2018 Topps Opening Day blaster box

If the base design was more original, rather than looking like flagship Topps, then Opening Day would be much more interesting rather than redundant - OD is a cheap product with all sorts of fun inserts and I guess if I wanted baseball cards, maybe these are an alternative the non-MLB licensed Panini Donruss.

I see myself as a low end collector, though it doesn't mean I can't be a 'card snob' and an insecurity I might have is pulling MLB rookie logo cards out of a cheaper version of the flagship Topps product - it probably won't ever happen where any number of guys with rookie cards in this year's class will turn into Clayton Kershaw or Mike Trout, but I don't want it where if that does happen, I end holding 'Opening Day' version (s) of a base rookie instead of the 'flagship' ones.

But go figure, one of the reasons I grabbed a $10 blaster was to chase after a Shohei Ohtani rookie card, which isn't in Topps Series I - OD sets with his cards may have been selling on ebay for $15, so I could have gone that route for a cheap RC of the pitcher / DH, but it's a more exciting to pull one if I have the chance.

Pack one

#153 Addison Russell

#84 Starling Marte

#BOD-MK Mikie Mahtook - Before Opening Day insert

#191 Matt Wieters - Yellow Printing Plate 1 of 1; I was hoping this was Bryce Harper or at least Daniel Murphy, but my first printing plate pull made this blaster pretty good already.

I realize the Wieters is probably only worth just about what I paid for the entire box - but I like the metallic texture of printing plates, especially when the player's image is visible.

#89 Jeff Samardizija

#189 Steven Souza Jr.

#95 Dexter Fowler

Pack two

#97 Kevin Kiermaier

#197 Parker Bridwell

#8 A.J. Pollock

#M-11 Paws - Mascots insert

#195 Marcell Ozuna

#52 Justin Verlander

#152 Jake Arrieta

Pack three

#108 Marcus Stroman

#15 Adam Jones

#115 Ryan McMahon

#TTC-YD YMCA Dance - Team Traditions & Celebrations insert

#45 Trevor Story

#145 Zach Britton

#32 Raisel Iglesias

Pack four

#29 Carlos Rodon

#129 Francisco Mejia

#42 Jon Gray

#ODB-PP Opening Day in Pittsburgh - Opening Day insert

#132 Walker Buehler

#27 Ian Happ

#127 Victor Robles

Pack five

#142 Paul Goldschmidt

#58 Cody Bellinger

#158 Corey Kluber

#BDO-MT Mike Trout - Before Opening Day insert

#24 Kyle Schwarber

#124 Nicky Delmonico

#9 Jake Lamb

Pack six

#69 Jacob DeGrom

#169 Kenley Jansen

#18 Trey Mancini - Opening Day Edition parallel

#M-17 Mr. Met - Mascots insert

#109 Anthony Rendon

#4 Mike Trout

#104 Nomar Mazara

Pack seven

#80 Maikel Franco

#90 Hunter Pence

#190 Cole Hamels

#TTC-RM Rally Monkey - Team Traditions & Celebrations insert

#59 Corey Seager

#159 Edwin Encarnacion

#68 Noah Syndergaard

Pack eight

#57 Yasiel Puig

#157 Jesse Winker

#49 Yulieski Gurriel

#M-1 Sluggerrr - Mascots insert

#168 Yu Darvish

#176 Aroldis Chapman

#76 Khris Davis

Pack nine

#149 Xander Bogaerts

#46 Miguel Cabrera

#146 Chris Davis

#BOD-MS Miguel Sano - Before Opening Day insert

#87 Hunter Renfroe

#187 Matt Carpenter

#94 Adam Wainwright

Pack 10

#37 Carlos Carrasco

#137 Miguel Andujar

#23 Willson Contreras

#ODB-CL Opening Day in Cleveland - Opening Day insert

#194 Alex Colome

#100 Joey Gallo

#200 Shohei Ohtani - I pulled a 1 of 1 printing plate, a Bridwell base, a Trout insert, a Trout base, a Rally Monkey insert and this card I was looking for, so why don't I have strong feelings about Opening Day again?

Pack 11

#123 Chance Sisco

#12 Nick Markakis

#112 Max Scherzer

#TTC-KC King’s Court - Team’s Traditions & Celebrations

#65 Joe Mauer

#165 Alcides Escobar

#39 Francisco Lindor