Wednesday, January 16, 2013

So the 2013 Topps Series 1 Checklist is Out and Final (or is it???)

The buzz going today around the Hobby is the announcement of the FINAL checklist for 2013 Topps Series 1. For those of us who are ready for "The Chase," this is welcome news. Thanks to Topps, player collectors can see if their guy is in the set and how many cards he will have (those pesky parallels). Thanks to Topps, team collectors will know how many players from their team are in the set. Thanks to Topps, set collectors (like me) now know what we're going to be after.

Because I don't really collect (or care for) the relics and autos, I'm only going to list the base cards and regular insert checklists below. Get your pencils ready:

BASE

1 Bryce Harper Washington Nationals
2 Derek Jeter New York Yankees
3 Hunter Pence San Francisco Giants
4 Yadier Molina St. Louis Cardinals
5 Carlos Gonzalez Colorado Rockies
6 Ryan Howard Philadelphia Phillies
8 Ryan Braun Milwaukee Brewers
9 Dee Gordon Los Angeles Dodgers
10 Adam Jones Baltimore Orioles
11 Yu Darvish Texas Rangers
12 A.J. Pierzynski Chicago White Sox
13 Brett Lawrie Toronto Blue Jays
14 Paul Konerko Chicago White Sox
15 Dustin Pedroia Boston Red Sox
16 Andre Ethier Los Angeles Dodgers
17 Shin-Soo Choo Cleveland Indians
18 Mitch Moreland Texas Rangers
19 Joey Votto Cincinnati Reds
20 Kevin Youkilis Chicago White Sox
21 Lucas Duda New York Mets
22 Clayton Kershaw Los Angeles Dodgers
23 Jemile Weeks Oakland Athletics
24 Dan Haren Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
25 Mark Teixeira New York Yankees
26 Chase Utley Philadelphia Phillies
27 Mike Trout Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
28 Prince Fielder Detroit Tigers
29 Adrian Beltre Texas Rangers
30 Neftali Feliz Texas Rangers
31 Jose Tabata Pittsburgh Pirates
32 Craig Breslow Boston Red Sox
33 Cliff Lee Philadelphia Phillies
34 Felix Hernandez Seattle Mariners
35 Justin Verlander Detroit Tigers
36 Jered Weaver Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
37 Max Scherzer Detroit Tigers
38 Brian Wilson San Francisco Giants
39 Scott Feldman Texas Rangers
40 Chien-Ming Wang Washington Nationals
41 Daniel Hudson Arizona Diamondbacks
42 Detroit Tigers POSTSEASON HIGHLIGHTS
43 R.A. Dickey New York Mets
44 Anthony Rizzo Chicago Cubs
45 Travis Ishikawa Milwaukee Brewers
46 Craig Kimbrel Atlanta Braves
47 Howie Kendrick Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
48 Ryan Cook Oakland Athletics
49 Chris Sale Chicago White Sox
50 Adam Wainwright St. Louis Cardinals
51 Jonathan Broxton Cincinnati Reds
52 CC Sabathia New York Yankees
53 Alex Cobb Tampa Bay Rays
54 Jaime Garcia St. Louis Cardinals
55 Tim Lincecum San Francisco Giants
56 Joe Blanton Los Angeles Dodgers
57 Mark Lowe Texas Rangers
58 Jeremy Hellickson Tampa Bay Rays
59 John Axford Milwaukee Brewers
60 Jon Rauch New York Mets
61 Trevor Bauer Arizona Diamondbacks
62 Tommy Hunter Baltimore Orioles
63 Justin Masterson Cleveland Indians
64 Will Middlebrooks Boston Red Sox
65 J.P. Howell Tampa Bay Rays
66 Daniel Nava Boston Red Sox
67 San Francisco Giants WORLD SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
68 Colby Rasmus Toronto Blue Jays
69 Marco Scutaro San Francisco Giants POSTSEASON HIGHLIGHTS
70 Todd Frazier Cincinnati Reds
71 Kyle Kendrick Philadelphia Phillies
72 Gerardo Parra Arizona Diamondbacks
73 Brandon Crawford San Francisco Giants
74 Kenley Jansen Los Angeles Dodgers
75 Barry Zito San Francisco Giants
76 Brandon Inge Oakland Athletics
77 Dustin Moseley San Diego Padres
78 Dylan Bundy Baltimore Orioles Rookie
79 Adam Eaton Arizona Diamondbacks Rookie
80 Ryan Zimmerman Washington Nationals
81 Clayton Kershaw/Johnny Cueto/R.A. Dickey LEAGUE LEADERS
82 Jason Vargas Seattle Mariners
83 Darin Ruf Philadelphia Phillies Rookie
84 Adeiny Hechavarria Toronto Blue Jays Rookie
85 Sean Doolittle Oakland Athletics Rookie
86 Henry Rodriguez Cincinnati Reds Rookie
87 Mike Olt Texas Rangers Rookie
88 Jamey Carroll Minnesota Twins
89 Johan Santana New York Mets RECORD CHASERS
90 Andy Pettitte New York Yankees RECORD CHASERS
91 Alfredo Aceves Boston Red Sox
92 Clint Barmes Pittsburgh Pirates
93 Austin Kearns Miami Marlins
94 Justin Verlander/David Price/Jered Weaver LEAGUE LEADERS
95 Matt Harrison/David Price/Jered Weaver LEAGUE LEADERS
96 Edward Mujica St. Louis Cardinals
97 Danny Espinosa Washington Nationals
98 Gaby Sanchez Pittsburgh Pirates
99 Paco Rodriguez Los Angeles Dodgers Rookie
100 Mike Moustakas Kansas City Royals
101 Bryan Shaw Arizona Diamondbacks
102 Denard Span Minnesota Twins
103 Evan Longoria Tampa Bay Rays
104 Jed Lowrie Houston Astros
105 Freddie Freeman Atlanta Braves
106 Drew Stubbs Cincinnati Reds
107 Joe Mauer Minnesota Twins
108 Kendrys Morales Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
109 Kirk Nieuwenhuis New York Mets
110 Justin Upton Arizona Diamondbacks
111 Casey Kelly San Diego Padres Rookie
112 Mark Reynolds Baltimore Orioles
113 Starlin Castro Chicago Cubs
114 Casey McGehee New York Yankees
115 Tim Hudson Atlanta Braves
116 Brian McCann Atlanta Braves
117 Aubrey Huff San Francisco Giants
118 Daisuke Matsuzaka Boston Red Sox
119 Chris Davis Baltimore Orioles
120 Ian Desmond Washington Nationals
121 Delmon Young Detroit Tigers
122 Andrew McCutchen Pittsburgh Pirates
123 Rickie Weeks Milwaukee Brewers
124 Ricky Romero Toronto Blue Jays
125 Matt Holliday St. Louis Cardinals
126 Dan Uggla Atlanta Braves
127 Giancarlo Stanton Miami Marlins
128 Buster Posey San Francisco Giants POSTSEASON HIGHLIGHTS
129 Ike Davis New York Mets
130 Jason Motte St. Louis Cardinals
131 Ian Kennedy Arizona Diamondbacks
132 Ryan Vogelsong San Francisco Giants
133 James Shields Tampa Bay Rays
134 Jake Arrieta Baltimore Orioles
135 Eric Hosmer Kansas City Royals
136 Tyler Clippard Washington Nationals
137 Edinson Volquez San Diego Padres
138 Michael Morse Washington Nationals
139 Bobby Parnell New York Mets
140 Wade Davis Tampa Bay Rays
141 Carlos Santana Cleveland Indians
142 Tony Cingrani Cincinnati Reds Rookie
143 Jim Johnson Baltimore Orioles
144 Jason Bay New York Mets
145 Anthony Bass San Diego Padres
146 Kyle McClellan St. Louis Cardinals
147 Ivan Nova New York Yankees
148 L.J. Hoes Baltimore Orioles Rookie
149 Yovani Gallardo Milwaukee Brewers
150 John Danks Chicago White Sox
151 Alex Rios Chicago White Sox
152 Jose Contreras Philadelphia Phillies
153 Miguel Cabrera/Josh Hamilton/Curtis Granderson LEAGUE LEADERS
154 Sergio Romo San Francisco Giants
155 Mat Latos Cincinnati Reds
156 Dillon Gee New York Mets
157 Carter Capps Seattle Mariners Rookie
158 Chad Billingsley Los Angeles Dodgers
159 Felipe Paulino Kansas City Royals
160 Stephen Drew Oakland Athletics
161 Bronson Arroyo Cincinnati Reds
162 Kyle Seager Seattle Mariners
163 J.A. Happ Toronto Blue Jays
164 Lucas Harrell Houston Astros
165 Ramon Hernandez Colorado Rockies
166 Logan Ondrusek Cincinnati Reds
167 Luke Hochevar Kansas City Royals
168 Kyle Farnsworth Tampa Bay Rays
169 Brad Ziegler Arizona Diamondbacks
170 Eury Perez Washington Nationals Rookie
171 Brock Holt Pittsburgh Pirates Rookie
172 Nyjer Morgan Milwaukee Brewers
173 Tyler Skaggs Arizona Diamondbacks Rookie
174 Jason Grilli Pittsburgh Pirates
175 A.J. Ramos Miami Marlins Rookie
176 Robert Andino Baltimore Orioles
177 Elliot Johnson Tampa Bay Rays
178 Justin Maxwell Houston Astros
179 Detroit Tigers POSTSEASON HIGHLIGHTS
180 Casey Kotchman Cleveland Indians
181 Jeff Keppinger Tampa Bay Rays
182 Randy Choate Los Angeles Dodgers
183 Drew Hutchison Toronto Blue Jays
184 Geovany Soto Texas Rangers
185 Rob Scahill Colorado Rockies Rookie
186 Jordan Pacheco Colorado Rockies
187 Nick Maronde Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Rookie
188 Brian Fuentes St. Louis Cardinals
189 Buster Posey/Andrew McCutchen/Ryan Braun LEAGUE LEADERS
190 Daniel Descalso St. Louis Cardinals
191 Chris Capuano Los Angeles Dodgers
192 Javier Lopez San Francisco Giants
193 Matt Carpenter St. Louis Cardinals
194 Edwin Encarnacion/Miguel Cabrera/Josh Hamilton LEAGUE LEADERS
195 Chris Heisey Cincinnati Reds
196 Ryan Vogelsong San Francisco Giants WORLD SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
197 Tyler Cloyd Philadelphia Phillies Rookie
198 Chris Coghlan Miami Marlins
199 Avisail Garcia Detroit Tigers Rookie
200 Scott Downs Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
201 Jonny Venters Atlanta Braves
202 Zack Cozart Cincinnati Reds
203 Wilson Ramos Washington Nationals
204 Alex Gordon Kansas City Royals
205 Ryan Theriot San Francisco Giants
206 Jimmy Rollins Philadelphia Phillies
207 Matt Holliday St. Louis Cardinals
208 Kurt Suzuki Washington Nationals
209 David DeJesus Chicago Cubs
210 Vernon Wells Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
211 Jarrod Parker Oakland Athletics
212 Eric Chavez New York Yankees
213 Alex Rodriguez New York Yankees
214 Curtis Granderson New York Yankees
215 Gordon Beckham Chicago White Sox
216 Josh Willingham Minnesota Twins
217 Brian Matusz Baltimore Orioles
218 Ben Zobrist Tampa Bay Rays
219 Josh Beckett Los Angeles Dodgers
220 Octavio Dotel Detroit Tigers
221 Heath Bell Arizona Diamondbacks
222 Jason Heyward Atlanta Braves
223 Yonder Alonso San Diego Padres
224 Jon Jay St. Louis Cardinals
225 Will Venable San Diego Padres
226 Derek Lowe New York Yankees
227 Jose Altuve Houston Astros
228 Adrian Gonzalez Los Angeles Dodgers
229 Jeff Samardzija Chicago Cubs
230 David Robertson New York Yankees
231 Melky Mesa New York Yankees Rookie
232 Jake Odorizzi Kansas City Royals Rookie
233 Edwin Jackson Washington Nationals
234 A.J. Burnett Pittsburgh Pirates
235 Jake Westbrook St. Louis Cardinals
236 Joe Nathan Texas Rangers
237 Brandon Lyon Toronto Blue Jays
238 Carlos Zambrano Miami Marlins
239 Ramon Santiago Detroit Tigers
240 J.J. Putz Arizona Diamondbacks
241 Jacoby Ellsbury Boston Red Sox
242 Matt Kemp Los Angeles Dodgers
243 Aaron Crow Kansas City Royals
244 Lucas Luetge Seattle Mariners
245 Jason Isringhausen Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
246 Ryan Braun/Giancarlo Stanton/Jay Bruce LEAGUE LEADERS
247 Luis Perez Toronto Blue Jays
248 Colby Lewis Texas Rangers
249 Vance Worley Philadelphia Phillies
250 Jonathon Niese New York Mets
251 Sean Marshall Cincinnati Reds
252 Dustin Ackley Seattle Mariners
253 Adam Greenberg Miami Marlins Rookie
254 Sean Burnett Washington Nationals
255 Josh Johnson Miami Marlins
256 Madison Bumgarner San Francisco Giants WORLD SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
257 Mike Minor Atlanta Braves
258 Doug Fister Detroit Tigers
259 Bartolo Colon Oakland Athletics
260 San Francisco Giants POSTSEASON HIGHLIGHTS
261 Trevor Rosenthal St. Louis Cardinals Rookie
262 Kevin Correia Pittsburgh Pirates
263 Ted Lilly Los Angeles Dodgers
264 Roy Halladay Philadelphia Phillies RECORD CHASERS
265 Tyler Colvin Colorado Rockies
266 Albert Pujols Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim RECORD CHASERS
267 Jason Kipnis Cleveland Indians
268 David Lough Kansas City Royals Rookie
269 St. Louis Cardinals POSTSEASON HIGHLIGHTS
270 Manny Machado Baltimore Orioles Rookie
271 Jeurys Familia New York Mets Rookie
272 Ryan Braun/Alfonso Soriano/Chase Headley LEAGUE LEADERS
273 Dexter Fowler Colorado Rockies
274 Miguel Montero Arizona Diamondbacks
275 Johnny Cueto Cincinnati Reds
276 Luis Ayala Baltimore Orioles
277 Brendan Ryan Seattle Mariners
278 Christian Garcia Washington Nationals Rookie
279 Vicente Padilla Boston Red Sox
280 Rafael Dolis Chicago Cubs
281 David Hernandez Arizona Diamondbacks
282 Russell Martin New York Yankees
283 CC Sabathia New York Yankees
284 Angel Pagan San Francisco Giants POSTSEASON HIGHLIGHTS
285 Addison Reed Chicago White Sox
286 Jurickson Profar Texas Rangers Rookie
287 Johnny Cueto/Gio Gonzalez/R.A. Dickey LEAGUE LEADERS
288 Starling Marte Pittsburgh Pirates
289 Jeremy Guthrie Kansas City Royals
290 Tom Layne San Diego Padres Rookie
291 Ryan Sweeney Boston Red Sox
292 Matt Thornton Chicago White Sox
293 Jeff Karstens Pittsburgh Pirates
294 Mike Trout/Adrian Beltre/Miguel Cabrera LEAGUE LEADERS
295 Brandon League Los Angeles Dodgers
296 Didi Gregorius Cincinnati Reds Rookie
297 Michael Saunders Seattle Mariners
298 Pablo Sandoval San Francisco Giants WORLD SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
299 Darwin Barney Chicago Cubs
300 Daniel Murphy New York Mets
301 Jarrod Saltalamacchia Boston Red Sox
302 Aaron Hill Arizona Diamondbacks
303 Alex Rodriguez New York Yankees RECORD CHASERS
304 Kyle Drabek Toronto Blue Jays
305 Shelby Miller St. Louis Cardinals Rookie
306 Jerry Hairston Los Angeles Dodgers
307 Norichika Aoki Milwaukee Brewers
308 Desmond Jennings Tampa Bay Rays
309 Endy Chavez Baltimore Orioles
310 Edwin Encarnacion Toronto Blue Jays
311 Rajai Davis Toronto Blue Jays
312 Scott Hairston New York Mets
313 Maicer Izturis Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
314 A.J. Ellis Los Angeles Dodgers
315 Rafael Furcal St. Louis Cardinals
316 Josh Reddick Oakland Athletics
317 Baltimore Orioles POSTSEASON HIGHLIGHTS
318 Hiroki Kuroda New York Yankees
319 Brian Bogusevic Houston Astros
320 Michael Young Texas Rangers
321 Allen Craig St. Louis Cardinals
322 Alex Gonzalez Milwaukee Brewers
323 Michael Brantley Cleveland Indians
324 Cameron Maybin San Diego Padres
325 Kevin Millwood Seattle Mariners
326 Andruw Jones New York Yankees
327 Jhonny Peralta Detroit Tigers
328 Jayson Werth Washington Nationals
329 Rafael Soriano New York Yankees
330 Ryan Raburn Detroit Tigers
331 Jose Reyes Toronto Blue Jays

OUT OF BOUNDS - BASE SHORTPRINT
1 Bryce Harper Washington Nationals
13 Brett Lawrie Toronto Blue Jays
14 Paul Konerko Chicago White Sox
16 Andre Ethier Los Angeles Dodgers
20 Kevin Youkilis Chicago White Sox
27 Mike Trout Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
44 Anthony Rizzo Chicago Cubs
70 Todd Frazier Cincinnati Reds
100 Mike Moustakas Kansas City Royals
105 Freddie Freeman Atlanta Braves
107 Joe Mauer Minnesota Twins
112 Mark Reynolds Baltimore Orioles
122 Andrew McCutchen Pittsburgh Pirates
128 Buster Posey San Francisco Giants
135 Eric Hosmer Kansas City Royals
204 Alex Gordon Kansas City Royals
213 Alex Rodriguez New York Yankees
216 Josh Willingham Minnesota Twins
242 Matt Kemp Los Angeles Dodgers
282 Russell Martin New York Yankees
311 Rajai Davis Toronto Blue Jays
324 Cameron Maybin San Diego Padres
350 Albert Pujols Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
400 David Wright New York Mets
450 Jay Bruce Cincinnati Reds

A few notes:
  • Isn't it great??? Topps actually included the list of cards that will be inserted as Short Prints!!! And there will be 25 of them. None of which I'll necessarily need for my collection (although if I somehow manage to get one, I won't complain...honest).
  • Did you notice that there is a card #331 of Jose Reyes as a Toronto Blue Jay. Based on reports, this will not be one of those super-short-printed cards like last year (which coincidentally, also featured Jose Reyes). It will be a regular base card. Well, if there are 330 cards in the set, and there is a card #331, what's missing? Did you happen to notice that there between card #6 of Ryan Howard and #8 or Ryan Braun that there IS NO NUMBER 7 CARD LISTED??! Not even a Mickey Mantle sighting. I pointed this out earlier, asking if the number was retired, only to get a response from Chris Olds (that guy from the Number One Source in the Hobby) stating that the number was retired in 1996. While I already knew that I stated that the number was un-retired in 2006, only to be told that it was, "in a way" always retired, but Topps saved the number for Mantle. But there is no Mantle listed on the checklist this year, hence no number 7? Did Topps lose the rights? I mean, I know I always said that the Mantle thing was an overkill, but for them not to put a #7 again, you'd think Topps would have said something...
  • There are 32 cards (all players in italics) that will have the Rookie Card logo, including Adam Greenberg.  Carter Capps, who made his MLB Debut on August 03, 2012, wasn't on the list of 53 players deemed by the MLBPA as Rookie Card Eligible heading into the 2013 season.  Why is that?
Here are the insert sets that I'll be after.

CHASING HISTORY

CH-1 Roy Halladay Philadelphia Phillies
CH-2 Roberto Clemente Pittsburgh Pirates
CH-3 Ian Kinsler Texas Rangers
CH-4 Cal Ripken Jr. Baltimore Orioles
CH-5 Yogi Berra New York Yankees
CH-6 Rod Carew Minnesota Twins
CH-7 Carlos Santana Cleveland Indians
CH-8 Rickey Henderson Oakland Athletics
CH-9 Mariano Rivera New York Yankees
CH-10 Lou Gehrig New York Yankees
CH-11 Babe Ruth New York Yankees
CH-12 Evan Longoria Tampa Bay Rays
CH-13 Don Mattingly New York Yankees
CH-14 Lou Brock St. Louis Cardinals
CH-15 Willie McCovey San Francisco Giants
CH-16 Lance Berkman St. Louis Cardinals
CH-17 R.A. Dickey New York Mets
CH-18 Ken Griffey Jr. Seattle Mariners
CH-19 Harmon Killebrew Minnesota Twins
CH-20 Reggie Jackson New York Yankees
CH-21 Frank Robinson Baltimore Orioles
CH-22 Matt Kemp Los Angeles Dodgers
CH-23 George Brett Kansas City Royals
CH-24 David Wright New York Mets
CH-25 Frank Thomas Chicago White Sox
CH-26 Chipper Jones Atlanta Braves
CH-27 Nolan Ryan Texas Rangers
CH-28 Tony Gwynn San Diego Padres
CH-29 Stan Musial St. Louis Cardinals
CH-30 Adam Dunn Chicago White Sox
CH-31 Warren Spahn Milwaukee Braves
CH-32 Brian Wilson San Francisco Giants
CH-33 Ted Williams Boston Red Sox
CH-34 Robin Yount Milwaukee Brewers
CH-35 Hank Aaron Atlanta Braves
CH-36 Kerry Wood Chicago Cubs
CH-37 Derek Jeter New York Yankees
CH-38 Tom Seaver New York Mets
CH-39 Jim Thome Philadelphia Phillies
CH-40 Mike Schmidt Philadelphia Phillies
CH-41 Johan Santana New York Mets
CH-42 Alex Rodriguez New York Yankees
CH-43 CC Sabathia New York Yankees
CH-44 Mark Buehrle Toronto Blue Jays
CH-45 Bob Feller Cleveland Indians
CH-46 Hanley Ramirez Los Angeles Dodgers
CH-47 Willie Mays San Francisco Giants
CH-48 Paul Konerko Chicago White Sox
CH-49 Jackie Robinson Brooklyn Dodgers
CH-50 Sandy Koufax Los Angeles Dodgers

CHASING THE DREAM

CD-1 Bryce Harper Washington Nationals
CD-2 Mike Trout Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
CD-3 Will Middlebrooks Boston Red Sox
CD-4 Trevor Bauer Arizona Diamondbacks
CD-5 Matt Moore Tampa Bay Rays
CD-6 Anthony Rizzo Chicago Cubs
CD-7 Jesus Montero Seattle Mariners
CD-8 Josh Reddick Oakland Athletics
CD-9 Devin Mesoraco Cincinnati Reds
CD-10 Giancarlo Stanton Miami Marlins
CD-11 Jacob Turner Miami Marlins
CD-12 Casey Kelly San Diego Padres
CD-13 Drew Hutchison Toronto Blue Jays
CD-14 Drew Pomeranz Colorado Rockies
CD-15 Jonathon Niese New York Mets
CD-16 Yonder Alonso San Diego Padres
CD-17 Addison Reed Chicago White Sox
CD-18 Chris Sale Chicago White Sox
CD-19 Yu Darvish Texas Rangers
CD-20 Tommy Milone Oakland Athletics
CD-21 Jarrod Parker Oakland Athletics
CD-22 Drew Smyly Detroit Tigers
CD-23 Jose Altuve Houston Astros
CD-24 Brett Lawrie Toronto Blue Jays
CD-25 Mike Moustakas Kansas City Royals

CUT TO THE CHASE

CTC-2 Ken Griffey Jr. Seattle Mariners
CTC-3 Derek Jeter New York Yankees
CTC-4 Babe Ruth New York Yankees
CTC-5 Paul Molitor Milwaukee Brewers
CTC-6 Carlos Gonzalez Colorado Rockies
CTC-7 Stan Musial St. Louis Cardinals
CTC-8 Ryan Braun Milwaukee Brewers
CTC-9 Ted Williams Boston Red Sox
CTC-10 Adam Jones Baltimore Orioles
CTC-11 Yu Darvish Texas Rangers
CTC-12 Lance Berkman St. Louis Cardinals
CTC-13 Brett Lawrie Toronto Blue Jays
CTC-14 David Price Tampa Bay Rays
CTC-15 Dustin Pedroia Boston Red Sox
CTC-16 Nelson Cruz Texas Rangers
CTC-17 Matt Cain San Francisco Giants
CTC-18 Tony Gwynn San Diego Padres
CTC-19 Mike Schmidt Philadelphia Phillies
CTC-20 Roberto Clemente Pittsburgh Pirates
CTC-21 Andrew McCutchen Pittsburgh Pirates
CTC-22 Ryne Sandberg Chicago Cubs
CTC-23 Willie Mays San Francisco Giants
CTC-25 Josh Hamilton Texas Rangers

THE GREATS

TG-1 Roberto Clemente Pittsburgh Pirates
TG-2 Willie Mays San Francisco Giants
TG-3 Babe Ruth New York Yankees
TG-4 Ernie Banks Chicago Cubs
TG-5 Ted Williams Boston Red Sox
TG-6 Jimmie Foxx Boston Red Sox
TG-7 Ken Griffey Jr. Seattle Mariners
TG-8 Mike Schmidt Philadelphia Phillies
TG-9 Rickey Henderson Oakland Athletics
TG-10 Nolan Ryan Texas Rangers
TG-11 John Smoltz Atlanta Braves
TG-12 Johnny Bench Cincinnati Reds
TG-13 Reggie Jackson Oakland Athletics
TG-14 Stan Musial St. Louis Cardinals
TG-15 Bob Gibson St. Louis Cardinals
TG-16 Tom Seaver New York Mets
TG-17 Chipper Jones Atlanta Braves
TG-18 Tony Gwynn San Diego Padres
TG-19 Willie McCovey San Francisco Giants
TG-20 Tom Glavine Atlanta Braves
TG-21 Joe Morgan Cincinnati Reds
TG-22 Hank Aaron Atlanta Braves
TG-23 Yogi Berra New York Yankees
TG-24 Sandy Koufax Los Angeles Dodgers
TG-25 Albert Pujols Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
TG-26 Derek Jeter New York Yankees
TG-27 Alex Rodriguez New York Yankees
TG-28 Roy Halladay Philadelphia Phillies
TG-29 Mariano Rivera New York Yankees
TG-30 Cal Ripken Jr. Baltimore Orioles

CALLING CARDS

CC-1 Prince Fielder Detroit Tigers
CC-2 Brandon Phillips Cincinnati Reds
CC-3 Felix Hernandez Seattle Mariners
CC-4 David Ortiz Boston Red Sox
CC-5 Jonathan Papelbon Philadelphia Phillies
CC-6 Willie Stargell Pittsburgh Pirates
CC-7 Mark Teixeira New York Yankees
CC-8 CC Sabathia New York Yankees
CC-9 R.A. Dickey New York Mets
CC-10 Tim Lincecum San Francisco Giants
CC-11 Reggie Jackson New York Yankees
CC-12 Kevin Youkilis Chicago White Sox
CC-13 Aroldis Chapman Cincinnati Reds
CC-14 Pablo Sandoval San Francisco Giants
CC-15 Albert Pujols Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

1972 TOPPS MINIS

TM-1 Buster Posey San Francisco Giants
TM-2 Dan Haren Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
TM-3 Jered Weaver Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
TM-4 Mike Trout Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
TM-5 Ian Kennedy Arizona Diamondbacks
TM-6 Trevor Bauer Arizona Diamondbacks
TM-7 Craig Kimbrel Atlanta Braves
TM-8 Dan Uggla Atlanta Braves
TM-9 Adam Jones Baltimore Orioles
TM-10 Adrian Gonzalez Los Angeles Dodgers
TM-11 Dustin Pedroia Boston Red Sox
TM-12 Anthony Rizzo Chicago Cubs
TM-13 Starlin Castro Chicago Cubs
TM-14 Chris Sale Chicago White Sox
TM-15 Paul Konerko Chicago White Sox
TM-16 Joey Votto Cincinnati Reds
TM-17 Johnny Cueto Cincinnati Reds
TM-18 Carlos Santana Cleveland Indians
TM-19 Carlos Gonzalez Colorado Rockies
TM-20 Justin Verlander Detroit Tigers
TM-21 Prince Fielder Detroit Tigers
TM-22 Andre Ethier Los Angeles Dodgers
TM-23 Clayton Kershaw Los Angeles Dodgers
TM-24 Giancarlo Stanton Miami Marlins
TM-25 Jose Reyes Miami Marlins
TM-26 Ryan Braun Milwaukee Brewers
TM-27 R.A. Dickey New York Mets
TM-28 Alex Rodriguez New York Yankees
TM-29 CC Sabathia New York Yankees
TM-30 Curtis Granderson New York Yankees
TM-31 Mark Teixeira New York Yankees
TM-32 Josh Reddick Oakland Athletics
TM-33 Cliff Lee Philadelphia Phillies
TM-34 Andrew McCutchen Pittsburgh Pirates
TM-35 Felix Hernandez Seattle Mariners
TM-36 Matt Holliday St. Louis Cardinals
TM-37 Evan Longoria Tampa Bay Rays
TM-38 Adrian Beltre Texas Rangers
TM-39 Yu Darvish Texas Rangers
TM-40 Colby Rasmus Toronto Blue Jays
TM-41 Bryce Harper Washington Nationals
TM-42 Willie Mays San Francisco Giants
TM-43 Tony Gwynn San Diego Padres
TM-44 Nolan Ryan Texas Rangers
TM-45 Cal Ripken Jr. Baltimore Orioles
TM-46 Jim Rice Boston Red Sox
TM-47 Roberto Clemente Pittsburgh Pirates
TM-48 Lou Gehrig New York Yankees
TM-49 Matt Kemp Los Angeles Dodgers
TM-50 Ted Williams Boston Red Sox

PENNANT CHASE CODE CARDS

PC-1 Arizona Diamondbacks
PC-2 Atlanta Braves
PC-3 Baltimore Orioles
PC-4 Boston Red Sox
PC-5 Chicago Cubs
PC-6 Chicago White Sox
PC-7 Cleveland Indians
PC-8 Cincinnati Reds
PC-9 Colorado Rockies
PC-10 Detroit Tigers
PC-11 Houston Astros
PC-12 Kansas City Royals
PC-13 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
PC-14 Los Angeles Dodgers
PC-15 Miami Marlins
PC-16 Milwaukee Brewers
PC-17 Minnesota Twins
PC-18 New York Mets
PC-19 New York Yankees
PC-20 Oakland Athletics
PC-21 Philadelphia Phillies
PC-22 Pittsburgh Pirates
PC-23 St. Louis Cardinals
PC-24 San Diego Padres
PC-25 San Francisco Giants
PC-26 Seattle Mariners
PC-27 Tampa Bay Rays
PC-28 Texas Rangers
PC-29 Toronto Blue Jays
PC-30 Washington Nationals

More notes:

  • I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that the Pennant Chase Code cards are going to be different from the CYMTO, Diamond, and Golden Giveaway code cards from the last three years (certainly different from ToppsTown...which looks like Topps has shuttered).
  • The final checklist does not include two cards from the Cut to the Chase insert set (CTC-1 and CTC-24).
  • Again, no Mickey Mantle on any of the insert sets.
The product comes out in two weeks (give or take).  Are you excited yet?  

Sincerely,

JayBee Anama



7 comments:

hiflew said...

Kind of disappointing that there are only 6 Rockies in the entire base set. This might be a "catch up on older team sets" year for me.

majpasqua said...

Interesting, card numbers are the uniform numbers...

The Junior Junkie said...

Adam Greenberg was drafted by the Cubs in 2001. He had his first major league at bat in 2002. The first pitch hit him in the head. For 10 years he has never been the same. In 2012 as a result of a popular online petition, the Florida Marlins signed him for one day and allowed him to have one at-bat to make up for his lost career. He struck out, but he got his once chance. Heartwarming, no? I'm actually pretty touched he's getting a card.

Want.

The Junior Junkie said...

Oh, you were asking about Capps, not Greenberg. My bad.

Still want.

Notice I still say Florida Marlins? It's been too long.

beefman said...

I agree with Hiflew - we need to see more players from the teams who didn't fare so well the previous season. Less Red Sox and Yankees, and more from the smaller-market teams. Bring back Topps Total! As a Dodger fan, I'm pretty happy about the 16 Dodger cards in series 1 though...

Nick J

madding said...

Seriously, Brian Fuentes is in this set? The same Brian Fuentes that pitched all of 5 innings last year for the Cardinals before quitting the team in August for no apparent reason? He gets a card? It was strange enough that he appeared in the Update set, but this is ridiculous.

LuAnn said...

I'm disappointed that there are only 4 Minnesota Twins in the base set.