Random Wax: 2016 Topps Opening Day Blaster

2016 Topps Opening Day:  This was a Wal-Mart online purchase.  It was about twice its original cost but seems inline with what they sell for today. You don't see many of these so I jumped on it.  I opened three packs for my post in March, 2016.  That pull netted me the infamous Jose Bautista bat flip card (great photo) and a Mike Trout.  I like this look especially how they handled the logo.  The foggy edges work for me as well though I'm not sure why I like it.  

Christian Yelich was good but not MVP good at this point in his career.

Part of the fun of these older cards is seeing some players in their prime with other teams.

Maybe the most fun is seeing early cards of guys who are now stars like these three guys.

I feel like Ichiro is geting beamed up to the Enterprise.  All three of these inserts are OK but no wow factor for me.  Well plenty of wow factor in the star power. 

Mascots are now a staple of the Opening Day sets and are always fun.

Love the photo on that Superstar Celebrations card.  Kris Bryant has no clue.  Nice Beltre photo on his card as well.  This was a fun find and box. It's exciting when these fall in your lap.  

BREAKDOWN:

77 – Total Cards
7 - RC
4 – Future Stars
3 – Superstar Celebrations
2 – Mascot
2 – Heavy Hitters
2 – Alternate Reality
2 – Striking Distance
2 – Blue Foil Parallel
2 – RC/All-Star Rookie
2 – Future Stars/All-Star Rookie
1 – Opening Day Stars

2016 Topps Baseball Opening Day Trading Cards

I enjoy the Topps Opening Day offerings each year.  They are just different enough and the added logo works for me.  This year's Opening Day set is a nice looking set and you can see my review of the standard set here.  There you can find my thoughts on the look as a whole.  As with that review I'm happy with the look and with the different cards.  

As always Topps has plenty of nice photos and a nice back of the card with my favorite aspect each year being that they contain the stats for a player's entire career.  

My favorite card is the Jose Bautista bat flip card.  Awesome photo.  I also like the Striking distance cards which show what milestones players are coming up on.  Would have preferred a different background but I like knowing what to look for in the upcoming season stats wise.  And numbers are everything in baseball.  If you liked the base set grab these cards. They are a bit cheaper and give you some more options for collecting while not straying too far from the base set.  

3 Packs - 24 Cards Per Pack - $2.99 Per Pack (Total of 72 Cards)
52 Base Cards
11 Future Stars
2 Rookie Cards (Trophy)
2 Striking Distance
1 Mascot
1 Superstar Celebrations
1 Heavy Hitters
1 Alternate Reality
1 Opening Day Stars