2008 Upper Deck Masterpieces

Today we get artistic here on the Pack Rip Cafe. We have some Masterpieces from Upper Deck circa 2008.

2008 Upper Deck Masterpieces

#65 Jorge Posada (Yankees)

A keeper off the top. Notice the detail of the fans in the background.

#94 Ryne Sandberg (Cubs)

The appearance of a low camera angle is a nice touch.

#18 Alfonso Soriano (Cubs)

The detail on the face really shines on this one.

#81 Ichiro (Mariners)

The sharpness of the arms and uniform make this one sweet. Too bad I messed up the left side by accident. Doh!

BY THE NUMBERS:
Total Cards: 4

Teams Represented: 3
Rookie Cards: 0
Sub Sets: 0
Parallels: 0
Inserts: 0
Hits: 0
Keepers for Me: 2 (Posada and Ichiro)

MY RATINGS:
Front Design: 8 out of 10 Great artwork, nice design, textured like canvas, no team logo.
Back Design: 8 out of 10 Nice design, team logo, good player info, One year stats and career total, a good write up on a career achievement and that's the year stats they feature.
Player Selection: 8 out of 10 Very Good

FINAL OVERALL RATING: 2 RBI Single into right field. Two out of four keepers and the fact that this set has really grown on me. I never thought I would miss Upper Deck and they do a lot of stuff that stinks but the Masterpieces sets were great.  

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