Wednesday, May 29, 2019

2019 Topps Big League Blaster

There are two cards that I really want from Topps Big League.  The first is a Highlights card of Brock Holt, celebrating his cycle in the ALDS against the Yankees.  The second is the first Red Sox card of Gorkys Hernandez, who has yet to actually play in a game with the Red Sox and might end up being a zero-year card.  With these two cards in mind, I bought my second Big League blaster.

No Hernandez and though I did pull a Holt card, it was not the right one.  Still, this was a hell of a good blaster for my Red Sox collection.  
Six cards, including an insert of Mookie Betts and a blue parallel of J.D. Martinez.  I love the photo on the Holt card.  Dustin Pedroia makes an appearance and it seems more and more unlikely that he will ever return from injury.  There are also appearances from David Price and Eduardo Nunez.

So, how did the Red Sox do?  Here's the breakdown:
BOSTON RED SOX: 6
CHICAGO CUBS: 5
CHICAGO WHITE SOX: 4
HOUSTON ASTROS: 4
LOS ANGELES ANGELS: 4
MILWAUKEE BREWERS: 4
NEW YORK METS: 4
WASHINGTON NATIONALS/MONTREAL EXPOS: 4
LOS ANGELES DODGERS: 3
OAKLAND ATHLETICS: 3
PITTSBURGH PIRATES: 3
CINCINNATI REDS: 2
COLORADO ROCKIES: 2
DETROIT TIGERS: 2
NEW YORK YANKEES: 2
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES: 2
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS: 1
ATLANTA BRAVES: 1
BALTIMORE ORIOLES: 1
CLEVELAND INDIANS: 1
KANSAS CITY ROYALS: 1
MIAMI MARLINS: 1
MINNESOTA TWINS: 1
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS: 1
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS: 1
TAMPA BAY RAYS: 1
TORONTO BLUE JAYS: 1
SAN DIEGO PADRES: 0
SEATTLE MARINERS: 0
TEXAS RANGERS: 0

Boston finishes first.  Damn impressive. 

Here is the updated total:
ATLANTA BRAVES: 49
LOS ANGELES ANGELS: 49
BOSTON RED SOX: 46
HOUSTON ASTROS: 42
CLEVELAND INDIANS: 36
NEW YORK YANKEES: 34
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS: 34
CHICAGO CUBS: 33
TAMPA BAY RAYS: 32
WASHINGTON NATIONALS/MONTREAL EXPOS: 32
NEW YORK METS: 31
TORONTO BLUE JAYS: 31
OAKLAND ATHLETICS: 29
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS: 27
COLORADO ROCKIES: 27
KANSAS CITY ROYALS: 26
LOS ANGELES DODGERS: 26
MILWAUKEE BREWERS: 26
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES: 26
PITTSBURGH PIRATES: 25
SEATTLE MARINERS: 25
BALTIMORE ORIOLES: 24
CINCINNATI REDS: 24
DETROIT TIGERS: 24
MINNESOTA TWINS: 24
MIAMI MARLINS: 23
SAN DIEGO PADRES: 23
TEXAS RANGERS: 22
CHICAGO WHITE SOX: 22
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS: 15
OTHER: 2

A little interesting stuff going on at the top.  The Angels have tied the Braves for first.  The Red Sox make some gains here. 

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