Saturday 28 July 2012

2012 Topps Opening Day

 Opening day is a highly underrated set. The inclusion of some great looking inserts has raised my estimation of this set.
There are 220 cards in the base set, which also come in a blue border parallel.
The great looking inserts I referred to are; Elite skills, Fantasy Squad, Superstar Celebrations, mascots and the lovely 3D Stars.
I think for the first time some autographs are included as well.
There are 7 cards per pack and the 4 packs come from the Alley family in North Carolina.
The Red Sox available are:
#4 Jacoby Ellsbury
#18 David Ortiz
#37 Josh Beckett
#45 Mark Melancon
#73 Kevin Youkilis
#86 Jon Lester
#149 Adrian Gonzalez
#172 Dustin Pedroia
#198 Carl Crawford
#218 Clay Buchholz
Pack 1:
#13 Bobby Abreu Angels
#107 Rickie Weeks Brewers
#163 Heath Bell Marlins
#199 Felix Hernandez Mariners
#210 Freddie Freeman Braves
#FS Troy Tulowitzki Rockies
#ODS-14 Hanley Ramirez Marlins

Pack 2:
#2 Stephen Drew D-backs
#10 Jose Valverde Tigers
#84 Dan Uggla Braves
#172 Dustin Pedroia Red Sox
#204 Cory Luebke Padres
#FS-9 Jose Reyes Marlins
#ODS -15 Clayton Kershaw Dodgers

Pack 3:
#14 Buster Posey Giants
#25 Eric Hosmer Royals
#53 Alex Rodriguez Yankees
#101 Todd Helton Rockies
#119 Ricky Nolasco Marlins
#133 Sergio Santos Blue Jays
#ES-24 Jered Weaver Angels

Pack 4:
#50 Ichiro Mariners
#71 Ian Kennedy D-backs
#82 Phil Hughes Yankees
#86 Jon Lester Red Sox
#148 Shin-Soo Choo Indians
#216 Jason Kipnis Indians
#SC-5 Joey Votto Reds
I'm still impressed, although I may be easily impressed when it comes to packs of cards.
2 Red Sox and a mixture of inserts.

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