Topps Stadium Club - 2014 M L B
3 mini boxes - 6 packs per mini - 5 cards per pack
'1 on-card auto in every mini box!'
I received these:
76 base cards - 38% of the 200 card base set
The return of Stadium Club!! As in the past, Stadium Club are full bleed high definition photos - and they look fantastic. The front has silver foil imprint - name and team name. The reverse is designed great - a different small pic of the player (different from the front shot), a highlight of the player's career, and his 2013 stats and career stats.
Stadium Club is a great set for the set builder and the player collector. With only 200 cards in the base set, one should be able to build the set with just 3 master boxes - or at least be close enough to trade for the remainder.
Also included in the base set are some black and white shots of players of yore - Ruth, Cobb, Banks, Aaron, Robinson - to name a few, PLUS other players - such as IRod, and Belle. These are excellent additions to the set to continue the rich history of baseball.
Inserts
Silver and Gold Parallels
2 'silver' parallels - Bautista and Cargo -- I am not 100% sure these are 'silver' parallels - the foil seems to be reflective - no markings on the card to say for sure.
1 Gold - Julio Teheran - Gold foil (no numbering i.e. #ed to 100 etc...)
Beam Team and Field Access
1 Beam Team - Scherzer
3 Field Access - Maddux, Kershaw, Griffey Jr.
Die Cuts
Future Stars - Wacha
Luminous - Wainwright
Legends - Koufax
Autos
Eric Johnson
Jean Segura
Rafael Montero
All 'on-card' blue Sharpee autos - look fantastic! The cards are designed for the autos with a lighter box on the bottom of the card - well done.
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As usual, I really like the die cuts - they are my favorite insert, followed closely by the Beam Team insert.
One gripe - number the inserts - mark the inserts - S - silver, G - gold, B - bronze, etc - help us out here a little bit.
I purchased another box and received a refractor parallel #ed to just 25 - easy to spot.
Overall grade A -- glad to see Stadium Club back on the shelves!
Go buy several master boxes and send the - non-playoff below .500 - Rays to me!
Duane
3 mini boxes - 6 packs per mini - 5 cards per pack
'1 on-card auto in every mini box!'
I received these:
76 base cards - 38% of the 200 card base set
The return of Stadium Club!! As in the past, Stadium Club are full bleed high definition photos - and they look fantastic. The front has silver foil imprint - name and team name. The reverse is designed great - a different small pic of the player (different from the front shot), a highlight of the player's career, and his 2013 stats and career stats.
Stadium Club is a great set for the set builder and the player collector. With only 200 cards in the base set, one should be able to build the set with just 3 master boxes - or at least be close enough to trade for the remainder.
Also included in the base set are some black and white shots of players of yore - Ruth, Cobb, Banks, Aaron, Robinson - to name a few, PLUS other players - such as IRod, and Belle. These are excellent additions to the set to continue the rich history of baseball.
Inserts
Silver and Gold Parallels
2 'silver' parallels - Bautista and Cargo -- I am not 100% sure these are 'silver' parallels - the foil seems to be reflective - no markings on the card to say for sure.
1 Gold - Julio Teheran - Gold foil (no numbering i.e. #ed to 100 etc...)
Beam Team and Field Access
1 Beam Team - Scherzer
3 Field Access - Maddux, Kershaw, Griffey Jr.
Die Cuts
Future Stars - Wacha
Luminous - Wainwright
Legends - Koufax
Autos
Eric Johnson
Jean Segura
Rafael Montero
All 'on-card' blue Sharpee autos - look fantastic! The cards are designed for the autos with a lighter box on the bottom of the card - well done.
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
As usual, I really like the die cuts - they are my favorite insert, followed closely by the Beam Team insert.
One gripe - number the inserts - mark the inserts - S - silver, G - gold, B - bronze, etc - help us out here a little bit.
I purchased another box and received a refractor parallel #ed to just 25 - easy to spot.
Overall grade A -- glad to see Stadium Club back on the shelves!
Go buy several master boxes and send the - non-playoff below .500 - Rays to me!
Duane
