Phungo 5 Pack - Topps 2009 Heritage Hi Numbers....

In lieu of getting a blaster I picked up 5 packs of the 09 Topps Heritage High Numbers at the Philly Card Show. If you want to read a specific pack break on the first pack check here for my post over at A Pack to be Named Later.

The five packs were as expected 30 heritage cards and 10 U&H cards. Every back broke down as 3 Heritage followed by 2 U&H then the insert and the final 2 heritage cards.

I got two Phils, The J A Happ card below and a John Mayberry card which is featured in the APtbNL post. Former Phil Jim Thome was also present.

This action shot of Thome may be picture 4 in the link.

The Inserts

Rookie Performers Tommy Hanson, Chrome Trevor Hoffman, and Then and Now featuring a player from my favorite AL team and my least favorite NL team. Hopefully Wright doesn't play long enough to be paired with Mike Schmidt in a future Heritage T&N. The other 2 inserts I picked up were short prints of Andrew McCutchen and Penn Alum Mark DeRosa.

Rookies

Picked up both versions of the Gerardo Parra card - he was the top of the rookies in the 5 packs other than McCutchen.

Etc
Photoshop anyone?? or did the Giants send Garko to spring training after picking him up on July 27th.

Marty Bystrom Mojo

1982 Topps #416 Marty Bystrom

In September of 1980 the Phillies brought up 21 year old rookie Marty Bystrom to be a fifth starter in their rotation. He was much more. That September he went 5-0 down the stretch and was named the NL pitcher of the month. During the playoffs, he started the deciding game of the 1980 NLCS versus future Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan. The Phils would eventually win that game in 10 innings and move on to the World Series.

Tonight the Phillies are sending out another rookie, J. A. Happ, for a critical start during a playoff run. Hopefully Happ will pitch as well as Bystrom did that September some 28 years ago.

Here is some Bystrom Mojo for Mr Happ.