Pack 1
318 - Jason Varitek
393 - Ryan Braun
364 - Andrew Miller
373 - Mark Teahen
479 - Cliff Floyd
425 - Bobby Abreu
434 - Ryan Howard
443 - Matt Morris
404 - Justin Morneau
SQ-49 - Joe Mauer
This pack is a great example of what Upper Deck excels in. You've got a great picture of Jason Varitek with the World Series trophy. Even without the gloss and foil, these are great cards because of the exceptional photography.
Pack 2
356 - Ivan Rodriguez
365 - Jorge Cantu
319 - David Ortiz
374 - Alex Gordon
336 - Paul Konerko
470 - Chris Carpenter
497 - Wily Mo Peña
407 - Delmon Young
452 - Khalil Greene
SQ-58 - Troy Tulowitzki
Here's another great Red Sox action shot. Big Papi swung so hard that he shattered his puny bat. It's sad that this is one of the last Pudge cards that I'll get before his joining the Evil Empire.
Pack 3
337 - Nick Swisher
328 - Geovany Soto
383 - Jon Garland
323 - Kevin Youkilis
417 - Brian Schneider
471 - Mark Mulder
488 - B.J. Ryan
416 - Mike Pelfrey
461 - Ray Durham
SQ-42 - Derek Jeter
As a Red Sox fan, I'm really enjoying this box so far. This is the first season that Youk hasn't tired out after the All-Star Break and it has been a break through season. No Sox fan would have predicted that this team would be led by Dustin Pedroia, Kevin Youkilis and Jon Lester in 2008.
Pack 4
347 - C.C. Sabathia
394 - Rickie Weeks
403 - Adam Everett
301 - Dan Haren
310 - Jeremy Guthrie
426 - Shelley Duncan
480 - Matt Garza
453 - Trevor Hoffman
462 - Brian Wilson
SQ-31 - Adam Dunn
Pack 5
357 - Miguel Cabrera
311 - Nick Markakis
384 - Chone Figgins
395 - Bill Hall
444 - Tom Gorzelanny
489 - David Eckstein
498 - Elijah Dukes
408 - Oliver Perez
435 - Jimmy Rollins
SQ-46 - Ichiro
Pack 6
302 - Randy Johnson
329 - Kosuke Fukudome
338 - Carlos Quentin
366 - Kazuo Matsui
348 - Troy Tulowitzki
481 - Edwin Jackson
490 - Alex Rios
445 - Jason Bay
499 - Ronnie Belliard
SQ-55 - Pedro Martinez
Here's my very first Kosuke Fukudome rookie card. He has started to struggle in the second half, but had proven that he can hit Major League pitching. He should continue to improve next season as he adjusts even more to American Baseball.
Pack 7
303 - Justin Upton
320 - Jacoby Ellsbury
375 - Tony Peña
427 - Hideki Matsui
436 - Pedro Feliz
463 - Adrian Beltre
454 - Mark Prior
409 - Jose Reyes
YSL2239 - Joe DiMaggio
SQ-39 - Curtis Granderson
Pack 8
396 - Tony Gwynn Jr.
385 - Andruw Jones
312 - Brian Roberts
340 - Johnny Cueto
376 - Jose Guillen
473 - Troy Glaus
339 - Alexei Ramirez
418 - Ramon Castro
472 - Skip Schumaker
SQ-37 - Carlos Peña
Pack 9
321 - Julio Lugo
330 - Gavin Floyd
358 - Carlos Guillen
367 - Lance Berkman
464 - Jarrod Washburn
491 - Lyle Overbay
482 - Vicente Padilla
410 - Moises Alou
437 - Adam Eaton
SQ-35 - C.C. Sabathia
I'm not a big fan of Julio Lugo, but this is a great picture even though this looks like yet another ground ball that Lugo won't get to.
Pack 10
370 - Michael Bourn
379 - Francisco Rodriguez
333 - A.J. Pierzynski
388 - Rafael Furcal
349 - Matt Holliday
500 - Nick Johnson
419 - Kei Igawa
428 - Joe Blanton
455 - Randy Wolf
SQ-54 - Paul Konerko
I really like this photo of Matt Holliday in his NL All-Star Jersey. I'm guessing that this shot is from the Home Run Derby.
Target Bonus Starquest Pack
SQ-58 - Troy Tulowitzki
SQ-49 - Joe Mauer
SQ-40 - Daisuke Matsuzaka
SQ-44 - Eric Byrnes
I've got to say that I had a lot of fun opening this box. Getting a few of my favorite Red Sox helped of course, but this box also helped remind me why I love Upper Deck. Last year, I got caught up a little in the retro sets put out by Topps. I think in the future I'd be better off buying a set of the base cards and leaving the boxes alone since the inserts end up driving the prices up. The majority of the inserts end up being nothing to get excited about. I'd rather just have the great looking base cards and be done with it and put the extra money towards adding cards that I want to my collection.
The only negative aspect of this box was the bonus pack. It's just bad collation, but I got two Starquest cards in the bonus pack that I had already gotten in my regular packs. I'd rather get something different like you get in most other blaster boxes.
Great box to break open for $10 and now I've got my first Fukudome RC. I'll give it an A.
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