Jul 8 2003
It’s been 11 years since Donruss unleashed the Studio brand on the hobby. I can vividly remember the buzz surrounding the initial release back in 1992. The innovative, throwback photography coupled with the high-gloss card stock, created quite a stir amongst the hobby elite. Fast-forward 11 years and that same aura is stashed inside every pack of 2003 Donruss Studio.
I would also like to point out that Donruss has continued their “Hot Box” trend with an average of 2 hot boxes per case. Donruss also focused their energy on the “Big League Challenge” by including a memorabilia set featuring the participants in the 2002 Big League Challenge, including Albert Pujols and Barry Bonds. Aside from this memorabilia set, there are a ton of others to choose from including some really nice autographed inserts. Here’s a quick look into the contents of 2003 Donruss Studio Baseball:
- Inserts/Parallels
- Studio Proofs (serial #'d to 100)
- Private Signings (serial #'d between 5 and 200)
- 50 Big League Challenge (serial #'d to 400)
- 50 Big League Challenge Proofs (serial #'d to 25)
- 16 Big League Challenge Materials (1:20)
- 10 Big League Challenge Prime Materials (serial #'d between 50 and 100)
- 50 Enshrinement (serial #'d to 750)
- 50 Enshrinement Proofs (serial #'d to 20 or 21)
- 35 Enshrinement Autographs (serial #'d between 5 and 100)
- 40 Leather and Lumber (serial #'d between 25 and 400)
- 35 Spirit of the Game (serial #'d to 1250)
- Spirit of MLB (only 1 of each available!!!)
- 25 Masterstrokes (serial #'d to 1000)
- 25 Masterstrokes Artist Proofs (serial #'d to 50)
- 50 Studio Stars (1:5)
- 50 Studio Stars Gold (serial #'d to 100)
- 50 Studio Stars Platinum (serial #'d to 25)
- 100 Player Collection (serial #'d to 300)
With a 200-card base set, Studio baseball packs some punch. The $3.99 per pack price point, once again, is well within reach of the average hobbyist. Each box of Studio contains 20 packs with 5 cards in each. With so many products on the market to choose from, Donruss Studio baseball should be at the top of everyone’s list.
For more information about these and other Donruss/Playoff products, please visit www.donrussplayoff.com
