In 2021 Nike and MLB started another cash grab, I mean a new program for team stalwarts. City Connect uniforms are supposedly designed to reflect the cultural aspecet of each teams home city. So far twenty teams have City Connect uniforms. Eight more teams are scheduled to get them in 2024 and the Dodgers are expected to debut a new City Connect uniform this year. The A's and Yankees are the only teams without a City Connect uniform. The Yankees have said they do not want one and who knows where the A's will end up.
Sunday, March 17, 2024
mini collection, City Connect uniforms
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Mini Collection, National Anthem
Sunday, March 10, 2024
1991 Stadium Club backs
To me one of the coolest things about the first year of Stadium Club was the backs. Not so much the stats but the rookie card of each player on the back.
Garry Templeton has the oldest rookie card in this set, 1977. Every year through 1985 except for 1980 is represented in this bunch. I hadn't realized that Whitson had broken in with the Pirates.
Friday, March 8, 2024
Stadium Club
When I was opening my blaster of 2023 Stadium Club I was reminded how much I liked the photography and the look of the cards. I was working in the LCS when they first came out. I remember the Topps rep telling us about them and showing us the promo cards. Once they were out everyone working there ordered multiple sets of the members only and the gold Nolan Ryan.
I tracked down all the Padres team sets since 1991 and going to take a look at them here.
1991 Stadium Club was 600 cards issued in two sets of 300. There were 22 members of the Padres in the set.
Sunday, March 3, 2024
Customs of 2024
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
My first look at 2024
I preordered two blasters of 2024 Topps Baseball. One to rip and one to put away for Christmas 2024. I have three blasters of different product to put under the tree come December.
I got a bunch of cards for my City Connect collection. First cards I have seen with the Red Sox, Mariners and Reds City Connect uniforms. I need to sort through my city connect cards and see what teams I don't have yet.Kerry can pick a game for Nolan Arenado to go yard. I still haven't figured out what is in the background of Gonsolin and Schanuel.
Sunday, February 25, 2024
unboxing box 21, the final box, Costco big box
Like the box I got at Target this had a oversized card and and a regular size card along with it. Unlike the Corbin Caroll card from the Target box, this Francisco Card had a different number from the regular base card, CTC something.
These are the cards that were in the silver packs. Different design, different pictures and different stock. Each of these is thicker than a normal card. I thought I had scanned the back of one of these but I can not find it. There are no stats just a write up about the player.
Inserts from the series 2 packs. I haven't seen the Legends of the Game insert before. I will have to pick up a copy of the Tony Gwynn card.
Friday, February 23, 2024
Unboxing Box 20, the Penultimate Box, 2023 Topps Update Target Big Box.
In all the Stars of MLB cards I have seen I don't think that I have seen anyone from the Padres featured.
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Unboxing Box 19, 2023 Topps Heritage High Numbers
Monday, February 19, 2024
Unboxing Box 18, 2023 Topps Update box 2
A bunch of rookies. I like the Bachman and Miller cards because of the intensity of the delivery. Zach Neto has a big leg kick as he hits. Hicks and Bachman will go into my city connect mini collection.
Sunday, February 18, 2024
Unboxing Box 17, 2023 Topps Archives
The design from 1965 (when I was eight years old) is one of my favorites. A bunch of Hall of Famers, old, now and soon to be.