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2009 Upper Deck SPX: A Couple Packs, A Quick Review.

Upper Deck, 2009 SPX Baseball:

I bought a pack of SPx today, actually two packs — two loose packs.  I’ve really grown to trust this hobby shop, but there’s no way I’m dropping money on a box, yet.

Maybe later though, because I really like this product. I’ll have to look through the insert list, and the pull – odds, but I’m sure they’re fine.  I’ll take a pack of this over Spectrum, any day of the week.

Even the packaging to the left is sharp, I like it as much as I can like shiny packaging.  Anyways, onto the fun stuff:

I pulled a double Game Used of two of the best pitchers out there.  The Card says Sabathia is a Yankee but he’s wearing a Brewers outfit, and I actually think the material is Cleveland Indians Grey.

Peavy is wearing a batting helmet.  Top-10 Pitcher, and he’s pictured…hitting.  This literally ruined the card for me, ruined it.  I was excited when I opened it up and saw the beautiful white that informed me that this was an insert and not a decoy — and then, BAM!

Speaking of the Decoys, they no longer tell you how much you’ll save off Upper Deck Memorabilia. It’s a mystery amount, ooooh -aaaaah. I bet it’s 20 percent.

Then I pulled me a numbered Joe DiMaggio, from a series of probably 8-trillion.  I like Joe DiMaggio, and I like these cards.  Unfortunately, I still do not like the Yankees.

I was very happy with this pull other than those bloody 20th anniversary cards.  Morneau, Hernandez, Rios and Wells, and a couple more keepers.  I’ll post a gallery to follow.