Random Wax: 2020 Topps Gallery

2020 Gallery:  Perfect pack for today as Manny Machado and the San Diego Padres are battling Philadelphia to see who goes to the World Series out of the National League.  I'm pulling for the Padres now that the Braves are out.  I'd love to see the Padres win their first championship.

I picked up this pack of two years ago and just now posting!  That's how it can work around Nothing If Not Random.  Perfect timing in posting it with this with the Machado and Hoskins cards.  The art sometimes works and sometimes doesn't in this set. Jury is still out on these two.

Nice insert and I think we can say the apprentice has learned a thing or two from the master.  He's 46-16 with a 3.02 ERA in his Dodger career.

Sean Murphy had a good year (.250, 18 HR/66 RBI) while Yamaguchi hasn't made it back to the majors after a brief rough stint in 2020.

Dustin May may have struggled this year but it's the first sub par year for the youngster.  And who doesn't root for that hair to come running out of the bullpen every night.  I really like this one.  Not sure about that art on the Syndegaard card.  Just off to me.

BREAKDOWN:
12 – Total Cards
5 – RC
2 – Wood Parallel
1 – Master & Apprentice

Random Wax: 2020 Topps Gallery

2020 Topps Gallery:  Topps Gallery is always fun. Never quite know what you'll get art wise but that's part of the charm.  This is a sharp looking card of Vlad Guerrero Jr. who had a monster season in his breakout year - .311/.401/48 HR

My pull from this pack wasn't the best overall and I didn't pull any retired greats.  I don't always know the player's faces so I'm not sure how accurate it is.  Other things like features might stick out one way or another.

Bought this pack in late 2020 actually but finally getting around to posting.  I'm pretty indifferent on most of art in this pack

For a single pack this was pretty good with Vlad making it a hit for me.  The Bieber card is also a good pull.

BREAKDOWN:
12 – Total Cards
5 – RC
2 – Wood Parallel
1 – Gallery Heritage

Random Wax: 2020 Topps Gallery

 2020 Topps Gallery: Happy 4th of July!  I was able to pick up a few of these back in November.  This pack may be my favorite of the four I grabbed if for no other reason than this sweet Ichiro.  You never know with the art on these cards but I thought this was a nice looking card.  

That Lindor is a Heritage insert.  The back of it is below which I think really is the highlight of the card. 

More card backs need to look like this.

Nice pack.  Not a spectacular pull but still fun.  Have a safe and fun 4th!

   BREAKDOWN:
12 – Total Cards
4 – RC
2 – Wood Parallel
1 – Retired Great
1 – Gallery Heritage

2020 Topps Gallery

 2020 Topps Gallery:  This is my first in hand look at this year's offering.  I enjoy this brand but the art can be hit and miss.  Still it's fun when it's right.  I wish there were more retired greats in this set as it has a bit of an old school feel to it.  We'll lead off with Nolan Ryan for this pack.  

I like the design this year.  Here you see the wood parallel as well as a base design with the standard white borders.  I think I like the wood parallel better which I think I've said for past sets.  Those names are in foil but scan darker than they really appear.

These are kind of cool but it seems like the apprentice to a pitcher would be another pitcher.  But I get what they are doing pairing a veteran with a younger player.

The backs are pretty straight forward but I like the different take on stats.  Still prefer career stats by year but this isn't too bad.  I like the beard on that Moran card combined with the retro uni - that's a win.  

My green parallel #/99.  This was a fun pack.  I was able to grab a few more which I'll share over time.  Overall the art was good and my pull was decent.

 BREAKDOWN: 

12 – Total Cards

2 – Wood Parallel

1 – Hall of Fame

1 – Rainbow Foil

1 – Retired Great

1 – Green Parallel #/99

1 – Master & Apprentice