SCF Official Review: 2009 Upper Deck Ballpark Collection

**Enigma** · 12-01-2009, 01:31 AM

First and foremost, I'd like to thank our sponsors at Upper Deck for providing us with this pack.

4 packs per box
5 cards per pack
Current Retail Price: $144.99 - $159.99

Product Description

The 2009 Edition of Ballpark Collection delivers a slew of high-end memorabilia cards in every pack and this year's cards are all serial-numbered! Dual, triple, quad, six and eight piece memorabilia cards featuring a selection of the game's greatest active and retired stars, including Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams, are featured in the basic set in addition to several new exciting inserts including an update to the 1999 A Piece of History 500 Home Run Club cards...arguably the most popular game-used cards ever issued! Not to be outdone, the UD Spokesmen memorabilia inserts pair Upper Deck's greatest athlete's including Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky and Derek Jeter on dual, triple, quad, six and eight-piece cards!

CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS:
- Three Memorabilia Cards Or One Autograph And Two Memorabilia Cards In Every Pack , On Average!
- Every Pack Contains One Dual Swatch Memorabilia Card And One Quad Swatch Memorabilia Card, On Average!
- One Out Of Every Two Boxes (1:2) Will Get A Case Hit, On Average!
- Dual, Triple, Quad, Six, And Eight Piece Memorabilia Cards, Rookie Autographs And The Base Set Cards Are Now All Serial Numbered!
- Look For All-Time Legends Joe Dimaggio And Ted Williams On Dual, Triple, Quad, Six, And Eight Piece Memorabilia Cards!
- Find One (1) Six Swatch Memorabilia And One (1) Eight Swatch Memorabilia Card Per Box, On Average!
- One Ballpark Rookie Autograph Per Box , On Average!
- One Autographed Memorabilia Card Per Box , On Average!
- Look For All New UD Spokesmen Dual, Triple, Quad, Six, And Eight Swatch Memorabilia Cards Featuring Upper Deck's Greatest Spokesmen!
- Look For All Newa Piece Of History 500 Home Run Club Dual, Triple, Quad, Six, And Eight Piece Memorabilia Cards Updating The All-Time Classic Insert Set From 1999!
- One 20th Anniversary Memorabilia Card Per Case , On Average!

BOX BREAK
- One (1) Dual and one (1) Quad memorabilia card in every pack!
- A third hit in every pack will be either an autograph, six-piece memorabilia or eight-piece memorabilia card!
- Two (2) autograph cards in every 4-pack box!

CASE BREAK
- One (1) Dual-Signed memorabilia card, Button patch or Laundry Tag in every 6-box hobby case!

CHASE
- One (1) 20th Anniversary Memorabilia card per case, on average!

PRODUCT BREAKDOWN
Regular Cards
- Base Set (70)
- Ballpark Rookie Autographs (30)
- Ballpark Dual Memorabilia Card (100) - 1 per pack, on average!
- Ballpark Quad Memorabilia Card (100) - 1 per pack, on average!
- Ballpark Six Swatch Memorabilia Card (50) - 1 per Box, on average!
- Ballpark Eight Swatch Memorabilia Card (50) - 1 per Box, on average!

Autograph Cards (2 per box, on average)
- Ballpark Jersey Autographs Cards
- Ballpark Rookie Autographs
- Ballpark Dual Autographed Memorabilia Cards
- A Piece of History 500 HR Club Dual Swatch Dual Autos
- UD Spokesmen Dual Swatch Dual Autos

Memorabilia Cards (1 per case, on average)
- Single Swatch Jersey Buttons (Varied #'d)
- Single Swatch Laundry Tags (Varied #'d)
- Dual Memorabilia Dual Signature (Varied #'d)

Memorabilia Cards (1 per case, on average)
- A Piece of History 500 HR Club Dual, Triple, Quad, Six, and Eight Swatch (Varied #'d)
- UD Spokesmen Dual, Triple, Quad, Six, and Eight Swatch (Varied #'d)
- Career Legacy Dual, Triple, and Quad Swatch (Varied #'d )

Memorabilia Cards (1 per case, on average)
- 20th Anniversary Memorabilia

WHAT WE PULLED (1 PACK)

Base (/699): Francisco Liriano, Miguel Cabrera
Fernando Martinez RC/Auto /375
Teammate Timelines Robinson Cano/ Jorge Posada Dual Jersey /400
Teammate Timelines Josh Beckett/ Nick Markakis/ Jonathan Papelbon/ Adam Jones Quad Jersey /400

FINAL RATINGS:

Base - 4.5
Overall Design - 4
Fun - 5
Value - 3.5
Rebuy - 3

Total - 20/25 (80%)

Once again, I'd like to thank our wonderful sponsors at Upper Deck for giving us the opportunity to open and review this release. For more information on all their products, you can check them out at www.upperdeck.com.

**andrewcstein** · 12-01-2009, 12:47 PM

Very nice stuff...love the F-Mart!

**~~SingleDaddyof2~~** · 12-01-2009, 05:30 PM

Wow, very nice eye-catching cards!

**WilyWestbrook0** · 12-01-2009, 08:51 PM

Nice clear action shots. I like how there isn't a lot of clutter on the fronts - most of the design is focused on the bottom, so the top leaves a good picture.