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Monday, November 1, 2021

Cardboard Review:2021 Topps Heritage Minors

As baseball season winds down, still can't believe we are in the World Series and still can't believe the matchup we ended up with as well, the baseball releases are as well.

Today, we look to the future of baseball with my break of 2021 Topps Heritage Minors.

In every box of 2021 Topps Heritage Minors is 18 packs of 8 cards. There will also be 2 on-card autos in every box and boxes currently run an affordable $70 or less.

 
There is also one box topper as well.

1972 Topps Baseball Posters are within. There are also 1/1 foilboard versions and autograph versions of these as well. There are 20 of these cards overall.

BASE:
The base set is designed after the 1972 design and includes In Action and 1972 Topps Traded subsets.

(some collectors are not happy about these, not sure why)


The overall base set is 200 cards deep with many of the upcoming stars.

SHORT PRINTS/PARALLELS:
There are 20 base card Sp's that covers numbers 200-220.

/Black Border parallel  and are /50

Erik Rivera flip stock /25. It's glossy on the back and cardboard feel on the front.

INSERTS:
There are a variety of inserts in Heritage Minors.
 
There are 21 cards to collect in the Pack Cover set that falls 1:6 packs.

1:4 packs you will find yourself Boyhood Photos Of The Stars. There are 14 of these to collect overall.

1972 Topps Venezuelan Stamp Cards Set falls 1:4 packs and has 15 cards to collect.

HITS:

I don't know the players, but the signatures themselves are solid. Some effort put in and they are on-card.

OVERALL THOUGHTS:
Garrett Mitchell, Spencer Torkelson, Austin Martin are among the big names you can find on the autograph checklist.

I think the cost per box with a solid checklist seems worth the risk here.

Let me know your thoughts in comments!

Saturday, September 4, 2021

REVIEW:2021 Topps Pro Debut

Hello everyone! I hope all of you are having an amazing day whenever and wherever you are reading this, even those of you sitting on the toilet right now during your work day.

Today, I will be reviewing the latest prospect chasing product from Topps in Pro Debut, a product in the past I haven't ever hit too well in. I think that changes today, but you will have to read through my gibberish to see. Although, most of you will click this link and scroll to the bottom. Yes, I see you doing it.

Let's check this break out and not make you wait any longer, shall we?
Every hobby box of 2021 Topps Pro Debut comes with 24 packs of 8 cards. There will be four autographs per box and box prices for those four autographs is pretty good at $90.

BASE:

The base set for Pro Debut consists of 200 cards and has mixed prospects of the future and some of the top prospects in the MLB right now.

Guys like Wander Franco, Bobby Witt Jr and

 
Jarred Kelenic co-exist in this product in the 2021 Topps MLB design along with

Top prospects being featured in the 1991 Topps design. A little odd seeing two different base card designs done as it reminded me of Archives, but, I get what they were trying to do.

PARALLELS:
I think Pro Debut has the "right" amount of parallels, not too many and not too less. The product offers the following parallels to chase, Blue /150, Green /99, Gold /50, Orange /25, Red /10, and Black 1/1.

Here was my gold parallel /50

Blue /150

INSERTS:

There are only a small handful of inserts to tackle in Topps Pro Debut, once again, I think it's the right amount of them.

They also have the following parallels, Green /99, Orange /25, and Black 1/1.

MILB Legends has all of those stud players from their time in the minors. There are 20 cards in the set and I need the Griffey. These fall 1:6 packs.

 Major Scale has 10 cards in the set that falls 1:12 packs.

 
The Cogeneration has 20 cards to collect and falls 1:6 packs.

HITS:
I don't have a vast knowledge in the minor league system or top guys unless I have heard their name before.

So I don't know these first three guys.....



But.....
The #1 pick I do know. Great pull in this box.

OVERALL THOUGHTS:
The price per box and number of hits is excellent considering today's times. I have seen a few bangers come out of this so far.

There is also that chance that one of these unknown guys, at least to me, can turn out big as well. I say this is a worth the gamble product.

Let me know your thoughts on today's product in comments below!