2015 Topps Gypsy Queen Rack Pack

GQ isn't my thing, but I was in the store during it's opening week and picked up a rack pack - I am a sucker for those 3 card parallel packs. Ozzie Smith on the cover was also a selling point.

Racks contain three 6-card packs plus a 3 card framed parallel pack. The price was $9.49.

2015 Topps Gypsy Queen Shelby Miller

New Atlanta Brave Shelby Miller was the first card pulled in the 3 packs. He reps his new club, but I also picked up an Evan Gattis card that still has him with the Braves

2015 Topps Gypsy Queen Zach Britton

I have a Rack of Opening Day that I have yet to post - it didn't have any Phillies cards :( and For the second consecutive pack opening where we didn't get any Phils,

In lieu of a Phils card we are posting a card of Zach Britton from the Team Phungo AL Squad, Baltirmore Orioles.

2015 Gypsy Queen Nomar Garciaparra

MLB Alums are part of GQ - We didn't get an HoF players but we did get this fine card of Nomar reading the signs from his 3B coach.

2015 Gypsy Queen RA Dickey

Great Shot of Knuckleballer RA Dickey. He is holding the now defunct Allan H Selig MLB Baseball that we have had under the microscope in a few recent postings.

2015 Topps Gypsy Queen Matt Moore

Cool Pix of Rays Pitcher Matt Moore wearing some sort of goofy uniform

#Added Value

2015 Gypsy Queen Walk off Winners Bryce Harper

This card reps a game played on August 7 2014, an extra-inning game versus the Mets that Harper won with a 13th inning Homer off of Carlos Torres. 

2015 Gypsy Queen Minis 
Salvador Perez
Josh Harrison
Phil Hughes

Each of the three packs contained a mini. Here I present them with the b-side of the Miguel Cabrera card for a size comparison

Bonus Cards

2015 Gypsy Queen Javier Baez (Base and Framed Parallel)

Each 3 Pack Rack contains a parallel pack with 3 Frame Cards which are parallels of the base set. The Frame is an actual frame and slightly raised off of the card.

2015 Gypsy Queen Ben Zobrist (White Frame)
2015 Gypsy Queen Devin Mesoraco (White Frame)

The other two Frames in the bonus pack.

And we close with the wrapper for the pack, Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith

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Noteworthy: 2013 Bowman Platinum #BPP10 Javier Baez

There are dozens of disappointments in the Phillies 2014 season. The recent call by the Cubs of Javier Baez reminds us that the Phillies future looks bleak as well.

2013 Bowman Platinum #BPP10 Javier Baez 

September Call Ups are looming but the Phillies have no one near the caliber of Baez in their system.  At AAA this season the Cubs future second baseman or shortstop has knocked out 23 Homers along with 24 doubles. His BA is an ok .260 with a very respectable .510 slugging number. This is a followup to a 2013 season where Baez hit 37 Homers across 2 levels.

We don't know what the future holds for the 21 year old Javier Baez. We do know that prior to the season 3 different prospect ranking services placed Baez in the Top 10. There is no Phillies that were held in such high regard - Maikel Franco drew rankings ranging from #17 to #52, Jesse Biddle #53 - #94. Neither has had a good 2014, although Franco has played well for the last month.

As the Phillies turn the page to 2015 hopefully some prospects emerge and we can post a Bowman Card of a Phillies player next year.  

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