2023 TOPPS HANGER PACK

I FINALLY FOUND A FUCKIN PACK OF TOPPS AT TARGET! I EVEN HAD MONEY IN MY POCKET AT THE TIME!! HELL TO THE FUCKIN YEAH!!! NO RACK PACKS, SADLY, BUT THIS SUCKER WAS TWELVE BUCKS, WHICH WAS FIVE LESS THAN THE HOBBY PACKS I BOUGHT AND I GET ELEVEN MOAR CARDS. I'VE GOT 67 MORE CHANCES TO GET THAT MONEY MIKE ROOKIE CARD

HERE'S THE BIG FAT PACK OF GOODNESS INSIDE. GOT A RAYS CARD ON TOP, THAT'S A GOOD OMEN. I'M NOT TAKING PICTURES OF 67 CARDS SO I'M GOING TO COPY NIGHT OWL'S HANGER PACK POST FORMAT AND JUST LIST EVERYTHING OFF AND SHOW OFF PICS OF THE HIGHLIGHTS. THE INSERTS ARE IN THE MIDDLE SO I TOOK THE BOTTOM PILE OF BASE CARDS AND MOVED THEM TO THE FRONT. SAVING THE BEST FOR LAST. LET'S FUKKIN GOOOOOOOOO

267 DEAN KREMER

206 GUNNAR HENDERSON RC

100 PAUL GOLDSCHMIDT

42 FRANCHY CORDERO

FIRST FOUR CARDS WERE DOUBLES. THUS IS THE WAY OF PACK RIPPING. ORIOLE ROOKIE CARD AND GOLDSCHMIDT AIN'T BAD DOUBLES THO. THE FIRST CARD I NEEDED IS:

330 JULIO RODRIGUEZ

A VERY GOOD CARD INDEED! I LIKE HOW THE POSITION BUMP MAKES A LITTLE TABLE FOR THE ROOKIE CUP

113 STAR POWER CHECKLIST

THIS IS MY FIRST CHECKLIST CARD AND I LIKE THE DECISION TO PUT THE MLB LOGO ON THESE. COMBO CARDS ARE LOOKING GOOD

247 GAVIN LUX

180 DOMINIC LEONE

274 MATT DUFFY

295 BRYSON STOTT

THE FIRST FUTURE STARS CARD OF '23. IT LOOKS A LITTLE AWKWARD WITH ALL THE OTHER STUFF GOING ON IN THE DESIGN BUT I ENJOY THE CHEESINESS 

241 AMERICAN LEAGUE RBI LEADERS

YEP, I STILL WANT TO PULL OUT THE SCISSORS AND MAKE SOME MINIS. I HAVE HIT A RUN OF HORIZONTAL CARDS SO WE ARE OFFICIALLY ON A MONEY MIKE WATCH

326 WALK-OFF WATERFALL CHECKLIST

190 BRO TIME CHECKLIST

UH OH WHAT'S THIS

190 MICHAEL HARRIS II RC

I NEVER PULLED AN OZZIE ALBIES TOPPS ROOKIE OUT OF A PACK. 

I NEVER PULLED A RONALD ACUÑA TOPPS ROOKIE OUT OF A PACK. 

I NEVER PULLED AN AUSTIN RILEY TOPPS ROOKIE OUT OF A PACK. 

I NEVER PULLED A SPENCER STRIDER TOPPS ROOKIE OUT OF A PACK.

BUT GODDAMNIT, I JUST PULLED A MICHAEL HARRIS TOPPS ROOKIE OUT OF A PACK. I CAN QUIT OPENING SERIES ONE PACKS NOW. I PROBABLY WON'T BUT I CAN

194 JOSH STAUMONT

220 CHICAGO CUBS

292 TEXAS RANGERS

TEAM CARDS ALSO LOOK NICE. EVERYTHING LOOKS NICE. THIS WHOSE SET LOOKS NICE. NICE NICE NICE. GOD IT FEELS SO GOOD TO REALLY LIKE A TOPPS SET AGAIN

113 STAR POWER CHECKLIST

I FULLY EXPECTED DOUBLES, BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I'M GETTING 1991 UPPER DECK FLASHBACKS. AT LEAST IT'S A DODGER, DODGERS ARE EASY TO GET RID OF

174 CELEBRATION IN SEATTLE CHECKLIST

I WOULDA TOOK A PIC IF ID'A KNOWN THIS WAS A STEALTH J-ROD CARD

70 DARIN RUF

LAST OF THE HORIZONTAL CARDS. MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS CARD IS THE GLOVE PEEKING OUT FROM THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER

260 MATT CHAPMAN

157 CHRISTIAN VAZQUEZ

252 AUSTIN MEADOWS

136 DYLAN BUNDY

203 GARY SANCHEZ

201 TREVOR LARNACH

DON'T THINK I DON'T APPRECIATE THIS BIG RUN OF NON-DUPLICATES, BECAUSE I DO. I SERIOUSLY DOUBT MY NEXT PACK WILL HAVE A RUN AS LONG AS THIS

26 TRENT GRISHAM

I'M NOT A BIG FAN OF CAMO ANYTHING BUT I LIKE THIS CARD. TRENT LOOKS LIKE HE'S HAVING A GOOD DAY

25 BYRON BUXTON

ANOTHER GOOD LOOKING CARD. MAN, I HOPE BUXTON PLAYS AN ENTIRE SEASON THIS YEAR, THAT WOULD BE SO FUN

256 JOSE RAMIREZ

I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS MY FIRST GUARDIANS CARD OR NOT BUT I'M LOVING THAT LOGO. SO COOL. ALSO FUN WITH NUMBERS: CARDS 26, 25 AND 256 ALL IN A ROW

78 SONNY GRAY

36 BRANDON LOWE

287 BRENDAN ROGERS

244 CESAR HERNANDEZ

51 CHAS MCCORMICK

WE NEED A CARD OF MCCORMICK'S CATCH IN THE WORLD SERIES. AND NOT AN SSP GOLD MIRROR WHATSIT, A REAL DAMN CARD

117 EMMANUEL CHASE

280 JULIO URIAS

144 MARCO GONZALES

195 GEORGE KIRBY

45 GERRIT COLE 

225 CORBIN BURNES

104 KESTON HUIRA

SO HAPPY THE BREWERS GLOVE LOGO IS ALL OVER THIS CARD. I WANT A TEAM SET

149 JOSIAH GRAY

53 DYLAN CEASE

AMERICAN LEAGUE SPENCER STRIDER, SWEET

236 SHANE MCLANAHAN

232 IAN HAPP

13 GIOVANNY GALLEGOS

163 MIGUEL VARGAS RC

FOR ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THERE BEING TOO MANY ROOKIE CARDS IN THIS SET, THIS IS ONLY MY THIRD OF THE PACK. OF COURSE, ONE OF THOSE ROOKIES WAS LITERALLY THE CARD I WANTED MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE IN THE WORLD, BUT STILL. WHAR'S THE ROOKS

265 ANTHONY SANTANDER

207 PAUL SEWARD

129 NOLAN JONES RC

83 TYLOR MEGILL

31 RILEY GREENE RC

OK, HERE'S TWO MORE ROOKIES. IT PAYS TO COMPLAIN

309 SEAN MURPHY

AFTER 34 STRAIGHT NON-DOUBLES THIS PACK REALIZED IT WAS A PACK OF RETAIL TOPPS AND MADE UP FOR LOST TIME. I DO NOT MIND GETTING A SECOND MURPHY THOUGH AS IT WILL BE THE FIRST OF HOPEFULLY MANY IN THE BRAVES BOX

238 LIOVER PEGUERO RC

268 YASMANI GRANDAL

227 YANDY DIAZ

DOUBLE DOUBLE DOUBLE. THE ANALYTIC FOLKS CALL THIS 'REGRESSION TO THE MEAN'

216 NEXT GENERATION CHECKLIST

THE LAST NON-DOUBLE IN THE PACK. THIS ONE IS INTERESTING BECAUSE THE FOIL STAMPING GLITCHED OUT AND YOU CAN SEE THAT BEHIND THE FOIL IS A WHITE TOPPS LOGO. I WONDER IF ANYONE'S FOUND ONE COMPLETELY MISSING THE FOIL YET

146 ALEX VERDUGO

79 TYLER O'NEILL

275 VAUGHN GRISSOM RC

DOUBLES ARE AWESOME. MORE DOUBLES PLEASE. FOR REAL THOUGH, THE FACT I GOT THE TWO BIG BRAVES ROOKIES ALREADY JUST MAKES ME WANT TO BUY MORE PACKS. I'LL HAPPILY TAKE MORE DOUBLES OF THESE GUYS. NO MATTER WHAT, UNLESS I LUCK OUT AND GET SOME KIND OF BEEG MOJO HIT, I WILL NOT GET A BETTER PACK THAN THIS ONE. TIME FOR THE INSERTS

114 IAN ANDERSON SHINY FOILY

I'VE NEVER BEEN A BIG FAN OF THESE PARALLELS BUT NOW THAT GOLD FOILS ARE HARD AS SHIT TO GET I'LL TAKE WHAT I CAN GET. I HAVE TO ADMIT THE CARD LOOKS REALLY SLICK. IT'S ALSO AS BEAT UP AS IAN IN HIS FIRST SPRING TRAINING OUTING WITH JANKY CORNERS AND A BIG ROLLER MARK RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CARD. IT'S A BRAVE THO, AIN'T GONNA COMPLAIN ABOUT A BRAVES CARD

SMLB-20 JUAN SOTO STARS OF MLB

THESE THINGS ARE RETAIL EXCLUSIVE INSERTS AND WHILE I CAN'T FIND IT IN EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE ODDS ON THE BACK THERE APPEAR TO BE FOUR IN EVERY HANGER PACK ALONG WITH ONE 1988 CARD AND TWO OTHER RANDOM INSERTS. THAT'S WHAT NIGHT OWL GOT IN HIS, AND IT'S WHAT I GOT IN MINE. THESE ARE ALL VERY SHINY, HAVE A DAMN GOOD CHECKLIST AND THERE'S A GIGANTIC JEWEL IN THE BACKGROUND. I'VE SEEN WORSE RETAIL EXCLUSIVE SETS AND IT SHOULD BE PRETTY EASY TO COMPLETE IF THEY'RE PUTTING SO MANY IN EACH PACK

SMLB-26 RILEY GREENE RC STARS OF MLB

RC LOGOS DO NOT BELONG ON INSERTS. I GOT HIS BASE ROOKIE IN THIS PACK SO MAYBE I SHOULD FIGURE OUT WHO THIS GUY IS AND WHY HE'S ON THE SHINY JEWEL CARD INSTEAD OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR. HMM. 22 YEARS OLD, FIFTH OVERALL PICK, DECENT ROOKIE YEAR, PLAYS FOR THE TIGERS SO SHOULD GET PLENTY OF AT-BATS. SOMEONE TO KEEP AN EYE ON FOR SURE

SMLB-10 JAZZ CHISHOLM JR. STARS OF MLB

THE MARLINS ARE THE BIGGEST PISSANT TEAM IN THE LEAGUE AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED AND I GENERALLY HATE THEM, BUT JAZZ CHISHOLM IS AWESOME AND I LOVE HIM AND HATE THAT THE MARLINS ARE THROWING HIM OUT IN CENTER FIELD AFTER AN INJURY. JAZZ RULES SO HE WILL KICK ASS BUT I DON'T LIKE THAT DUMBASS FRANCHISE JERKING HIM AROUND. I DOUBT I HAVE MANY CHISHOLM CARDS SO I AM VERY HAPPY TO GET A SHINY ONE

SMLB-3 RONALD ACUÑA JR. STARS OF MLB

YEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

ANY ACUÑA INSERT IS A HIT AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED. I'M SURE THIS WILL BE ONE OF THE ONLY DOLLAR CARDS IN THE ACUÑA BOX AT THE LCS IN A FEW MONTHS BUT I CON'T CARE, I HAVE ONE NOW. BETWEEN THIS AND THE ROOKIES I WAS ALREADY FLYING HIGH AND THEN THIS HAPPENED

T88-63 OZZIE ALBIES 1988 TOPPS

I DIED. YOU DON'T GET TWO BRAVES ROOKIES AND A SHINY PARALLEL AND A RONALD INSERT AND A 1988 TOPPS OZZIE ALBIES CARD IN THE SAME DAMN PACK. I DROPPED DEAD AND MY BRAIN RELEASED THE REST OF THE HAPPY CHEMICALS AND I'M HALLUCINATING THIS WHOLE PACK AS A LAST JOYFUL MOMENT BEFORE I DROP OFF INTO OBLIVION. HAS TO BE. I DON'T OPEN PACKS LIKE THIS. AT ANY RATE, MY GHOST CAN APPARENTLY STILL TYPE UP BLOG POSTS SO NOT MUCH IS GOING TO CHANGE AROUND HERE. I HAVEN'T COMPARED THIS TO AN ACTUAL 1988 TOPPS CARD BECAUSE THIS ONE IS PERFECT. ABSOLUTELY FUCKING PERFECT. EVERYTHING ABOUT IT, PERFECT. GODDAMN OZZIE 88, HOLY SHIT FUCK YES. 

DID I MENTION I LIKE 2023 TOPPS YET

22GH-4 MOOKIE BETTS 2022 GREATEST HITS

LAST CARD IN THE PACK IS A SHINY MOOKIE. THIS IS YET ANOTHER INSERT CARD PRINTED ON HOLO FOILBOARD AND IT DOESN'T REALLY WORK THAT WELL WITH THIS DESIGN AS ABOUT HALF THE CARD IS MATTED OFF AND YOU DON'T REALLY GET THE FULL RAINBOW EFFECT. IT'S STILL A PRETTY COOL DESIGN WITH SOME EFFORT PUT INTO IT AND I'M GLAD IT'S A NEW TO ME INSERT. RIGHT NOW OF THE INSERTS I'VE PULLED MY RANKINGS ARE:

WORST: ONE-TWO PUNCH

5TH: HOME RUN CHALLENGE

4TH: 2022 GREATEST HITS

3RD: STARS OF THE MLB

2ND: 1988 TOPPS

1ST: ALL ACES

NOW I JUST NEED TO FIND A FEW OF THE ONES I DON'T HAVE IN SOME QUARTER BOXES

AND THAT'S MY FIRST HANGER PACK IN A LONG TIME. GOTTA SAY IT WAS AN UNMITIGATED SUCCESS. AS I SAID BEFORE I DID NOT FIND ANY 2023 RACK PACKS (ALTHOUGH THEY DID HAVE SOME 2022 SERIES TWO PACKS) BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN I DID NOT BUY A RACK PACK. BUT THAT'S A POST FOR ANOTHER TIME