A new year of Topps #TBT is here and one of the biggest names in the game starts things off in the first pack.
It’s Giancarlo Stanton in his New York Yankees uniform and he’s joined by five other stars in for the first of a weekly series of cards using a retro design in a new way.
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The box: 2016 Topps Gypsy Queen baseball (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby when available)
Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 48
Base set completion:
36 of 300 (12 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Notable players on base cards – Bryce Harper, Manny Machado, Carlos Correa, Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom, Paul Goldschmidt
Rookie Cards (1) – Max Kepler
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The box: 2017 Topps Gallery baseball cards (collector’s box)
The cost: BlowoutCards.com
What’s inside this one? Keep reading …
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The box: 2017 Bowman High Tek (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 40
Cards in this box: 10
Base set (any pattern): 29 of 112 (26 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Notables on base cards – Corey Seager, Paul Goldschmidt, Trevor Story, Albert Pujols, Mookie Betts, Bryce Harper, Tom Glavine, Stephen Strasburg, Giancarlo Stanton, Nolan Arenado, Derek Jeter
Rookie Cards (any pattern) (7) – Aaron Judge, Mitch Haniger, Dan Vogelbach, Christian Arroyo, Luke Weaver, Seth Lugo, Tyler Glasnow
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The box: 2017 Topps Gallery baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: Initially only at Walmart
Packs per box: 8 (seven standard & Artist Proof pack)
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 33
Base set completion:
24 of 150 (16 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Notables on base cards – Paul Goldschmidt, Luis Severino, Carlos Correa, Kenta Maeda, Andrew McCutchen, Nolan Arenado, Gary Sanchez
Rookie Cards (8) – Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger, Andrew Benintendi, Amir Garrett, Sean Newcomb, Dinelson Lamet, Mitch Haniger, Antonio Senzatela
With apologies to your World Series champion Houston Astros, we all know the baseball players who owned the hobby in 2017 — Aaron Judge, Aaron Judge and Aaron Judge.
Oh and that Cody Bellinger guy, too.
The finalists for the Baseball Writers’ Association of America awards are in and you’ll find Judge, Bellinger and several others who made things happen on the field this year among the potential award-winners. We’ll have to wait until next week for the start of the reveals but you can cast your votes right here, right now.
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Keep reading to vote for the rest of the categories.
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The box: 2017 Donruss baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby when available)
Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 56
Base set completion:
41 of 195 (21 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Short-prints (Nos. 1-45; Diamond Kings & Rated Rookies) (2) – Mike Trout, Paul Goldschmidt
Notables on base cards – Carlos Correa, Justin Verlander, Francisco Lindor, Buster Posey, Anthony Rizzo, Manny Machado, Pete Rose, Duke Snider, Gary Sanchez, Kris Bryant, Johnny Bench, Tony Gwynn, Bryce Harper, Madison Bumgarner
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Rookie Cards – None
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The box: 2017 Topps Update baseball cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby & other formats)
Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 72
Cards in this box: 72
Base set completion:
65 of 300 (22 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Base cards of note – Aaron Judge (3), Cody Bellinger (2), Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, Manny Machado, Mookie Betts, Joey Votto, Jose Altuve, Gary Sanchez
Rookie Cards (24) – Notables include Aaron Judge (2), Cody Bellinger (2), Ian Happ (2), Yoan Moncada, Dansby Swanson, Tyler Glasnow, Ryon Healy, Brett Phillips
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The box: 2011 TRISTAR Obak cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Packs per box: 24 (plus one jumbo T4 box-topper)
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 144
Base set completion:
103 of 110 (94 percent)
Duplicates: 7
Notables on base cards – Ken Griffey Jr., Mike Trout, Nolan Ryan, Josh Gibson, Andre Dawson, High Jennings, “Old Hoss” Radbourn, Hack Wilson, Jack Chesbro, Pete Gray, Ernie Harwell, Kennesaw Mountain Landis, Cap Anson, Johnny Vandermeer, Paul Goldschmidt, Gary Sanchez, Will Clark, “Cool Papa” Bell, George H.W. Bush, Whitey Ford, Hank Greenberg, Stan Musial
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The box: 2017 Donruss Optic baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Packs per box: 6
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 30
Base set completion:
13 of 100 (13 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Notables on base cards – Nolan Ryan, Buster Posey, Mookie Betts, Duke Snider, Manny Machado, Chris Sale, Francisco Lindor
Rookie Cards (3) – Dansby Swanson, Mitch Haniger, Reynaldo Lopez
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The box: 2017 Topps Allen & Ginter (hobby)
The cost: BlowoutCards.com
What’s inside this one? Keep reading …
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The box: 2017 Donruss Optic (blaster)
The cost: at BlowoutCards.com
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The box: 2017 Topps Chrome baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 96
Base set completion:
70 of 200 (35 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Notables on base cards – David Ortiz, Francisco Lindor, Trevor Story, Albert Pujols, Gary Sanchez, Yu Darvish, Jose Quintana, Carlos Correa, Paul Goldschmidt
Rookie Cards (24) – Cody Bellinger, Alex Bregman, Yulieski Gurriel, Trey Mancini, Tyler Glasnow, Carson Fulmer, Kyle Freehand, Amir Garrett, Antonio Senzatela, Jeff Hoffman, Luke Weaver, David Dahl, Tyler Austin, Orlando Arcia, Matt Strahm, German Marquez, Hunter Dozier, Mitch Haniger, Jose DeLeon, Jesse Winker, Joe Jimenez, Manny Margot, Jordan Montgomery, Christian Arroyo
If you hadn’t noticed, there are a number of boxes with discounted prices this weekend and for the next week or so over on the mothership and they were dramatic enough that Buzz had to sit down and ponder the possibilities in many of them.
So much so here’s the first of a few “picks” to come in the next few days.
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The box: 2017 Topps Chrome baseball cards (Walmart jumbo box)
Where to buy: Initially at Walmart for $34.98 (BlowoutCards.com for hobby & blasters)
Packs per box: 12 (10 packs plus two X-fractor packs)
Cards per pack: 4 per standard, 5 per X-fractor
Cards in this box: 50
Base set completion:
30 of 200 (15 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Notables on base cards – Mike Trout, David Ortiz, Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander, Aroldis Chapman, Paul Goldschmidt
Rookie Cards (3) – Braden Shipley, Chad Pinder, Matt Olson
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The box: 2017 Topps Allen & Ginter baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Packs per box: 25 (24 standard packs plus box-topper)
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 194
Base set completion:
128 of 300 (43 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Notables on base cards – Ty Cobb, Ted Williams, Ichiro Suzuki, Buster Posey, Johnny Bench, Nolan Ryan, Hank Aaron, Ken Rosenthal, Krazy George, Ken Griffey Jr., Babe Ruth, Frank Thomas, Dave Winfield, Derek Jeter, Roger Maris, Anthony Rizzo, Kyle Schwarber, Mike Piazza, Don Mattingly, Laurie Hernandez, Cal Ripken Jr., Ernie Banks, Jose Canseco, Nick Jonas, William Shatner
Rookie Cards (18) – Teoscar Hernandez, JaCoby Jones, Jesse Winker, Robert Gsellman, Matt Olson, Ryon Healy, Antonio Senzatela, Chad Pinder, Alex Reyes, Yulieski Gurriel, Hunter Renfroe, Jharel Cotton, Tyler Glasnow, Luke Weaver, Gavin Cecchini, Carson Fulmer, Seth Lugo (SP), Dan Vogelbach (SP)
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The box: 2017 Topps Heritage hobby box
The cost: Click here to see
What’s inside this box? Keep reading …
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The box: 2016 Topps Update baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Packs per box: 10 (plus one medallion pack)
Cards per pack: 10
Cards in this box: 101
Base set completion:
81 of 300 (27 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Notables on base cards – Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, Manny Machado, Matt Wieters, Ichiro Suzuki, Mike Trout, Aroldis Chapman
Rookie Cards (14) – Johnny Barbara/Ben Gamel, Jeimer Candelario, Tyler Goeddel, Derek Law, Joey Rickard, Julio Urias, Jose Berrios, Matt Bush, Tim Adleman, Lucas Giolito, Shawn Morimando, Luis Severino, Corey Seager, Stephen Piscotty
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The box: 2016 Topps Chrome baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Packs per box: 8 (seven standard packs plus one Sepia Refractor pack)
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 32
Base set completion:
20 of 200 (10 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Notables on base cards – Kris Bryant, Matt Harvey, Paul Goldschmidt, Prince Fielder
Rookie Cards (3) – Raul Mondesi, Joey Rickard, Frankie Montas
National Baseball Card Day is this Saturday.
The hobby shop event will have participating stores in the United States and Canada giving away free six-card packs to visitors. It’s a promotion that hasn’t been done since 2008.
A bonus card of Kris Bryant will only be available with purchases. It can be seen above.
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The box: 2016 Topps Tribute baseball cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Packs per box: 6
Cards per pack: 3
Cards in this box: 19
Base set completion:
11 of 90 (12 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Base cards – Randy Johnson, Eddie Mathews, Larry Doby, Paul Molitor, Cal Ripken Jr., David Ortiz, Chris Sale, Billy Williams, Jacob deGrom, George Brett, Whitey Ford
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The box: 2013 Topps Chrome baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Packs per box: 8 (seven standard packs and one Purple Refractor pack)
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 32
Base set completion:
22 of 220 (10 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Notable players on base cards – Jose Bautista, Cole Hamels, Starlin Castro, Max Scherzer
Rookie Cards (8) – Melky Mesa, Didi Gregorious, Alex Colome, Zack Wheeler, Robbie Grossman, Eury Perez, Carter Capps, Shelby Miller
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The box: 2016 Topps Opening Day baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
Packs per box: 11
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 77
Base set completion:
66 of 200 (33 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Notable players on base cards – Buster Posey, Addison Russell, Clayton Kershaw, Noah Syndergaard, Miguel Cabrera, Giancarlo Stanton, Jose Altuve, Joc Pederson, Carlos Rodon, David Ortiz
Rookie Cards (10) – Corey Seager, Aaron Nola, Stephen Piscotty, Michael Reed, Max Kepler, Luke Jackson, Trea Turner, Brian Johnson, Frankie Montas, Carl Edwards Jr.
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