2009 Benchwarmer Limited is an interesting duck of a trading card set. I actually opened some packs of the set during my visit to a Benchwarmer signing a few years back and it did not feel that it lived up to the name. Part of it is because the set seems to broke up into a general base set and another product that just stamps the "Limited" moniker on it. That felt like a cheap cop out on the part of Benchwarmer.
One of the top inserts in the product is the continuation of their School Girls autograph set. Featuring the Benchwarmer models in clothing that looks not like any Catholic school girl outfit I ever saw when I was a teenager, the idea of an insert moving from one set to another and having that continuity is a fantastic idea that I wish more card companies would use as a reason to chase product that maybe they would normally not try. Think of it like the iconic 1997 Upper Deck Legends Football autograph set, but with models in school girl uniforms. I'll let you decide which is better.
As part of my continued service to the community, each day we will feature a different image gallery that highlights some of the finest cards that the industry has to offer. It might be from sports or even comic books or possibly movies or it might be something out of the ordinary and maybe even borderline absurd. But what matters is that people get to know about these cards and get interested in the hobby like I am. We'll be back soon for another gallery, but check out our other Card of the Day features with Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, and Blake Griffin.
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