Thursday, January 16, 2020

2019 Topps Update Blaster (The Final Packs of 2019)

I know it is 2020, but I'm catching up here.  This is the last break from 2019, so the numbers in the breakdown are final for the year.  The next break will be the first of 2020 and the numbers will reset.  I tried out one more Update Blaster after a night of drinking.  It was not the best decision.
I get the damn Martinez card in every break and I had the Mookie already too.  But I did get the 1984 insert of Xander Bogaerts, so there is that.

Here is the breakdown:
SEATTLE MARINERS: 8
CINCINNATI REDS: 6
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES: 6
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS: 5
MILWAUKEE BREWERS: 5
SAN DIEGO PADRES: 5
TAMPA BAY RAYS: 5
ATLANTA BRAVES: 4
CLEVELAND INDIANS: 4
HOUSTON ASTROS: 4
MINNESOTA TWINS: 4
OAKLAND ATHLETICS: 4
TORONTO BLUE JAYS: 4
BOSTON RED SOX: 3
CHICAGO WHITE SOX: 3
DETROIT TIGERS: 3
LOS ANGELES ANGELS: 3
NEW YORK YANKEES: 3
PITTSBURGH PIRATES: 3
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS: 3
BALTIMORE ORIOLES: 2
COLORADO ROCKIES: 2
KANSAS CITY ROYALS: 2
LOS ANGELES DODGERS: 2
NEW YORK METS: 2
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS: 2
TEXAS RANGERS: 2
CHICAGO CUBS: 1
MIAMI MARLINS: 1
WASHINGTON NATIONALS: 1

And the final numbers:
BOSTON RED SOX: 117
NEW YORK YANKEES: 114
ATLANTA BRAVES: 113
HOUSTON ASTROS: 106
LOS ANGELES ANGELS: 104
CLEVELAND INDIANS: 99
TORONTO BLUE JAYS: 89
CHICAGO CUBS: 88
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS: 88
NEW YORK METS: 87
LOS ANGELES DODGERS: 84
SAN DIEGO PADRES: 83
MILWAUKEE BREWERS: 79
SEATTLE MARINERS: 79
TAMPA BAY RAYS: 78
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES: 78
WASHINGTON NATIONALS/MONTREAL EXPOS: 78
PITTSBURGH PIRATES: 76
KANSAS CITY ROYALS: 73
MINNESOTA TWINS: 73
OAKLAND ATHLETICS: 71
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS: 70
CINCINNATI REDS: 68
COLORADO ROCKIES: 67
DETROIT TIGERS: 67
BALTIMORE ORIOLES: 63
MIAMI MARLINS: 57
CHICAGO WHITE SOX: 56
TEXAS RANGERS: 55
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS: 54
OTHER: 16

Well, despite the weak Red Sox showing in the last several breaks and fairly strong Yankees showings, the Red Sox emerge the winners of pulling the most cards in 2019.  Barely.  I do believe this has more to do with Boston winning the World Series in 2018, so they had a strong early year start.  Plus, the Mookie Betts inserts in Series 2 Topps helped.  Every time I bought Series 2 blasters, I immediately could count on two Red Sox.  I do not think 2020 will be as impressive.

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