2009 Topps Triple Threads Slideshow and Checklist

Now that Triple Threads has been live for a few weeks now, most of the different card variations have surfaced on eBay at one time or another. There is a total of 18 "different" Rickey cards included in the set, and other than 2 of the 3 #1/1's, the other 16 cards have all been accounted for, all of which are included in the slideshow below.

Here's the "official" checklist of the Rickey cards included in 2009 Topps TripleThreads. Due to seeing almost all of these on eBay, there are no surprises, but it's good too know that there isn't a super short-print hiding out there that just hasn't been uncovered yet.

2009 Topps Triple Threads Relics #115 Print Run/36
2009 Topps Triple Threads Relics #116 Print Run/36
2009 Topps Triple Threads Relics #117 Print Run/36

2009 Topps Triple Threads Relics Sepia #115 Print Run/27
2009 Topps Triple Threads Relics Sepia #116 Print Run/27
2009 Topps Triple Threads Relics Sepia #117 Print Run/27

2009 Topps Triple Threads Relics Emerald #115 Print Run/18
2009 Topps Triple Threads Relics Emerald #116 Print Run/18
2009 Topps Triple Threads Relics Emerald #117 Print Run/18

2009 Topps Triple Threads Relics Gold #115 Print Run/9
2009 Topps Triple Threads Relics Gold #116 Print Run/9
2009 Topps Triple Threads Relics Gold #117 Print Run/9

2009 Topps Triple Threads Relics Sapphire #115 Print Run/3
2009 Topps Triple Threads Relics Sapphire #116 Print Run/3
2009 Topps Triple Threads Relics Sapphire #117 Print Run/3

2009 Topps Triple Threads Relics Platinum #115 Print Run/1
2009 Topps Triple Threads Relics Platinum #116 Print Run/1
2009 Topps Triple Threads Relics Platinum #117 Print Run/1

My First 2009 Triple Threads Rickey!

In the mail this weekend I received my first 2009 Rickey Topps Triple Threads, one of the first new cards of Rickey that has been released in many years.

It seems that there are probably 6 different parallels to three different base cards, judging by the auctions that have surfaced, so I'll be chasing these for quite some time.

Rickey has card with the "SB KING" notation, as well as "MAN OF STEAL" and "1990 AL MVP," and I believe that's all their is, unless a rare short-print shows up later. So far, I have seen auctions for cards #/3, #/9, #/18, #/27, and #/36, and can only assume that a #1/1 of each card exists as well.


Despite how it may look in the scan, the patch is actually a dark green, and the card looks a lot brighter and shinier in person. I do enjoy the image that they chose to use of Rickey, but it would have been nice if a different one would have been used for each of the three card notations.


The back of the card lists the typical legal disclaimer, with the emphasis that this does not come from any particular year or event. I am glad that it actually came from an A's jersey, but they must want to be sure that it's clear that it was not the jersey that he wore when he broke the stolen base record back in 1991.