Stayed up late last night sorting a couple Jumbo boxes. Put my want and trade lists together and am ready to go. I did get my Mets base set complete but got very few other Mets in my boxes.
First impressions of the cards are that while I do like the non-white borders, I thought the photography of this years cards is unimpressive. The last couple of years Topps had done a great job of catching some great live-action shots and players during "down" times. This year, I got very bored looking at these cards as it seems every picture on the cards is the same shot. The player is depicted from the knees up either throwing a pitch if he's a pitcher or swinging or running if a hitter. Every card looked the same to me. I thought the set lacks creativity. There is the Mike Trout card of him sliding into a base that is very cool but I feel like I have seen this picture before. Perhaps a previous years card had a similar picture of him.
I also have a ton of cards that seem to have different color backs or perhaps Topps was running out of ink and the backs are tinted. Anyone else notice this?
BORING! Anyway, on to trading...
I have a complete base set for trade and every single base card for trade plus these:
SP- 177 Konerko(chw) photo var.
Rainbow Foils- 19baltimore, 58gattis(atl), 145hahn(sd), 176abreu(chw), 179vargas(kc), 205harrison(pit), 207harper(was), 213weaver(ang), 224mitchell(nyy), 234belt(sf), 254cishek(mia), 273hicks(sf), 332seager(sea), 348santana(clv).
Gold (x/2015)- 23bourn(clv), 28cobb(tb), 95lake(chc), 96santos(tor), 184upton(atl), 200miggy(det), 224mitchell(nyy), 278phelps(nyy), 307teixeira(nyy), 315baez(chc).
Pink(x/50)- 120cespedes(bos)
Gallery of Greats- GG-1kershaw, 13hanram, 17pujols, 25gwynn
Highlight of the Year- H-1gehrig, 3ruth, 4 7 8williams, 9 10 12 13 15+ 16+ 17ryan, 18+ 19+ 20 21 23 24+jeter, 25 26 27+ripken, 29+
Inspired Play- I-1+machado/ripken, 2cano/griff, 3 4+ 5 6+ 7 8 10 12thomas/abreu, 13+ 14
First Pitch- 1 2 3 5 7+ 8 9+ 10 11+ 12 15
History of Baseball- 2a 3a+ 4bwilliams, 5a mlk, 5b 7a+ 7b 10b 11a+ 13b 14bryan, 15b+griffey
Robbed in...- R6 10 14+trout
1st Home Run- FHR-2 4 5jeter, 7 8+ 11 14puig, 16 17 20 23 24 25 27+ 30 32 33 36 37
Free Agent 40- F40-1pujols, 2 3 4ryan, 5+ 6 7 8 10 11 13+ 14 15
Archetypes- A-2 3+ 4trout, 5puig, 6 7 8+stanton, 9posey, 10+ruth, 12+jeter, 13ripken, 14ryan, 16 18williams, 19pujols, 20 21+robinson, 22aaron, 23+mays, 24 25griffey
Topps Originals- '72 #183melton(chw), '66 82hendley(chc), '70 391brown(clv), '74 516pena(oak)
Relic- Career Highs- CRH-GSN Stanton, JT Teheran
Future Stars Commemorative Pin- FS-09 Roark,
Batter Logo Pin- MSBL-04 Ortiz(bos)
1st Home Run Medallion- FHRM-AJ Adam Jones (sea), FF Freeman(atl), MC Carpenter(stl)
AUTO- Career Highs- CH-AS ASanchez(tor), SMA Marte(pit)
Looking for these Mets inserts and parallels:
2015 Topps Series 1 Mets Wants:
Sparkle SP- 83wright, 149murphy
Gold- 4grandy, 24nymets, 83wright, 129degrom, 133diceK, 149murph, 166mejia, 173torres, 237duda, 241herrera, 244colon, 263gee, 306lagares, 313lg leaders
Rainbow Foil- 4grandy, 24nymets, 83wright, 129degrom, 133diceK, 149murph, 166mejia, 173torres, 199young, 236wheeler, 237duda, 241herrera, 244colon, 263gee, 306lagares, 313lg leaders.
Any other parallel.
Inserts
Gallery of Greats- GG-6piazza
Baseball History- 6b Seaver,
First Pitch- FP-14 50cent
First Home Run- FHR-03 wright
MLB Silhouetted Batter Logo Pin- MSBL-03 Wright
Future Star Pin- FS-06 deGrom
Baseball History Stamps- BH-DS Strawberry, TS Seaver
Any GU and Autos of Mets (Piazza, deGrom, Seaver)
I know most of you have not gotten or sorted your cards yet but keep me in mind for any Mets you come across. Send me your want lists when ready. Thanks. Mike
First impressions of the cards are that while I do like the non-white borders, I thought the photography of this years cards is unimpressive. The last couple of years Topps had done a great job of catching some great live-action shots and players during "down" times. This year, I got very bored looking at these cards as it seems every picture on the cards is the same shot. The player is depicted from the knees up either throwing a pitch if he's a pitcher or swinging or running if a hitter. Every card looked the same to me. I thought the set lacks creativity. There is the Mike Trout card of him sliding into a base that is very cool but I feel like I have seen this picture before. Perhaps a previous years card had a similar picture of him.
I also have a ton of cards that seem to have different color backs or perhaps Topps was running out of ink and the backs are tinted. Anyone else notice this?
BORING! Anyway, on to trading...
I have a complete base set for trade and every single base card for trade plus these:
SP- 177 Konerko(chw) photo var.
Rainbow Foils- 19baltimore, 58gattis(atl), 145hahn(sd), 176abreu(chw), 179vargas(kc), 205harrison(pit), 207harper(was), 213weaver(ang), 224mitchell(nyy), 234belt(sf), 254cishek(mia), 273hicks(sf), 332seager(sea), 348santana(clv).
Gold (x/2015)- 23bourn(clv), 28cobb(tb), 95lake(chc), 96santos(tor), 184upton(atl), 200miggy(det), 224mitchell(nyy), 278phelps(nyy), 307teixeira(nyy), 315baez(chc).
Pink(x/50)- 120cespedes(bos)
Gallery of Greats- GG-1kershaw, 13hanram, 17pujols, 25gwynn
Highlight of the Year- H-1gehrig, 3ruth, 4 7 8williams, 9 10 12 13 15+ 16+ 17ryan, 18+ 19+ 20 21 23 24+jeter, 25 26 27+ripken, 29+
Inspired Play- I-1+machado/ripken, 2cano/griff, 3 4+ 5 6+ 7 8 10 12thomas/abreu, 13+ 14
First Pitch- 1 2 3 5 7+ 8 9+ 10 11+ 12 15
History of Baseball- 2a 3a+ 4bwilliams, 5a mlk, 5b 7a+ 7b 10b 11a+ 13b 14bryan, 15b+griffey
Robbed in...- R6 10 14+trout
1st Home Run- FHR-2 4 5jeter, 7 8+ 11 14puig, 16 17 20 23 24 25 27+ 30 32 33 36 37
Free Agent 40- F40-1pujols, 2 3 4ryan, 5+ 6 7 8 10 11 13+ 14 15
Archetypes- A-2 3+ 4trout, 5puig, 6 7 8+stanton, 9posey, 10+ruth, 12+jeter, 13ripken, 14ryan, 16 18williams, 19pujols, 20 21+robinson, 22aaron, 23+mays, 24 25griffey
Topps Originals- '72 #183melton(chw), '66 82hendley(chc), '70 391brown(clv), '74 516pena(oak)
Relic- Career Highs- CRH-GSN Stanton, JT Teheran
Future Stars Commemorative Pin- FS-09 Roark,
Batter Logo Pin- MSBL-04 Ortiz(bos)
1st Home Run Medallion- FHRM-AJ Adam Jones (sea), FF Freeman(atl), MC Carpenter(stl)
AUTO- Career Highs- CH-AS ASanchez(tor), SMA Marte(pit)
Looking for these Mets inserts and parallels:
2015 Topps Series 1 Mets Wants:
Sparkle SP- 83wright, 149murphy
Gold- 4grandy, 24nymets, 83wright, 129degrom, 133diceK, 149murph, 166mejia, 173torres, 237duda, 241herrera, 244colon, 263gee, 306lagares, 313lg leaders
Rainbow Foil- 4grandy, 24nymets, 83wright, 129degrom, 133diceK, 149murph, 166mejia, 173torres, 199young, 236wheeler, 237duda, 241herrera, 244colon, 263gee, 306lagares, 313lg leaders.
Any other parallel.
Inserts
Gallery of Greats- GG-6piazza
Baseball History- 6b Seaver,
First Pitch- FP-14 50cent
First Home Run- FHR-03 wright
MLB Silhouetted Batter Logo Pin- MSBL-03 Wright
Future Star Pin- FS-06 deGrom
Baseball History Stamps- BH-DS Strawberry, TS Seaver
Any GU and Autos of Mets (Piazza, deGrom, Seaver)
I know most of you have not gotten or sorted your cards yet but keep me in mind for any Mets you come across. Send me your want lists when ready. Thanks. Mike
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