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2005 Bowman Baseball Hobby Box
24 Packs Per Box, 9 Cards Per Pack
2005 Bowman Baseball - Home of the Rookie Card! - displays the top new talent in the game by offering 165 First-Year Players making their first appearance on a Bowman trading card! Combined with 140 Veteran superstars and 25 must-have Prospects, it's easy to see how Bowman Baseball consistently delivers top young player selection that's unequaledin the sports card market. NEW FOR 2005, Bowman Baseball has expanded its Autographed & Relic Base Card Variations of 25 Prospects Autographs and 20 Star Veteran Relics, including Barry Bonds and Alex Rodriguez! It's the most comprehensive collection available of Rookies and Prospects in Major League Baseball uniforms!
Each pack contains 9 Bowman Baseball cards PLUS 1 Bowman Gold Parallel card!
Whats Inside?
Product Highlights
165 FIRST-YEAR PLAYERS!
*2* AUTOGRAPHS AND/OR RELICS PER BOX!
EXPANDED - AUTOGRAPHED & RELIC BASE CARD VARIATIONS!
NEW! VETERAN RELIC VARIATIONS, 1 OF 1 PRINTING PLATES, AND 1 OF 1 PARALLEL CARDS!
BASE CARDS - 330 cards
Veterans (140) - including NEW Relic Variations of20 Veterans!
Prospects (25) - 25 top Major and Minor League players featuring EXPANDED Autograph Variations of 25 players signing in blue ink, and 25 Special Edition versions signed in red!
First-Year Players (65) - 165 newcomers making their first Bowman appearance!
BASE CARD VARIATIONS - 45 total subjects
Autographed* Prospect Base Cards (25)
Autographed* Special Edition (25)- 25 cards signed in red ink!
NEW! Relic* Veteran Base Cards (20) - Including Barry Bonds!
ALEX RODRIGUEZ CARDS -INSERTED 1:12 PACKS
A-Rod Insert Cards - 1994-1997 (1 subj/4 cards)
Alex Rodriguez on Bowman designs from 1994 through 1997!
A-Rod Autographs - Hobby Exclusive!
1995 Bowman Design (1) - seq #'d to 25
1996 Bowman Design (1) - seq #'d to 75
1997 Bowman Design (1) - seq #'d to 99
A-Rod Relics - Hobby Exclusive!
1995 Bowman Design (1) - seq #'d to 25
1996 Bowman Design(1) - seq #'d to 99
1997 Bowman Design (1)- seq #'d to 800
COMBINED INSERTION RATE: AUTOGRAPHED/RELIC CARDS - INSERTED 2 PER BOX!
AUTOGRAPHED CARDS (31 total subjects) - INSERTED 1:26 PACKS!
NEW! Two of a Kind Autographs (2 subj/1 card) - Hobby Exclusive! - seq #'d to 13!
Dual autographed card of Alex Rodriguez and Hank Aaron! Signs of the Future (29)
29 leading prospects sign cards in blue ink!
RELIC CARDS (29 total subjects) - 1:16 PACKS!
Rookie of the Year Dual Relic (2 subj/1 card)
Dual Relic of 2004 MLB Rookies of the Year Bobby Crosby and Jason Bay!
Futures Game Gear Relics (25)
Game worn relics from participants in the 2004 MLB Futures Game!
PARALLEL CARDS (990 total cards)
Bowman Gold Parallel (330) - 1 per pack!
330 cards with gold foil stamp!
NEW! White-Bordered Parallel - Hobby Exclusive - seq #'d!
330 sequentially numbered cardswith white borders!
What Did I Pull?
(Thick Card)Gold Bordered/Gold Facsimile Signature (22):
9,14,16,41,55,69,81,98,131,163,166,172,220,247,252 ,266,271,274,285,296,319,324
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Numbered Cards (1):
#54 - Silver Facsimile Signature/White Border - Javy Lopez 075/240
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Game Used (2):-All-Star Futures Game Gear Jersey #FGG-JM Jeff Mathis
-Base Relic Bat #65 Magglio Ordonez
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Alex Rodriguez Inserts (2):
-AR-94
-AR-95
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Base Set Completion (212/330 = 64.2%)
To see what base I pulled, please see the checklist at: http://img68.echo.cx/img68/5774/checklist1rt.jpg
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Duplicate Cards (1):
#147 - Base Card - Bill Bray
Overall Thoughts:
2005 Bowman baseball was quite the product. The base design with a replica of each players signatures was pretty neat. They were clearly presented and made each card stick out. The Gold-Bordered Parallel cards were pretty neat, as they added a little suspense when opening each pack. I was impressed with the condition of the cards. I didnt find 1 damaged card. I completed about 64% of the entire base set, and only 1 duplicate card. Each relic card also had a great design. The Ordonez relic had a facsimile signature, and it looks real, which makes the card really nice. The First-Year cards were also pretty neat. This set not only featured long-time stars like Bonds and Edmonds, but it also featured a lot of the rookies of 2005. Relic cards are about 1:16 packs, and out of 24 packs, I was able to pull 2 game used cards. Overall, I was impressed with this box, and it deserves a solid A.
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