Monday 1 March 2021

2021 Series 1 Jumbo Break - Packs 7 through 10

 I was going to do the final packs 2 at a time, but the collation was such that the final two packs were all dupes except for a couple cards. So, I'll just meld the inserts into this post and wrap things up with this.

Pack 7:

Definitely a Padres a pack in terms of base card content and in terms of interesting photo content.

Ooo! A photo variation. I don't think a duller photograph could have been chosen for these. 


But this a little nicer with the front/back career spanning card. I could see myself making an effot to complete this insert set, or at least get some interesting ones.

The remaining insert/parallel.

Pack 8:

The 8th pack brought me a Vladdy, and a really interesting photo that combines both a simple catch, and a player looking like he's ready to relay that ball into the infield the second it lands in the glove.

That Cueto photo I liked so much earlier because of how it went with the design of the card. The Stars in Service should be the dullest insert set of the year. 

Pack 9:

There were only about 4 new cards the rest of the way home, so just the inserts!

I can't complain about a Vladdy and a Hank Aaron among these inserts.

And finally, the autograph. I had absolutely no idea who this was. Turns out Arauz was rule 5 selection who spent last year with the Sox. So, good for him! 

Pack 10:

Final pack brings quite the selection of parallels and inserts. It probably would have been better to use a Cub for the 2016 set, but at least the classic logo looks really nice with the colours of the design. That Voit was a low-numbered as parallels got for me in this, at /199. 

But, a complete base set, some filler for trade packages, and some decent inserts still make this a pretty decent break.


6 comments:

  1. Arauz is an interesting choice for an autograph. Like you said, he was a Rule 5 pickup. Chances were if the 2020 season was a complete 162 game schedule it would have been hard to keep him on the roster all year, but the shortened season made it rather easy.

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  2. Nice bunch of inserts. Congrats on getting a complete first series too!

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  3. Nice couple of legends in Aaron and Banks, both with interesting photos.

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  4. Yep, that Bregman may be the dullest photo on a variation card that I've ever seen!

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  5. I'm not as big a fan of the photos on the Padres cards. The Machado one in particular seems to be from the classic Topps style guide for photos - "don't show the players face, name or number, pick an awkward pose, and then crop to within an inch of its life". I get they save all their good photos for Stadium Club but I feel they half-assed their flagship again. Not that it matters. The pandemic bubble means they will shift literally tons of this product.

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  6. Happy you got a complete set out of it. Thanks for showing them off!

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