I spun by my LCS after taking my grandfather out to lunch today. I took a glance at the lunch menu at his nursing home and the main dish featured eggplant. Needless to say, I think he was pretty happy I rescued him, especially when he sunk his teeth into a nice BLT at a nearby cafe.Yes, I broke down. I really wanted a pack of Topps Archives, but because of Monday's holiday the shipment had not arrived yet at my local card shop. Shoot. Five months without opening any 2016 product ended when I left the store with three hobby packs of Topps Pro Debut.
I'm sure I'm not the first to mention this, but I am not a fan of Topps flagship design, which means I didn't like Opening Day and I'm not much a fan of Pro Debut. (Why, Topps? Why must you use the same design for all three card sets?) But, I will give Topps credit for giving a full bleed design a shot. At least they are trying something different.
Here's something not different: Yankee Padawans.
And yes, those have been set aside for ZZ.
Here's a couple for BWTP.
Is it bad that I have taken to shortening the names of my favorite trading partners?
Here are a couple of names I recognize.
Speaking of name recognition:
Three packs and I scored three young Cubs. What luck!
Pro Debut is a fun rip. There are parallels, autos, patches, inserts, and variations. I pulled one insert, but nothing to really write home about. I was hoping to hit Homer's, the Peoria Chiefs' mascot, patch card. Or this beauty would have been nice:
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"Game Day shirt from the Director of Smiles, Rhashan." Man, what a fantastic card!
Thanks for stopping by and happy collecting.
"So, what do you do for a living?"
ReplyDelete"Oh I'm the director of smiles."
Oh and thanks for leaving the Judge and ACE aside for me. BTW, who do you think the Cubbies are more likely to deal for Chapman (or Miller)? Torres or Happ? ;)
I think the Cubs would want Miller... longer contract, cleaner personal life, fit in the clubhouse better.
DeleteTorres or Happ? Yikes. That's a steep price, especially if it's for a rental like Chapman.
I got my money on Happ making the bigs first, mostly due to his age and polished college bat. Looks like your caving in worked out quite well!
ReplyDeleteI think they really stepped it up with the inserts this year. The Promo Night jerseys look cool. Too bad it's so pricey. If it was more in the Opening Day range, I might go for a master set instead of just the Cubs affiliates.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I wouldn't mind busting a couple of boxes, but only if I can get it on sale somewhere. Maybe I'll pick up a couple on Black Friday if the price is right.
DeleteYou think he has business cards that say "Director of Smiles?" If so, he's probably the Babe Ruth of picking up chicks at the bar.
ReplyDeleteI know if I'm in his position I certainly would have stack of business cards ready to go!
DeleteI really despise what Topps has done with Pro Debut the past couple of years. I think there are maybe 2 or 3 players in the 220 card set who haven't ever had a card made of them before. Kind of a waste of a minor league license if you ask me.
ReplyDeleteSolid Yankee pulls, PTown!
ReplyDeleteI'm digging this set because it is the first to showcase a few guys in the WV Black Bears uniform. Thanks for holding the Glasnow and Hayes.
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