Topps Chrome Pack Break

1 Pack Topps Chrome Hobby - $3

This product was horrible this year. I mean, really horrible. How many people outside of Troy Tulowitzki and Alex Gordon can you name in the checklist? Tim Gradoville? Angel Sanchez? Brian Burres? Burres in particular is one of the great banes of my existence. I pulled a letterman of him, a Topps Chrome auto of him, and a SP Rookie Edition. No Andrew Miller (or AOMO as his signature would seem to indicate). No Daisuke Matsuzaka. They should just make Topps Chrome later in the season so that they can catch more of the "Rookies". With the new MLBPA restrictions its starting to get ridiculous with the early-season releases like Bowman and Topps Chrome.

Anyway, here are my cards

128 Chad "Why the Fuck is My BC Auto going for $35" Billingsley
212 David "Scrappy" Eckstein

When you think of David, you think of a high average, low power player with good defense. His statistics would indicate that he has actually no tangible skills besides his average. He has batted .286 over his career, but that is balanced out by below average offensive performances every year except 2002. Kudos to JP Ricciardi who signed Eckstein to a 1Y/4.5M contract that looks ridiculous when you already have a much better shortstop. His name is John McDonald and he kicks ass.

217 Brett "The Wife Beater" Myers

Apparently, Brett is one of just 3 National League pitchers to win more than 10 games each of the last 4 years without having a losing season along with Carlos Zambrano and Jason Schmidt. Then he became a reliever. 2008 bio:

"Brett went from being one of just 3 National League pitchers to win more than 10 games each of the last 4 years to a successful reliever who struck out 83 batters in just 68 2/3 innings"

310 Travis "6 Months Too Late" Buck Refractor

Travis went 338-56 last season and has a career record of 497-80 despite pitching just 108 innings last season and only striking out 15 batters all the time. He also has more shutouts than complete games. I have reached a conclusion- Travis Buck is God.

Stay tuned for a break of 2006 Greats of the Game for $50.