2019 Topps Holiday Walmart Box break

When it’s just about time for 2020 Topps flagship to show up - only now did I finally get my hands on one lousy box of this 2019 Walmart exclusive product.

I had to go to a different Walmart than the one I usually go to - I was able to buy a 2019 Bowman Platinum blaster there last year and thought it might be a place to check out.

This was the only baseball ‘thing’ in the little card section, but it was coming with me - I just hope it wasn't tampered with, being the only box left.

As I broke down the contents of the box, maybe it was decent since I pulled some 'Dollar Tree' keepers - a Fernando Tatis Jr. RC, a Francisco Lindor relic, a Vladimir Guerrero Jr. RC, a Pete Alonso RC and a Alonso RC Metallic Snowflake parallel.

I've seen some gimmicky effects added onto certain cards as variations - so I used the help of the linked Beckett guide to visually check if I pulled a card with a nice festive surprise hidden.

Pack one
#HW20 Harold Ramirez
#HW14 Mitch Haniger
#HW163 Hunter Dozier
#HW103 Yasiel Puig
#HW87 Albert Pujols - Metallic Snowflake
#HW81 Evan Longoria 
#HW73 Zack Greinke
#HW193 Josh Hader
#HW126 Fernando Tatis Jr.
#HW173 Trent Thornton

Pack two
#HW128 Khris Davis
#HW169 John Duplantier
#HW148 Aaron Judge

#WHR-FL Francisco Lindor - relic; looks like a bat piece
#HW2 Charlie Morton
#HW25 Joc Pederson
#HW21 Pedro Avila
#HW72 Christian Yelich

Pack three
#HW114 Thairo Estrada
#HW176 Freddie Freeman
#HW138 Nicky Lopez
#HW119 Lorenzo Cain
#HW5 Taylor Clarke
#HW175 Gary Sanchez - Metallic Snowflake
#HW44 Derek Dietrich
#HW167 Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
#HW8 Juan Soto
#HW113 Ozzie Albies

Pack four
#HW86 Jeff McNeil
#HW170 Yoan Moncada
#HW80 Scott Kingery
#HW34 Austin Meadows

#HW71 Pete Alonso - Christmas socks SSP?
#HW196 Charlie Blackmon
#HW24 Stephen Strasburg
#HW50 Max Scherzer
#HW93 Josh Donaldson
#HW104 Renato Nunez

Pack five
#HW180 Noah Syndergaard
#HW190 Corbin Martin
#HW139 C.C. Sabathia
#HW66 Griffin Canning
#HW12 Nick Anderson - Metallic Snowflake
#HW13 Hunter Renfroe
#HW11 Ryan Pressley
#HW174 Corey Seager
#HW171 Brendan Rodgers
#HW32 Jose Abreu

Pack six
#HW26 Anthony Rizzo
#HW3 Nate Lowe
#HW164 Kirby Yates
#HW134 Yasmani Grandal
#HW41 Max Muncy
#HW55 Josh Belle
#HW186 Jorge Alfaro
#HW63 Ryne Harper
#HW85 Ronald Acuña Jr. - Presents rare?
#HW88 Pablo Sandoval

Pack seven
#HW57 Matt Chapman
#HW28 D.J. LeMahieu
#HW60 Blake Snell
#HW191 Luis Arraez
#HW179 Tyler O’Neill
#HW71 Pete Alonso - Metallic Snowflake
#HW152 Aaron Nola
#HW45 Byron Buxton
#HW46 Hunter Pence
#HW158 Jorge Soler

Pack eight
#HW78 Justin Smoak
#HW33 Shohei Ohtani
#HW27 Giancarlo Stanton
#HW67 Max Kepler
#HW7 J.D. Hammer

#HW182 Gleyber Torres - Ugly Sweater wristbands SP?
#HW12 Nick Anderson
#HW87 Albert Pujols
#HW90 Hyun-Jin Ryu
#HW18 Dee Gordon

Pack nine
#HW77 Patrick Corbin
#HW9 Alex Verdugo
#HW149 David Peralta
#HW142 J.T. Realmuto
#HW45 Byron Buxton - Metallic Snowflake
#HW77 Luke Voit
#HW110 Anthony Rendon
#HW99 Will Smith
#HW133 Jose Berrios
#HW29 Mookie Betts

Pack 10
#HW38 Luis Castillo
#HW166 Tommy La Stella
#HW35 Alex Bregman
#HW168 Cole Tucker
#HW127 J.D. Martinez
#HW61 Orlando Arcia
#HW49 Spencer Turnbull
#HW168 Austin Allen
#HW117 Amed Rosario
#HW120 Tim Beckham

2015 Topps Chrome Update box recap #2 of 2

Box two

Topps Chrome Update packs 

Pack one
#US-286 Francisco Lindor
#US-324 Carlos Rodon
#US-362 Rick Porcello
#RSC-18 Derek Jeter - Rookie Sensations insert

Pack two
#US-16 John Axford
#US-280 Mike Bolsinger
#US-388 Kevin Pillar
#US-46 David Price

Regular Topps Update

Pack one
#US-10 Bobby Parnell
#US-183 Justin Turner
#US-3 Tyler Wilson
#US-70 Vance Worley
#R-7 Anibal Sanchez - Rarities insert
#US-253 Trevor Rosenthal
#US-79 Kris Bryant / Addison Russell - Rookies Rising
#US-184 Sean Rodriguez

Pack two
#US-36 Roberto Perez
#US-161 Jeff Samardzija
#US-140 Mark Melancon
#US-322 Mat Latos
#H-67 Red Schoendienst - Highlight of the Year insert
#US-109 Anthony Ranaudo
#US-170 Mike Foltynewicz
#US-388 Kevin Pillar

Pack three
#US-328 Brandon Morrow
#US-285 Josh Rutledge
#US-87 Zack Greinke
#WW-13 David Ortiz - Whatever Works insert
#US-169 Max Scherzer
#US-108 Adonis Garcia / Jeffry Marte - Rookie Combos
#US-207 Chris Young
#US-103 Joey Gallo

Pack four
#US-331 Orlando Calixte
#US-309 Howie Kendrick
#US-218 Pedro Ciriaco
#US-305 Ryan Tepera
#US-125 Ben Revere - Gold parallel serial #'d 0133/2015
#PP-3 George Springer - Pride and Perseverance insert
#US-234 Noah Syndergaard
#US-141 Glen Perkins

Pack five
#US-387 Jonny Gomes
#US-31 Gordon Beckham
#US-366 Kelly Johnson
#US-273 Justin Upton
#MLB-7 Joe Panik - MLB All-Star Game Access insert
#US-213 Mike Trout / Albert Pujols - Home Run Halos
#US-378 Devon Travis
#US-392 Odrisamer Despaigne

2014 Topps Heritage Minors eight pack recap

I tried to pick up a 'handful' of packs without seeming like I broke the bank - I have a hand collated set coming in, but loose packs allow me a chance to pull some inserts, pull extra cards of players and maybe a pesky short print I may need.

Pack one
#53 Trevor Williams
#67 Jake Thompson
#1 Carlos Correa
#21 Clayton Blackburn
#203 Jeremy Barfield - SP
#187 Tanner Rahier
#196 Justin Nicolino
#42 Brian Goodwin
#158 Jamie Westbrook

Pack two
#86 Kevin Plawecki
#81 Jose Rondon - pictured as an Inland Empire 66er, does say he was traded to the San Diego Padres on the back.
#Topps RTTS-WM Wyatt Mathisen - Road to the Show insert
#Topps MP-FL Francisco Lindor - hat patch card; manufactured patch cards are 'meh' to me, but they are kind of neat and I don't have to worry whether or not they are actually game used by the depicted player.
#163 Michael Feliz
#177 Mac Williamson

Pack three
#61 Tim Anderson
#72 Carson Kelly
#83 Clint Coulter
#94 Rio Ruiz
#Topps RTTS-BP Brett Phillips - Road to the Show insert
#43 Christian Binford
#172 Delta Cleary
#146 Andrew Knapp
#137 Teddy Stankiewicz

Pack four
#9 Gary Sanchez
#16 Kyle Crick

#30 Kris Bryant
#45 Nick Travieso
#208 Taylor Lindsey - SP; pictured as a Salt Lake Bees player, doesn't say he was traded to the San Diego Padres like the Rondon card.
#175 Aaron Judge
#184 Sam Moll
#195 Eduardo Rodriguez
#179 Tyler Naquin

Pack five
#35 Chris Stratton
#27 Mike Foltynewicz
#11 Trevor Story
#3 Andrew Susac
#Topps RTTS-PW Phil Wetherell - Road to the Show insert
#180 Jameson Taillon
#189 Orlando Arcia
#198 Matt Barnes
#105 David Goforth

Pack six
#54 Avery Romero
#50 Archie Bradley
#34 Joey Gallo
#25 Luis Heredia
#215 Tyler Glasnow - SP
#182 Kyle Waldrop
#193 Jesse Biddle
#117 Phil Ervin
#123 Hunter Dozier

Pack seven
#26 Kohl Stewart
#37 Nick Delmonico
#47 Michael Fulmer
#59 Brandon Nimmo
#FB-JS Jorge Soler - Baseball Flashbacks insert

#30 Kris Bryant - photo variation
#145 Isiah Kiner-Falefa
#135 Andrew Thurman
#128 Alex Gonzalez

Pack eight
#24 Roberto Osuna
#13 Cam Bedrosian
#2 Nick Ahmed
#20 Miguel Sano
Corpus Christi Hooks / Pro Debut contest card
#181 Shawn Pleffner
#185 Dane Phillips
#93 Kyle Parker
#106 Trevor May