Saturday, February 2, 2008

Two Pack Break of Future Stars


Alright, here's what I got out of two packs of UD Future Stars

Couldn't pass up like a 1:3 shot at an auto for 6 bucks, even though I know this product is crappy. Cards will be judged on their future star rating.

21 Jon Garland

Future Star? AGE: 29. Maybe he'll have 150 wins by the end of his career. Not really a future star though.

GRADE: C

82 Matt Cain

AGE: 24. Great year last season, although 2007 was his third year in the majors. I think he might become a future star.

GRADE: A-

14 Curt Schilling

AGE: 38. W...T...F. Why are they putting guy as old as me in this crappy product? This product should be for age 25 and younger. I didn't pull one RC logo out of my so far four packs. That is unacceptable. Also what's with the 4 cards per pack? All brands should have a minimum of 6 cards per pack. That way you can actually open the pack without bending the cards.

GRADE: F

33 Magglio Ordonez

AGE: 34. No. Just no. He had his best year in 2007. A career year. He'll be productive, but not really at star level the next few years.

GRADE: D

99 Ryan Zimmerman

AGE: 24. FINALLY! A FUTURE STAR! This is the second and last future star I pulled in 4 packs. That's a seeding ratio of 1:2 packs. Not good if your product's name is FUTURE STARS! Perhaps Topps should do the same with their hideous '52 Rookie Edition and seed rookies 1 in every 3 packs.

GRADE: A

65 Johnny Damon

AGE: 35. God this guy is old. I thought for sure that Schilling was at least 5 years older than this guy. Did I mention that the photography on these cards is horrible? Look closely at Damon's face. It looks as if he's just seen Babe Ruth come out of the sky.

GRADE: D

38 Dontrelle Willis

AGE: 26. His best years IMO are behind him. Still, however, his age and reputation give him an average grade for this class. Terrible photography on this one as well. It looks like he has a massive wad of tobacco in his mouth.

GRADE: B

107 Sean Henn AU Clear Path to Greatness

Not a future star. I believe he gave up 4 straight home runs on 4 pitches in a row to the Boston Red Sox. Not that that will necessarily define his career, but more likely than not is that's how he's going to be remembered. Also, what happened to the "Clear" part of Clear Path to Greatness? The card isn't see through at all. Very disappointing. At least I actually like the design of this card.

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