Tuesday, June 27, 2023

The Rest of the 2023 Series 2 Cubs Inserts

 By my count there are eleven basic insert sets in series two, sets that are just cards and not serial-numbered.  Yesterday I showed the three 1988 sets and today I've got the Cubs from the other eight sets.

Actually, it is just the other five sets.  The Cubs were skunked in three (Heavy Lumber, Home Run Challenge, and Significant Statistics).


Dansby Swanson is one of 20 in the Favorite Son set, representing the state of Georgia.


All Aces was in the first series and continues in series two with an additional 25 cards.  I really like that Topps continued the numbering from series one, making these #26-50.  I wish that they would do that with all of the insert sets that were also in series one.

 

Legends of the Game has 30 cards including these two.  They are chrome cards and the scan gave them a blue tint, which looks nice with the Cubbie blue.


Christopher Morel was one of 30 Stars of MLB.  This set was also in series one and is numbered from 31-60.  There weren't any Cubs in the series one set, so Morel is the only one of 60 that Topps considers a star.  Ouch!


The final insert set is World Baseball Classic Stars.  Topps didn't put MLB teams on the cards, instead they used the country.  That makes sense for a WBC set.  Marcus Stroman is in the set for Puerto Rico,  but I went ahead and got the card for my Cubs set.

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