2015 Topps Update hanger box break

Even though it's just a bunch of cards to me at this point - though there maybe an eclectic mix of players past and present found here.

#US-38 Michael Lorenzen
#US-30 David Phelps
#US-325 Matt Kemp
#US-205 Andres Blanco
#US-157 Noah Syndergaard
#US-122 Marlon Byrd
#US-263 Pedro Strop
#US-296 J.B. Shuck
#US-179 Adam Liberatore
#US-352 Jose Reyes
#US-112 Conor Gillaspie
#US-200 Adam Jones
#US-132 Gerardo Parra
#US-12 Travis Ishikawa

#FHR-1 Ernie Banks - 1st Home Run insert / gold foil
#FHR-26 Kennys Vargas - 1st Home Run insert / gold foil
#US-318 Phillippe Aumont
#US-13 Tommy Pham
#US-223 Kevin Jepsen
#US-81 Pat Venditte
#US-326 Jonathan Herrera
#US-256 Danny Dorn / Darrell Ceciliani
#US-28 Miguel Cabrera
#US-121 Alexi Ogando
#US-377 Taijuan Walker
#US-40 Sam Dyson
#US-149 Thomas Field
#US-201 Jose Altuve
#US-314 Rafael Betancourt
#US-290 Zach Britton
#US-49 Mark Canha
#US-27 Nathan Eovaldi
#US-5 Ryan Vogelsong
#US-379 Cameron Maybin
#US-32 Blake Swihart
#US-382 Dan Uggla
#US-35 Justin Bour
#US-390 Donovan Solano
#US-334 Clint Barmes
#US-354 Brandon Finnegan
#US-63 Kelvin Herrera
#US-88 Marc Rzepczynski
#US-391 Clayton Richards
#US-209 Prince Fielder
#US-3 Tyler Wilson
#US-70 Vance Worley
#US-140 Mark Melancon
#US-322 Mat Latos
#H-68 Bob Lemon - Highlight of the Year insert

#US-290 Zach Britton - Rainbow Foil

#RS-18 Derek Jeter - Rookie Sensations insert

#US-64 David Price - Pink parallel serial #'d 19/50

#TMB-1 Jose Canseco - Tape Measure Blasts insert
#PP-2 Curtis Pride - Pride and Perseverance insert

#518 Rajai Davis - Target Throwbacks parallel
#US-156 Colby Rasmus / Jake Marisnick / George Springer - Amazing Astros
#US-242 Kris Bryant

#US-251 Carlos Correa - Rookie Debut subset
#US-253 Trevor Rosenthal 
#US-79 Kris Bryant / Addison Russell - Rookies Rising
#US-109 Anthony Ranaudo
#US-143 Tommy Hunter
#US-241 David Ortiz / Pablo Sandoval / Hanley Ramirez - Sluggers Supreme
#US-50 Alex Guerrero
#US-85 Justin Nicolino
#US-43 Randall Delgado
#US-11 Evan Gattis
#US-55 Hank Conger
#US-174 Carlos Correa
#US-327 Ryan Webb
#US-123 Felix Hernandez
#US-168 George Kontos

2015 Topps Series I pack breaks

When it comes to loose packs, I'm more inclined to pick them up at my card shop, since there is peace of mind that the packs haven't been searched - even if the box isn't entirely 'new' and there have been multiple packs pulled already, I'll take my chances as opposed to a gravity feed at Target and/or Walmart.

Results vary, but I cling to the the idea hobby packs gives me a better chance to pull a card of note - regardless of actual value since flagship Topps costs $2 a pack.

Pack one
#184 Melvin Upton
#15 Joey Votto
#320 Shin-Soo Choo
#269 Jordy Mercer
#343 Shane Greene
#H-19 Mike Schmidt - Highlight of the Year insert
#237 Lucas Duda
#89 Michael Choice
#266 Brandon Phillips
#274 Ryan Zimmerman

Pack two
#178 Christian Yelich
#52 Fernando Rodney
#29 Brandon Belt
#190 Zach Britton

#CRH-FF Freddie Freeman - game used memorabilia card
#133 Daisuke Matsuzaka
#95 Junior Lake
#236 Zack Wheeler

Pack three
#37 Arismendy Alcantara
#169 Adam Jones
#197 Glen Perkins
#160 Washington Nationals team card
#288 Chris Parmelee
#50 Yu Darvish

#FP-13 Suzy - First Pitch insert
#100 Clayton Kershaw
#249 Jose Reyes
#157 Ubaldo Jimenez

Pack four
#74 Tyler Skaggs
#53 Nathan Eovaldi
#24 New York Mets team card
#38 Jordan Zimmerman
#48 John Axford
#FP-09 Tom Willis - First Pitch insert
#179 Jason Vargas
#164 Brian Schlitter
#152 Michael Pineda
#172 Didi Gregorius

Pack five
#16 David DeJesus
#252 Travis Wood - it's just a base card, but there is peeling on the upper right hand corner.
#263 Dillon Gee
#25 Jose Bautista
#9 Hunter Pence
#232 Andrew Susac
#H-18 Willie McCovey - Highlight of the Year insert
#39 Salvador Perez
#69 Justin Upton
#293 Zach Duke

Random mail day - McKayla Maroney

These 2015 Topps First Pitch inserts are not hard to pull at all, though I picked up the Maroney outright for $0.50 - I might end up trying to complete the set for fun, since there are only 15 cards and I already have five or six.

2015 Topps Target $9.99 hanger box break

With the multicolored borders, I think this year's flagship Topps cards are a little more playful, so they may appeal to kids more - as opposed to a set of cards that is dissected by older, more serious card connoisseurs.

I've had no problems with Topps card designs from the last five years - though I think the designs have been a little too conservative and bland.

#197 Glen Perkins
#289 Matt Joyce
#255 James Russell
#166 Jenrry Mejia
#134 Brett Lawrie
#344 Manny Parra
#279 Coco Crisp
#1 Derek Jeter
#122 Corey Kluber
#269 Jordy Mercer
#10 Cole Hamels
#136 Manny Machado
#126 Detroit Tigers team card
#283 Chris Johnson
#123 Ben Revere
#190 Zach Britton
#288 Chris Parmelee
#50 Yu Darvish
#111 Trevor Bauer
#312 Kyle Lobstein - Rainbow Foil parallel
#A-18 Ted Williams - Archetypes insert
#H-4 Bob Feller - Highlight of the Year insert
#JR-10 Jackie Robinson - The Jackie Robinson Story insert
#R-7 Ryan Ludwick - Robbed in Left insert
Babe Ruth's Call Your Shot Game card - $0.50 off coupon
#I-15 Willie Stargell / Andrew McCutchen - Inspired Play insert

#FP-06 Agnes McKee - First Pitch insert
#337 Jedd Gyorko
#224 Bryan Mitchell
#179 Jason Vargas
#145 Jesse Hahn
#95 Junior Lake
#236 Zack Wheeler
#249 Jose Reyes
#157 Ubaldo Jimenez
#41 Chris Colabello
#324 Chris Archer
#202 Mike Minor
#185 Ricky Nolasco
#230 Jean Segura
#195 Garrett Richards
#284 Brandon League
#159 Brandon Crawford
#333 Billy Hamilton
#302 Martin Prado
#178 Christian Yelich
#52 Fernando Rodney
#37 Arismendy Alcantara
#169 Adam Jones
#127 Justin Morneau / Josh Harrison / Andrew McCutchen - National League Batting Average Leaders

#285 Nelson Cruz / Chris Carter / Mike Trout - American League Home Run Leaders
#163 Chase Utley
#265 Arizona Diamondbacks team card
#320 Shin-Soo Choo
#70 Charlie Furbush
#239 Jose Iglesias
#245 Tyler Colvin
#294 Aaron Sanchez
#281 Elvis Andrus
#14 Kendall Graveman
#235 Jeremy Guthrie
#309 Maikel Franco
#110 Tony Sipp
#66 Vance Worley
#310 Jake Lamb
#78 Yordano Ventura
#253 Gregory Polanco
#209 Daniel Corcino
#307 Mark Teixeira
#6 Jayson Werth
#FHR-06 Bryce Harper - First Home Run insert

#FHR-28 Don Mattingly - First Home Run insert; while it may not be possible to find suitable [to put on a baseball card] images from a MLB player's first home run, the picture of Mattingly could be from any point in the 1980's.

2015 Topps Series I Value Pack

I had to get to a Target somewhere to get my initial 2015 Topps fix - I picked up a Value Pack, a 72-card hanger box and a blaster box.

I like how the cards look, though the cards maybe condition sensitive - with the colored borders and thin stock.

#23 Michael Bourn

#305 Sonny Gray

#184 B.J. Upton

#15 Joey Votto

#153 Josh Reddick

#57 Lyle Overbay

#276 Conor Gillaspie

#278 David Phelps

#251 Anthony Rendon

#269 Jordy Mercer

#10 Cole Hamels

#136 Manny Machado

#126 Detrot Tigers team card

#283 Chris Johnson

#243 Al Alburquerque

#106 Pedro Alvarez

#298 Rymer Liriano

#215 Alejandro De Aza

#H-3 Babe Ruth - Highlight of the Year insert

#FHR-17 Adam Dunn - First Home Run insert

#R-4 Carlos Gomez - Robbed in Center insert

#Babe Ruth's Call Your Shot game card

#FP-04 Eddie Vedder - First Pitch insert

#348 Carlos Santana

#155 Jesse Chavez

#228 Jake Peavy

#75 Dustin Pedroia

#291 Mark Reynolds

#336 Matt Carpenter

#248 Addison Reed

#150 Giancarlo Stanton

#80 Adam Wainwright

#275 Buster Posey

#272 Matt Kemp

#138 Tim Lincecum

#318 George Springer