Tuesday, March 26, 2013

2013 Opening Day Cubs

Opening Day has been a Topps staple since 1998 (though skipped in 2009).  It's billed as the kid friendly version of the base set.  The cards lack the foil printing, making them less expensive. Personally, I'd like to see the base set skip the hard-to-read foil printing.

This year's Opening Day checklist is made up of 220 players.  Divide that among 30 teams and you should average seven or eight players per team.  The Cubs got half of that---four.  But at least that's better than last year, when only three Cubs make the list.  Progress, I suppose.

The cards are all identical to the base card with one slight exception...the rookie cup on Rizzo's card was moved up to accommodate the Opening Day logo.

  

  

Four Cubs were included in the insert sets, and I should have those cards in hand within the next couple days.  I'll get those posted as soon as the cards arrive.


For you  team collectors, here is the 2013 Opening Day checklist, broken down by team:

AngelsJosh Hamilton56
AngelsTommy Hanson36
AngelsHowie Kendrick26
AngelsAlbert Pujols38
AngelsMike Trout27
AngelsMark Trumbo77
AngelsJered Weaver32
AngelsVernon Wells99
AngelsC.J. Wilson149
AstrosJose Altuve164
AstrosMatt Dominguez4
AthleticsGrant Balfour49
AthleticsYoenis Cespedes137
AthleticsBartolo Colon125
AthleticsCoco Crisp188
AthleticsTommy Milone24
AthleticsJarrod Parker142
AthleticsJosh Reddick124
AthleticsJemile Weeks18
Blue JaysJose Bautista207
Blue JaysMark Buehrle9
Blue JaysR.A. Dickey213
Blue JaysEdwin Encarnacion88
Blue JaysDrew Hutchison61
Blue JaysJosh Johnson135
Blue JaysBrett Lawrie220
Blue JaysJose Reyes131
Blue JaysRicky Romero2
BravesFreddie Freeman182
BravesJason Heyward180
BravesTim Hudson195
BravesCraig Kimbrel199
BravesKris Medlen216
BravesDan Uggla161
BravesJustin Upton93
BravesB.J. Upton115
BrewersNorichika Aoki116
BrewersJohn Axford17
BrewersRyan Braun8
BrewersYovani Gallardo21
BrewersCorey Hart110
BrewersAramis Ramirez92
BrewersJean Segura111
BrewersRickie Weeks194
CardinalsCarlos Beltran13
CardinalsChris Carpenter190
CardinalsAllen Craig211
CardinalsDavid Freese132
CardinalsMatt Holliday144
CardinalsShelby Miller72
CardinalsYadier Molina141
CardinalsJason Motte202
CardinalsAdam Wainwright91
CubsDarwin Barney55
CubsStarlin Castro54
CubsAnthony Rizzo80
CubsJeff Samardzija85
Diamondbacks  Heath Bell39
DiamondbacksTrevor Cahill75
DiamondbacksPaul Goldschmidt98
DiamondbacksAaron Hill122
DiamondbacksDaniel Hudson203
DiamondbacksIan Kennedy136
DiamondbacksJason Kubel62
DiamondbacksWade Miley179
DiamondbacksMiguel Montero168
DiamondbacksGerardo Parra34
DiamondbacksJ.J. Putz158
DiamondbacksTyler Skaggs140
DodgersJosh Beckett192
DodgersCarl Crawford60
DodgersAndre Ethier153
DodgersAdrian Gonzalez87
DodgersZack Greinke46
DodgersMatt Kemp100
DodgersClayton Kershaw45
DodgersBrandon League86
DodgersHanley Ramirez11
GiantsMadison Bumgarner157
GiantsMatt Cain97
GiantsBrandon Crawford155
GiantsTim Lincecum104
GiantsAngel Pagan119
GiantsHunter Pence108
GiantsBuster Posey1
GiantsSergio Romo129
GiantsPablo Sandoval212
GiantsMarco Scutaro67
GiantsRyan Vogelsong73
GiantsBrian Wilson152
GiantsBarry Zito68
IndiansTrevor Bauer106
IndiansJason Kipnis74
IndiansJustin Masterson64
IndiansCarlos Santana82
IndiansDrew Stubbs89
IndiansNick Swisher90
MarinersFelix Hernandez22
MarinersHisashi Iwakuma78
MarinersJesus Montero16
MarinersKendrys Morales174
MarinersKyle Seager196
MarlinsAdeiny Hechavarria101
MarlinsLogan Morrison23
MarlinsGiancarlo Stanton145
MetsIke Davis48
MetsMatt Harvey59
MetsDaniel Murphy95
MetsJonathon Niese63
MetsJohan Santana160
MetsDavid Wright6
NationalsTyler Clippard166
NationalsIan Desmond109
NationalsDanny Espinosa70
NationalsGio Gonzalez44
NationalsBryce Harper50
NationalsDenard Span184
NationalsDrew Storen209
NationalsStephen Strasburg170
NationalsJayson Werth30
NationalsRyan Zimmerman147
NationalsJordan Zimmermann96
OriolesDylan Bundy52
OriolesChris Davis58
OriolesJim Johnson15
OriolesAdam Jones76
OriolesManny Machado172
OriolesNick Markakis121
PadresYonder Alonso84
PadresChase Headley130
PadresCameron Maybin134
PadresCarlos Quentin40
PadresHuston Street187
PadresWill Venable65
PadresEdinson Volquez127
PhilliesRoy Halladay162
PhilliesCole Hamels206
PhilliesRyan Howard198
PhilliesCliff Lee57
PhilliesJonathan Papelbon25
PhilliesJimmy Rollins208
PhilliesCarlos Ruiz217
PhilliesChase Utley112
PhilliesMichael Young117
PiratesPedro Alvarez43
PiratesA.J. Burnett128
PiratesStarling Marte167
PiratesAndrew McCutchen102
PiratesJames McDonald105
RangersElvis Andrus51
RangersAdrian Beltre7
RangersLance Berkman107
RangersNelson Cruz154
RangersYu Darvish165
RangersNeftali Feliz181
RangersIan Kinsler214
RangersMike Olt114
RangersJurickson Profar37
RaysAlex Cobb146
RaysJeremy Hellickson31
RaysDesmond Jennings103
RaysEvan Longoria200
RaysDavid Price218
RaysFernando Rodney183
RaysBen Zobrist178
Red SoxJacoby Ellsbury20
Red SoxJon Lester42
Red SoxWill Middlebrooks210
Red SoxDavid Ortiz143
Red SoxDustin Pedroia41
Red SoxJarrod Saltalamacchia  171
RedsBronson Arroyo29
RedsJay Bruce204
RedsAroldis Chapman12
RedsShinSoo Choo66
RedsZack Cozart173
RedsJohnny Cueto191
RedsTodd Frazier126
RedsMat Latos10
RedsBrandon Phillips175
RedsJoey Votto19
RockiesTyler Colvin79
RockiesCarlos Gonzalez113
RockiesWilin Rosario83
RockiesTroy Tulowitzki219
RoyalsBilly Butler133
RoyalsAlex Gordon193
RoyalsEric Hosmer5
RoyalsMike Moustakas159
RoyalsErvin Santana201
RoyalsJames Shields94
TigersMiguel Cabrera81
TigersPrince Fielder28
TigersDoug Fister205
TigersTorii Hunter151
TigersAustin Jackson189
TigersVictor Martinez71
TigersJhonny Peralta197
TigersMax Scherzer118
TigersJustin Verlander35
TwinsJoe Mauer138
TwinsJustin Morneau163
TwinsTrevor Plouffe33
TwinsJosh Willingham14
White SoxJohn Danks123
White SoxAdam Dunn156
White SoxPaul Konerko186
White SoxJake Peavy47
White SoxAddison Reed53
White SoxAlex Rios148
White SoxChris Sale177
YankeesRobinson Cano169
YankeesBrett Gardner69
YankeesCurtis Granderson185
YankeesDerek Jeter150
YankeesIvan Nova215
YankeesMariano Rivera176
YankeesAlex Rodriguez120
YankeesCC Sabathia3
YankeesMark Teixeira139


4 comments:

  1. Wow, seven Padres! Didn't see that coming! I concur on the foil lettering in the flagship.

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  2. I hope this doesn't offend anyone but that Barney card reminds me of World War 2. Everyone in the crowd has their hand up along with Barney. Just looks strange. While I'm not happy about only having 5 Bucs in the set, it could be worse like the Astros or Marlins.

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    1. Never made that connection on the Barney card, but you're right. It does look like Herr Barney and his blindly following masses.

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  3. I'm a little disappointed in the lack of Series 2 preview for the Cubs but I'm happy Barney got some insert respect!

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