Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Full list of 2008 Gummie Winners.

Product of the Year, Set of the Year, and Best Retro-Themed Product: Topps Allen & Ginter.

All of these were runaway winners, and neither should come as a shock.

Card of the Year: Donruss Threads Bats #9, Shoeless Joe Jackson


This was the first surprise result. The smart money was on the Topps Obama, but it could only muster 25% of the vote. Meanwhile, the Shoeless Joe Bat card from Donruss Threads received 41% and won in an upset.

Rookie Card of the Year: Topps Heritage #650, Evan Longoria


It wasn't much of a shock to see Longoria get this award. What was a shock was that it wasn't the one with the cut/sticker autograph, swatch of jersey fabric, and serial numbering that won (SP Authentic); but just a humble base card (Heritage).

Best Insert Set: Topps Trading Card History

Trading Card History got 56% of the vote, easily defeating TA&G's Mini World Leaders.

Best Autogamer Set: Topps Allen & Ginter Framed Relics

The TA&G Framed Relics got 45%, while Stadium Club Beam Team beat out Topps Heritage A Real One for second by a single vote.

Also, Razor Signature Autographs did not receive a single vote.

Best High-End Product: Playoff Prime Cuts IV

This by far, was the most competitive category.

Topps Triple Threads 21.7%
Upper Deck Premier 14.5%
Topps Finest 20.5%
Topps Sterling 19.3%
Playoff Prime Cuts IV 24.1%

Best Prospect Themed Product:
Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects.

If I were a betting man, I'd have placed my money on Razor to win, and BDP&P to finish last. As it turns out, BDP&P won and Razor got the wooden spoon.


Best Unlicensed Product:
Playoff Prime Cuts IV

Donruss took the Win (Prime Cuts), Place (D'Russ Threads), and Show (DEEE) positions.


Worst Overall Product:
Upper Deck X
Most Disappointing Product:
Stadium Club
Most Meaningless Product:
Upper Deck Documentary

All three were shoo-ins, and all three carried at least 40% of the vote in their respective categories.


Worst Gimmick:
Topps #661, Johan Santana "No-Hitter"

I really thought it was going to be the fake Japanese ballplayer (Uzuki). But you chose the fake no-hitter.


Best Hobby Blog:
Cardboard Junkie

This was a two-horse race between The Junkie and.....


Best Hobby News Source:
Wax Heaven

Mario received over 65% of the vote.


Best Video Box Breaker:
TomTheRipper407

I mean, come on! It's Tom the Ripper. Everyone else was competing for second place -- which, by the way, went to Dr. Wax Battle.


Hobby Rookie of the Year:
Evan Longoria

77% of the vote. Nuff said.


Hobby MVP:
Josh Hamilton

This was a battle between Hamilton and Albert Pujols, but in the end, Hamilton won with 39% to Pujols's 27%.


Hobby Top Prospect: David Price

Another no-brainer.


Jefferson Burdick Award for Contributions to The Hobby:
Ben Henry

I thought you'd give it to Sy Berger, but Ben Henry pulled it out with his Casey at the Bat farewell.

3 comments:

Wax Heaven said...

Sweet! Always good to get some recognition from Chris Harris!

Dayf, I am gunning for you in 2010! That's two years in a row, Mr. Tom Hanks.

dayf said...

You'll beat me when you can do this:

http://phungo.blogspot.com/2009/01/spot-sig-2nd-inning-wrap-up-alex-rios_13.html

I am the Phillies, you are the Rays my friend!

Tom the Ripper said...

I want to do a nominees video next year. also I think we need to intermix the card "blogosphere" with the card "youtube-o-sphere" more.

there's many thousands of people on youtube who I know would read these blogs if they knew about them, not all of them jackasses.