Base Set
Mike Trout, front and back
Ken Griffey Jr., Kris Bryant, Mariano Rivera
Bo Jackson, Zach Britton, Chris Sale
Joe Panik, Seth Smith, Jason deGrom
Jackie Robinson, Brooks Robinson, Stan Musial
Cal Riken Jr., Joey Votto
Brandon Crawford, Frank Robinson
Hunter Pence, Craig Kimbrel
Juan Lagares, George Springer
Base Parallel
Gold Foil
Rondell White, Joc Pederson, Juan Gonzalez
Roberto Alomar, Matt Barnes
Black Foil
Ryan Braun, Jimmy Rollins
Inserts
Die Cuts
Willie Mays Legends, Starling Marte Luminescent
Contact Sheet
Anthony Rizzo, Jose Bautista
True Colors
Luis Gonzalez
Crystal Ball
George Springer #/70
The Hits
On Card Autos
Christian Walker, Christian Yellich
Overall Look
These are some of the best looking cards by far. Stunning photography with a variety of looks, minimal accents and great backs make this a dream set for set builders. All on-card autograph hits are great too.
Quality and Variety of Players?
This certainly carries some of the best names in the game, at least when it comes to base cards and hits. There seems to be a majority of players who signed that would be considered 'hope for a brighter future" type autographs but a few names stand out for base autos and the Lone Star autos and buyback autos push it over the top.
Do the Hits Satisfy?
The right ones, of course. But there are enough promising autos though out to make this an easy purchase.
Will you keep coming back for more?
This is one that will compel you to come back for more.
Rating
4 1/2 out of 5
Review box provided by Topps.
Great post. You're totally right... base cards definitely don't carry the same weight as they used to with many collectors (including myself). It's not that I don't appreciate them. I still build the regular issue Topps set and I just purchased this Stadium Club base set... but with things like parallels, inserts, memorabilia cards, and autographs... the base card has gotten watered down percentage wise in my collection.
ReplyDeleteOh, I didn't realize that they brought back the Crystal Ball insert! It looks like they took full advantage of modern technology, it looks really cool.
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