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What does G have to do with DAISUKE MATSUZAKA BOSTON RED SOX?

MikefromchesterMikefromchester Posts: 549
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What does G have to do with DAISUKE MATSUZAKA BOSTON RED SOX?
Am I missing something or could the G be a error rookie card, like the 1990 Topps #414 Frank Thomas error? There is another G on Ebay, will be interesting to see how one does without the BUY IT NOW OPTION. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=270236299578

While waiting to see what Upper Deck does with my redemption on this card, I picked this one off of Ebay. Most knows the redemption story but I'll recap it. Upper Deck first stated Inventory depleted. Please contact customer service for exchange. 1-800-873-7332 and then switched it to Athlete committed to signing soon, please be patient, and they also sent a email saying allow 12-16 weeks. So to be on the safe side I purchased this one off Ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=270235471166

Thanks, Mike

On 4/29/2008 12:57:49 PM, we received your online redemption for: 2007 SP AUTHENTIC BASEBALL BY THE LETTER ROOKIE SIGNATURES CD#150; Athlete: DAISUKE MATSUZAKA.

Please allow up to 12-16 weeks for delivery. We will send you an e-mail when your redemption item ships. You can view the status of your redemption online simply by logging in and choosing 'My Redemptions' from the My Upper Deck menu.

To verify your shipping address, log in and choose 'My Account' from the My Upper Deck menu.


DAISUKE MATSUZAKA
2007 SP AUTHENTIC BASEBALL BY THE LETTER ROOKIE SIGNATURES CD#150 Athlete committed to signing soon, please be patient.


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Comments

  • StingrayStingray Posts: 8,843 ✭✭✭
    There was one like this on here somewhere that showed the card with a "R". That sure is not in his name either!!
  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 31,865 ✭✭✭✭✭
    "Good" maybe? image
  • zep33zep33 Posts: 6,897 ✭✭✭
    They also made those using "nicknames" I would think the G stood got "Gyro"

    just a guess though
  • DaddyRichDaddyRich Posts: 241 ✭✭
    I'm just not seeing the 'G' you are referring to. Where is it?
    Just glad to be here with everyone.
  • RipublicaninMassRipublicaninMass Posts: 10,051 ✭✭✭
    Saw and R too! What a joke!
  • joestalinjoestalin Posts: 12,473 ✭✭
    Gyro is right, they use and spell out nicknames too. In football most of the time they spell out "rookie".

    So are you getting a Dice K auto as a replacment?

    Kevin
  • StingrayStingray Posts: 8,843 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I'm just not seeing the 'G' you are referring to. Where is it? >>



    The big red letter in the card that he autographed, unless it is #6 which would defeat the purpose of the card being called "BY THE LETTER"
  • CDsNutsCDsNuts Posts: 10,092 ✭
    I don't understand these cards at all. So they're not auto'd pieces from game worn jerseys, or even jerseys at all; they're just auto'd pieces of fabric patches with no real significance? They don't even present well. They might as well get them to autograph pieces of cut up fabric from shirts bought at the Salvation Army.
  • joestalinjoestalin Posts: 12,473 ✭✭
    These have been all the rage for years now, or so the companies think. Like all of UD "better" ideas, this one actually came from
    Donruss. Their idea was to actually use the nameplate letters of a game used jersey and have the player sign each one making them
    in reality all 1/1's. So Ben Roethlisberger has a 13 of them and Warrick Dunn had only 4. You can only imagine that player collectors
    went wild for these and the ultimate goal was to spell out the players name. Well as you can imagine with only 4 or 5 or 10 of them
    in circulation that would of been very hard if not impossible.

    UD went with fake patches maybe 5 or 6 years ago. They actually would make a whole product out of these. Many of them were autographed,
    and while the patches were really nice to look at, they were just manufactored patches. They cost little to nothing to produce...compared
    to ripping them off the backs of Jerry Rice and Dan Marino!

    UD is now ALL "fake" patches now. EVen in products that cost 300 bucks a pack! I actually own a letter from a Leon Washington jersey
    it is from Leaf Certified and it is very nice. These UD ones are not game used.

    Kevin
  • TNTonPMSTNTonPMS Posts: 2,279 ✭✭
    Interesting . . . I wonder what they would do in the case of the NY Yankees though, being they do not wear their names on their jerseys ?

    Gonna hafta look into that, I have never pulled any of those cards .

    If they're not pieces of the game used jerseys what a waste that is .

    They might as well be as Lee said .

    Hmmm, could it be a piece of his jersey written in Japanese /

    I'm completely lost here . . . as usual image
  • CDsNutsCDsNuts Posts: 10,092 ✭
    Not sure the hobby can take much more of this.
  • joestalinjoestalin Posts: 12,473 ✭✭
    Im not sure that Donruss has ever done the letterman with baseball. Mostly with football. As far as the fake patches that UD
    puts out, the Yankees have name plates just like any other team, even though on real jersey cards they don't use them. Ill
    do some research on the Yankee Letterman.

    Kevin

    PS I have never seen Japaneese letters...but they might be out there.
  • TNTonPMSTNTonPMS Posts: 2,279 ✭✭
    I'm not sure if Japanese even have letters either , I think they might be whole word symbols they use, But I have no idea
  • BobaFett72BobaFett72 Posts: 7,304
    duh.

    the G is from Godzilla..... Dice-K's greatest enemy. that...and all the WALKS he gives up
  • zep33zep33 Posts: 6,897 ✭✭✭
    Mr. Walk is currently 6-0 image
  • TNTonPMSTNTonPMS Posts: 2,279 ✭✭
    Makes for some happy Matsuzaka collectors , that's for sure , not to mention Bosox fans.

    6-0 <~~~ I'd take that anyday
  • fandangofandango Posts: 2,622 ✭
    these letters are the rage on the beckett boards...it seems everyone has them in their SIG....

    another example of manufactured scarcity from the card companies....JUNK

    rather have a clean auto instead of smudged auto that fades more very year!
  • LeiascardsLeiascards Posts: 3,233
    The R was possibly from Red Sox on the Jersey, The G though is a good question
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