Friday, October 20, 2017

Three Rack Packs of 2017 Topps Update

I was mad...but not deterred.

I promised to refrain from dropping 60 or so dollars on a hobby box of a set that had pissed me off by its sheer existence, in not having any cards of trade-deadline dealt stars, and having weird specifications for rookies. This set isn't really updating people on the year, they're just updating themselves on solvable mistakes they made with their first two flagship releases.

Today, they had some in Target...and I got some. Mainly because this might be all I get of the stuff all year, and I wanted to just get it all out of my system at once. I got 3 rack packs and a hanger box. I'll reveal the hanger box tomorrow, and today I'll bust the rack packs. 

Pack 1-
211- Rookie Davis, one of the many disappointing Reds starters
279- Franklin Barreto. Highly touted, but had a disappointing 2017
167- Drew Smyley. Why do people still think this guy is good???
228- Wade Davis. At long last, someone who's relevant this year.
71- Junichi Tazawa
126- Austin Slater, who had a good enough debut in SanFran.
182- Jaime Garcia. Again, this is TWO TEAMS AGO for him.
264- Boog Powell. Now on the A's, thanks to the Yonder Alonso trade. Finally playing well, too
12- Lisalverto Bonilla
289- Sam Travis, potentially impressive future Red Sox infielder
25- Christian Arroyo. Another prospect that didn't fare well in 2017.
37- Ian Happ RD
250- Daniel Robertson
204- Chris Heston, who's probably not gonna be trusted with a starting spot anytime soon.
109- Ben Revere. Marginally better year, but still worrying.
200- Yoan Moncada, one of the best rookies in baseball
48- Ariel Hernandez
600- Yoenis Cespedes PHOTO VARIATION. Not a bad one, either.
Untouchables Insert of Roger Clemens. Wonder why he's untouchable..
Postseason Celebrations of the A's...BLUE BORDERED, #D to 500
Postseason Celebrations of, of course, the YANKEES
251- Daniel Descalso
'287- Mark Leiter Jr. rookie. Could be a good starter for Philly
19- Eric Skoglung
7- ChiSox combo
8- Yuli Gurriel RD
174- Brandon Moss, who had a less than perfect season in KC.
168- Michael Conforto AS. Nice photo, there.
269- Craig Kimbrel AS
76- Miguel Montero
162- Sean Newcomb
55- Luis Severino AS. Hell of a season, Sevy. Rooting for you tonight.
141- BRYCE HARPER AS
9- George Springer AS
1- AARON JUDGE AS. Yeah, even as a Yankee fan, I'm still happy to get cards of this guy.
161- Justin Haley

Pack 2-
256- Mike Ohlman
210- Sammy Solis
281- Luke Volt, one of the many pesky Cardinals infielders from this year.
138- Logan Verrett
127- Antonio Senzatela, one of the more prominent fireballers for the Rockies this year.
170- Cameron Maybin. I'd say 'now playing for the Astros', but...well, they're not really *PLAYING* him, are they?
199- Brett Cecil. [hollers] OVERPAAAAAIIIIIDD
74- Ryne Stanek
238- Chris Bostick
29- Drew Streckenrider. I HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY OF THESE ROOKIES!!!!
184- Jean Segura, looking great in teal.
16- Rafael Bautista
221- Mark Zagunis.
38- Cody Bellinger ASG. THERE'S a rookie I've heard of.
64- Corey Kluber AS. Hopeful Cy Young candidate.
33- Salvador Perez AS. Great hair, too.
214- Cody Bellinger RD. TWOOOOO BELLINGERS, AH-AH-AAAHHHH!
105- John Brebbia
259-....oh, crap, this is a LOU GEHRIG VARIATION SP! This is pretty freaking awesome, especially for the Yankees fan.
Untouchables of...Roger...Clemens. I JUST GOT THAT ONE, THOUGH. This version has him on the Yankees. Did this insert set really need 2 Roger Clemenses??? AND DID I HAVE TO PULL BOTH OF THEM????
42- Seth Smith...PINK PARALLEL...NUMBERED TO 50. HOLY CRAP. A relevant player for a team I enjoy...and a pretty low number. This is awesome.
Superstar Celebrations of my beloved Phillies
DISCOVER TOPPS BUYBACK OF...A 1988 Harold Baines. I have like a dozen of these at home.
160- Phils rookie combo
81- Clay Buchholz. Hey, remember when people thought THIS deal would go well???
294- Bobby Wahl
57- Blue Jays combo ft. a dabbing Roberto Osuna. Uuuuuggghhhh.
60- Kyle Freeland, another rookie Rockie.
134- Justin Bour AS
209- Josh Hader.
249- Alex Reyes RD
159- JT Riddle
15- Kyle Higashioka. WE...DID NOT...NEED A CARD OF HIM. He never even got a HIT.
208- Randy Rosario
112- Ryan Zimmerman AS
268- Miguel Sano HRD
31- Danny Santana

Pack 3-
59- Matt Joyce
10-....IAN HAPP ROOKIE CARD. OKAY THEN.
188- Trevor Plouffe
231- Reynaldo Lopez RC
217- HOWIE KENDRICK AS A PHILLIE. Even if it was short-lived, I'm happy this card exists.
50- CODY BELLINGER RC. ALRIGHT THEN. THIS IS NICE.
189- Chad Bell
212- Jose Quintana as a Cub, the only deadline deal that actually made it into this f--king set...
115- Combo card
253- Matt Belisle
35- Dinelson Lamet
4- Matt Chapman, who had an AWESOME rookie season.
132- Dallas Keuchel AS and his epic comeback...just, like, not against the Yankees.
43- Joey Votto AS, still one of the best 1st Baseman in the game, even 10 years after his debut.
47- Yadier Molina AS
34- Nelson Cruz AS
36- Adam Lind, who did well as a bench player for Washington.
281- Luke Volt GOLD #D TO 2017
Topps Salute of Andrew Benintendi
180- Shiny Parallel of Mike Moustakas HRD
Postseason Celebrations of the Pirates
186- Jose DeLeon
75- Jake Buchanan
121- Daniel Murphy AS
58- AWESOME ERVIN SANTANA Checklist PHOTO
130- Zack Greinke AS
158- Philip Ervin
63- Andrew Cashner
129- Brooks Pounders
92- Anthony Alford
280- Brett Anderson
156- Yu Darvish AS
164- Carlos Martinez AS
237- Buster Posey AS
232- Marcell Ozuna AS
22- Hunter Renfroe RD

So, those were some rack packs. I just got a bit tired towards the end. Tomorrow, I'll post the hanger box.

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