Another Blaster of 2018 Stadium Club

The first blaster was great; there was great base cards, awesome photography, and an ACTUAL AWESOME HIT of Darryl Strawberry.

Now, I continue my Stadium Club adventures in the second blaster. Will this one be as awesome as the first one? Will it yield as many Yankees (5) and as few Cardinals (0)? LET'S FIND OUT!

 Pack 1-
Already a nice NL East presence. I love the Spring Training Frazier, the late career Chippah, and ESPECIALLY the energy and fury of the Swanson one. I love that they made it a wide shot, too..

Well, immediately I DID get a Yankee, a nice Jeter base card...and then I got the black parallel, which are seeded 1 in 8 packs (one every blaster...but the last one evidently). So...good news is I'm up 2 Yankees...

 Pack 2-
Standard enough base- strong, dramatic Jose Quintana, gracious Moose, and two very happy World Champion Astros, with the edge going to Bregman.

And yet...

This is my favorite base card of the set so far. JUST LOOK AT IT. Not since the 90s have we seen Topps put out a card this goofy. It's absolutely wonderful, and I love how happy Dustin Pedroia seems to be in accepting this big-ass glove. Absolutely wonderful, Topps. You made me adore a Red Sox card.

 Pack 3-
Aside from Smoak, great stuff here for guys who like other guys in new uniforms. Yu Darvish seems very happy to be in Cubs colors (note that this was taken in March), and the Never Compromise insert of Giancarlo Stanton is quite awesome.

I dunno, I have a soft-spot for the purple uniforms, so these Rockies sideways cards really spoke to me. I also love the fun tone of the Blackmon card.

 Pack 4- Mostly pedestrian rookie shots, though I appreciate the Tyler Wade one.

These two, though, are worthy of the Stadium Club name. JT Realmuto leaping over a D-Backs runner, captured in the exact moment of supreme action. Plus, Dallas Keuchel furiously rearing back a pitch, even if it's lost its luster since 2015, still looks awesome here.

Pack 5-
Two guys who hit a lot of home runs and strike out a lot. At least Gallo's has some flags in the background. Canseco's is definitely from his late-90s comeback to Oakland.

These three are cool though. Schwarber's Power Zone insert is great, as it finally coincides with a year where he's hitting well AND healthy. Rendon's is a beautiful shot of National's park, with the right amount of sunlight. And Pollock's is a great batting card with a cool 2001 throwback in there.

 Pack 6-
Some 2018 success stories here, with a [squints] UP TO DATE card of Matt Kemp as a 2018 Dodger, and Aroldis Chapman dealing in the ninth. Castillo has yet to hit the success part, though.

These two cards....dear lord.
-The Godley. A pitcher diving into a swimming pool at Chase Field. NOWHERE ELSE IN THE MLB CAN YOU SEE SOMETHING THIS GOOFY. I also love the little expression and gestures he's giving as he falls in. So good.
-And the Hanley is YET ANOTHER happy, fun card from Fenway Park. They're doing so many this year, it's unbelievable. What happened to the Doom and Gloom Red Sox. Hanley and Wally look jovial here...of course, this is before Hanley would be unceremoniously released.

 Pack 7-
Fun base stuff, with a great Rhys shot, Mookie doing his best in the outfield, and Trevor Story looking stern. It's also nice to pull a Cody Bellinger, as I don't think he and Judge are as overexposed here as they were in flagship.

And ANOTHER WINNER FROM FENWAY. This one, of a stern, exhausted David Price, sums up his 2017 season. It's also the umpteenth great Red Sox card. This is concerning.

 Pack 8-
More friendly faces here- nice to see Sonny Gray and Justin Upton in current uniforms, and Trea Turner looks very happy. Not sure who Jackson Stephens is though, but his card is well colored.

And we end this break...sigh...with yet another great card from Fenway Park. This one of the closer extraordinaire, Craig Kimbrel. Just as much drama as the Price one. Wow.

So...while not as hit-friendly as the first box, this blaster of Stadium Club still yielded a lot of nice base cards, with some great players, AMAZING PHOTOGRAPHY, and...yeah...still not a single St. Louis Cardinal. This feels fantastic.

I ordered a Hobby Box of this product, so expect a break of that eventually. I imagine I just doomed myself to two Cardinal hits from it.