Thursday, November 14, 2013

2012 Topps Archives Retail

Greetings!

Hope everyone is doing well.  We've seen the Value Pack and the Hobby versions already, but how about a regular old retail pack?  No, you weren't interested because you've seen the cards already?  Well, too bad, because thanks to the Target discount bin, you get a pack of 2012 Topps Archives Retail!


The designs from the 1954, 1971, 1980, and 1984 sets are represented here.  Here's what I got:


#146 – Jarrod Parker (RC)
#193 – Lonnie Chisenhall
#15 – Madison Bumgarner

Players are grouped 50 per year, and the years are presented chronologically.   That's a 200-card base set for the numbers-impaired.


#73 – Shaun Marcum
#132 – Ben Zobrist
#635 – Robin Yount

It's a Zobrist sammich as Ben is flanked by two members of the Brew-crew.  The Yount is a reprint of his 1977 card.  Yay for inserts!


#29 – B.J. Upton
#79 – Ervin Santana
#131 – Elvis Andrus

And here's some backs for you:


Wait, what?  Why is Robin dancing on the back of his card?


Well, that's good to know.  He seemed to be an alright pitcher, based on his baseball-reference.com page.  Just don't send any TTM requests, OK?

Anyway, that's the pack.  More later...thanks for reading!

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