Super Fan Episode!

Welcome to a special Super Fan edition of Opening Day Cards!

As Chris and I were roadtripping across the States, one of my stops was back in the Northwoods of Wisconsin where I met up with a HUGE fan of baseball, cards, and Opening Day Cards...Bennett. This year Bennett's baseball team went an astonishing 14-0! Congratulations!

Join us as we open a few packs of Topps 2010 Series 2. As always, all the cards on this episode are up for grabs. Just leave a comment below and we will ship it out your way.

Winning Idea for Opening Day Cards

After an excessive deliberation, Chris and I have chosen the winner of our latest contest where you were asked to submit your ideas for what we should do next at Opening Day Cards.

Without any more delay, the winner is Josh Hudgens! Even though Josh is a St. Louis Cardinals fan, we wish him a hearty congratulations!

In a nutshell, here is Josh's idea:

Viewers comb through their collection and form an All-Star team from their cards, including a player at each position. Then you take a picture and submit it to us. We will post all submissions and YOU the viewers will vote on our site to decide the winning submission for the best All-Star team of baseball cards.

Why we LOVE this idea:

1. It gives us all an excuse to rummage through our collection again, and that is always a good time.
2. We love it when viewers submit pictures of their cards.
3. We REALLY love it when viewers get to vote so we don't have the hard job of deciding who wins
4. This idea is really cool because the winning submission will include both the best all-time greats, including a mix of retired and current MLB stars, and the quality of the cards, for example, rookie cards, relics, autos, etc.
5. It's a contest, and we obviously love contests because they allow us to give away free awesome cards to you all!

We will be using Josh's awesome idea in an upcoming episode, so start combing through your cards now. More contest details, including the announcement of the sweet prize is coming soon!

Thanks to all of you who submitted ideas, we received a TON of great ideas. Don't be surprised if we use your idea even if you didn't win. We are in the business of giving you what you want. You want free baseball cards? You got 'em!

Winner of the Best Card from 2010!

Hey Folks - Great work on the contest happening over on our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/openingdaycards. There are some incredible cards posted and this has not been an easy decision. We are announcing a first place winner as well as a runner up winner which will receive a prize as well.

FIRST PRIZE: Nick Shaw! You put Babe Ruth and Ryan Howard on the same card and there's not much we can do about that!

SECOND PRIZE: Todd Fee! Todd's Mike Leake 2009 Donruss Elite MIke Leake Collegiate Patch Auto RC. Even though this card is a 2009 it sounds like it was pulled this year and it is a BEAUTY!

Thank you for all the submissions and remember - there's another great contest running now with an even better prize. Do you have an idea for what we can do with this show? What we can do with this blog? Leave your best idea as a comment on the post below and you could be receiving 5 new packs in the mail for free!

Congratulations again to the two winners and thanks for all the submissions!

Episode 30: Mail Day and Free Cards!

Little bit of mail, little bit of free cards for you.

I'll post some more info later, but for now I am off to the Giants - Red Sox game!

Enjoy!

Two Grand Slams in One Inning - (winner of MCG code)

Two grand slams in one inning for Fernando Tatis is a feat we don't expect to see happen again anytime soon. In fact it's more likely that A-Rod will skip across Braden's mound again before we see two grand slams in one inning. Can you believe that little fire cracker on the left pulled this of? A big congratulations to Joshua for being in attendance at this game and for winning the last code in our Million Card Giveaway competition. There were a ton of great stories and we'd also like to award an honorable mention to Oriole Way for his incredible story about Eddie Feinger - for more on Eddie we suggest you read this Sports Illustrated Post.

For those of you that are curious, Tatis's Cardinals pulled off the victory and Chan-Ho-Park's Dodgers took the well deserved loss after watching Tatis put up 8 RBI's against him in the third inning with the two grand slams.

Again a big congratulations to Joshua for taking first prize, & to our runner up "Oriole Way" we're hunting down a special gift as you endure another season cheering on Baltimore. Thanks again to Jeremy Dunson for his suggestion that we run a Million Card Giveaway episode, we'll get another in the works!

Thanks for your support and may the star on your team hit two grand slams in one inning, he'll be joining elite company - Tatis was the 2008 comeback player of the year after all!

Viewer Video #1 - Opening Day Cards

We are geeked about this episode!

For the past 2 months it has been a blast for Chris and I to open cards and share the excitement (and the cards) with all of you. It's great to see it has been a blast for you all as well.

One viewer, Nick Proietti from Cheyenne, WY has been a regular viewer from the beginning, and he likes what we do so much he just had to join in the fun. He made his own video and is sharing his cards with all of you! More FREE cards*

Tune in as Nick opens a few packs of cards, shares his favorites, and comment below to request a card.

You can contact Nick at sanfrancisco_giants_maniac@yahoo.com.

Enjoy!

*Limit one card per person

Free Cards and more Fan Mail! Episode 21

Episode 21 from chris andrew on Vimeo.

Welcome back to Opening Day Cards, where everyday is Opening Day.

Today we are opening up some more mail we have received in the past few weeks, and more importantly, we are opening up some new packs of baseball cards and giving them all away for free*.

First the fan mail: A big thank you to Troy for sending us some TTM autos of Mike Cameron and Jamie Moyer. A big thank you to the USPS for saving Troy's letter to us.

Next, the free cards* for you: We each open up a pack of 1992 Upper Deck Denny's Grand Slam holograph cards. Tune in to see the two players we opened. We also open packs of Topps 2009 Updates and Highlights. Does Joe get his Edgar Renteria dream card, or Chris his Mike Cameron?

Last, a special surprise: a Mother's Cookies Nolan Ryan 5000 Strike Out card, still sealed in the original package (thank you Nils!). To make this card yours, you need to leave us a comment with your best strike out story. As a hitter, did you strike out in the last inning of a huge playoff game with your team down one run? As a pitcher, did you sit down the league's best slugger in a clutch situation? Leave us a comment with your best strikeout story and this Nolan Ryan is yours!

*limit one card per person

Free Fleer Baseball Cards - Episode 19

Almost two weeks into the MLB season and we have a treat for you at Opening Day Cards.

We are kicking back, drinking some Miller Lite, talking baseball gloves, David Ortiz, our favorite players to collect, and of course, baseball cards. Today we open a couple packs of Fleer 1984, from the year of Joe's birth. Flashing back 26 years allows us to have some real Dream Cards. Fortunately for Chris we pull some great former Red Sox. Tune in to find out who we pulled, and while you are at it, request a free baseball card.

If you are new, trust me, we send out whatever card you request, absolutely FREE*. Just leave us a comment below and we will ship it to you.

*limit 1 card per person

Free Baseball Cards: Opening Day Cards Episode 17

Welcome back baseball fans to Opening Day Cards. In today's episode we bust open some Topps 2009 baseball cards. The best part, all these baseball cards are FREE* baseball cards.

The first series of the MLB season is behind us. The Milwaukee Brewers won their first series taking two of three games at home from the visiting Colorado Rockies. Joe is pleased.

The Boston Red Sox dropped two of three at Fenway to the visiting rivals, the New York Yankees. Chris is bummed.

Back this episode is the Dream Card and Baseball Term of the Day. Does Chris get his Dustin Pedroia Dream Card or Joe his Tim Lincecum? And as always, FREE* baseball cards! Be the first to comment and the card of your choice will be mailed to your door.

Due to the incredible response to FREE* baseball cards (and why wouldn't there be an incredible response to free baseball cards) we have changed our policy to limit it to one card per person per episode, so choose wisely.

Thanks for tuning in!

*limit ONE card per person per episode, while supplies last

Free Baseball Cards: Episode 15

There's less than 2 days to go. The excitement is pretty ridiculous. Opening Day is upon us.

What's a good way to keep things rolling...how about giving away some free cards*? Yeah, that sounds goooooooood. Watch us open a couple packs of Upper Deck, but check us out on Facebook to see the FOUR FREE PACKS* we opened on today's show. They are all there at www.facebook.com/openingdaycards and they are all FREE*. While you are there, friend request us. We are always looking for more friends to share the MLB excitement with!

And if you like Opening Day Cards, give us a vote for the Upper Deck Social Media Awards for Best Blog. With your awesome support we have been able to compete in this thing, but we need you now more than ever. Tell your friends, tell your mom, tell your grandpa, tell your gym teacher, tell your parole officer, we NEED YOUR HELP!



And just to remind you, if we win, all the cards (like usual) are going to be given away FREE on this blog. That's just how we do things.


*limit 2 cards per person, while supplies last

Episode 9: Get to Facebook for over 100 FREE cards!

Baseball - Opening Day Cards vs "The Cube" #9 from chris andrew on Vimeo.

Today's episode is a sprint. We have one of those mysterious Cube-O-Cards to demystify. What is really inside those things? They say over 200 cards and 10 unopened packs. We threw down the $10 at Target and crack into it to show you what's inside.

But there's a catch:

Every card we can't open/show you in 5 minutes is FREE.

Check out all the FREE cards on www.facebook.com/openingdaycards

See how many cards we can open in 5 minutes. Spoiler Alert: we left over 100 cards undisclosed and up for grabs on Facebook. Check it out!

Episode 7: Still FREE cards

Baseball - Opening Day Cards #7 from chris andrew on Vimeo.

Chris is pretty excited about episode 7. He thinks it may be the best episode yet.

What makes an episode so amazing?

1. The best pack of Topps 2010 we have yet to open
2. Two mouthfuls of Jalapeno Hot Salsa David sunflower seeds
3. An amazing Prince Fielder walkoff Home Run (check out the video on MLB.com)
   
4. The most difficult Home Run card decision of the year
5. Only two weeks until Opening Day!
6. Oh yeah, we are still giving these cards away for FREE!*

You want a card? Leave us a comment and it's yours. It's honestly that easy.

Thanks for tuning in!

* for a limited time only, while supplies last, limit 2 cards per person.

Free Baseball Cards: Opening Day Cards Episode 6

Baseball - Opening Day Cards #6 from chris andrew on Vimeo.

Chris apologizes that this was so late. He has been going through a lot personally, and you have paid the price, which isn't right. He's sorry.

This time we are back in action opening packs of Upper Deck 2010 baseball cards, and again, we are giving them all away for free. Nothing better than FREE BASEBALL CARDS*.

Straight outta Take Me Out to the Ballgame, we dabble in some Cracker Jack in this episode. A delicious caramel corn treat with a prize to open at the end. Mmmm.


*This is a limited time offer. Llimit 2 cards per person, while supplies last

Free Baseball Cards: Opening Day Cards Episode 3

Baseball - Opening Day Cards #3 from chris andrew on Vimeo.

Check out our 3rd episode as we continue to give away free baseball cards! We both open a pack of 2010 Topps baseball cards and share the excitement with you.

There's only 27 more days until the real Opening Day. We know you are getting excited, we are too. The only way we can cope is to start opening packs of fresh baseball cards and sharing them with you, literally.

You see a card you like, comment below and it's yours*. We will honestly send you the card of your choice (if someone doesn't request it first).

For today's show we kick back and relax with an ice cold bottle of Miller Lite, the official beer of Miler Park, home of the Milwaukee Brewers. We also chomp on some seeds left over from the last episode. Don't worry, they are still fresher than Chris' t-shirt.

* (limit 2 cards per person while supplies last)

Coming Soon: Opening Day Cards, where every day is Opening Day

Is there a better feeling than opening a new fresh pack of baseball cards? Ever feel the rush of excitement that comes with discovering each new player mixed with the gentle reverence and care to not degrade the quality of the cards in any way?

Then Opening Day Cards is the place for you. Tune in each week to catch a new episode of Opening Day Cards, where everyday is Opening Day.

So what is Opening Day Cards all about? Each week Joe and Chris each open a new pack of baseball cards and we share ALL of the excitement with you. Join us as we discuss the players, teams, news and cards. And best of all, each card is up for grabs. That's right, for a limited time, we are giving away cards. All you have to do is leave us a comment with the card you want and we will ship it directly to you. If there is an easier way to get free cards, let us know, we want them.

Thanks for tuning in. Opening Day for MLB action is April 4th, but at Opening Day Cards Opening Day is February 28, 2010. Then let the free cards begin!