Random Topps Team Set of the Week: 2006 Topps Minnesota Twins

Thanks to the Topps Card Randomizer, introducing the Random Topps Team Set of the Week:

• Team: 2006 Minnesota Twins
• Record: 96-66, first place, AL Central Division.
• Manager: Ron Gardenhire
• Card on the Top: Torii Hunter

The checklist consists of the following players:

• MIN1 Torii Hunter
• MIN2 Michael Cuddyer
• MIN3 Joe Mauer
• MIN4 Lew Ford
• MIN5 Shannon Stewart
• MIN6 Justin Morneau
• MIN7 Jesse Crain
• MIN8 Juan Rincon
• MIN9 Brad Radke
• MIN10 Joe Nathan
• MIN11 Johan Santana
• MIN12 Jason Bartlett
• MIN13 Rondell White
• MIN14 Luis Castillo

The cards in order from the set (the checklist at the end was cut from the back of the package. What, you don't do that?):

Key differences between the team set and 2006 Topps eponymous set:

• Rondell White's regular card has him taking fielding practice:
  
  

• And here is Luis Castillo's regular card in the regular 2006 Topps set, also taking fielding practice:
  
  

So of the 14 players included in this set, there are two cards that feature different pictures in the retail set that was used in 2006 Topps set. The other 12 cards use the same pictures.

Next week's featured set will be the 2009 St. Louis Cardinals. Hope you'll be here when we compare the cards from the retail set to their counterparts found in Topps and Topps Updates and Highlights.

Sincerely,

JayBee Anama