2021 Topps Series 2 blaster box recap

On Target.com, I grabbed my fill of 2021 Topps Series 2, which amounted to two blasters and a hanger box bundle of 2 - if there are cards available, a casual browse of the Web site or app might lead to opportunities to pick something up, rather than taking a chance to see if something will be found on the shelves.

Target stopped selling cards in their stores a while ago and I've had less reasons to drop into the big box store - but it's more convenient to order online, even if there isn't that thrill of discovery and I have to wait at least a couple of weeks for my cards to get to me.

Pack one
#501 Jason Heyward
#378 Austin Slater
#609 Chris Sale

#332 Wil Myers
#433 Braxton Garrett RC
#653 Vince Velasquez
#351 Keone Kela

#478 St. Louis Cardinals team card - feat. Yadier Molina smiling, showing some joy which seems rare as he’s all business as a pro ballplayer.

#635 Tanner Houck - image variation

#T65-49 Juan Soto - 1965 Topps Redux; with a fully formed backs, I almost want to make believe these inserts give you two different brands of cards in one i.e. the flagship Topps and a re-imagined Topps Heritage off-shoot.

#477 Tyler O’Neill
#559 Edwin Encarnacion
#445 Dakota Hudson
#557 Christian Vasquez

Pack two
#573 Trey Mancini
#411 Joe Musgrove
#386 Christian Walker

#613 Ramon Laureano

#575 Jared Walsh

#621 Angels team card - feat. Trout, Ohtani and Simmons [?]
#380 Andrelton Simmons
#373 Michael Fulmer
#86AS-38 Nolan Arenado - 1986 All-Star

#T66-46 Randy Arozarena - 1965 Topps Redux
#448 Austin Nola
#574 Mark Melancon
#349 Sean Murphy
#517 Michael Conforto

Pack three
#549 Marcus Stroman
#602 Delino DeShields Jr.
#397 Isiah Kiner-Falefa
#336 Victor Reyes
#643 Alex Wood

#461 Ryan Zimmerman
#596 Josh Hader
#431 Andrew McCutchen
#609 Chris Sale - Rainbow Foil parallel

#T65-37 Bryce Harper - 1965 Topps Redux
#471 Jared Oliva RC
#472 Marcell Ozuna
#590 Adam Haseley
#491 Michael Chavis

Pack four
#453 Starlin Castro
#633 George Springer
#385 Dellin Betances
#541 Corey Dickerson
#410 James McCann
#466 Walker Buehler

#604 San Diego Padres team card - feat. Fernando Tatis Jr.
#406 Estevan Florial RC
#PDC-32 Vladimir Guerrero - Platinum Players insert
#T65-23 Casey Mize - 1965 Topps Redux
#648 Franchy Cordero
#520 Yoan Moncada
#632 Tom Murphy
#647 Shogo Akiyama

Pack five
#538 Jazz Chisholm RC
#619 Corbin Burnes
#548 Luis Alexander Basabe RC
#446 Alex Avila
#362 Garrett Crochet RC
#637 Rafael Montero
#356 Eddie Rosario
#372 Picture Time - A Win is Worth 1,000 Words - feat. Atlanta Braves outfield trio, Ronald Acuña Jr., Cristian Pache and old man Nick Markakis
#414 Hanser Alberto

#T70P-SM Stan Musial - 70th Anniversary Patch Cards; I was looking for the stand-alone wrapper, but these cards were actually inserted with the regular cards.
#T65-12 Javier Baez - 1965 Topps Redux
#430 Mike Zunino
#342 Austin Romine
#554 Adam Eaton
#415 Nicky Lopez

Pack six
#503 Kyle Hendricks
#616 Alex Dickerson

#582 Dwight Smith Jr.
#639 Eric Hosmer
#641 Nick Markakis
#646 Homer Handoff - Roundtripper HB Dive - feat. Giancarlo Stanton and Phil Nevin

#361 James Karinchak
#335 Ryan Weathers RC
#86B-36 Daulton Varsho - 1986 Topps 35th Anniversary

#T65-5 Jo Adell - 1965 Topps Redux
#518 Adrian Morejon
#383 Miguel Sanó - this was probably favorite card because while the player hasn't been relevant, I like how he does a little dirt toss as he's heads out of the dugout to start a game.
#441 Daz Cameron RC
#543 Luis Urias

Pack seven
#502 Kevin Newman
#447 Carson Kelly
#611 J.T. Realmuto
#660 Kris Bryant
#429 Clint Frazier
#579 Craig Kimbrel

#387 Andrew Heaney

#353 Baseball is Fun - Rays Go Wild After Game 4 - feat. Brett Phillips, Hunter Renfroe and Willy Adames
#377 Drew Rasmussen RC
#T65-19 Francisco Lindor - 1965 Topps Redux
#374 Jose Garcia RC

#593 Chad Wallach
#654 Sam Huff RC
#473 Kyle Schwarber