Anyone pick up any 2008 Bowman yet?

zep33 · May 14, 2008 11:42PM

Think I'll grab a box or 2 after work today.

I wanna rip something.

Leiascards · May 14, 2008 11:49PM

I am going to Longview today might pick up a box of something there.

vtbub · May 15, 2008 12:02AM

We got them where I work yesterday. They look nice. They have jumbo boxes with an auto sitting as the box topper when you open it in a hard sleeve.

kmnorton · May 15, 2008 1:03AM

Zep, be sure to post pictures of the Moustakas and Vitters Superfractor when you pull them!

I got two hobby boxes yesterday from a brand new case and got the same auto in both boxes, whee...

zep33 · May 15, 2008 3:10AM

went over at lunch and bought a box of hobby and a box of Jumbos.

Now I gotta sit here all day waiting to go home and rip.

jlzinck · May 15, 2008 3:47AM

<< went over at lunch and bought a box of hobby and a box of Jumbos.

Now I gotta sit here all day waiting to go home and rip. >>

Damnit he got there before me.

I was going to tell the owner to give me the box zep would pick amd I would get the LaProta 1/1 Auto with genuine PSA DNA JFK Hair.

Oh well I guess I'll have to settle for sloppy seconds

zep33 · May 15, 2008 4:14AM

I pulled in while UPS was delivering them

Uphill · May 15, 2008 5:45AM

Holy cow! There are already 3,000+ auctions on eBay for 2008 Bowman.

When did this come out?

1989FleerBillRipkencollector · May 15, 2008 6:14AM

<< Holy cow! There are already 3,000+ auctions on eBay for 2008 Bowman.

When did this come out? >>

Release date was yesterday. I think Taiwan got theirs on the 12th.

zep33 · May 15, 2008 9:49AM

Nothing very good out of the hobby box. Nice clean design for the base cards and the prospects set looks cool too.

The 1 auto was Kevin Ahrens (on card - right on the chrome - which is pretty cool)

5 numbered cards

Maddux blue 072/500
Luke Montz blue 025/500
Jake Renshaw orange 212/250
Engel Beltre ref 427/599
Daniel Cortes x-ref 217/275

there's 1 gold parallel in every pack.

CDsNuts · May 15, 2008 9:51AM

New cards confuse me. Why so many different colors and fractors? They do look nice thoguh, I will say that.

zep33 · May 15, 2008 9:58AM

<< New cards confuse me. Why so many different colors and fractors? They do look nice thoguh, I will say that. >>

The guy that makes $7 an hour can do the base set and prospect set.
The guy that makes $8 an hour can do the base, prospect and chrome set
The guy that makes $9 an hour can do the base, prospect, chrome and blue set
The guy that makes $10 an hour can do the base, prospect, chrome, blue and ......

joestalin · May 15, 2008 10:38AM

Jumbos have 3 autos per. The chromes are a nice touch this year for bowman, but again they are just
rehashed 07 "rookies".

Kevin

zep33 · May 15, 2008 12:20PM

Well unless the box topper auto doesn't count, I got an extra autograph in the jumbo box.

haven't heard of any of these guys yet though

and the winner of the baseball name of the year:

VitoCo1972 · May 15, 2008 12:23PM

I just picked up a few packs as a test - It's a better set than last year. No autos, but I may pick up a jumbo and a hobby this weekend and do the set.

Stingray · May 16, 2008 4:28AM

<< New cards confuse me. Why so many different colors and fractors? They do look nice thoguh, I will say that. >>

Agreed, and I do not like mixing of regular and chrome versions. They use to just be seperate at one time.

1989FleerBillRipkencollector · May 16, 2008 6:09AM

<< Well unless the box topper auto doesn't count, I got an extra autograph in the jumbo box.

haven't heard of any of these guys yet though

>>

Josh Bell !!!

His 1st Bowman card was in 2005 but this is his 1st auto. Yet to play a MLB game. Autos selling for $10ish.

Birthplace: Lantana, FL
Opening Day Age: 21
Acquired: Fourth round pick in 2005
2007 Club(s): Great Lakes (A) / Inland Empire (A) Scouting Report:
Rated as the 11th-best prospect in the Dodger organization and the ninth-best prospect in the Midwest League by Baseball America...was tied for the ninth-best batting average (.289) and the fourth-best slugging percentage (.470) in the Midwest League...played for the West Oahu CaneFires of the Hawaii Winter Baseball League following the season and was named the leagues' 10th-best prospect by Baseball America...participated in the inaugural Dodgers' Winter Development Program in January 2008.

fur72 · May 16, 2008 6:40AM

and to think I wasted my money on co signers... I had rip fever though...

zep33 · May 16, 2008 7:55AM

picked up 2 more hobby boxes today. i wanted to get 1 jumbo but he was already out of them

Rip time soon as the Sox come on and they plate a run - Dice-K on the mound tonight

Goot · May 16, 2008 9:40AM

I probably won't rip any of this but there are definitely some names I like in the product.

Jason Heyward's first autograph, David Price's first Bowman auto, a Brandon Jones auto, and some other's that I'm forgetting right now. I doubt I'll buy any though since I've met them all and have them all on baseballs.

Leiascards · May 16, 2008 2:21PM

I bought a box yesterday and am finally getting around to posting them. I think I did pretty good with the Autos. The topper was Wil Inman, but I have misplaced him for the moment. The Bell is the refractor, just wish it was the Moustakas that was..

Guru · May 16, 2008 2:24PM

Picked up a blaster today. Nothing spectacular.

zep33 · May 16, 2008 8:18PM

Nice pull on the Moustakas. Heard of that guy

funny we got the same 2 other autos.

Anyone pick up any 2008 Bowman yet?

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