Wal-Mart Combo: 2017 Topps Series 1, Series 2 and Update Series

More cards from the Wal-Mart Combo I purchased last month.  This post we'll look at the 2017 Topps Series 1, Series 2 and Update cards I received.  There were five packs of each series.  My series 1 cards were pretty good highlighted by Red Sox all-time great Dustin Pedroia in a nice looking card.  There were other stars as well including Albert Pujols, Kris Bryant and Dallas Kuechel. The 2017 Topps is a design I like.  These series 1 packs didn't wow me but they were still fun.

   

The Topps Series 2 cards offered up personal favorite Yadier Molina.  I also pulled World Series Champion David Price as well as current, and what feels like forever, free agent Manny Machado.  This series puts a focus on younger players in their first years so I was happy with my pull of some of the big stars of the league.  

The Update series always give me some all-star game cards.  I'm an all-star game guy so these are always fun for me.  George Springer.  He and the Houston Astros of course would go in to win their first World Series.  That team is still young and stocked so they should contend for years to come.  Are the Blue Jays dabbing?  Or something else this old man doesn't get?  Still a fun card.  Overall I enjoyed the 2017 packs but I can't say they blew me away.  All the Wal-Mart combos I've put up so far can be seen here.  

  BREAKDOWN:
2017 Topps Series 1 (5)
25 – Total Cards
2 – RC
1 – League Leaders

2017 Topps Series 2 (5)
25 – Total Cards
3 – Team Cards

2017 Topps Update (5)
20 – Total Cards
7 – RC
5 – All-Star Game
2 – Rookie Combos
1 – Homerun Derby
1 – Charged Up Battery

Dansby Swanson

Grabbed a pack of 2017 Topps Baseball while out today and pulled a nice looking Dansby Swanson card. He has definitely given us Braves fans a sense of hope for the team's future.  Just thought I'd post it randomly today. 



2017 Topps Baseball Cards

The 2017 Topps baseball cards were released this week and I always look forward to their release.  I picked up two 36 card packs.  These are nice looking cards with the graphics at the bottom and lower left of the fronts.  They contain a nice team logo, the player's name, team name and position.  The photos, which are always the highlights of these cards, were excellent as always. 

  The backs of the cards are colored in the team's colors.  I like that.  Otherwise it is definitely a solid effort with the stats we are used to from Topps.

Topps again has league leader cards which I'm a big fan of.  Great to see Topps keeping these cards in their sets. 

I received two of the 1987 Topps baseball inserts - Frank Thomas and Ken Griffey Jr.  These cards look and feel just like the original issued cards.  These are nice cards which I liked.  The award winner cards are nice but nothing special.  I liked the first pitch cards as they are always fun.

Bowman Then and Now & Two Checklist Cards

I like these cards.  They have great photography and a pretty good mix of base cards and inserts/subsets.  Fun way to start the year and is what gets me thinking about the upcoming baseball season...well I will after the Super Bowl tonight.   

 

Breakdown:
72 - total cards
43 - base cards
8 - league leaders
4 - award winners
4 - team cards
4 - rookie cards (RC)
3 - rated rookie (one also had the RC designation)
2 - 1987 baseball
2 - checklist cards
1 - Bowman then and now
1 - first pitch