In each cereal box of Topps, there's a 'bonus' pack of one chrome legends card. The scan does not come anywhere close to giving this card justice. In my case, I found Ted Williams:
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Here a 3-on-card featuring Cliff Lee!
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I also received a "Legends of the Game" Mickey Mantle in a very badly colorized photo. He looks like he is about to pull something out of his back pocket but needed to give his biddy a little 'hey there' wave:
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The ToppsTown card in the box was Longoria. I haven't entered the code yet, but I'm sure it will unlock some super-secret-special-stuff:
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another Lee card in the pack. It would figure that the one time I decide to bust out the Tribe-or-no-Tribe game I get several Tribers in the pack:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9uTwiyF-i0Jr2PwcTvBxcKZOiGDoDhMsV0-_LxshPXb80oa-AKtdkXL-bsaHJh7lyxW37ARHxst4iUvfb71V84ebydZ3VtAVquOYnjvBnvCLlJ0dliuKVKHXH-WTbCf-9LlnhFpxlYSE/s320/scan-lee.jpg)
I'm curious: Is being named "Jones" a prerequisite for playing on the Braves? Well, either way, I had several TRAP cards in the cereal box:
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Here is another Indians player from the box! Awesome:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjGIyNa1w6U5kz6UPnyj1mGoJHus6M5-XGqshrZaDZnwqYH2Fo9dJPL95h2DIukSZSFbAveexBj9ITpVJoAmswxFZ2_Jjm478EWEswmeHhGLYIpA5DdzZOcAhScjsjc42_E2eiFVKcFQs/s320/scan-garko.jpg)
I thought this was a great photo! I love pictures taken just before the bat and ball meet each other:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZOQaqIP6FZK_aQb9pX7Naw-ta9dRh1Oaz7-uaSxS8NEwAOGxeUqnwMJtxvRIQvxvB1bNdXrreHk7ZNZsutcdV8ZvE5gymYlOqmg0OPhzdZj_SnZnEQNkMYGJtKqGZ7M-Cgn_xNaNUrBc/s320/scan-delgado.jpg)
Here is the Anderson 'don't call it a Topps Turkey Red' card:
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Torre is sporting shades and Dodger blue as he heads to the mound:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG6MM94qzrK2QY37HWBggI_Yam2x2dduwGnBdXNka-IuJ-Lay0FTuwqoFhD9Uqcfqzty9b2TIrqOEn_gnDAxCb0SGLFyP1YzBvmGCcxvTWagvQzb6EZIlJ-0DlwzNwGGCBbUyqsgX4I5g/s320/scan+002-torre.jpg)
How could I not include a guy fully decked out in catcher's gear? Thiss one's for the girls at Dinged Corners:
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And, here is another catcher for the girls!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzuAuK-HMQepqBECJfBS9cq6Ze2kWvQ6mo_id3z7BKdyGNPXk-sGtmVyIIdyyF4UA8vKuLgSosDp6PtpSoU2bypzjRM4B5htiI0iwwaORn-iXxeoF5eg_PCRqis_Gx05-tM_4BmjiTu8c/s320/scan+002-laird.jpg)
Ah, here's a trap card from Atlanta that is not a Jones, though Johnson is close...
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I thought the juxtaposition of the pitcher and the yellow home run pole was very cool. I'm sure the photographer pumped his fist after this shot:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrq1StZ6LJRZYOeo99EDdFnvLTkSQGTxICHwP_1Muwt3yDTW003G26DvHu6D0ezVAd3PGa-1DMvKy6SDqQiOnj8tIcMkf3BHBXnPQjLjVML5bC0rbJmMq1jEgnZZfgMDPQJOJOHN5ba0g/s320/scan+002-jiminez.jpg)
Conor is catching himself some Topps!
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Hairston brings in another trap card - Cincy cards are traps in TonT, remember?
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This is one of my favorite 2009 photos I've seen. The greens all work together with a great action shot to make one gorgeous ball card:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtAoS-XrXXsXDD_o2HtJ72nzGFBnaZDmC2v1iyKs0T3gyMy4vzw0v2m-QHl0ENwtPnTUX-CvXCxoTukQEaoXdqITaok7fkPS6bogYI2eMzl26HHIIBBG4NoktexN0FJn4FOJw5gqQQ3Cc/s320/scan+002-cunningham.jpg)
If memory serves, the overall score for the 55-card box was 21 points. Not too shabby, and a lot of fun!
You did get some nice Tribe cards there ! Torre just doesn't look right in Dodger gear, but he's probably a lot happier out there. And the Mets catcher ,I wouldn't want to be the one barreling in on him at home plate unless I was the size of Frank Thomas !
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