Since I struck out looking for 2016 Heritage tonight you are getting an unenthusiastic posting on a Blaster of 2016 Topps. The first pack of the blaster can be found here.
Blaster All-Stars - Battery
2016 Topps
#50 Salvador Perez
#300 Buster Posey
#237 Carlos Ruiz
#4 Sonny Gray
I am protesting 2016 Topps tight shots epidemic by feature mainly catcher's in our Battery part of the lineup. The position and the gear give the photographer more opportunities to create interesting shots. Here we have the Catchers for the two most recent World Series champs and the Phillies own 2008 WSC catcher. We featured the Ruiz card a few weeks back in our First Phillie of 2016T posting.
Sonny Gray won the battle for the only Pitcher card to Make the Blaster All-Star because I don't think he gets enough press, and I like the high socks.
Blaster All-Star Infield
#241 Freddie Freeman
#137 Joe Panik
#310 David Wright
#225 Scooter Gennett
The David Wright is just another tight shot on a batter. I do like how we can see his number not only oh his jersey but also on the sweatband. Freddie Freeman celebrating a Homer is a nice highlight in the box. Scooter Gennett gets a 5 number Freddie does not.
Blaster All-Star Outfield
#272 Denard Span
#312 Curtis Granderson
#227 David Murphy
#8 Michael Brantley
Granderson wins the interesting shot here. I realize Span and Murphy look virtually the same, but still like them.
Inserts
Just some Quick Comments here, Would like to return to these individually in the future.
2016 Topps #BB-60 Berger's Best Mike Trout
2001 Topps Update #US-175 Mike Trout
Once again Topps has a set featuring cards that are basically re-issues. This is one of the relatively recent 2011 Topps Update Mike Trout. I think the one on the Left is the 2016T version, with the original on the right - The foil is in Gold this year as opposed to Silver on the original. Not sure if this was an accident of by design.
I have seen a couple of the Berger cards now and I like them more than I thought I would.
2016 Topps #MLBD-35 MLB Debut Mike Trout
My first blaster of 2016 Turned out to be a Mike Trout Hot box, with a pair of his insert cards (although we did not pull the #1 Base card)
MLB Debut is basically This years version of 2015 Topps Retail Only First Home Run cards - which I think may be the Topps common insert. Ok idea for an insert set.
2016 Topps #FP-15 First Pitch Bill Withers
Bill Withers is the 2015 Rock n Roll Hall of Fame musician responsible for "Lean On Me".
I don't care if this set doesn't showcase baseball players, I think the FP insert is fun. My only issue is that I don't believe that Topps has featured one from Philadelphia.
2016 Topps #WOW-15 Henry Urrutia
Walk of Wins is a nice idea for a Insert. I believe these are new for 2016 and replace last year's similar but defensive minded Robbed Insert Set. Both sets are retail only.
2016 Topps #MLBW-6 Wacky Packages
Advertising for another product. I don't know whether I should be happy or bothered that only six of the 30 teams are represented by this set.
2016 Topps #AM-03 Amazing Milestones Carl Yastrzemski
This is the Target only insert. I believe that WalMart got an Insert involving "Greatest Streaks" A set I would probably find more interesting even if it omit's Pete Rose and Joe DiMaggio.
2016 Topps #PIS1 Pressed Into Service Mitch Moreland
Lots to like about this set including that the Acronym is Three-Quarters of PISS.
2016 Topps #B2B-5 Back to Back Reds
I was sick of lineage, but I am not sure this is an improvement
Obligatory Blaster "Hit"
2016 Topps #MDM-NR Major LEague Debut Medallions Nolan Ryan
The Medallion was the last thing we opened out of the box and I told Mrs Phungo we want a Ryan Howard card here, after we saw the card she quickly quipped "Well you got a Ryan"
By The Numbers
81 Cards
72 Base (roughly)
1 Phillies card (Chooch)
10 Inserts
1 Fake Relic (Ryan)
2 Hero Numbers (Posey, Harper)
I think there were also a couple of foil cards.
There you have it, I think I may have snuck in an extra insert or two from looseys I picked up w/ the Blaster coupon, but basically it's a blaster. Sorry, I try and be accurate in my counting numbers, but it has been a busy couple of weeks.
Sources and Links
Phungo 2016 Topps index
BillWithers.com
Cardboard Connection
Blaster All-Stars - Battery
#50 Salvador Perez
#300 Buster Posey
#237 Carlos Ruiz
#4 Sonny Gray
I am protesting 2016 Topps tight shots epidemic by feature mainly catcher's in our Battery part of the lineup. The position and the gear give the photographer more opportunities to create interesting shots. Here we have the Catchers for the two most recent World Series champs and the Phillies own 2008 WSC catcher. We featured the Ruiz card a few weeks back in our First Phillie of 2016T posting.
Sonny Gray won the battle for the only Pitcher card to Make the Blaster All-Star because I don't think he gets enough press, and I like the high socks.
Blaster All-Star Infield
#137 Joe Panik
#310 David Wright
#225 Scooter Gennett
The David Wright is just another tight shot on a batter. I do like how we can see his number not only oh his jersey but also on the sweatband. Freddie Freeman celebrating a Homer is a nice highlight in the box. Scooter Gennett gets a 5 number Freddie does not.
Blaster All-Star Outfield
#312 Curtis Granderson
#227 David Murphy
#8 Michael Brantley
Granderson wins the interesting shot here. I realize Span and Murphy look virtually the same, but still like them.
Inserts
Just some Quick Comments here, Would like to return to these individually in the future.
2001 Topps Update #US-175 Mike Trout
Once again Topps has a set featuring cards that are basically re-issues. This is one of the relatively recent 2011 Topps Update Mike Trout. I think the one on the Left is the 2016T version, with the original on the right - The foil is in Gold this year as opposed to Silver on the original. Not sure if this was an accident of by design.
I have seen a couple of the Berger cards now and I like them more than I thought I would.
My first blaster of 2016 Turned out to be a Mike Trout Hot box, with a pair of his insert cards (although we did not pull the #1 Base card)
MLB Debut is basically This years version of 2015 Topps Retail Only First Home Run cards - which I think may be the Topps common insert. Ok idea for an insert set.
Bill Withers is the 2015 Rock n Roll Hall of Fame musician responsible for "Lean On Me".
I don't care if this set doesn't showcase baseball players, I think the FP insert is fun. My only issue is that I don't believe that Topps has featured one from Philadelphia.
Walk of Wins is a nice idea for a Insert. I believe these are new for 2016 and replace last year's similar but defensive minded Robbed Insert Set. Both sets are retail only.
Advertising for another product. I don't know whether I should be happy or bothered that only six of the 30 teams are represented by this set.
This is the Target only insert. I believe that WalMart got an Insert involving "Greatest Streaks" A set I would probably find more interesting even if it omit's Pete Rose and Joe DiMaggio.
Lots to like about this set including that the Acronym is Three-Quarters of PISS.
I was sick of lineage, but I am not sure this is an improvement
Obligatory Blaster "Hit"
The Medallion was the last thing we opened out of the box and I told Mrs Phungo we want a Ryan Howard card here, after we saw the card she quickly quipped "Well you got a Ryan"
By The Numbers
81 Cards
72 Base (roughly)
1 Phillies card (Chooch)
10 Inserts
1 Fake Relic (Ryan)
2 Hero Numbers (Posey, Harper)
I think there were also a couple of foil cards.
There you have it, I think I may have snuck in an extra insert or two from looseys I picked up w/ the Blaster coupon, but basically it's a blaster. Sorry, I try and be accurate in my counting numbers, but it has been a busy couple of weeks.
Sources and Links
Phungo 2016 Topps index
BillWithers.com
Cardboard Connection
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