2011 Bowman MLB
Per box items:
24 packs per box
10 cards per pack
2 Bowman chrome cards per pack
1 autographed Bowman Chrome card per box
Topps Sell Sheet
The standard sized base set cards feature a full color action shot of the player. Bordered in black, veteran cards have red highlights and RC cards have green highlights. The team logo, player name and position are in silver foil along the card bottom. The set name is also centered near the bottom of the card front. There is the occasional horizontal layout design. The card backs are photo-less and all in a horizontal layout.. the backs also have the same red and green trim for veterans and RC. The backs list moderate biographical information, moderate career highlights and last year's and career statistics.
What I pulled:
240 unique cards
95 base set cards 95/220 = 43% of the base set
24 gold parallels
48 Bowman Pick RC cards
42 Bowman Chrome Pick RC cards
23 other inserts
1 chrome refractor
1 blue serial numbered parallel
1 orange serial numbered parallel
4 Bowman's Best inserts
1 autograph
Base card front and back:
The inserts: (not all scanned)
Gold: Ordonez, Hamilton, Johnson, Mauer, Wilson, Wainwright, Gonzalez, Lester, Posada, Myers, Kershaw, Konerko, Hanson, Pence, Drew, Ludwick, Cano, Johnson, Davis, Abreu, Duda, Sale
Topps 100: Harper, Singleton, Miller, Betances, Torres, Chambers, Robles, Cosart
Finest Futures: Beckham, Chapman, Freeman, Latos, Gonzalez, Heyward
Topps of the Class: Poythress, Robinson, Franklin
Bowman's Brightest: Heathcott, Beltre, Trout
Blue #/500 Garcia
Orange #/250 Morel
Chrome refractor Martinez
Bowman's Best: Pujols, Cano, Tallion, Mesoraco
The Hit:
Chrome Blue refractor autograph #/250 Eric Thames
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The "home of the rookie card" certainly lives up to it's name. 2011 Bowman is loaded with RCs. There are RC in the base set, both the Bowman first year and Chrome first year sets and 4 insert set devoted to rookies. The photograph and shot selection is good. The quality control is tight with no duplicates and no off-centering or printing errors of note. The autograph is on the card and look super sharp. The only drawback I found with 2011 Bowman is the same complaint I have about a lot of Topps products, way to many inserts. I would have like to have had half as many inserts and first year white border Bowman Pick cards and that many more base set cards.
The Bottom Line:
I give 2011 Bowman a buy rating. You will need two boxes and some heavy trading to complete the base set. Prospectors will love 2011 Bowman. Buy a box and trade your Tigers cards to me!
The Final Score:
Final Ratings (Out of 5):
Base set collect-ability: 2/5
Big-hit Hunter: 3/5
Prospector Hunter: 5/5
Overall Design: 5/5
Fun: 5/5
Value: 4/5
Re-buy: 5/5
Overall Quality: 5/5
Overall: 34/40 (85% = B)
Topps sent me this box to review for Baseball Digest. I am also offering base and insert cards to members of The Bench for a SASE.
Thanks to Topps for making this review possible!
Tal
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