Two Blasters of 2018 Topps Archives

I always look forward to Archives.  I love the Fan Favorites autograph set, though I do wish they would turn Archives back into the Fan Favorites sets from 2003 to 2005.  Topps seems to be a bit lazy with the Archives set lately.  Especially with the Fan Favorites autos, as they no longer use set designs that make any sense for the players.  Well, this weekend, I picked up two blasters.  Hopefully there will be some good stuff here.

These are the Red Sox cards I need:

2018 Topps Archives: Andrew Benintendi, Andrew Benintendi/Mookie Betts, Mookie Betts, Xander Bogaerts, Wade Boggs, Jackie Bradley Jr., Rafael Devers, Bobby Doerr, Jimmie Foxx, Nomar Garciaparra, Dustin Pedroia, Chris Sale

2018 Topps Archives Fan Favorites Autographs: Marty Barrett AU, Rafael Devers AU, Keith Foulke AU, Derek Lowe AU, Rico Petrocelli AU, Dave Roberts AU

2018 Topps Archives Coming Attractions: Rafael Devers

And here is the break.  Each box contains seven packs of eight cards and two coins.  

BLASTER #1.
COINS:

Hercules (Other: 1)
Scotty Smalls (Other: 2)
Well the coins include just a couple from The Sandlot, a terrific movie, that I watched several times growing up.

PACK 1:

Julio Teheran (Braves: 1)
Max Fried (Braves: 2)
Francisco Mejia (Indians: 1)
Bruce Sutter (Cardinals: 1)
Ozzie Smith (Cardinals: 2)
Alex Verdugo/Walker Buehler/Kyle Farmer (Dodgers: 1)
Ervin Santana (Twins: 1)
Starling Marte (Pirates: 1)

Two Braves and two Cardinals.  Walker Buehler seems to be haunting me lately.

PACK 2:

Goose Gossage (Padres: 1)
Don Mattingly (Yankees: 1)
David Ortiz (Twins: 2)
Zack Cozart (Angels: 1)
Raisel Iglesias (Reds: 1)
Walker Buehler Black (Dodgers: 2)
Yadier Molina (Cardinals: 3)
Trea Turner (Nationals: 1)

See what I mean about Buehler?  Also, a non-Red Sox David Ortiz card, seriously?

PACK 3:

Mike Piazza (Mets: 1)
Willy Adames (Rays: 1)
Justin Turner (Dodgers: 3)
Jose Berrios (Twins: 3)
Mike Trout/Shoehei Ohtani (Angels: 2)
Yu Darvish (Cubs: 1)
Freddie Freeman (Braves: 3)
J.P. Crawford (Phillies: 1)

I used to pull a bunch of Trout cards, until I started doing this.  The box cut-out does not really count.

PACK 4:

Eddie Murray (Orioles: 1)
Nicky Delmonico (White Sox: 1)
Josh Bell (Pirates: 2)
Tommy Pham (Cardinals: 4)
Teoscar Hernandez (Blue Jays: 1)
Yeah-Yeah The Sandlot (Other: 3)
Robin Roberts (Phillies: 2)
Joe Morgan (Reds: 2)

Another card from The Sandlot.

PACK 5:

Paul Goldschmidt (Diamondbacks: 1)
Luis Castillo (Reds: 3)
Lorenzo Cain (Brewers: 1)
Carson Fulmer (White Sox: 2)
Nick Markakis (Braves: 4)
Alex Verdugo (Dodgers: 4)
Chipper Jones (Braves: 5)
Alex Rodriguez (Mariners: 1)

Well, at least A-Rod doesn't show up with the Yankees since they have Ortiz with the Twins.

PACK 6:

Aaron Nola (Phillies: 3)
Luke Weaver (Cardinals: 5)
Richie Ashburn (Phillies: 4)
Jim Bunning (Tigers: 1)
Chipper Jones Topps Rookie History (Braves: 6)
Jon Gray (Rockies:1)
Ichiro (Mariners: 2)
Daniel Mengden (Athletics:1)

I love Mengden's moustache.

PACK 7:

Anthony Rendon (Nationals: 2)
Addison Russell (Cubs: 2)
Johnny Bench (Reds: 4)
Derek Jeter (Yankees: 2)
Nolan Arenado (Rockies: 2)
Nolan Ryan Turn Back the Clock (Astros: 1)
Robinson Cano (Mariners: 3)
Max Scherzer (Nationals: 3)

Well that break pretty much sucked.  No Red Sox.  Hopefully the second box will be better.

COINS:

Cody Bellinger (Dodgers: 1)
Squints (Other: 1)

I was wondering whether there were actual baseball players in the Coins set.

PACK 1:

Giancarlo Stanton (Yankees: 1)
Duke Snider (Dodgers: 2)
Tyler O'Neill (Cardinals: 1)
Austin Hays (Orioles: 1)
Scotty Smalls Sandlot (Other: 2)
Catfish Hunter (Yankees: 2)
John Smoltz (Braves: 1)
Nolan Ryan (Rangers: 1)

And another Sandlot card, plus two Yankees.  Things are not going well.

PACK 2:

Rafael Devers (Red Sox: 1)
A.J. Pollock (Diamondbacks: 1)
Tommy Lasorda (Dodgers: 3)
George Brett (Royals: 1)
Jack Morris (Tigers: 1)
Ian Kinsler (Angels: 1)
Joey Votto (Reds: 1)
Cody Bellinger (Dodgers: 4)

Finally, my first Red Sox card.  Hopefully not the only one.

PACK 3:

Lucas Giolito (White Sox: 1)
Brian Dozier (Twins: 1)
Dee Gordon (Mariners: 1)
Pedro Martinez (Expos/Nationals: 1)
Ryan McMahon (Rockies: 1)
Pedro Martinez Topps Rookie History (Dodgers: 5)
Ervin Santana (Twins: 2)
Starling Marte (Pirates: 1)

I thought the Ortiz was bad.  This is two Pedro Martinez cards in a single pack and neither of them are Red Sox cards.

PACK 4:

Jordan Zimmermann (Tigers: 2)
Adrian Beltre (Rangers: 2)
Garrett Cooper (Marlins: 1)
Alcides Escobar (Royals: 2)
Travis D'Arnaud (Mets: 1)
Yadier Molina (Cardinals: 2)
Trea Turner (Nationals: 2)
Yu Darvish (Cubs: 1)

A couple of doubles here.

PACK 5:

Jack Flaherty (Cardinals: 3)
Orlando Cepeda (Cardinals: 4)
Hunter Pence (Giants: 1)
Robin Yount (Brewers: 1)
Bob Feller (Indians: 1)
Amed Rosario/Dominic Smith/Tomas Nido (Mets: 2)
Freddie Freeman (Braves: 2)
J.P. Crawford (Phillies: 1)

And more doubles.

PACK 6:

Jim Thome (Indians: 2)
Sandy Koufax (Dodgers: 6)
Manny Machado (Orioles: 2)
George Springer (Astros: 1)
Didi Gregorius (Yankees: 3)
Wil Myers (Padres: 1)
Robin Roberts (Phillies: 2)
Joe Morgan (Reds: 2)

PACK 7:

Jake Odorizzi (Twins: 3)
Tyler Glasnow (Pirates: 2)
Stephen Piscotty (Athletics: 1)
Anthony Rizzo (Cubs: 2)
Joc Pederson/Yasiel Puig/Matt Kemp (Dodgers: 7)
Chipper Jones (Braves: 3)
Alex Rodriguez (Mariners: 2)
Jon Gray (Rockies: 4)

Both blasters were pretty bad for my Red Sox collection.  I am glad to add something, but one Red Sox out of 112 cards is pretty bad.  There's a lot of doubles too.  It would have been nice to exchange any of those for Red Sox cards.  Here is the breakdown to date:

CHICAGO CUBS: 29
NEW YORK YANKEES: 29
LOS ANGELES DODGERS: 25
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS: 25
BOSTON RED SOX: 23
SEATTLE MARINERS: 23
WASHINGTON NATIONALS/MONTREAL EXPOS 22 (20 NATIONALS/2 EXPOS)
HOUSTON ASTROS: 19
ATLANTA BRAVES: 17
CLEVELAND INDIANS: 17
CHICAGO WHITE SOX: 16
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES: 16
TEXAS RANGERS: 16
BALTIMORE ORIOLES: 15
MILWAUKEE BREWERS: 15
CINCINNATI REDS: 14
KANSAS CITY ROYALS: 14
NEW YORK METS: 14
COLORADO ROCKIES: 13
DETROIT TIGERS: 13
MINNESOTA TWINS: 13
TORONTO BLUE JAYS: 13
OAKLAND ATHLETICS: 12
LOS ANGELES ANGELS: 11
PITTSBURGH PIRATES: 11
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS: 10
MIAMI MARLINS: 8
TAMPA BAY RAYS: 5
OTHER: 5
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS: 4
SAN DIEGO PADRES: 4

So, pretty major shakeup at the top.  The Cubs and Yankees are now tied for most and with the Red Sox pathetic showing, the Dodgers and Cardinals pass Boston and the Mariners tied them.  The Diamondbacks and Padres remain mired in last place with even The Sandlot stuff passing those two teams.