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

Fan Mail! Episode 20

Episode 20 from chris andrew on Vimeo.

Right now, at this moment as I type this, Chris is running the Boston Marathon. His goal was 2:40, and last I checked his pace was 2:46...so he better pick it up!

So while Chris is running, let's watch a new episode. This one is a shout out to our viewers who have been AWESOME and sent us some mail. Every once in a while I open the mail box and lose my mind to find some baseball cards in there...I hope the same thing happens to you.

If you sent us something and it doesn't appear in this episode, don't worry. We got it, we are just REALLY LATE in releasing this episode. In fact, we already filmed another Fan Mail episode and will release it later this week...plus we have more fan mail we haven't even opened.

Mail is FUN!

Thanks everyone!

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

Fantasy Baseball Power Week: Episode 18 Opening Day Cards

We are mixing it up this week. Still FREE cards, but if you want to win these cards, you need to pick the best 3 player team in our first ever Power Fantasy Week. Here's how it works:

1. Pick one infielder, one outfielder, and one pitcher from the cards we opened (see below for lists)
   
2. You get 1 point for each win, save, home run, and RBI that your players record from Wednesday, April 14 through end of day Wednesday, April 21
   
3. Post your picks in our comments
4. The viewer who's 3 player team has the most points wins 2 of the 3 packs we opened (Joe's pack and the extra pack)
   
5. The 2nd place viewer gets Chris' pack of cards
6. We will find an awesome way of settling any ties, don't worry
   

Here are the players (note they may have changed teams in the offseason, you are selecting the player on whichever team they are on now):

Infielders

• Russell Martin, C, LA Dodgers
• Brian Buscher, 3B, Minnesota Twins
• Micah Hoffpauir, 1B, Chicago Scrubs
• Greg Dobbs, 3B, Philadelphia Phillies
• JJ Hardy, SS, Minnesota Twins
  
• German Duran, 3B, Texas Rangers
• Adrian Beltre, 3B, Seattle Mariners
• Jerry Hairston Jr., SS, Cincinnati Reds
• Todd Helton, 1B, Colorado rockies
• Albert Pujols, 1B, St. Louis Cardinals
• Rafael Furcal, SS, LA Dodgers

Outfielders

• Rick Ankiel, OF, St. Louis Cardinals
• Nick Markakis, OF, Baltimore Orioles
• Cody Ross, OF, Florida Marlins

Pitchers

• Adam Wainwright, St. Louis Cardinals
• Jared Burton, Cincinnati Reds
• Tim Lincecum, San Francisco Giants
• Kevin Gregg, Chicago Cubs
• Scott Kazmir, Tampa Bay Rays
• Jonathan Sanchez, San Francisco Giants
• Bobby Jenks, Chicago White Sox
• Justin Hampton, San Diego Padres
• Ramon Ramirez, Boston Red Sox

Good luck!

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

Episode 16: Opening Day Cards

Hey everybody, we're back in action with some rare finds.

Chris knows a lot of people, and a lot of people know Chris, including a guy over at Know Knew Books in Palo Alto, CA. Chris stopped in one day and struck up a conversation with Bill, the owner (striking up conversations is one of Chris' finest talents...pronouncing baseball players' names...notsomuch). But Bill from Know Knew Books gave us some pretty cool cards. He had a complete set of 1988 Donruss, and an unopened box of 1990 ProCards AAA Minor League Baseball Cards.

Check it out as we each open a pack of these old school cards. Let us know if you know any of the players we opened. Did they make it to the bigs? Did they play for your team? Do you want their card? Are there any horse socks? Is anybody listening to me?

Thanks for tuning in!

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

Red Sox Rotation Preview - Episode 12

Chris weighs in on the Red Sox starting five. Some exciting changes for the Red Sox this season, including the addition of John Lackey.

Here's how it looks right now:

1. Josh Beckett

2. Jon Lester

3. John Lackey

4. Tim Wakefield

5. Clay Buchholz

If you're dying for more (like we are so close to Opening Day!), check out the MLB.com write-up on the rotation here.

Baseball Cards for Free: Episode 11

This episode is a challenge to you.

We are sick and tired of offering FREE* baseball cards, and having only some of them requested. We DARE you to request them all. There are only 12 cards in a pack of Topps 2010, that means we need 24 cards requested.

It's getting so close to Opening Day, that we are losing our minds. We get some pretty sweet cards in here, but they are all up for grabs. Absolutely FREE*.

Thanks for tuning in!

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

Special Edition: Hottest MLB Wives

Chris and Joe countdown the Top 5 most attractive MLB baseball players' wives.

There are a lot of attractive women out there, and a lot of wealthy, athletic baseball players. It's hard to pick the top5, but we did the hard work of prioritizing them all for you and filtering it down to the cream of the crop.

Did we get it right...are these the most attractive? You be the judge.

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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 8: Free Baseball Cards and 23 Year Old Gum

Baseball - Opening Day Cards #8 from chris andrew on Vimeo.

We are officially less than two weeks from Opening Day. Excitement is building. Pitching rotations are shaping up. Lineups are filling out. And we are still opening cards and handing them out.

Check out our 8th installment to see us open 4 packs, 2 of which we are giving away for FREE*

First we crack into some Upper Deck 2009 Series 2 from a Blaster Box (Chris was really hoping for an Autograph or Jersey card, so he is unwilling to part with these packs).

Next we open up some Topps 1987. A classic set of cards with the wood paneling background, and more mustaches than a Harley Davidson rally. Check out Joe's review of these cards on Amazon.com.

Oh, and did I mention that Chris nearly vomits after eating 23 year old bubble gum that comes in the packs of 1987 Topps? You have to see this.

* for a limited time, while supplies last, limit 1 card per person

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 5

Baseball - OpeningDayCards #5 from chris andrew on Vimeo.

Busting through some Topps 2010 Series 1 packs. These may be the best 2 packs we have opened so far, so perk up.

Now I know this episode isn't supposed to air until tomorrow, but Chris is MIA. He took off for Montana, and left me holding the bag (this is Joe). Before he left, he uploaded the video to Vimeo, and people have started to watch it. In fact, people have already started requesting cards. In fact, in fact, many cards are already gone. I mailed some today. Bottom line, you get to see this episode before it was ever supposed to air, and you need to see it before all the cards are gone.

We are continuing the madness of giving away FREE BASEBALL CARDS*. Just leave us a comment below letting us know what card you want, and I will mail it to you.

Also, in this episode Chris mentions a sweet Jimmy Rollins commercial, check it out here to see why Chris chose Rollins as his Dream Card.

Enjoy,

Joe

* limit 2 cards per person, while supplies last

Free Baseball Cards: Opening Day Cards Episode 4

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Check out our 4th Episode where we continue to give away free baseball cards. Be the first to comment on the card you want and it's yours!

In today's episode, watch Joe and Chris each open a pack of Upper Deck 2010. A new twist on today's show is the introduction to Double Bubble bubble gum, which really starts to add up. Joe has to eat another piece for each National League player in his pack (as the Brewers are a National League team) and Chris does the same for the American League (as the Red Sox are an American League team).

Final count: Chris 13, Joe 10.

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)

Free Baseball Cards: Opening Day Cards Episode 2

Free Baseball Cards - Episode #2 from chris andrew on Vimeo.

We made it back for Episode 2 of Opening Day Cards. Today, our countdown brings us within 31 days of Opening Day. This time we each open a pack of Upper Deck 2010 baseball cards. Join us as we search for that Dream Card.

Once again, all the cards you see in today's show are up for grabs. Just leave a comment in the post below. That's it. Free baseball cards.

(limit 2 cards per person, while supplies last)

New to today's show, we open our cards with a mouthful of one of baseball's many oral pleasures, David's Sunflower Seeds. Nothing like some Jalapeno Hot Salsa flavored seeds to get you in the baseball spirit.

Free Baseball Cards: Opening Day Cards Episode 1

Opening Day Cards - Episode 1 from chris andrew on Vimeo.

Just 34 more days until Opening Day, start the action early with Opening Day Cards. Episode 1 kicks off Opening Day Cards with Joe and Chris each opening a pack of Topps 2009 baseball cards.

Check it out to see which players we got and leave us a comment to make those cards your own. Every card is up for grabs! For a limited time, if you tell us which card you want we will send it to you for FREE!

(limit 2 cards per person, while supplies last)

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