[key2win]

2011 ITG Heroes & Prospects Baseball Hits Series One

Release Date: February 24th, 2011
Configuration: 1 Pack Per Box, 5 Cards Per Pack
Retail Price: Average $80 to $85

This is a very unique baseball product in that there are no base cards, only "Hits". That means that each box will only contain autograph and/or game-used memorabilia cards! The checklists have a great mix of heroes and prospects with a lot of 1/1's mixed in (on average a 1/1 in each 12 box case).

Content Highlights
• Each box will contain five "Hits" (no base cards in this product)
• Each Master Case will contain four 12-box inner cases
• On average, one 1 of 1 in each 12-box case
• On average, six Heroes inserts in each 12-box case

Each box of 2011 In The Game Heroes and Prospects Baseball Hits will now contain FIVE cards - all Hits! Authentic Autographs or Authentic Game-Used Memorabilia.

On average, there will be 4.5 Prospect Autographs per box and every other box will contain one Heroes Cut Signature or Heroes Game-Used Memorabilia card featuring some of the greatest players to step out onto the diamond.

The premier edition of In The Game Heroes and Prospects Baseball Hits will be extremely limited. Confirmed prospects for this landmark release include Mike Trout and Tim Beckham, who are two of the hottest players in the hobby today.

As for the Heroes component of this product, look for Heroes Cut Signatures or limited Heroes Game-Used Memorabilia cards. The company has put together a great group of living and deceased legends for this release and the Cuts will include such names as Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, and Hank Aaron.


Box 1 Results



The first autograph we pulled is of San Diego Padre Minor League Outfielder Rymer Liriano. This is a Full Body Autograph Silver Version, only 390 cards were made.



The second autograph pulled is of New York Yankee Minor League Catcher J.R. Murphy. This is a Close Up Autograph Silver Version, only 190 were made.



The next autograph is of Minnesota Twin Minor League Outfielder Max Kepler. This is from the Country of Origin Autograph Set which depicts the country that each prospect was born in. Only 40 cards were made for the Silver Versions.



Next is an autograph of Boston Red Sox Minor League Shortstop Sean Coyle. This is from the Lumbergraphs Autograph Set and has a baseball bat set in the background surrounding the autograph. Only 100 cards were made of each player.



The last autograph in this box is of Texas Ranger Minor League Outfielder Jake Skole. This beautiful card is from the Between The Seams Autograph Set. The autograph is placed directly on the seam of the baseball. There are 19 cards made for the Gold Versions.


Box 2 Results



The first autograph from the second box is of New York Yankee Minor League Pitcher Adam Warren. This is a Full Body Autograph Silver Version, only 390 cards were made.



The second autograph pulled is of Toronto Blue Jay Major League Pitcher Kyle Drabek. Drabek is one of the top pitching prospects in all of baseball. This is also a Full Body Autograph Silver Version, only 390 were made.



The next autograph is of Texas Ranger Minor League Pitcher Martin Perez. This is from the Country of Origin Autograph Set which depicts the country that each prospect was born in. Only 40 cards were made for the Silver Versions.



Next is another autograph of New York Yankee Minor League Pitcher Adam Warren. This is from the Hard Cuts Autograph Set which has the autograph cut from a check. Only 24 cards were made for the Silver Versions.



The last autograph in this box is of New York Yankee Great and Current Los Angeles Dodger Manager Don Mattingly. This autograph is from the Hero Autographs Set. Only 80 cards were made of each player.


Final Thoughts

In The Game has released their inaugural Heroes and Prospects Baseball Hits product and it is a Grand Slam. The five hit cards come packed in a penny sleeve and top loader already inside each box. There are no base cards in this product, so you know you will pull 5 autograph or game used cards in each box. This product features a great selection of baseball heroes and prospects such as Kyle Drabek, Mike Trout, Tim Beckham, Ted Williams, Yogi Berra, Nolan Ryan, Pete Rose, Carl Yastrzemski, Ryne Sandberg, Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, and more. I really like the look and design of the Between The Seams Autograph Set. Most of the autographs are sticker autographs, but looking at the Full Body Autograph Set and the Close Up Autograph Set, you barely notice because of the white background used. This product is ideal for autograph and game used collectors since you are guaranteed 5 hits per box. Heroes & Prospects Baseball Hits Series One is off to a great start, I cant wait to see the next baseball release from In The Game. I would like to thank In The Game for giving our site two boxes of this new product to review.


Product Rating

Value = 5
Innovation = 5
Fun and Experience = 5
Rebuy Value = 5

I rate this product an A+ for In The Game!


NPN

There is no NPN for this product.


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[Brads55]

Holy moly what an outstanding product this is! Definitely a winner! Love the look of these cards!

[FrankMcdee]

that product is LOADED!!!

[gladdyontherise]

Some sick hits, the Skole and Mattingly are awesome

[schwood]

Very nice cards. Sweet review!

Love the Coyle card...obviously! I wonder where he is playing. Does it say on the card what affiliate he plays for? Or played for?

[ocanseco55]

the cards are outstanding! a quality product! that Skole is sick!

[key2win]

Woody - it doesnt say on the card, but Sean Coyle plays for the Lowell Spinners of Class A.

[Dacubs?]

very nice, wonder if ITG could get in any trouble with the seams design since it could resmeble UD Sweet SPot

[fuser]

wow, great product. will definately have to get a box or 2 of them

[B.I.G.Poppa]

Very quality product from ITG, i'd hope they'd get the pro license in Baseball and Hockey.

I like Lumbergraphs auto!

[jsab4807]

Nice product....love the Lumbergraphs and the Check/Auto!

[Leafsfan1967]

I wish this was a hockey product, because it is exactly up my alley with the no base cards, or inserts, and parallel cards that I have boxes of just sitting here. This set is phenomenal. The Don Mattingly heroes auto is a great hit to pull from your boxes.

I really love the Jake Skole "Between the Seams" card, the Adam Warren "Hard Cuts", and the Sean Coyle "Lumbergraphs" is the nicest one of the bunch. My favorite card from the break though is definitely the Kyle Drabek auto, as he is from my hometown team the Toronto Blue Jays. Very nice product. Thanks very much Kerwin for the great review, and again thank you to ITG for allowing us to open, and review their fine products.

[jaybarkerfan]

The cut check card is a beauty! Love the hits!

[Phlash]

very nice product

[Hoffmoen]

Awesome review, I love the fact their are only hits in the boxes. The designs are sharp and the fact they have autos from players like Don Mattingly are great.

[CLG]

Definitely looks like an awesome product. I need to get one of these for sure. That Mattingly auto is bad ass!

[bobdabench]

nice review sharp looking cards tx bob

[Myerburg311]

very cool..

[dgreen1899]

That is a pretty nice product. I like the Hard Cuts...even though I think a cut auto is kind of silly for a living player.

[cornwellfamily]

Nice to see you can get some veterans along with the rookies. Nice product and the hits look good.