Topps Chrome Baseball returns for 2013 with a familiar
configuration, subscribing to the “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”
theory. As usual Chrome provides
rainbow collectors plenty to chase with refractors of different colors and some
of the best looking die cuts to come along this year.
Topps Chrome Baseball falls under our trading card
category. Each box contains 24 - 4
cards per packs with a promise of 2 autographs per box.
Here are some of the cards we pulled.
Base Set
Yasiel Puig, front and back
Evan Longoria, Miguel Cabrera
Matt Harvey, David Ortiz, Anthony Rizzo
Base Set Refractor Parallels
Mike Zunino, Hunter Pence, Afredo Marte
Xfractors
Color Refractors
Mike Napoli Blue #/199, Adrian Gonzalez Black #/100
Inserts
1972 Topps Baseball
Giancarlo Stanton, Joe Mauer
Inserts
1972 Topps Baseball
Dynamic Die Cuts
Chrome Connection Die Cuts
The Hits - Autographs
Alfredo Marte Auto, Allen Webster Refractor Auto #/499
Overall Look
Other than the shiny and refractors of all kinds, these cards
are based on the flagship release of Topps Baseball, so from a design level, it
works well. The styling of the diecuts is phenomenal. The “chrome curl” is not as prominent this year.
Quality and Variety of Players.
There is a great mix of the veterans and rookies including
some rookies who got the call up to the show late in the season.
Do the hits hold up?
Chrome on-card autos are a winner every year. The top refractors, like the
superfractors are always in high demand.
Will you want to collect them all?
Whether you are looking for a complete base set, different
color refractors to put together a rainbow or individual players for your PC,
there is enough to collect here. It is also compelling enough to want them
all. This is definitely a
multi-box purchase.
Rating
4 1/2 out of 5
2013 Topps Chrome Baseball works again for a wide variety of
collectors.
Review box provided by Topps
Review box provided by Topps
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