New images of 2009 Goodwin Champions just hit Upper Deck’s Facebook page. As you can see from the images below, this product is clearly Upper Deck’s secret weapon in the baseball card market.
If you haven’t joined Upper Deck’s Facebook, you probably should. They have single handedly make Beckett Media obsolete, as they post information to Facebook before Chris Olds can insert a Beckett watermark on it.
Too bad Donruss/Panini is still in the dark about the Internet.
Product Details:
Two Memorabilia Series cards per box, on average!
One Hard-Signed Autograph Series card per box, on average!
Twenty Minis per box, on average!
Ten short-printed subset cards – including two Super SP’s – per box
Est. release date – September
(images lead to full-size scans)
The Baseball Card Blog 
It appears as though Upper Deck took the artists worth their salt in the early Goudey releases and got them to paint landscapes behind the players. GENIUS.
You have any pricing on these?
Upper Deck didn’t list their price, unfortunately.
I’m going to go out on a limb and guess $85 SRP.
Damn. Damn. Damn. So many great sets this year … and me without steady work.
Those look sweet.
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?id=1377374628&ref=nf
Pannini is on Facebook.
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Donruss/62712690759
Donruss on Facebook.
Oof those look good. Wow, masterpieces in a different medium. Love it.
This is a pretty nice set. I look forward to bustin a box once it comes out.
This looks like a case break for the Man on the Street…
Later,
Submarine Shane
Remember how I said I wouldn’t be buying any Upper Deck product this year?
It appears I’m well on my way to eating my words.
Yep, I’m in for some of this…
I concur with the masses, this set looks pretty sweet.
those look great!
That set does look really nice. I’d like to put that together.
Donruss/Panini had some nice card giveaways last month on facebook.
Wow. These look better than ’03 Play Ball and ’07 Goudey. Hell, they look better than Allen & Ginter. Of course the original Goodwins were superior to the A&Gs as well. this could be a great set if Upper Deck doesn’t screw it up.
I will be doing a set of this. I love it.
Agreed with Dayf.
These cards look amazing I’m excited would love the Jeter
I’ll have to wait and see if it grows on me. Right now, it looks like Goudey, just with a different typeface.
I think it is better than average. Some kind of textured background is a welcome element compared to Goudey. However, if it is only a handful of backgrounds (like the cloud pattern) recycled over hundreds of different cards, then that becomes a mildly lame.
I have hope, however, as the cloud pattern looks like it might be only for the auto subset, and that’s sensible for that purpose.
The on-card autos will be insanely great. Hopefully, no redemptions. Dare I dream that a card maker is listening to their customer base?
One little nit, though is the continuation of mining ancient designs for the sake of new sets. Although Hobby Rule of Accumulation #78 clearly states, “one man’s gimmick is another man’s innovation”, how far back in time are we going to go for design ideas? I’d like to see a little more effort in trying to be original.
What’s next, cards in Sanskrit?
Cuneiform tablets with “in-clay” autos?
That does beg the question, though–is there room for originality in the tough card market, which has a LOT of fixed expectations?
I want that Nolan Ryan auto.
wow- better start saving up now..
The cards are beautiful, but I cringe at the price.
Take that Goudey…and that…and that. My god Goodwin is looking Good.
Any word on the checklist?
Can’t wait til one of thse gimmicky card companies purchase a Honus Wagner, cuts it up, and places it in a product with “Authentic Cut Honus Wagner” card, numbered to only 10 copies.
I’m sure we’ll see it one day.
Yeah man, these sure do look nice. If they really are around $75-$90/box, I’ll pick up a few.
Im excited about 2009 Goodwin Champions. The design looks great the auto’s look pretty cool.
WOW! Im going to order 5 cases of this……if I dont hit anything big, then I will officially retire from purchasing UD products!
Mario—- you can have all my Marlins cards haha GO RAYS!
Im saving for a case halfway there.
how many cards in this set?