THINGS I LEARNED ABOUT 2019 TOPPS THANKS TO A PACKAGE FROM GROGG

I GOT THIS PACKAGE IN APRIL BUT MY SCANNER BROKE IN MAY AND I FINALLY SCANNED ALL THE STUFF IN SEPTEMBER AND NOW THE SEASON'S OVER AND I STILL HAVEN'T BOUGHT A SINGLE PACK OF 2019 BASEBALL CARDS THIS YEAR. I KNOW STUFF ABOUT FLAGSHIP TOPPS THOUGH. NOT SERIES TWO I AIN'T KNOW SHIT ABOUT THAT

THIS CARD IS FUCKING BEAUTIFUL AND I AM UNANIMOUS IN THIS. THE DESIGN LOOKS GOOD. THE HOCKEY STICK, THE LOGO, THE BORDER BUBBLES, ALL IS PLEASING. THE LAST NAME OVER THE FIRST NAME THING IS STILL DISORIENTING BUT AS A FAN OF NEGATIVE SPACE I CAN'T COMPLAIN. THIS IS CARD #1 BECAUSE OF THAT VOTING GIMMICK, SO GO OUT AND VOTE FOR ACUÑA FOR FIRST CARD OF 2020 EVEN THOUGH EVERY TIME I SEE TOPPS POST THE LINK TO VOTE ON TWITTER I THINK THEY'RE SHOWING OFF THE 2020 BOWMAN DESIGN

FUN FACT: ADAM JONES' BASE CARD  IS NUMBER 8 IN THE SET. ADAM JONES' GIMMICK VARIATION IS NUMBER 262 IN THE SET. NUMBER 262 IN THE BASE SET IS MITCH MORELAND. ADAM JONES NOW PLAYS FOR THE DIAMONDBACKS. MITCH MORELAND IS A FIRST BASEMAN. GOT ALL THAT? THERE WILL BE A QUIZ. TO THIS DAY I DO NOT KNOW IF THERE WAS A VARIATION CARD IN THE PACKAGE GROGG SENT AND IF THERE IS, IT IS MIXED IN WITH THE BASE SET FOREVER

I LIKE THE RAINBOW FUTURE STARS THINGY. OR IN THIS CASE FUTURE ST 'S. STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE TOPPS LOGO IS STILL THE ONLY BIT OF FOIL ON THE CARD. I MAN, I UNDERSTAND - OTHERWISE THE CARD LOOKS LIKE OPENING DAY GARBAGE. STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND OPENING DAY

THE TEAM CARDS WITH THE STADIUM PHOTO ARE ALMOST UNBEARABLY NICE. I WISH THE CAPITOL BUILDING WAS STILL IN THE BACKGROUND OF OUR STADIUM PHOTO THOUGH :(

SO TOPPS HAS RESORTED TO PUNS ON THE CHECKLIST CARDS, EH.  I MISS WHEN CHECKLIST CARDS WERE JUST CHECKLIST CARDS AND HAD NAMES AND NUMBERS ON THE FRONT AND BACK. I DID A SEARCH FOR 'MARKED CHECKLIST CARDS' IN GOOGLE AND GOT A SHIT-TON OF MAGIC: THE GATHERING LINKS. I AM OLD AND WASHED UP

NOT A WHOLE LOT TO SAY ABOUT THE BASE SET, HONESTLY. IT'S PRETTY SOLID. HERE'S ONE OF THE NUMBERED GOLD PARALLEL CARDS. GOTTA SAY IT IS A MASSIVE IMPROVEMENT ON THE PAST THREE YEARS AND NOW WE SEE THE TRUE PURPOSE OF THE BORDER BUBBLES. SADLY, KHRIS DAVIS WILL NOT BE HITTING .247 THIS YEAR. IT WAS A NICE RUN

OH SHOOT, I DIDN'T SCAN A CARD BACK. THIS IS A LEADER CARD BUT YOU GET THE GIST OF IT. HOCKEY STICK FLIPPED UP TO DOWN, SAME NAME DESIGN, PRETTY PASTEL COLORS. THE CARD NUMBER IS VERY READABLE ALTHOUGH I WISH SERIES ONE WOULD GO AWAY AND THE NUMBER WAS LARGER. SERIAL NUMBERING IS THAT RAISED PLASTICKY STUFF. I MISS THE OLD BOLD FOIL STAMPING BECAUSE AS MENTIONED BEFORE I AM OLD AND BEFEEBLED

THIS IS ONE OF THE HOLOFOIL PARALLELS. I HATE THESE. THESE ARE WAY EASIER TO FIND THAN THE GOLD PARALLELS. WASTE OF A CARD IF YOU ASK ME. I CHOSE THIS ONE TO SHOW OFF BECAUSE I LIKE THE NAME WILMER

OH LOOK MOAR PARALLELS. THIS ONE HAS GOLD FOIL AND A LOGO! THE GOOD THING ABOUT THESE IS SINCE THEY ARE NORMAL CARD STOCK IT IS COMPLETELY POSSIBLE TO JUST NOT NOTICE THE PARALLEL LOGO AND STICK IT IN A BASE SET IF NEEDED. IT'S THE PERFECT CRIME! NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW! EVERY TIME I SEE THIS GUY I THINK HIS NAME IS BENSON HEDGES

THAT REFERENCE IS TOO OBSCURE, BEST MOVE ON TO THE INSERTS

YAAAAAAY! MORE VINTAGE REPRINTS! I LOVE THESE. STILL HAVEN'T FINISHED THE PREVIOUS 47 VINTAGE REPRINT SETS BUT I LOVE THESE CARDS I CAN'T AFFORD AND WILL NEVER FIND. THIS ONE IS A 1948 BOWMAN BOB FELLER WHICH DOESN'T FIT THE SIZE OF MODERN CARD SO YOU GET EXTRA BORDER ADDED VALUE

ANOTHER HISTORY OF THE GAME INSERT SET! YIPPEE! THIS ONE COMMEMORATES A POWERFUL WHITE DUDE PATTING HIMSELF ON THE BACK FOR MEETING THE BAREST OF MINIMUMS OF HUMAN DECENCY. HAPPY'S IN THE HALL OF FAME, MINNIE MIÑOSO AND BUCK O'NEIL ARE NOT

TOPPS LOVES THESE HORIZONTAL CARDS SPLIT IN TWO WITH TWO PLAYERS ON THEM. EVERYONE COLLECTS THESE TWO PLAYERS BUT ME

THIS ONE'S INTERESTING, OLDY-MOLDY SEPIA TONED PICTURE OF A BASEBALL ON THE FRONT

NEON PURPLE RADICAL PICTURE OF A NEW BASEBALL ON THE BACK. THE BASEBALL LOOKS BEAT ALL TO SHIT BECAUSE IT'S JUICED TO THE GILLS AND GOT HIT 600 FEET DOWN INTO A RAVINE BY A BACKUP SECOND BASEMAN

OK I LEGIT LIKE THE 1984 DESIGN TRIBUTE ARCHIVES PREVIEW WHATEVER SET. I AM ON RECORD AS VASTLY PREFERRING THE 1983 DESIGN BUT '84 LOOKS DAMN GOOD TOO. I GUESS NEXT YEAR IS 1985? UNLESS TOPPS JUST SAYS FUCK IT AND DOES '87 OR '89 AGAIN BECAUSE MARKETING RESEARCH. I DON'T BOTHER LOOKING AT THE SELL SHEETS ANYMORE I DON'T KNOW THESE THINGS

B-E-S-U-R-E-T-O-B-U-Y-T-H-E-N-E-W-L-I-M-I-T-E-D-E-D-I-T-I-O-N-T-O-P-P-S-N-O-W-C-A-R-D-S-S-O-Y-O-U-D-O-N-T-S-U-F-F-E-R-F-R-O-M-F-O-M-O

WHAT THE FUCK IS FOMO

WHY DID I EVEN SEND OFF FOR THIS DECODER RING

I'M JUST JOKING, I CRAP ALL OVER TOPPS BECAUSE I TRULY LOVE ALL THESE DUMB CARDS. I MEAN LOOK AT THIS A BABE RUTH CARD OUT OF A 2019 PACK. 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF SOMETHING OR OTHER GREATEST PLAYERS! I WONDER WHO ELSE IS IN THIS SET

HOLY SHIT A HUNDRED AND FIFTY CARD INSERT SET???

AND THERE'S AN ON-DEMAND VERSION OF IT TOO??????

UGGGGH I'M GONNA GO READ SOME COMICS