesy National Chicle artist Monty Sheldon, check out  www.montysheldon.com for arty goodness. 

On to the checklist...

Chris Henderson:

    2  -  Grady Sizemore
  12  -  Raul Ibanez
  30  -  Michael Cuddyer
  48  -  Jason Kubel
  68  -  Vladimir Guerrero
  90  -  Miguel Tejada
103  -  Pablo Sandoval
119  -  Jose Lopez
128  -  Michael Bowden
133  -  Andrew Bailey
134  -  Felix Pie
139  -  Yadier Molina
144  -  Jhoulys Chacin
146  -  Scott Feldman
154  -  Derek Lowe
176  -  Aaron Rowand
192  -  J.D. Drew
204  -  Carlos Gonzalez
208  -  Luis Aparicio
217  -  Frank Robinson
222  -  Lou Brock
256  -  Tyler Flowers
280  -  Jimmie Foxx
312  -  Tyler Flowers



Brian Kong:

    3  -  Ichiro Suzuki
    5  -  Prince Fielder
    7  -  Joe Mauer
  46  -  Kevin Youkilis
  52  -  Nick Swisher
  56  -  B.J. Upton
  65  -  Clayton Kershaw
  81  -  Hideki Matsui
  98  -  Troy Tulowitzki
115  -  Lance Berkman
151  -  Michael Bourn
182  -  Neftali Feliz
191  -  Chase Utley
194  -  Tim Lincecum
197  -  Dan Haren
206  -  Hank Greenberg
218  -  Carlton Fisk
225  -  Mike Schmidt
235  -  Jackie Robinson
247  -  Reggie Jackson
291  -  Cy Young
300  -  Ian Desmond
305  -  Lance Berkman
311  -  Buster Posey
314  -  Adam Moore
327  -  Brent Dlugach



Don Higgins:

    4  -  Daisuke Matsuzaka
  27  -  Jacoby Ellsbury
  35  -  Justin Morneau
  41  -  Carlos Pena
  44  -  Jason Bay
  67  -  Mark Buehrle
  75  -  Kendry Morales
  88  -  Jorge Cantu
  94  -  Nyjer Morgan
  96  -  Derrek Lee
104  -  Justin Upton
124  -  Carlos Zambrano
137  -  Zack Greinke
143  -  Chris Coghlan
165  -  Jed Lowerie
168  -  Jake Peavy
189  -  Mat Gamel
202  -  Ian Stewart
213  -  Paul Molitor
231  -  Honus Wagner
251  -  Richie Ashburn
263  -  Eric Young Jr.
275  -  Buster Posey
286  -  George Sisler



Mike Kupka:

    8  -  Jason Bartlett
  14  -  Mariano Rivera
  26  -  Rick Porcello
  36  -  Derek Jeter
  58  -  Matt Cain
  69  -  Jose Reyes
  72  -  Jorge Posada
  84  -  Hanley Ramirez
107  -  Mark Teixeira
108  -  Josh Hamilton
114  -  Felix Hernandez
131  -  David Price
156  -  Luke Scott
157  -  Jimmy Rollins
163  -  Erick Aybar
169  -  Denard Span
177  -  Koji Uehara
178  -  Joel Pineiro
185  -  Travis Snider
186  -  Alfonso Soriano
195  -  Alex Rios
210  -  Robin Yount
228  -  Pee Wee Reese
234  -  Tris Speaker
239  -  Walter Johnson
246  -  Willie McCovey
254  -  Ernie Banks
266  -  Carlos Carrasco
269  -  Tommy Manzella


Brett Farr:

    9  -  Brandon Webb
  19  -  Jay Bruce
  28  -  Andrew McCutchen
  45  -  Adam Lind
  50  -  David Ortiz
  66  -  Johan Santana
  77  -  Carlos Lee
  83  -  Brian Roberts
  95  -  Ryan Braun
106  -  Todd Helton
120  -  Tommy Hanson
127  -  Kyle Blanks
132  -  Bengie Molina
138  -  Scott Kazmir
155  -  Vernon Wells
167  -  Ryan Ludwick
196  -  Will Venable
211  -  Jim Palmer
260  -  Drew Stubbs
272  -  Michael Brantley
284  -  Tris Speaker
324  -  Matt Carson
328  -  Michael Brantley



Paul Lempa:

  10  -  Manny Ramirez
  18  -  Josh Johnson
  39  -  Michael Young
  43  -  Ian Kinsler
  63  -  Aramis Ramirez
  78  -  Bobby Abreu
  79  -  Russell Branyan
109  -  Nelson Cruz
122  -  Roy Halladay
129  -  Nolan Reimold
141  -  Brett Anderson
142  -  Colby Rasmus
171  -  Mike Cameron
180  -  Freddy Sanchez
199  -  Trevor Crowe
201  -  A.J. Burnett
212  -  Ozzie Smith
219  -  Eddie Murray
223  -  Carl Yastrzemski
237  -  Thurman Munson
244  -  Eddie Mathews
248  -  Tom Seaver
249  -  Nolan Ryan
268  -  Luis Durango
271  -  Brent Dlugach
276  -  Babe Ruth
281  -  Honus Wagner
293  -  Mickey Mantle
299  -  Reggie Jackson
304  -  Ryan Howard
307  -  Manny Ramirez
310  -  Joe Mauer
313  -  Madison Bumgarner
315  -  Henry Rodriguez
317  -  Kevin Richardson
321  -  Neil Walker
323  -  Tobi Stoner
325  -  Tommy Manzella
326  -  Michael Dunn
329  -  Juan Francisco



Jeff Zachowski:

  13  -  Dan Uggla
  32  -  Andy Pettitte
  33  -  Evan Longoria
  49  -  Adrian Gonzalez
  54  -  Yunel Escobar
  73  -  Nick Markakis
  74  -  Ryan Zimmerman
  80  -  Jermaine Dye
  86  -  Adam Jones
  87  -  Ted Lilly
  99  -  Alexei Ramirez
102  -  Adam Wainwright
111  -  Paul Konerko
118  -  Ubaldo Jimenez
130  -  Elvis Andrus
140  -  Javier Vazquez
145  -  Kurt Suzuki
147  -  Jon Lester
152  -  Rick Ankiel
159  -  Kenshin Kawakami
193  -  Marc Rzepczynski
216  -  Bob Gibson
241  -  Christy Mathewson
258  -  Gordon Beckham
261  -  Kevin Richardson
267  -  Tobi Stoner
316  -  Drew Stubbs
318  -  Reid Gorecki
319  -  Eric Young Jr.
322  -  Carlos Carrasco



Dave Hobrecht:

  23  -  Shane Victorino
  25  -  Aaron Hill
  29  -  Hunter Pence
  31  -  Jayson Werth
  34  -  David Wright
  38  -  Russell Martin
  40  -  Johnny Damon
  51  -  Joey Votto
  55  -  Carl Crawford
  57  -  Kosuke Fukudome
  64  -  Alex Rodriguez
  71  -  Miguel Cabrera
  76  -  Victor Martinez
  82  -  Josh Beckett
  91  -  Asdrubal Cabrera
173  -  Jonathan Broxton
174  -  Marlon Byrd
188  -  Rich Harden
190  -  Orlando Hudson
198  -  Michael Saunders
233  -  Mel Ott
255  -  Babe Ruth

262  -  Reid Gorecki

264  -  Josh Thole
287  -  Ty Cobb
290  -  Walter Johnson
292  -  Christy Mathewson




Jason Davies:

  47  -  Brandon Inge
  59  -  Wandy Rodriguez
  61  -  Gordon Beckham
  85  -  Justin Verlander
  93  -  Roy Oswalt
  97  -  Matt Kemp
101  -  Torii Hunter
113  -  Billy Butler
116  -  Carlos Beltran
126  -  Melky Cabrera
136  -  Julio Borbon
148  -  Chris Young
162  -  Jonathan Papelbon
166  -  Duke Snider
179  -  Carlos Quentin
220  -  Dale Murphy
221  -  Dennis Eckersley
229  -  Lou Gehrig
238  -  Johnny Mize
242  -  Mickey Mantle
245  -  Whitey Ford
250  -  Joe Morgan

273  -  Juan Francisco
274  -  Ian Desmond
277  -  Rogers Hornsby
285  -  Jackie Robinson
288  -  Thurman Munson
296  -  Ernie Banks
309  -  Ryan Zimmerman


Chris Felix:

112  -  Dustin Pedroia
121  -  Yovani Gallardo
150  -  Zach Duke
164  -  Andre Ethier
172  -  Gavin Floyd
184  -  Phil Hughes
205  -  John Danks
226  -  Phil Rizzuto
236  -  George Sisler
265  -  Neil Walker


Ken Branch:

  15  -  Brad Hawpe
  16  -  James Loney
  20  -  David DeJesus
  21  -  J.A. Happ
  22  -  Tim Wakefield
  24  -  Kevin Kouzmanoff
  37  -  Ryan Howard
  42  -  Robinson Cano
  60  -  J.J. Hardy
  92  -  Cole Hamels
100  -  Adam Dunn
117  -  Jason Marquis
125  -  Luis Castillo
135  -  Chris Carpenter
153  -  Alex Gordon
158  -  Stephen Drew
160  -  Jonathan Sanchez
161  -  Juan Pierre
170  -  Jair Jurrjens
175  -  Dexter Fowler
183  -  Nate McLouth
187  -  Joe Saunders
203  -  Edison Volquez
259  -  Henery Rodriguez
270  -  Adam Moore
278  -  Pee Wee Reese
282  -  Roy Campanella
289  -  Johnny Mize
294  -  Stan Musial
297  -  Ryan Sandberg
320  -  Josh Thole



Monty Sheldon:

    1  -  Albert Pujols
    6  -  Joba Chamberlin
  11  -  C.C. Sabathia
  17  -  Ken Griffey Jr.
  53  -  Marco Sutaro
  62  -  Chad Billingsley
  70  -  Cliff Lee
  89  -  Chone Figgins
105  -  Mark Reynolds
110  -  Curtis Granderson
123  -  Brian McCann
149  -  Trevor Cahill
181  -  John Maine
200  -  Chipper Jones
207  -  Johnny Bench
209  -  Juan Marichal
214  -  Warren Spahn
215  -  Orlando Cepeda
224  -  Al Kaline
227  -  Rogers Hornsby
230  -  Jimmie Foxx
232  -  Roy Campanella
240  -  Cy Young
243  -  Stan Musial
252  -  Duke Snider
253  -  Ryne Sandberg
257  -  Madison Bumgarner
279  -  Lou Gehrig
283  -  Mel Ott
298  -  Joe Morgan
301  -  Albert Pujols
302  -  Ichiro
303  -  Alex Rodriguez
306  -  Chipper Jones
308  -  Dustin Pedroia

And They Arrive

Two days after e-mailing me that they were late. These aren't late at all!

ELVIS

and Phil.

Not bad for retail redemptions.

What is this card doing in a quarter box

1972 rookie card!!!

Of James Rodney Richard!!!!

Oh wait, that's why.

But it just makes it look better!

Straight from the horse's mouth

National Chicle artist Monty Sheldon saw that I was looking for a National Chicle checklist with the artists listed and kindly sent me the master list. Thanks Monty! I'm going to pretty this up with some card scans and fill out the other checklist but that's a project for tomorrow. In the meantime check out  www.montysheldon.com for arty goodness. 

On to the checklist...

Chris Henderson:

    2  -  Grady Sizemore

  12  -  Raul Ibanez
  30  -  Michael Cuddyer
  48  -  Jason Kubel
  68  -  Vladimir Guerrero
  90  -  Miguel Tejada
103  -  Pablo Sandoval
119  -  Jose Lopez
128  -  Michael Bowden
133  -  Andrew Bailey
134  -  Felix Pie
139  -  Yadier Molina
144  -  Jhoulys Chacin
146  -  Scott Feldman
154  -  Derek Lowe
176  -  Aaron Rowand
192  -  J.D. Drew
204  -  Carlos Gonzalez
208  -  Luis Aparicio
217  -  Frank Robinson
222  -  Lou Brock
256  -  Tyler Flowers
280  -  Jimmie Foxx
312  -  Tyler Flowers




Brian Kong:

    3  -  Ichiro Suzuki
    5  -  Prince Fielder
    7  -  Joe Mauer
  46  -  Kevin Youkilis
  52  -  Nick Swisher
  56  -  B.J. Upton
  65  -  Clayton Kershaw
  81  -  Hideki Matsui
  98  -  Troy Tulowitzki
115  -  Lance Berkman
151  -  Michael Bourn
182  -  Neftali Feliz
191  -  Chase Utley
194  -  Tim Lincecum
197  -  Dan Haren
206  -  Hank Greenberg
218  -  Carlton Fisk
225  -  Mike Schmidt
235  -  Jackie Robinson
247  -  Reggie Jackson
291  -  Cy Young
300  -  Ian Desmond
305  -  Lance Berkman
311  -  Buster Posey
314  -  Adam Moore
327  -  Brent Dlugach



Don Higgins:

    4  -  Daisuke Matsuzaka
  27  -  Jacoby Ellsbury
  35  -  Justin Morneau
  41  -  Carlos Pena
  44  -  Jason Bay
  67  -  Mark Buehrle
  75  -  Kendry Morales
  88  -  Jorge Cantu
  94  -  Nyjer Morgan
  96  -  Derrek Lee
104  -  Justin Upton
124  -  Carlos Zambrano
137  -  Zack Greinke
143  -  Chris Coghlan
165  -  Jed Lowerie
168  -  Jake Peavy
189  -  Mat Gamel
202  -  Ian Stewart
213  -  Paul Molitor
231  -  Honus Wagner
251  -  Richie Ashburn
263  -  Eric Young Jr.
275  -  Buster Posey
286  -  George Sisler



Mike Kupka:

    8  -  Jason Bartlett
  14  -  Mariano Rivera
  26  -  Rick Porcello
  36  -  Derek Jeter
  58  -  Matt Cain
  69  -  Jose Reyes
  72  -  Jorge Posada
  84  -  Hanley Ramirez
107  -  Mark Teixeira
108  -  Josh Hamilton
114  -  Felix Hernandez
131  -  David Price
156  -  Luke Scott
157  -  Jimmy Rollins
163  -  Erick Aybar
169  -  Denard Span
177  -  Koji Uehara
178  -  Joel Pineiro
185  -  Travis Snider
186  -  Alfonso Soriano
195  -  Alex Rios
210  -  Robin Yount
228  -  Pee Wee Reese
234  -  Tris Speaker
239  -  Walter Johnson
246  -  Willie McCovey
254  -  Ernie Banks
266  -  Carlos Carrasco
269  -  Tommy Manzella



Brett Farr:

    9  -  Brandon Webb
  19  -  Jay Bruce
  28  -  Andrew McCutchen
  45  -  Adam Lind
  50  -  David Ortiz
  66  -  Johan Santana
  77  -  Carlos Lee
  83  -  Brian Roberts
  95  -  Ryan Braun
106  -  Todd Helton
120  -  Tommy Hanson
127  -  Kyle Blanks
132  -  Bengie Molina
138  -  Scott Kazmir
155  -  Vernon Wells
167  -  Ryan Ludwick
196  -  Will Venable
211  -  Jim Palmer
260  -  Drew Stubbs
272  -  Michael Brantley
284  -  Tris Speaker
324  -  Matt Carson
328  -  Michael Brantley



Paul Lempa:

  10  -  Manny Ramirez
  18  -  Josh Johnson
  39  -  Michael Young
  43  -  Ian Kinsler
  63  -  Aramis Ramirez
  78  -  Bobby Abreu
  79  -  Russell Branyan
109  -  Nelson Cruz
122  -  Roy Halladay
129  -  Nolan Reimold
141  -  Brett Anderson
142  -  Colby Rasmus
171  -  Mike Cameron
180  -  Freddy Sanchez
199  -  Trevor Crowe
201  -  A.J. Burnett
212  -  Ozzie Smith
219  -  Eddie Murray
223  -  Carl Yastrzemski
237  -  Thurman Munson
244  -  Eddie Mathews
248  -  Tom Seaver
249  -  Nolan Ryan
268  -  Luis Durango
271  -  Brent Dlugach
276  -  Babe Ruth
281  -  Honus Wagner
293  -  Mickey Mantle
299  -  Reggie Jackson
304  -  Ryan Howard
307  -  Manny Ramirez
310  -  Joe Mauer
313  -  Madison Bumgarner
315  -  Henry Rodriguez
317  -  Kevin Richardson
321  -  Neil Walker
323  -  Tobi Stoner
325  -  Tommy Manzella
326  -  Michael Dunn
329  -  Juan Francisco



Jeff Zachowski:

  13  -  Dan Uggla
  32  -  Andy Pettitte
  33  -  Evan Longoria
  49  -  Adrian Gonzalez
  54  -  Yunel Escobar
  73  -  Nick Markakis
  74  -  Ryan Zimmerman
  80  -  Jermaine Dye
  86  -  Adam Jones
  87  -  Ted Lilly
  99  -  Alexei Ramirez
102  -  Adam Wainwright
111  -  Paul Konerko
118  -  Ubaldo Jimenez
130  -  Elvis Andrus
140  -  Javier Vazquez
145  -  Kurt Suzuki
147  -  Jon Lester
152  -  Rick Ankiel
159  -  Kenshin Kawakami
193  -  Marc Rzepczynski
216  -  Bob Gibson
241  -  Christy Mathewson
258  -  Gordon Beckham
261  -  Kevin Richardson
267  -  Tobi Stoner
316  -  Drew Stubbs
318  -  Reid Gorecki
319  -  Eric Young Jr.
322  -  Carlos Carrasco



Dave Hobrecht:

  23  -  Shane Victorino
  25  -  Aaron Hill
  29  -  Hunter Pence
  31  -  Jayson Werth
  34  -  David Wright
  38  -  Russell Martin
  40  -  Johnny Damon
  51  -  Joey Votto
  55  -  Carl Crawford
  57  -  Kosuke Fukudome
  64  -  Alex Rodriguez
  71  -  Miguel Cabrera
  76  -  Victor Martinez
  82  -  Josh Beckett
  91  -  Asdrubal Cabrera
173  -  Jonathan Broxton
174  -  Marlon Byrd
188  -  Rich Harden
190  -  Orlando Hudson
198  -  Michael Saunders
233  -  Mel Ott
255  -  Babe Ruth

262  -  Reid Gorecki

264  -  Josh Thole
287  -  Ty Cobb
290  -  Walter Johnson
292  -  Christy Mathewson




Jason Davies:

  47  -  Brandon Inge
  59  -  Wandy Rodriguez
  61  -  Gordon Beckham
  85  -  Justin Verlander
  93  -  Roy Oswalt
  97  -  Matt Kemp
101  -  Torii Hunter
113  -  Billy Butler
116  -  Carlos Beltran
126  -  Melky Cabrera
136  -  Julio Borbon
148  -  Chris Young
162  -  Jonathan Papelbon
166  -  Duke Snider
179  -  Carlos Quentin
220  -  Dale Murphy
221  -  Dennis Eckersley
229  -  Lou Gehrig
238  -  Johnny Mize
242  -  Mickey Mantle
245  -  Whitey Ford
250  -  Joe Morgan

273  -  Juan Francisco
274  -  Ian Desmond
277  -  Rogers Hornsby
285  -  Jackie Robinson
288  -  Thurman Munson
296  -  Ernie Banks
309  -  Ryan Zimmerman



Chris Felix:

112  -  Dustin Pedroia
121  -  Yovani Gallardo
150  -  Zach Duke
164  -  Andre Ethier
172  -  Gavin Floyd
184  -  Phil Hughes
205  -  John Danks
226  -  Phil Rizzuto
236  -  George Sisler
265  -  Neil Walker



Ken Branch:

  15  -  Brad Hawpe
  16  -  James Loney
  20  -  David DeJesus
  21  -  J.A. Happ
  22  -  Tim Wakefield
  24  -  Kevin Kouzmanoff
  37  -  Ryan Howard
  42  -  Robinson Cano
  60  -  J.J. Hardy
  92  -  Cole Hamels
100  -  Adam Dunn
117  -  Jason Marquis
125  -  Luis Castillo
135  -  Chris Carpenter
153  -  Alex Gordon
158  -  Stephen Drew
160  -  Jonathan Sanchez
161  -  Juan Pierre
170  -  Jair Jurrjens
175  -  Dexter Fowler
183  -  Nate McLouth
187  -  Joe Saunders
203  -  Edison Volquez
259  -  Henery Rodriguez
270  -  Adam Moore
278  -  Pee Wee Reese
282  -  Roy Campanella
289  -  Johnny Mize
294  -  Stan Musial
297  -  Ryan Sandberg
320  -  Josh Thole




Monty Sheldon:

    1  -  Albert Pujols
    6  -  Joba Chamberlin
  11  -  C.C. Sabathia
  17  -  Ken Griffey Jr.
  53  -  Marco Sutaro
  62  -  Chad Billingsley
  70  -  Cliff Lee
  89  -  Chone Figgins
105  -  Mark Reynolds
110  -  Curtis Granderson
123  -  Brian McCann
149  -  Trevor Cahill
181  -  John Maine
200  -  Chipper Jones
207  -  Johnny Bench
209  -  Juan Marichal
214  -  Warren Spahn
215  -  Orlando Cepeda
224  -  Al Kaline
227  -  Rogers Hornsby
230  -  Jimmie Foxx
232  -  Roy Campanella
240  -  Cy Young
243  -  Stan Musial
252  -  Duke Snider
253  -  Ryne Sandberg
257  -  Madison Bumgarner
279  -  Lou Gehrig
283  -  Mel Ott
298  -  Joe Morgan
301  -  Albert Pujols
302  -  Ichiro
303  -  Alex Rodriguez
306  -  Chipper Jones
308  -  Dustin Pedroia

2010 National Chicle Artist Checklist

This is still a work in progress, but I wanted to get what I had out there.

Here's a 2010 National Chicle checklist with the artist who painted the portrait. I haven't seen one out there and I wanted one for my own nefarious purposes, so I made it myself. All the ones on this page I have in my collection and could confirm the artist on the back. Any assistance completing this would be appreciated, Anone contributing will get a link to your site at the bottom of the post.

1 Albert Pujols
2 Grady Sizemore
3 Ichiro
4 Daisuke Matsuzaka
5 Prince Fielder
6 Joba Chamberlain	Monty Sheldon
7 Joe Mauer
8 Jason Bartlett
9 Brandon Webb
10 Manny Ramirez
11 CC Sabathia
12 Raul Ibanez
13 Dan Uggla	Jeff Zachowski
14 Mariano Rivera
15 Brad Hawpe
16 James Loney
17 Ken Griffey Jr.
18 Josh Johnson
19 Jay Bruce	Brett Farr
20 David DeJesus	Ken Branch
21 J.A. Happ	Ken Branch
22 Tim Wakefield
23 Shane Victorino
24 Kevin Kouzmanoff	Ken Branch
25 Aaron Hill	Dave Hobrecht
26 Rick Porcello	Mike Kupka
27 Jacoby Ellsbury
28 Andrew McCutchen
29 Hunter Pence	Dave Hobrecht
30 Michael Cuddyer	Chris Henderson
31 Jayson Werth	Dave Hobrecht
32 Andy Pettitte
33 Evan Longoria	Jeff Zachowski
34 David Wright
35 Justin Morneau	Don Higgins
36 Derek Jeter
37 Ryan Howard
38 Russell Martin	Dave Hobrecht
39 Michael Young	Paul Lempa
40 Johnny Damon
41 Carlos Pena
42 Robinson Cano	Ken Branch
43 Ian Kinsler
44 Jason Bay	Don Higgins
45 Adam Lind	Brett Farr
46 Kevin Youkilis	Brian Kong
47 Brandon Inge	Jason Davies
48 Jason Kubel	Chris Henderson
49 Adrian Gonzalez	Jeff Zachowski
50 David Ortiz
51 Joey Votto	Dave Hobrecht
52 Nick Swisher	Brian Kong
53 Marco Scutaro	Monty Sheldon
54 Yunel Escobar
55 Carl Crawford
56 B.J. Upton	Brian Kong
57 Kosuke Fukudome
58 Matt Cain
59 Wandy Rodriguez	Jason Davies
60 JJ Hardy
61 Gordon Beckham
62 Chad Billingsley
63 Aramis Ramirez
64 Alex Rodriguez
65 Clayton Kershaw	Brian Kong
66 Johan Santana
67 Mark Buehrle
68 Vladimir Guerrero	Chris Henderson
69 Jose Reyes
70 Cliff Lee	Monty Sheldon
71 Miguel Cabrera	Dave Hobrecht
72 Jorge Posada
73 Nick Markakis
74 Ryan Zimmerman	Jeff Zachowski
75 Kendry Morales
76 Victor Martinez	Dave Hobrecht
77 Carlos Lee	Brett Farr
78 Bobby Abreu	Paul Lempa
79 Russell Branyan	Paul Lempa
80 Jermaine Dye	Jeff Zachowski
81 Hideki Matsui	Brian Kong
82 Josh Beckett	Dave Hobrecht
83 Brian Roberts
84 Hanley Ramirez
85 Justin Verlander
86 Adam Jones	Jeff Zachowski
87 Ted Lilly
88 Jorge Cantu
89 Chone Figgins	Monty Sheldon
90 Miguel Tejada	Chris Henderson
91 Asdrubal Cabrera
92 Cole Hamels
93 Roy Oswalt
94 Nyjer Morgan
95 Ryan Braun
96 Derrek Lee
97 Matt Kemp
98 Troy Tulowitzki	Brian Kong
99 Alexei Ramirez	Jeff Zachowski
100 Adam Dunn	Ken Branch
101 Torii Hunter	Jason Davies
102 Adam Wainwright
103 Pablo Sandoval
104 Justin Upton
105 Mark Reynolds
106 Todd Helton	Brett Farr
107 Mark Teixeira
108 Josh Hamilton	Mike Kupka
109 Nelson Cruz	Paul Lempa
110 Curtis Granderson
111 Paul Konerko
112 Dustin Pedroia
113 Billy Butler
114 Felix Hernandez
115 Lance Berkman
116 Carlos Beltran	Jason Davies
117 Jason Marquis
118 Ubaldo Jimenez	Jeff Zachowski
119 Jose Lopez	Chris Henderson
120 Tommy Hanson
121 Yovani Gallardo	Chris Felix
122 Roy Halladay
123 Brian McCann
124 Carlos Zambrano	Don Higgins
125 Luis Castillo	Ken Branch
126 Melky Cabrera
127 Kyle Blanks	Brett Farr
128 Michael Bowden
129 Nolan Reimold	Paul Lempa
130 Elvis Andrus
131 David Price
132 Bengie Molina
133 Andrew Bailey
134 Felix Pie	Chris Henderson
135 Chris Carpenter	Ken Branch
136 Julio Barbon	Jason Davies
137 Zack Greinke
138 Scott Kazmir	Brett Farr
139 Yadier Molina	Chris Henderson
140 Javier Vazquez	Jeff Zachowski
141 Brett Anderson	Paul Lempa
142 Colby Rasmus
143 Chris Coghlan
144 Jhoulys Chacin	Chris Henderson
145 Kurt Suzuki
146 Scott Feldman	Chris Henderson
147 Jon Lester	Jeff Zachowski
148 Chris Young
149 Trevor Cahill	Monty Sheldon
150 Zach Duke	Chris Felix
151 Michael Bourn
152 Rick Ankiel	Jeff Zachowski
153 Alex Gordon	Ken Branch
154 Derek Lowe
155 Vernon Wells	Brett Farr
156 Luke Scott	Mike Kupka
157 Jimmy Rollins
158 Stephen Drew
159 Kenshin Kawakami
160 Jonathan Sanchez	Ken Branch
161 Juan Pierre	Ken Branch
162 Jonathan Papelbon
163 Erick Aybar
164 Andre Ethier	Chris Felix
165 Jed Lowrie	Don Higgins
166 Duke Snider
167 Ryan Ludwick
168 Jake Peavy	Don Higgins
169 Denard Span	Mike Kupka
170 Jair Jurrjens
171 Mike Cameron	Paul Lempa
172 Gavin Floyd
173 Jonathan Broxton
174 Marlon Byrd	Dave Hobrecht
175 Dexter Fowler	Ken Branch
176 Aaron Rowand	Chris Henderson
177 Koji Uehara	Mike Kupka
178 Joel Pineiro
179 Carlos Quentin	Jason Davies
180 Freddy Sanchez	Paul Lempa
181 John Maine	Monty Sheldon
182 Neftali Feliz	Brian Kong
183 Nate McLouth
184 Phil Hughes
185 Travis Snider
186 Alfonso Soriano	Mike Kupka
187 Joe Saunders
188 Rich Harden
189 Mat Gamel	Don Higgins
190 Orlando Hudson	Dave Hobrecht
191 Chase Utley
192 J.D. Drew
193 Marc Rzepczynksi
194 Tim Lincecum
195 Alex Rios
196 Will Venable	Brett Farr
197 Dan Haren
198 Michael Saunders	Dave Hobrecht
199 Trevor Crowe	Paul Lempa
200 Chipper Jones
201 A.J. Burnett	Paul Lempa
202 Ian Stewart	Don Higgins
203 Edinson Volquez	Ken Branch
204 Carlos Gonzalez	Chris Henderson
205 John Danks	Chris Felix
206 Hank Greenberg	Brian Kong
207 Johnny Bench
208 Luis Aparicio
209 Juan Marichal
210 Robin Yount	Mike Kupka
211 Jim Palmer
212 Ozzie Smith
213 Paul Molitor	Don Higgins
214 Warren Spahn
215 Orlando Cepeda
216 Bob Gibson
217 Frank Robinson
218 Carlton Fisk
219 Eddie Murray
220 Dale Murphy	Jason Davies
221 Dennis Eckersley	Jason Davies
222 Lou Brock	Chris Henderson
223 Carl Yastrzemski
224 Al Kaline
225 Mike Schmidt	Brian Kong
226 Phil Rizzuto
227 Rogers Hornsby
228 Pee Wee Reese
229 Lou Gehrig
230 Jimmy Foxx
231 Honus Wagner	Don Higgins
232 Roy Campanella
233 Mel Ott
234 Tris Speaker	Mike Kupka
235 Jackie Robinson
236 George Sisler
237 Thurman Munson	Paul Lempa
238 Johnny Mize	Jason Davies
239 Walter Johnson
24 Kevin Kouzmanoff	Ken Branch
240 Cy Young
241 Christy Mathewson
242 Mickey Mantle
243 Stan Musial
244 Eddie Mathews
245 Whitey Ford	Chris Henderson
246 Willie McCovey
247 Reggie Jackson
248 Tom Seaver
249 Nolan Ryan
250 Joe Morgan
251 Richie Ashburn	Don Higgins
252 Duke Snider	Monty Sheldon
253 Ryne Sandberg
254 Ernie Banks
255 Babe Ruth	Dave Hobrecht
256 Tyler Flowers
257 Madison Bumgarner
258 Gordon Beckham	Jeff Zachowski
259 Henry Rodriguez	Ken Branch
260 Drew Stubbs
261 Kevin Richardson	Jeff Zachowski
262 Reid Gorecki
263 Eric Young Jr.	Don Higgins
264 Josh Thole	Dave Hobrecht
265 Neil Walker
266 Carlos Carrasco
267 Tobi Stoner
268 Luis Durango	Paul Lempa
269 Tommy Manzella	Mike Kupka
270 Adam Moore
271 Brent Dlugach	Paul Lempa
272 Michael Brantley
273 Juan Francisco	Jason Davies
274 Ian Desmond
275 Buster Posey
276 Babe Ruth
277 Rogers Hornsby
278 Pee Wee Reese
279 Lou Gehrig
280 Jimmie Foxx
281 Honus Wagner	Paul Lempa
282 Roy Campanella
283 Mel Ott
284 Tris Speaker
285 Jackie Robinson
286 George Sisler
287 Ty Cobb
288 Thurman Munson	Jason Davies
289 Johnny Mize
290 Walter Johnson
291 Cy Young
292 Christy Mathewson
293 Mickey Mantle
294 Stan Musial
295 Eddie Mathews
296 Ernie Banks
297 Ryne Sandberg
298 Joe Morgan
299 Reggie Jackson
300 Ian Desmond
301 Albert Pujols
302 Ichiro
303 Alex Rodriguez
304 Ryan Howard
305 Lance Berkman
306 Chipper Jones
307 Manny Ramirez
308 Dustin Pedroia
309 Ryan Zimmerman
310 Joe Mauer
311 Buster Posey
312 Tyler Flowers
313 Madison Bumgarner
314 Adam Moore
315 Henry Rodriguez
316 Drew Stubbs
317 Kevin Richardson
318 Reid Gorecki
319 Eric Young Jr.
320 Josh Thole
321 Neil Walker
322 Carlos Carrasco
323 Tobi Stoner
324 Matt Carson
325 Tommy Manzella
326 Michael Dunn
327 Brent Dlugach
328 Michael Brantley
329 Juan Francisco

*Cards 276-329 are short printed.

Thanks for some great help from:
Ryan at "O" No, Another Orioles Blog
McCann Can Triple
Matt
and artist Monty Sheldon.