Source: Topps
February 11, 2009 - The all-new 2009 Topps Baseball Series 1 is on shelves and the hobby edition is offering a unique way to collect the all-time greats of baseball.
Randomly inserted in boxes, are NICKNAME LETTER PATCHES sequentially numbered to 50. Each letter in a player’s nickname is represented…for example collectors can spell out Jackie Robinson’s nickname “J-A-C-K-I-E”. (image attached) All the manufactured letters are fashioned after the look and feel of the player’s original flannel jersey.
And for a political twist, there are nickname cards for President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.
The complete subject list including their nicknames is as follows:
LGCP-BG Bob Gibson St. Louis Cardinals GIBBY
LGCP-BR Babe Ruth New York Yankees BAMBINO
LGCP-CM Christy Mathewson New York Giants BIG SIX
LGCP-CMY Carl Yastrzemski Boston Red Sox YAZ
LGCP-CR Cal Ripken Jr. Baltimore Orioles IRON MAN
LGCP-CY Cy Young Cleveland Naps CYCLONE
LGCP-GS George Sisler St. Louis Browns GORGEOUS
LGCP-HW Honus Wagner Pittsburgh Pirates DUTCHMAN
LGCP-JF Jimmie Foxx Philadelphia Athletics THE BEAST
LGCP-JM Johnny Mize St. Louis Cardinals THE BIG CAT
LGCP-JR Jackie Robinson Brooklyn Dodgers JACKIE
LGCP-LG Lou Gehrig New York Yankees IRON HORSE
LGCP-MM Mickey Mantle New York Yankees THE MICK
LGCP-MM2 Mickey Mantle New York Yankees COMMERCE COMET
LGCP-MO Mel Ott New York Giants MASTER
LGCP-NR Nolan Ryan Houston Astros THE RYAN EXPRESS
LGCP-PWR Pee Wee Reese Brooklyn Dodgers PEE WEE
LGCP-RC Roy Campanella Brooklyn Dodgers CAMPY
LGCP-RCW Roberto Clemente Pittsburgh Pirates ARRIBA
LGCP-RH Rogers Hornsby St. Louis Cardinals RAJAH
LGCP-RM Roger Maris New York Yankees AGAINST ALL ODDS
LGCP-TC Ty Cobb Detroit Tigers GA PEACH
LGCP-TM Thurman Munson New York Yankees THE WALL
LGCP-TS Tris Speaker Cleveland Indians GREY EAGLE
LGCP-TW Ted Williams Boston Red Sox TEDDY BALLGAME
LGCP-WJ Walter Johnson Washington Senators BIG TRAIN
LGCP-BO Barack Obama Democrat COMMANDER IN CHIEF
LGCP-JB Joe Biden Democrat VICE PRESIDENT
LGCP-MIO Michelle Obama Democrat FIRST LADY
