Random Wax: 2023 Topps Holiday Mega Box

2023 Holiday Mega:  Merry Christmas!  I hope Santa was good to you today.  This is my second holiday mega box.  These are fun and this one paid for itself with this 1999 The Santa Archives insert.  The odds for these are 1:161 mega boxes.  Can't beat that and it's perfect for today.

I'm a fan of the 2023 Topps design and they did well not holding back with the holiday version.  That snow sticks out and that's what you want.  No doubt these are Topps' holiday cards.  Look at how excited Shohei is about the snow...and his gazillion dollard contract he signed with the Dodgers.

Youngsters including NL Rookie of the Year Corbin Carroll who helped the D-Backs make an improbable run to the World Series.

These are my two SP inserts from my box.  I enjoy the addition of holiday "apparel" to the photos.

My game-used relic.

No complaints with my pull.  Plenty of great players.

Ozzie and the Braves ended on a sour note after a season where they put up historic offensive numbers.  As long as their pitching staff can stay healthy there's hope they can again be a top contender in the NL.

Speaking of the Braves.  Acuna Jr. took home the season MVP but Corey Seager, more importantly, took home the World Series MVP and helped Texas win a championship.  I was happy to see them take home their first.

Hall of Fame career right there.

Die Cut Ornament insert.

Fun box of cards.  My pull was great and I enjoy the design and the holiday season.  I hope you have a fun day.

BREAKDOWN:
100 – Total Cards
30 – RC
5 – Metallic Parallel
2 – SP
1 - Relic
1 – Topps Rookie Cup
1 – Die Cut Ornament
1 – RC/Topps Rookie Cup
1 - The Santa Archives (Odds: 1:161 Mega)

2023 Topps Baseball Holiday Mega Box

2023 Holiday:  Happy Thanksgiving!  This guy has much to be thankful for.  He'll get a ton of money this offseason.  And he deserves it.  Guys like this don't exist.  You see the Santa hat which means this is one of the two SP cards I pulled.

These hit the shelves this month and are always fun.  This year's Topps design is already a good one.  Add a holiday take with snow and it's a win.  I do like it.  Topps doesn't shy away from this being a holiday set.  I want to see the snow and we definitely do on these.

Nice Julio and Volpe pulls.  That Meneses is Metallic Parallel.  Youngsters made up 45 of the 100 cards in this box.

Excited to pull this Acuna relic.

Only 200 cards in this set so your pull should usually be a pretty good one.

No word yet on whether or not Zack Greinke will retire but that doesn't have to keep us from enjoying a look at some of the great stats he's put up over his career.

Another SP with that Joey Votto (candy cane bat) who is also at a turning point in his career after being released by Cincy.  A guide to the variations can be found here.

Gotta have ornaments for those folks putting up their Christmas tree this weekend.

Votto had a stellar career with the Reds.

These are fun and I look forward to them.  Pretty good box I think.  And Cutch is excited for some turkey.  Let's do it!

BREAKDOWN:

100 – Total Cards

37 – RC

5 – Metallic Parallel

4 – Topps All-Star Rookie

4 – Topps All-Star Rookie/RC

2 – SP

1 - Relic

1 – Die Cut Ornament