My 'under the radar' blog featuring my baseball card collecting endeavors and hopefully some of my autographs collected in-person / through-the-mail.
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
2015 Topps Heritage High hanger box
Monday, September 14, 2015
2015 Topps Chrome blaster recap 2 of 2
Sepia refractor pack
#104 Johnny Cueto
#99 Doug Fister
#75 Matt Shoemaker
#126 Gregory Polanco
Pack one
#196 Kevin Gausman
#80 Dilson Herrera
#3 Scooter Gennett
Pack two
#25 Yadier Molina
#37 Chris Owings
#116 Rymer Liriano
#88 Brett Gardner
Pack three
#7 Adam Jones
#110 Nelson Cruz
#72 Todd Frazier
#137 Jose Bautista
Pack four
#172 Dustin Pedroia
#50 Kolten Wong #203 Byron Buxton - apparently this was one of the five rookie cards short prints Topps added to Chrome, not particularly exciting at the moment.
#67 Mookie Betts
Pack five
#127 Melky Cabrera
#134 Edwin Encarnacion #6 Brandon Phillips - Refractor
#153 Chris Archer
Pack six
#83 Hunter Pence
#101 Maikel Franco #59 Kevin Kermaier - Prism refractor
#154 Jorge Soler
Pack seven
#147 Jonathan Papelbon #40 Jon Singleton - Refractor
#175 Josh Reddick #189 Yasmani Tomas
Friday, July 12, 2013
2013 Topps Pro Debut retail box
I read about a cheaper, 'retail' version of 2013 Topps Pro Debut and bought this on a whim [online through my phone] on the way home from a field trip three or four weeks ago - I don't think boxes are actually meant to be sold through big box stores but Topps made a cheaper option, presumably to cater for those who want the base cards for themselves.
I didn't do a pack-per-pack recap but on my sixth pack, I pulled a Yasiel Puig - so that probably paid for most of the box at this current time.
Out of the box break I got 192 out of 220 cards with no dupes - these are the 28 cards I didn't end up pulling
5 C.J. Cron
30 Anthony Alford
36 Adalberto Mondesi
37 Courtney Hawkins
55 Matt Magill
56 Bralin Jackson
66 Miguel Sano
73 Christian Bethancourt
81 Justin Nicolino
83 Shawon Dunston Jr.
104 George Springer
121 Kyle Lotzkar
124 Mark Montgomery
125 Javier Baez
129 Dorssys Paulino
151 Chih Fang Pan
153 Kyle Crick
158 Matthew Skole
166 Jorge Bonifacio
168 Chris Stratton
174 Jake Marisnick
179 Mark Bordonaro
183 Julio Rodriguez
186 Bryce Brentz
190 Trevor May
215 Hunter Morris
216 Keury de la Cruz
219 Joe Panik
Cards I actually pulled from some loose [hobby] pack breaks
36 Adalberto Mondesi
37 Courtney Hawkins
81 Justin Nicolino
83 Shawon Dunston Jr.
153 Kyle Crick
158 Matthew Skole
174 Jake Marisnick
179 Mark Bordonaro
190 Trevor May
The 19 cards I'm need to complete the set
5 C.J. Cron
30 Anthony Alford
55 Matt Magill
56 Bralin Jackson
66 Miguel Sano
73 Christian Bethancourt
104 George Springer
121 Kyle Lotzkar
124 Mark Montgomery
125 Javier Baez
129 Dorssys Paulino
151 Chih Fang Pan
166 Jorge Bonifacio
168 Chris Stratton
183 Julio Rodriguez
186 Bryce Brentz
215 Hunter Morris
216 Keury de la Cruz
219 Joe Panik
Besides Puig, I also pulled cards of guys like Byron Buxton, Anthony Rendon, Maikel Franco and others - 2013 Pro Debut retail is a fun, low end break if hunting for cards picturing top prospects, rank-and-file minor leaguers and the top prospects who've graduated to the Major Leagues in 2013.