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Revision as of 03:19, 24 April 2010

This article is about a set that was just released.
Some information may change as more facts become known.

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2010 Topps Finest hobby box

Description

The 2010 edition of Topps' Finest Baseball is scheduled for release, exclusive to Hobby outlets, in late-March 2010. Finest’s base set is comprised of 165 cards (125 veterans, 25 rookies and 15 Autographed Letter Patch Rookies).

New for 2010 are one-of-one signed on-patch In the Name X-Fractor Rookie Book Cards.

Also back are Finest Moments autographs, a 20-card checklist that includes key players during key moments in the 2009 season. These will be found with Red Refractors (25) and new Purple Refractors (1/1s).

Distribution

As has been the case since 2002, Finest will be distributed in six-pack, five-card, "mini-boxes," with two mini-boxes per master box. Each mini-box will deliver one serial-numbered signed-on-patch Rookie Card and five serial-numbered Refractor parallels. Every master box will yield one 2010 Rookie Card redemption.

Each mini-box has an MSRP of $50.

Reviews

Stale Gum

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Insertion Ratio Matrix

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Odds per Mini-Box
Base 165 - ?
short-set 150 - ?
Autographed Rookie Letter Patches 15 varies 1:2
MLB Rookie Logo Patch Variations 25 varies ?
MLB Rookie Logo Patch Purple Refractor 25 one-of-one ?
Refractor 150 599 3:1
Blue Refractor 150 299 ?
Green Refracor 150 99 ?
Gold Refractor 150 50 ?
Red Refractor 150 25 ?
Purple Refractor 150 One-of-One ?
Framed Printing Plates 150 four-for-each ?
Autographed Letter Patch Rookie Refractors 15 75 ?
Autographed Letter Patch Rookie Blue Refractors 15 25 ?
Autographed Letter Patch Rookie Gold Refractors 15 10 ?
Autographed Letter Patch Rookie Red Refractors 15 5 ?
Autographed Letter Patch Rookie Purple Refractors 15 One-of-One ?
Autographed Letter Patch Rookie Printing Plate 15 four-for-each ?
In the Name X-Fractor Rookie Books 15 one-of-one ?
Rookie Card Redemptions 10 ? 1:2
Rookie Card Redemptions Blue Refractor 10 199 ?
Rookie Card Redemptions Gold Refractor 10 50 ?
Finest Moments Autographs 20 ? ?
Finest Moments Autographs Red Refractor 20 25 ?
Finest Moments Autographs Purple Refractor 20 one-of-one ?

Checklist

Base Set

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Prototype of 2010 Topps Finest #7 Albert Pujols.

1 Tim Lincecum

2 Evan Longoria

3 Alex Rodriguez

4 Ryan Braun

5 Grady Sizemore

6 David Wright

7 Albert Pujols

8 Derrek Lee

9 Ichiro

10 Justin Morneau

11 Johan Santana

12 Matt Kemp

13 Daisuke Matsuzaka

14 Derek Jeter

15 Mark Buehrle

16 Chipper Jones

17 Prince Fielder

18 Ryan Howard

19 Vladimir Guerrero

20 Alexei Ramirez

21 Joba Chamberlain

22 Russell Martin

23 CC Sabathia

24 Adam Dunn

25 Jose Reyes

26 Michael Young

27 Joe Mauer

28 Mark Teixeira

29 Jason Bartlett

30 Johnny Damon

31 Miguel Cabrera

32 Adam Wainwright

33 Brandon Webb

34 Carlos Pena

35 Jorge Posada

36 Pablo Sandoval

37 Manny Ramirez

38 Robinson Cano

39 Nick Markakis

40 Justin Upton

41 Adrian Gonzalez

42 Ian Kinsler

43 Ryan Zimmerman

44 Mark Reynolds

45 Raul Ibanez

46 Jason Bay

47 Kendry Morales

48 Todd Helton

49 Dan Uggla

50 Adam Lind

51 Victor Martinez

52 Mariano Rivera

53 Chase Utley

54 Kevin Youkilis

55 Carlos Lee

56 Josh Hamilton

57 Brad Hawpe

58 Brandon Inge

59 Bobby Abreu

60 Nelson Cruz

61 James Loney

62 Jason Kubel

63 Russell Branyan

64 Curtis Granderson

65 Ken Griffey Jr.

66 Troy Tulowitzki

67 Jermaine Dye

68 Paul Konerko

69 Josh Johnson

70 David Ortiz

71 Hideki Matsui

72 Dustin Pedroia

73 John Lester

74 Joey Votto

75 Josh Beckett

76 Billy Butler

77 David DeJesus

78 Nick Swisher

79 Brian Roberts

80 Felix Hernandez

81 J.A. Happ

82 Marco Scutaro

83 Hanley Ramirez

84 Lance Berkman

85 Dan Haren

86 Yunel Escobar

87 Justin Verlander

88 Carlos Beltran

89 Shane Victorino

90 Carl Crawford

91 Adam Jones

92 Jason Marquis

93 Everth Cabrera

94 B.J. Upton

95 Ted Lilly

96 Ubaldo Jimenez

97 Aaron Hill

98 Kousuke Fukudome

99 Jorge Cantu

100 Jose Lopez

101 Rick Porcello

102 Matt Cain

103 Chone Figgins

104 Tommy Hanson

105 Jacoby Ellsbury

106 Clayton Kershaw

107 Miguel Tajada

108 Yovani Gallardo

109 Andrew McCutchen

110 Felipe Lopez

111 Asdrubal Cabrera

112 Roy Halladay

113 Hunter Pence

114 Gordon Beckham

115 Cole Hamels

116 Brian McCann

117 Michael Cuddyer

118 Cliff Lee

119 Roy Oswalt

120 A.J. Pierzynski

121 Jayson Werth

122 Mike Lowell

123 John Lannan

124 Luis Castillo

125 Andy Pettitte

Rookies

126 Neil Walker

127 Brad Kilby

128 Chris Johnson

129 Tommy Manzella

130 Sergio Escalona

131 Chris Pettit

132 Kevin Richardson

133 Armando Gabino

134 Reid Gorecki

135 Justin Turner

136 Adam Moore

137 Kyle Phillips

138 John Hester

139 Dusty Hughes

140 Waldis Joaquin

141 Jeff Manship

142 Dan Runzler

143 Pedro Viola

144 Craig Gentry

145 Brent Dlugach

146 Esmil Rogers

147 Josh Butler

148 Dustin Richardson

149 Matt Carson

150 Henry Rodriguez

Autographed Rookie Letter Patch

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Prototype of 2010 Topps Finest #162 Buster Posey, as seen on the Finest sell-sheet. The actual Posey letter patch is solid black.

NOTE: All cards feature a manufactured (not game-used) letter patch that is made to appear as if it came from the back of the player's home uniform. There are multiple patches for each player, and when all are collected spell out either the player's last name or team name, listed below. All autographs are on-patch and are serial-numbered to various scarcities, also listed below.

For players with more than one of the same letter in their last name, then multiple letters (with corresponding serial numbers) were produced. For example: Card #159 has three different "C" patches, all serial-numbered to 106 copies.

Because the Boston Red Sox do not place player names on the back of their home jerseys, all of Dustin Richardson's letter-patches spell out "RED SOX." Like the Red Sox, the San Francisco Giants have player names on their road jerseys only, and the letter-patches of Madison Bumgarner, Buster Posey, and Dan Runzler (who all play for the Giants) are made to look like an away jersey.

151 Brandon Allen (A-L-L-E-N, /284)

152 Tyler Colvin (C-O-L-V-I-N, /217)

153 Daniel Hudson (H-U-D-S-O-N, /217)

154 Juan Francisco (F-R-A-N-C-I-S-C-O, /106)

155 Drew Stubbs (S-T-U-B-B-S, /217)

156 Michael Brantley (B-R-A-N-T-L-E-Y, /134)

157 Tobi Stoner (S-T-O-N-E-R, /217)

158 Josh Thole (T-H-O-L-E, /284)

159 Daniel McCutchen (M-C-C-U-T-C-H-E-N, /106)

160 Eric Hacker (H-A-C-K-E-R, /217)

161 Madison Bumgarner (B-U-M-G-A-R-N-E-R, /106)

162 Buster Posey (P-O-S-E-Y, /284)

163 Dan Runzler (R-U-N-Z-L-E-R, /170)

164 Ian Desmond (D-E-S-M-O-N-D, /170)

165 Dustin Richardson (R-E-D-S-O-X, /217)

MLB Rookie Patch Variation

Each MLB Rookie Patch variation is also available as a one-of-one Purple Refractor.

126 Neil Walker

127 Brad Kilby

128 Chris Johnson

129 Tommy Manzella

130 Sergio Escalona

131 Chris Pettit

132 Kevin Richardson

133 Armando Gabino

134 Reid Gorecki

135 Justin Turner

136 Adam Moore

137 Kyle Phillips

138 John Hester

139 Dusty Hughes

140 Waldis Joaquin

141 Jeff Manship

142 Dan Runzler

143 Pedro Viola

144 Craig Gentry

145 Brent Dlugach

146 Esmil Rogers

147 Josh Butler

148 Dustin Richardson

149 Matt Carson

150 Henry Rodriguez

Parallels

Each of the first 150 base cards available in the following Refractors:

Refractor (Numbered to 699)

Blue (Numbered to 399)

Green (Numbered to 99)

Gold (Numbered to 50)

Red (Numbered to 25)

Purple (One of One)

Framed Printing Plates (four of each)

Autographed Letter Patch Rookie Refractors

Each of the 15 Autographed Rookie Letter Patches are available in the following Refractors:

Refractor (Numbered to 75)

Blue (Numbered to 25)

Gold (Numbered to 10)

Red (Numbered to 5)

Purple (One of One)

Printing Plate (four for each)

In the Name X-Fractor Rookie Books

Each of the 20 Autographed Rookie Letter Patched is available as an In the Name X-Fractor. Each card features all possible manufacturered letter patches spelled out, and folded into a "book". Each individual letter is individually autographed, and each book is a one-of-one.

IN-BA Brandon Allen

IN-TC Tyler Colvin

IN-DH Daniel Hudson

IN-JF Juan Francisco

IN-DS Drew Stubbs

IN-MB Michael Brantley

IN-CC Carlos Carrasco

IN-EY Eric Young, Jr.

IN-TS Tobi Stoner

IN-JT Josh Thole

IN-MD Michael Dunn

IN-DM Daniel McCutchen

IN-EH Eric Hacker

IN-LD Luis Durango

IN-CR Cesar Ramos

IN-MB Madison Bumgarner

IN-BP Buster Posey

IN-WD Wade Davis

IN-ID Ian Desmond

Inserts

Rookie Card Redemptions

As has been the case the last few years, Topps will announce over the course of the 2010 season, the identity of the 10 players to be featured in this set. Despite featuring the standardized "RC" icon, none of these cards are considered "true" rookie cards.

Each is available in the following Refractor parallels:

Blue (numbered to 199)

Gold (numbered to 50)

1 Jason Heyward

2 Ike Davis

3 TBA

4 TBA

5 TBA

6 TBA

7 TBA

8 TBA

9 TBA

10 TBA

NOTE: 10% of all Jason Heyward Rookie Card Redemptions will feature an on-card autograph.

Manufactured Relics

MLB Logo Man Patch

NOTE: Each card features a manufactured (not game-used) "Logo Man" patch and is serial-numbered to 50 copies. These are the fourth series of cards of a unique 100-card set that can be collected throughout the year. The first 10 cards can be found in 2010 Topps Series 1, cards 11-15 in 2010 Topps Heritage and 16-20 in 2010 Topps Opening Day. The remaining 75 will be seeded in Topps’ other 2010 baseball products.

LM-21 Joe Mauer

LM-22 David Ortiz

LM-23 Tim Lincecum

LM-24 Andrew McCutchen

LM-25 Miguel Cabrera

Autographs and Game Used

Finest Moments Autographs

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2010 Topps Finest Moments Auto #FMA-RH Ryan Howard

Each is available in the following Refractor parallels:

Red (numbered to 25)

Purple (one-of-one)

FMA-AH Aaron Hill

FMA-CCS C.C. Sabathia

FMA-CF Chone Figgins

FMA-CG Curtis Granderson

FMA-CK Clayton Kershaw

FMA-CY Chris Young

FMA-DP Dustin Pedroia

FMA-DS Denard Span

FMA-DW David Wright

FMA-GB Gordon Beckham

FMA-HR Hanley Ramirez

FMA-JC Johnny Cueto

FMA-JJ Josh Johnson

FMA-MR Manny Ramirez

FMA-PF Prince Fielder

FMA-RB Ryan Braun

FMA-RH Ryan Howard

FMA-TH Tommy Hanson

FMA-TT Troy Tulowitzki

FMA-UJ Ubaldo Jimenez