First Look: 2009 Allen & Ginter

[JoshHamilton]

Uhh

How can they call it Allen & Ginter when it doesn't look like the original A&G? I'm all for card companies ripping off designs from a hundred plus years ago since most of their own designs suck, but seriously....if you're going to steal a design from a long defunct cigarette manufacturer, at least do it right

 

[matchpenalty]

Anyone know release date, isn't it late July/early August.

 

[johnny rook]

If anyone ever finds the Matt Cain wood mini...I might be interested. Maybe.

 

[allstars]

Anyone know release date, isn't it late July/early August.

I should find out next week, will let you know

 

[flightposite]

I guess i'm the only one that lets out a big yawn when I see the same set trotted out for what, the 4th year in a row?

 

[BunchOBull]

June 29th is the slotted release date.

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The base set will consist of 350 cards — 230 baseball players, 30 rookies, 25 historic figures and 15 world champions. It also will include 50 short-printed cards. Among the unusual inclusions to the basic set are Old Faithful – yep, the famous Yellowstone geyser — Brigham Young, Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte, Vincent Van Gogh, Gen. George Custer, Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps and The Milky Way. (That’s right, the galaxy.)

There will be a new Ginter code to decipher — along with a card featuring the collector who broke last year’s hidden code (presumably among the world champions set), while this year’s version includes a Creatures of Legend set that includes Bigfoot, The Loch Ness Monster and other mythic creatures. (Not sure how collectors will react to that.)

Also new will be a “world’s biggest hoaxes, hoodwinks and bamboozles” set — Charles Ponzi, The Runaway Bride, Enron, Cold Fusion, Bernie Madoff and The War of the Worlds among others.

The lineup also includes the requisite mini cards, printing plates, Rip Cards (with Dick Perez paintings possibly found inside) and the always popular framed mini autographs and Relic cards — some again including DNA.

Among the box loaders will be a Michael Phelps autographed card.

The National Pride set will include 75 cards showcasing players’ home countries, while the 40-card National Heroes set will do the same but with non-baseball personalities such as George Washington, William Wallace and Winston Churchill among others.

Autographs

Among the autographs, collectors will find a smattering of big-name baseball stars like Evan Longoria, David Ortiz and Ryan Howard but also Phelps, Texas and USA Softball star Cat Osterman, former Atlanta Hawk Dominique Wilkins, Billy The Marlin (yes, apparently the mascot), Olympic speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno and many others.

The preliminary checklist is below:

AGA-MC Miguel Cabrera
AGA-DW David Wright
AGA-JW Jayson Werth
AGA-JR Jose Reyes
AGA-JC Joba Chamberlain
AGA-DO David Ortiz
AGA-MH Matt Holiday
AGA-RH Ryan Howard
AGA-CJ Conor Jackson
AGA-JF Jeff Francoeur
AGA-JJ Josh Johnson
AGA-CK Clayton Kershaw
AGA-ES Ervin Santana
AGA-AR Alex Rios
AGA-HR Hanley Ramirez
AGA-JP Jonathan Papelbon
AGA-SO Scott Olsen
AGA-JM Justin Masterson

AGA-EL Evan Longoria
AGA-TT Troy Tulowitzki
AGA-MS Max Scherzer
AGA-RB Ryan Braun
AGA-JB Jay Bruce
AGA-CG Carlos Gomez
AGA-DS Denard Span
AGA-CM Cameron Maybin
AGA-AC Alexi Casilla
AGA-MP Michael Phelps
AGA-BC Bob Crowley
AGA-DOW Dominique Wilkins
AGA-CO Cat Osterman
AGA-LM LaShawn Merritt
AGA-AT Anna Tunnicliffe
AGA-RL Ryan Lochte
AGA-MZ Mariel Zagunis
AGA-WE Walton Eller
AGA-KA Kristen Armstrong
AGA-SB Stephanie Brown Trafton
AGA-FE Frank Evans
AGA-AP Art Ponnington
AGA-RM Red Moore
AGA-HS Herb Simpson
AGA-CP Clyde Paris
AGA-WW Willie Williams
AGA-MN Milito Navarro
AGA-BM Billy The Marlin
AGA-HT Hannah Teter
AGA-SD Shani Davis
AGA-RMA Robbie Maddison
AGA-BBE Brian Berg
AGA-SW Steve Wiebe
AGA-AR Adam Richman
AGA-MB Michele Borassi
AGA-AO Apolo Anton Ohno
AGA-MG Michael Gaffney
AGA-TBD TBD
AGA-TBD TBD
AGA-TBD TBD
AGA-TBD TBD

Relics

Among the DNA Relics this year are Napoleon, Jefferson Davis, King George III, Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Edgar Allen Poe, George Washington, Geronimo, Abraham Lincoln and Beethoven.

Here are the non-standard Relics:

AGR-BTM Billy The Marlin
AGR-MM Mickey Mantle
AGR-BC Bob Crowley
AGR-DOW Dominique Wilkins
AGR-CO Cat Osterman
AGR-LM LaShawn Merritt
AGR-AT Anna Tunnicliffe
AGR-RL Ryan Lochte
AGR-MZ Mariel Zagunis
AGR-WE Walton Eller
AGR-KA Kristen Armstrong
AGR-SB Stephanie Brown Trafton
AGR-FE Frank Evans
AGR-AP Art Ponnington
AGR-RM Red Moore
AGR-HS Herb Simpson
AGR-CP Clyde Paris
AGR-WW Willie Williams
AGR-MN Milito Navarro
AGR-BM Billy The Marlin
AGR-HT Hannah Teter
AGR-SD Shani Davis
AGR-RMA Robbie Maddison
AGR-BBE Brian Berg
AGR-SW Steve Wiebe
AGR-AR Adam Richman
AGR-MB Michele Borassi
AGR-AO Apolo Anton Ohno
AGR-MG Michael Gaffney
AGR-PBR Bones

Box loaders

The N43s will include several top stars. The Relic versions will include A-Rod, Manny, Japan’s Yu Darvish (and several other World Baseball Classic stars) along with Phelps.

The N43 checklist is below:

N43BA-JC Joba Chamberlain
N43BA-CK Clayton Kershaw
N43BA-HR Hanley Ramirez
N43BA-JM Justin Masterson
N43BA-JB Jay Bruce
N43BA-AR Alex Rios
N43BA-DW David Wright
N43BA-EL Evan Longoria
N43BA-MS Max Scherzer
N43BA-CG Carlos Gomez

N43 Autograph Relics:
N43BAR-RH Ryan Howard
N43BAR-DO David Ortiz
N43BAR-DW David Wright
N43BAR-EL Evan Longoria
N43BAR-RB Ryan Braun

The Cabinet Box Loaders will include a selection of baseball and historic figures, including one card of the winning World Baseball Classic team. Here’s the checklist:

Cabinet Box Loaders
CB1 Ubaldo Jimenez
Yurendell de Caster
Gene Kingsale
Sidney de Jong
CB2 Frederich Cepeda
Yulieski Gourriel
Yoennis Cespedes
Alfredo Despaigne
CB3 David Wright
Brian Roberts
Kevin Youkilis
Jimmy Rollins
CB4 Hisashi Iwakuma
Ichiro
Norichika Aoki
Daisuke Matsuzaka
CB5 WBC Champion
WBC Champion
WBC Champion
WBC Champion
CB6 Thomas Jefferson
John Hanc**k
Benjamin Franklin
Samuel Adams
CB7 George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
Bejamin Franklin
James Madison
CB8 Harry Truman
Lester B Pearson
Luigi Einaudi
Antonio Oscar Carmona
CB9 Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Jefferson Davis
Robert E Lee
CB10 John F Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Nikita Khrushchev
Leonid Brezhnev

 

[sheetskout]

Greatness as usual. They should really expand on the guitar pick autos. I thought that was the best non-baseball auto idea ever. Get a classic rock section-Dylan, Springsteen, Clapton, etc. Plus have a 1/1 "gu" auto pick from Hendrix, Marley, etc. I would buy that...and I never buy anything outside of baseball.

Heh.....as far as the GU'd Hendrix/Marley stuff goes, it's not like this stuff is just pouring out of a faucet somewhere.....who says this stuff is actually available...

 

[ThoseBackPages]

Bruce Auto!

LOVE IT!

 

[mazarazz]

Anyone know release date, isn't it late July/early August.

I should find out next week, will let you know

Are you the All-Stars at the Oxford Valley Mall?

 

[MacK]

Oh gosh.

I <3 it.

 

[MacK]

each BOX contains three hits? They keep upping the hits, which I think they should, since, as nice as that product looks, I always thought was over-priced.

Increased hits means increased jersey cards of players that no one wants.

Last year, I know many people, including myself got 4-5 hits a box.

I got a Hudson GU, Konerko GU, Wright GU, another GU, and a David Wright Autograph.

 

[BunchOBull]

Anyone know release date, isn't it late July/early August.

I should find out next week, will let you know

June 29th

 

[chuckbartowski]

Is it just me or does Osterman look hotter on that card than usual?

 

[allstars]

[Are you the All-Stars at the Oxford Valley Mall?

You bet - are you a neighbor?

 

[allstars]

OK, I think I finally got it now:

 

[MOFNY]

Greatness as usual. They should really expand on the guitar pick autos. I thought that was the best non-baseball auto idea ever. Get a classic rock section-Dylan, Springsteen, Clapton, etc. Plus have a 1/1 "gu" auto pick from Hendrix, Marley, etc. I would buy that...and I never buy anything outside of baseball.

Heh.....as far as the GU'd Hendrix/Marley stuff goes, it's not like this stuff is just pouring out of a faucet somewhere.....who says this stuff is actually available...

I'm sure there are 50-year-old hippies with plenty of that stuff

 

[thenumberonemetfan]

sketch cards 1:6 packs :? talk about overkill.

 

[schmidtfan20]

Will topps change the checklist again like they did with heritage and Mayo football? Will most of the better
autos be the red kind numbered to just 10? That is what the promo pictures show. I think the potential for
topps to kill this product is high. They know everyone will buy it, why would they load it up with
star power? Look for Billy the Marlin to sign like 10000 autographs!

Buyer beware

Kevin

 

[The_ReverendAct2]

I'm looking forward to collecting the mini set, I've got a full run of those going.

BTW I still need 4 from last year's set (90, 160, 219 & 251 regular or A&G back, my set is mixed). PM me if you can help, THANKS!

Wish I had them all, but I have 90 and 251 for you. Send me your addy and I will drop them in the mail on Monday.

 

[allstars]

sketch cards 1:6 packs :? talk about overkill.

Are you kidding? Remember 2 years ago they were used as a pack filler in packs without a hit. They were all marked 1/1 too, what confusion that caused!