2009 Bowman Hobby Edition

Today the Pack Rip Cafe presents a pack of 2009 Bowman.

2009 Bowman Hobby Edition

#10 Ichiro (Mariners)

#210 Jonathan Niese (Mets)

#106 Yovani Gallardo (Brewers)

A nice start with 2 keepers off the top.

#BP49 Abraham Almonte (Yankees)

#BP76 Pat McAnaney (D-Backs)

Gold #56 Jacoby Ellsbury (Red Sox)

Another keeper and a star on a gold parallel.

 

Chrome #BCP83 Seth Garrison (Red Sox)

Chrome #BCP31 Luis Sumoza (Braves)

#83 Justin Duchscherer (A's)

#155 Chris Young (D-Backs)

As usual the chromes look very nice.

Four of the backs.

BY THE NUMBERS:
Total Cards: 10

Teams Represented:  8
Rookie Cards: 1
Sub Sets:  4 (Prospects and Chrome Prospects)
Parallels: 1 (Gold) 
Inserts: 0
Hits: 0
Keepers for Me: 3 (Ichiro, Niese, Almonte, the rest except the gold are available)

MY RATINGS:
Front Design: 7 out of 10 Good pictures, veterans have in game photos and prospects are posed pictures, simple design in Bowman tradition,  no team logo.
Back Design: 7 out of 10 Nice layout, good player info through the Resume, Skills, and Evolution categories, team logo, only 08 and total stats.
Player Selection: 7 out of 10 Good, a mix of prospects and veterans.

FINAL OVERALL RATING:   Bloop Single  over first base. 3 keepers and a decent mix make this pack a hit.

Thanks for Reading!