2013 Topps Triple Threads Baseball Box Break Recap and Review

Right away you can see a design change for 2013 Topps Triple Threads Baseball but the contents have remained relatively unchanged.  Most collectors will appreciate that, as Triple Thread has become the goto Premium Baseball card offering with the widest range of appeal.

Topps Triple Threads Baseball falls under our premium cards category.  Each master display box contains two mini boxes with 7 cards per mini. Every mini-box contains an autographed relic and relic card, one of which is a triple relic.

Here are all of the cards we pulled from our box.

Base Set

Jose Bautista, front and back

 Nolan Ryan, Joe DiMaggio

 Albert Belle, Pablo Sandoval, Andrew McCutchen

Base Parallels

 Mike Schmidt Amber #/125, front and back

 Ryan Howard Emerald #/250

 Justin Upton Amethyst #/650, Jose Reyes Amethyst #/650

The Hits

Relics

Reggie Jackson Legends "Mister October" #/36 

 Norichka Aoki Unity Jumbo Sapphire #/3

Autograph Relics

 Johnny Cueto Unity Auto Jumbo Relic #/99

Shelby Miller Triple Threads Auto Relic "Future St Louis Cardinals Ace" White Whale Printing Plate 1/1 

Overall Look

I have not been the biggest fan of the base card design in the past, but this year, for the most part, I like the look.  There is some nice bordering with etched foil accents but oddly enough, it feels a little to framed.   It feels almost like the photos have been cut off in some places.  This is a minor point from a design level as everything else about the base cards look great.  The use of corresponding color on the backs of the parallels, base and hits, is a nice touch too. As usual, the hit cards are a familiar and solid design.

Quality and Variety of Players

The majority of the checklist is high quality and in line with the feel of Triple Threads from years past.

Do the Hits satisfy?

There are plenty of collection making hits to be found here.  Short of the monster hits, there are still plenty of solid player hits to be pulled.

Will you keep coming back for more?

For some collectors, this is a special occasion box, one that they look forward to each year and for collectors with deep products, a case is an easy purchase.  For those in the middle, this would be an excellent release for a multi box purchase.

Rating

 

4 1/2 out of 5

2013 Topps Triple Threads Baseball delivers again this year.


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